GMAT Tutoring with Manhattan Review GMAT Tutors; www.gmac.com

Manhattan Review has developed a proprietary process on how to approach tutoring. This process has been refined over 20 years and has yielded thousands of satisfied clients who have achieved top scores and went on to gain admission into competitive academic programs. So how is Manhattan Review different from all other options out there? It sounds simple, but we diligently follow the timeless management process: gather data, plan, execute and monitor. While this sounds simple, you will find that most tutors come into sessions and teach the same curriculum to all students and do not have a clear plan or goal for each individual client. Topics to be discussed are determined on the fly rather than according to a well thought out plan. In contrast, the session content and the sequence in which topics are studied are clearly defined with Manhattan Review Tutoring.

After completing an initial GMAT Prep Consultation, where we have the chance to learn more about the student’s goals and background, each student is assigned to one of our highly trained and experienced instructors based on the student’s specific strengths and weaknesses. Our tutors work closely with students to set realistic, yet ambitious goals and develop an optimal strategy to reach them, which is based on identifying and conquering any topics that are deemed challenging for students and determining the sequence in which these topics should be introduced or reviewed. The result of the planning process is a list of sessions with the topics that should be covered during each one. Again, this is the complete opposite to the unstructured approach employed by most other firms (we are flexible on the topics in each session etc). Each session is focused on extracting maximum potential from both the student and instructor in the most efficient manner possible. With both key test taking techniques and fundamental building blocks being covered in the optimal sequence throughout the program, students are well-equipped to achieve those elite scores required for competitive MBA programs.

Manhattan Review is best-known for its very selective hiring process of instructors and tutors. We not only expect great scores from our instructors, but also, and more importantly, a passion for helping their students improve and progress. When hiring tutors, Manhattan Review does a true 360-degree evaluation with only those with both superb test-taking and teaching skills coming on board. The combination of scoring highly on the GMAT and having a successful track record teaching in the test prep industry is the recipe Manhattan Review looks for in order to ensure each student gets the necessary attention they deserve from an expert on both the GMAT and the process of preparing students with a wide variety of strengths and weaknesses. From our vast experience in the test prep industry, we have learned that taking an exam and teaching others the content are two separate skills and would even go as far to say that we prefer those candidates who have potentially scored a few points less but have the skill and passion for conveying the necessary information to students in a way that is effective and efficient.

To understand what sets Manhattan Review apart from all other test prep companies in this regard, one must understand the origins of the firm. Manhattan Review was started and conceived at Columbia Business School in New York City by someone who was actually teaching there. Manhattan Review’s Founder was not only pedagogically trained at Columbia University but went on to become a professor at a prestigious Business School in Europe. Having participated in countless hiring committees for academics and having to judge teaching potential of applicants on university level is experience that you simply cannot gain or simulate in another context. That’s why Manhattan Review Tutoring is widely considered the best choice for GMAT students.

Our private tutoring programs are designed to be customized in order to match the needs of each student. With our tutors having ample experience assessing student needs and creating personalized lesson plans, students are enrolling in a program that has them and their improvement as the highest priority. Tutors use a combination of diagnostic tests, practice questions and in-depth conversation about the student’s academic background and goals in order to accurately put forth a curriculum that provides both efficiency and solid structure for the time leading up to the exam. The customized lesson plan also accounts for the sequence of content that would be covered during the sessions, which is based on prioritization to optimize the process for each individual student.

The flexible scheduling offered by our private tutoring options is perfect for those GMAT students who have a busy schedule or are often traveling. Having your tutor hold you accountable for the agreed upon assignments outside of the sessions serves as a great motivating factor, which is critical to the preparation process. Manhattan Review continues to develop and improve upon the curriculum, teaching methods and preparation process used for private tutoring students in order to stay ahead of the pack, as we have since being founded in 1999.

Manhattan Review offers tutoring both in-person in your city as well as online. While in the past most students have preferred in-person sessions, there is a growing trend towards the online option. For starters, current learning technology makes the experience nearly indistinguishable from an in-person session. The online platform used for tutoring and group courses has a whiteboard, on which both you and your instructor can write in the same fashion you would write on a normal sheet of paper in front of you. The video aspect, which allows you and the tutor to see each other in real time, creates a very personal experience, such as the one you would get while doing in-person sessions. But there is one other reason why online tutoring becomes more and more popular. Manhattan Review has a large pool of highly qualified tutors who are eager to work with students in any time zone as online tutoring offers even more flexible scheduling due to having no travel time. With in-person tutoring you are naturally limited to those tutors who are located in your proximity which is affected by the current demand for tutoring in the area, whereas with online tutoring you have the chance to choose between a plethora of backgrounds and teaching styles to really hone in on your specific needs. While there is a growing trend towards online learning and considering the aforementioned points, Manhattan Review has you covered in any case, and we are equally happy to match you with our local tutors for in-person sessions.