Executive Assessment advice from the EMPOWERea team
66 articles on EA strategy, study plans, pacing and the executive MBA application.
Multi-Source Reasoning: Stop Reading EVERY Tab Like a Novel
Reading every Multi-Source Reasoning tab word for word quietly drains your IR clock. Learn to map the tabs in seconds and hunt for the answers instead.
Your Pacing Problem Is a SYMPTOM
Running out of time on the Executive Assessment isn't the disease. Find the habit that's actually eating your minutes and the clock stops winning.
TEST THE ANSWERS Before You Touch the Algebra
The right answer is already on your EA Quant screen. Learn when to plug in the choices instead of grinding algebra, and how to do it without slipping.
The Holidays Will EAT Your Study Plan
December will nibble away every study hour you don't guard. Here's how 30 minutes a day gets you to January sharper instead of rusty.
Your First Score Isn't the END
A low first Executive Assessment score is data, not a verdict. Learn how to find exactly where your points went before you book a retake.
Doing It in Your Head Is PRIDE
Doing the Executive Assessment in your head feels fast and smart. It's actually how sharp professionals give back points they already earned.
Reading Comprehension Is a MAP Problem
Rereading every Reading Comprehension passage drains your Executive Assessment clock. Learn to map a passage in a few words and go straight to the proof.
"Sounds Right" Is NOT a Grammar Rule
Down to two Sentence Correction answers and picking the one that sounds better? That habit costs you points. Here are the rules that beat your ear.
Testing at HOME Is Still Test Day
The Executive Assessment now comes to your living room, but your couch doesn't lower the stakes. Here's how to train for the room you'll actually test in.
When Your Routine BREAKS, Your Study Plan Can't
Your study schedule just collapsed. Waiting for normal is the real mistake. Here's how to build a smaller EA routine that keeps your score climbing.
Your Practice Test Is a THERMOMETER, Not Medicine
Taking practice test after practice test feels productive, but it only measures your Executive Assessment score. Here is what actually raises it.
Resolutions FAIL. Training Plans Don't.
"Study for the EA this year" is a wish, not a plan. Here's how to build a real one tomorrow: days, times, question types and a booked test date.
Critical Reasoning: Stop ARGUING With the Argument
You argue for a living. On Executive Assessment Critical Reasoning, that habit quietly costs you points. Here's how to read the argument instead of fighting it.
Adaptive Doesn't Mean DOOMED
Missed an early Executive Assessment question and think the section is over? It isn't. Here's how the panic, not the miss, eats your score.
Rushing the EA to Make a Deadline Is a TERRIBLE IDEA
Booking the EA just to beat an application deadline usually buys a score you'll want to replace. Here's how to pick a test date that works.
Stop SOLVING Data Sufficiency Questions
Data Sufficiency never grades your final number, so stop computing it. Learn when to stop, save minutes, and dodge the traps on the Executive Assessment.
Your Calendar Is LYING to You
Waiting for work to calm down before you study for the Executive Assessment? It won't. Here's how to claim your study hours on the calendar, starting today.
Integrated Reasoning Is NOT the Warm-Up Act
Integrated Reasoning is a full third of your Executive Assessment score. Stop treating it like a warm-up and start training for those points.