Test at Your Best

The Thunderbird Language and Culture Programs (TLCP) offer GMAT Preparation Programs designed for students who need to prepare for the GMAT or improve their current scores to enter an MBA program.

To learn more, click the links below or scroll down this page.

• Testimonials
• Program Overview
• Typical Custom GMAT-prep Schedule
• Tuition
• Contact Information

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Testimonials

"The program was very helpful and the professors were great! Please thank the professors as I wouldn't have achieved my new score if it wasn't for their help. Thanks for everything."

"Having previously taken the GMAT, and scoring below my desired goal, I looked for an intensive one-on-one tutorial program that would give me that "extra edge" for my next GMAT endeavor. I found such a program offered by the Thunderbird School for Global Management. The tailored curriculum focused on those areas that I felt would most benefit me in achieving my desired objective a GMAT score that would make me marketable to MBA programs. The Thunderbird program was flexible and allowed my to coordinate a conducive schedule that did not conflict with my other professional responsibilities. The professors were outstanding. The faculty provided me with an in-depth perspective, focusing on the core GMAT test structure and taught me useful tools that allowed me to successfully tackle the GMAT test. They say that the proof is in the pudding - take it from me, an incoming MBA Fall 2007 student - the program works!"

"The two best professors I've ever had! They know the material backwards and forwards and offer great insight into taking the test. The professors and staff made taking this course a pleasurable experience for me. The difference in my GMAT skills before the course and after is like night and day."

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Program Overview

TLCP offers two types of GMAT Preparation programs to best suit the needs of our students and clients:

Custom Program

Students who have taken the GMAT test and have a score of 520 or above have the option of enrolling in Thunderbird's Custom GMAT Preparation Program.

• The custom program offers one-on-one instruction with skilled professors.
• The custom program allows you flexibility by creating a personalized program curriculum, schedule, and program dates that best suit your needs. Ideal for working professionals, and students coming to Thunderbird with limited time.
• The program consists of 24 sessions of instruction, typically tailored in a two-to-three-week format.

Intensive Program

Students who have taken the GMAT test and scored a 480+ are encouraged to enroll in Thunderbird's Intensive GMAT Preparation Program.

• This intensive program offers one-on-one instruction with skilled professors.
• The intensive program allows you flexibility by creating a personalized program curriculum, schedule, and program dates that best suit your needs. Ideal for working professionals, and students coming to Thunderbird with limited time.
• The program consists of 30 sessions of instruction, typically tailored in a four-to-six-week format.

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Typical Custom GMAT-prep Schedule

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Data Sufficiency (2 sessions) Sentence Correction (2 sessions) Data Sufficiency (2 sessions) Sentence Correction (2 sessions)   2 Data Sufficiency (2 sessions) Sentence Correction (2 sessions) Critical Reasoning (2 sessions) Discrete Quantitative (2 sessions) 3 Critical Reasoning (2 sessions) Reading Comprehension (2 sessions) Discrete Quantitative (2 sessions) Reading Discrete Quantitative (2 sessions)

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Tuition

Custom Program

The fee for the 24-session* Custom program is US$3150, which includes books, materials, and a practice CD-ROM.

Intensive Program

The fee for the 30-session* Intensive program is US$3750, which includes books, materials, and a practice CD-ROM.

*Each session offers 50 minutes of classroom instruction.

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Contact Information

For more information on GMAT Preparation courses, complete the Online Information Request form or contact our office directly:

Debisu Hyde
Associate Marketing Specialist
Thunderbird Language & Culture Programs
Executive Education
Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management
15249 N 59th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85306

Phone:
1-602-978-7822

Fax:
1-602-978-7979

Email:
debisu.hyde@thunderbird.edu