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Now is the time to very seriously start preparing for the business school application process. Our Road to Business School event series in August is fast approaching and every week leading up to it we are highlighting … Read More

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Time: 9:30pm-11:00pm ET/6:30pm-8:00pm PT What: GMAT Bootcamp Hosts: Kaplan GMAT Instructor Team — Justin Doff, Teresa Rupp, and Lucas Weingarten Why: To learn the strategies you need to … Read More

When I teach people how to beat the GMAT a common refrain of mine during class #1 goes something like this: “It is not enough to study content. It’s not enough to study methods and strategies. It’s not enough to … Read More

MBA degrees are increasingly global in scope; after all, a degree based on commerce must be so. US schools are shaping curriculum to reflect the mechanics of the global economy, and these schools continue to attract more … Read More

To support my efforts here, I get daily alerts from Google spiders who hunt for news about, or otherwise concerning, MBAs and the GMAT.  Every now and then one of these alerts will contain a snippet of information from … Read More

With spring in the air and summer fast approaching, it means that now is the time to very seriously start preparing for the business school application process by compiling your list of target b-schools. Kaplan plans to … Read More

I love a good mystery. It’s always fun to try to puzzle out the solution to contradictory clues, or to watch a genius detective like Hercule Poirot or Nero Wolfe crack a case wide open. So it should come as little … Read More

As a part of the Road to Business School event series that will take place in August, we’ll be featuring a different business school every week to help you explore your options. Keep in mind that the schools featured … Read More

Choosing the schools that will hit your short list of b-school targets is a tough task.  Kaplan plans to do our part to help you get a taste of what is out there.  Leading up to our Road to Business School event … Read More

When most of my students start preparing for the GMAT, they are not very confident in their math ability for a variety of reasons. But, once in a while I will get a student that is very comfortable solving problems … Read More

The graduate school admissions process is extremely stressful from start to finish. And, the finish, of course, only occurs when those letters from admissions committees start rolling in. This the point at which many of … Read More

Just read an article titled ‘Is the MBA Relevant for Entrepreneurs?’ This is an interesting topic for me for a couple of reasons. First, I completed my MBA with dual concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Finance. … Read More

Integrated Reasoning (IR) hit the GMAT in June 2012. Here we are, nearing the end of March 2013. Schools have been receiving IR scores from applicants for the last nine months. I have been teaching the section for that … Read More

Last summer, the GMAT made the most major change to its format in 15 years by replacing one of the essays with the Integrated Reasoning (IR) section. Since then, GMAT test-takers have been wondering how IR impacts their … Read More