Decrease font Decrease font
Decrease font Decrease font
Enlarge font Enlarge font
Enlarge font Enlarge font

GMAT Test Preparation

Test at Your Best

Tired of trying to improve your score with little or no success? Not sure how to study for this rigorous test? Thunderbird offers GMAT Test Preparation programs designed for students who need to prepare for the GMAT or improve their current scores to enter a degree program.

To further meet your needs and current location, these programs are offered on-site at Thunderbird's Glendale campus or delivered via a live, web-based virtual format. Students enrolling in the Web-based virtual program must have a computer, web camera and microphone.

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


Testimonials

“My experience at Thunderbird was very pleasant. The Thunderbird staff and faculty are the nicest people I’ve ever met. The program was taught by very capable professors who know the material and GMAT. I highly encourage other GMAT test takers to join the program.”

Monique Kafie, March 2012

"The Elite GMAT-prep program at Thunderbird was great! The useful program structure, great program coordinators and professors, and being held at the #1 school for international business made me more confident not only with GMAT, but also for my future career.”

Chris Altangerel, Mongolia

"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."

Mr. Luis Santiago, Puerto Rico

"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 me 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!"

Bryan Lowenberg, United States of America

"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."

Stefan Duckor, United States of America

Program Overview

TLCP offers three types of GMAT Preparation programs to best suit your needs:

Elite Program

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

  • Offers one-on-one instruction with skilled professors.
  • Allows you flexibility by creating a personalized program curriculum, schedule, and program dates that best suit your needs.
  • Consists of 30 sessions of instruction, typically tailored in a 4-6 week format.

Foundations Program

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

  • Offers one-on-one instruction with skilled professors.
  • Allows you flexibility by creating a personalized program curriculum, schedule, and program dates that best suit your needs. Ideal for working professionals, and students with limited time who are coming to Thunderbird.
  • Consists of 24 sessions of instruction, typically tailored in a 2-3 week format.

Intensive Program

Need a quick boost in the GMAT test-taking strategies? Students who have taken the GMAT test and scored a 540 or above have the option of enrolling in Thunderbird's Intensive GMAT Preparation Program.

  • Offers one-on-one instruction with skilled professors.
  • Allows you flexibility by creating a personalized program curriculum, schedule, and program dates that best suit your needs. Ideal for working professionals, and students with limited time who are coming to Thunderbird.
  • Consists of 12 sessions of instruction, typically tailored in a 2-3 week format.

Tuition

On-site, face-to face instruction
Format Current GMAT Score Number of Sessions* Program Length Program Fee**
Foundations 520+ 24 sessions 2-3 weeks $3,150 (USD)
Elite 480+ 30 sessions 4-6 weeks $3,750 (USD)
 
Live, web-based virtual instruction***
Format Current GMAT Score Number of Sessions* Program Length Program Fee**
Intensive 540+ 12 sessions 1-2 weeks $1,980 (USD)
Foundations 520+ 24 sessions 2-3 weeks $3,725 (USD)
Elite 480+ 30 sessions 4-6 weeks $4,350 (USD)

*Each session offers 50 minutes of classroom instruction.

**Program fee includes books, CD, and classroom materials.

***For live, web-based courses, students must have a laptop computer, webcam and microphone to ensure adequate and immediate interaction with professor during sessions.


Tuition Credit

When you take Thunderbird's GMAT Test Preparation program, you not only get world-class instruction - but you get a sample taste of what Thunderbird is all about. Now, you have the opportunity to expand your Thunderbird education with our exclusive tuition credit.

As a valued GMAT Test Preparation program participant, you may apply up to $5,000 of executive education registration/course fees toward tuition for any of the following degree earning programs:

This tuition credit is good for up to 18 months following your completion of the certificate program. Certain restrictions apply, and interested parties must still pay application fees and meet all admission requirements for the degree earning program of interest. Please contact us for further details.


Contact Information

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

Debisu Hyde
Client Director, Executive Education Programs
debisu.hyde@thunderbird.edu
Tel: +1 602 978-7822
Fax: +1 602 439-4851

Thunderbird School of Global Management
1 Global Place
Glendale, AZ 85306