Tage Mage · GMAT · GRE · TOEIC

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The schools you’re aiming for, and the benchmarks to help you prepare for your test.

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Where your test
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Depending on the program, these schools accept the Tage Mage, GMAT, or GRE. Upsilar helps you prepare for them.

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The score

Every point
brings you closer.

Every test has its own scale. Some schools publish averages, medians, or minimum scores. Use these benchmarks to set your goal and decide what to work on.

… to move toward your goal.

Your testA score published by a school

TAGE MAGEout of 600

HEC Paris · Master in ManagementTarget average

440

GMATFocus · 205 → 805

Stanford GSB · MBAAverage · Class of 2027

689

GREQuantitative · 130 → 170

Harvard Business School · MBAMedian · Class of 2027

164

TOEICL&R · 10 → 990

ESSEC · MiM, admission with a degreeMinimum

850

Published benchmarks for specific programs: an average, median, minimum, or range endpoint. A test score is one part of an application.

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  • MIT Sloan
  • London Business School
  • HEC Paris
  • ESCP Business School
  • ESSEC Business School
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
  • EDHEC
  • emlyon business school
  • University of Oxford — Saïd
  • Yale School of Management
  • Bocconi University
  • Stanford Graduate School of Business
  • University of St.Gallen
  • INSEAD
  • University of Pennsylvania — Wharton
  • IESE Business School
  • Princeton University
  • UC Berkeley — Haas
  • Harvard Business School
  • Northwestern University — Kellogg
  • University of Cambridge — Judge
  • University of Chicago — Booth
  • Columbia Business School
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TAGE MAGE

Data Sufficiency · subtest 4 Explore TAGE MAGE prep

1 Spot the pitfall

Un article est remisé de 20 %. Son prix avant remise est x euros. Peut-on déterminer x ?

(1) Après remise, l’article coûte 48 euros.

(2) La remise est de 12 euros.

  • A. L’information (1) suffit seule, pas la (2)
  • B. L’information (2) suffit seule, pas la (1)
  • C. Les deux informations sont nécessaires ensemble
  • D. Chaque information suffit seule
  • E. Les deux informations ensemble ne suffisent pas
A common pitfall

Choosing C automatically because the prompt gives two statements. Evaluate each statement on its own before combining them.

2 Understand the method

  1. (1) alone. After a 20% discount, 80% of the price remains: 0.8 × x = 48. Exactly one possible value: it is sufficient.
  2. (2) alone. The discount is 20% of the price: 0.2 × x = 12. Exactly one possible value: it is also sufficient.
  3. Conclusion. Each is sufficient alone: D. No need to combine them or calculate the value of x.

Correct answer: D — each statement is sufficient on its own.

Key takeaways

A statement is sufficient if it leaves exactly one possible value.

3 Solve a new example

Un article est remisé de 25 %. Peut-on déterminer son prix avant remise ? (1) Après remise, il coûte 45 euros. (2) La remise dépasse 10 euros.

The method in action

This time, A.

Statement (1) gives a single price, €60; statement (2) allows infinitely many prices, all above €40.

GMAT

Quantitative Reasoning · Problem Solving Explore GMAT prep

1 Spot the pitfall

The price of a jacket is increased by 20%, and the new price is then decreased by 20%. The final price is what percent of the original price?

  • A. 80%
  • B. 96%
  • C. 100%
  • D. 104%
  • E. 120%
A common pitfall

Choosing C because +20% and −20% seem to cancel out. The decrease applies to an already increased price, so it removes more than the increase added.

2 Understand the method

  1. The hausse. +20% multiplies the price by 1.2.
  2. The decrease. −20% multiplies the new price by 0.8.
  3. Conclusion. 1.2 × 0.8 = 0.96: the final price is 96% of the original price. Answer: B.

Correct answer: B — 96% of the original price.

Key takeaways

Combine successive changes by multiplying their factors.

3 Solve a new example

A price is increased by 25%, and the new price is then decreased by 20%. The final price is what percent of the original price?

The method in action

This time, 100%.

1.25 × 0.8 = 1: the decrease exactly offsets the increase. The trap answer from earlier is correct, but for a different reason.

GRE

Quantitative Reasoning · Multiple choice Explore GRE prep

1 Spot the pitfall

The average (arithmetic mean) of five numbers is 12. When one of the numbers is removed, the average of the remaining four numbers is 10. What number was removed?

  • A. 2
  • B. 10
  • C. 12
  • D. 20
  • E. 22
A common pitfall

Choosing A by subtracting the two averages, 12 − 10 = 2: they are based on different numbers of values.

2 Understand the method

  1. The five numbers. Their sum is 5 × 12 = 60.
  2. The four remaining numbers. Their sum is 4 × 10 = 40.
  3. Conclusion. The removed number is 60 − 40 = 20. Answer: D.

Correct answer: D — 20.

Key takeaways

Average × count = sum: compare the sums.

3 Solve a new example

The average of six numbers is 15. When one of the numbers is removed, the average of the remaining five numbers is 16. What number was removed?

The method in action

This time, 10.

6 × 15 = 90 and 5 × 16 = 80, so the removed value is 10. It was below the average, which is why the average of the remaining values increases.

TOEIC

Reading · Part 5 Explore TOEIC prep

1 Spot the pitfall

The new accounting software will be installed … the weekend, so the office can reopen on Monday.

  • A. while
  • B. during
  • C. since
  • D. among
A common pitfall

Choose while for its meaning, “while”: the meaning is similar, but the construction is different.

2 Understand the method

  1. After the blank. the weekend : a noun phrase, without a verb.
  2. The candidates. while is a conjunction: it needs a subject and a verb. since marks a starting point in the past, which does not fit the future installation; among would require a plural group.
  3. Conclusion. during is the preposition used for a duration: answer B.

Correct answer: B — during.

Key takeaways

Before a noun, during ; before a subject and a verb, while.

3 Solve a new example

The office will be closed … the new accounting software is being installed. (A) while (B) during (C) despite (D) among

The method in action

This time, A.

After the blank come a subject and a verb, the new accounting software is being installed : you need the conjunction while.

The Upsilar method

Every concept has its place.

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Every concept has a status.
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Prerequisites unlock what comes next.
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What about my progress?

Your progress is saved.
  1. Keep

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Admissions · Business schools

TAGE MAGE

Prepare for the TAGE MAGE with Upsilar The Tage Mage guide

The French parallel-admissions test. Six sections in two hours, with no break, across three aptitude areas.

Six sections, in test order

3 domaines out of 60 · total out of 600

15 questions · 20 min per subtest

Subtests 1–3, in test order
No.SubtestSubject areaQuestionsDuration
1 Reading Comprehension Verbal Skills 15 20 min
2 Calculation Problem Solving 15 20 min
3 Reasoning and Argumentation Logical Reasoning 15 20 min
Subtests 4–6, in test order
No.SubtestSubject areaQuestionsDuration
4 Data Sufficiency Problem Solving 15 20 min
5 Expression Verbal Skills 15 20 min
6 Logic Logical Reasoning 15 20 min

90 questions with 5 options each · 2 hours, no break · no penalty · each domain scored out of 60; the total out of 600 is the average of the three domains × 10.

Admission · International business schools

GMAT

Prepare for the GMAT with Upsilar The GMAT guide

Three equally weighted sections. An admissions test for graduate management programs.

Three sections

205 → 805 · in 10-point increments

The GMAT sections
SectionContentQuestionsDurationScore
Quantitative ReasoningQuantitative Reasoning2145 min60 to 90
Verbal ReasoningVerbal Reasoning2345 min60 to 90
Data InsightsData Insights2045 min60 to 90

64 questions · 2 hours 15 minutes · one optional 10-minute break · total score from 205 to 805, in 10-point increments.

Admission · Master’s and doctoral programs

GRE

Prepare for the GRE with Upsilar The GRE guide

Two matching score scales, plus a separately scored writing task. An alternative to the GMAT.

Three exams, five sections

130 → 170 ×2 · Writing 0 → 6

The GRE sections
SectionContentQuestionsDurationScore
Verbal ReasoningVerbal Reasoning · 2 sections2741 min130 to 170
Quantitative ReasoningQuantitative Reasoning · 2 sections2747 min130 to 170
Analytical WritingAnalytical Writing · 1 task1 task30 min0 to 6

1 hour 58 minutes total · Analytical Writing always comes first · no unscored section and no scheduled break.

Certification · Workplace English

TOEIC Listening & Reading

Prepare for the TOEIC with Upsilar The TOEIC guide

Two separately scored sections, whose scores are added together. Standard format.

Two sections

5 → 495 ×2 · total 10 → 990

The TOEIC sections
SectionContentQuestionsDurationScore
Listening4 parts, at the recording’s pace100about 45 min5 to 495
Reading3 parts, at your own pace10075 min5 to 495

200 multiple-choice questions · about 2 hours · total score from 10 to 990.

Certification · Academic English

TOEFL iBT

The TOEFL guide

Four sections scored from 1 to 6 in half-point increments, with an overall score equal to their average rounded to the nearest half point. ETS’s academic English test.

Four sections

1 → 6 ×4 · overall = rounded average

The TOEFL sections
SectionContentQuestionsDurationScore
ReadingComplete words, read messages, and read an academic passage.Varies with the adaptive pathAccording to the timer shown1 to 6
ListeningUnderstand a response, a conversation, an announcement, and a lecture.Varies with the adaptive pathAccording to the timer shown1 to 6
WritingBuild a sentence, write an email, and contribute to a discussion.Linear tasksAccording to the timer shown1 to 6
SpeakingRepeat sentences you hear and answer questions in a simulated interview.Linear tasksAccording to the timer shown1 to 6

4 sections · adaptive Reading and Listening · about 2 hours according to ETS · scores from 1 to 6 in half-point increments.

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