Articles by Knewton
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Guest post by Igor Khayet, President and Founder of My Resume Shop. You’ve already submitted your b-school apps. Finally, you get the call or the email. Nope, you’re not in — yet. Button your blazer; … Read More
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We know “the power of positive thinking” is an overused cliche. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t true. The brain is not as crafty as it likes to believe. If you have a strong expectation of failure, you … Read More
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Written by Christina Yu. Not all b-school applicants are quant superstars with a few years of Wall Street experience under their belt. If you’re a nontraditional applicant, here are a few pieces of advice. 1. Make sure … Read More
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There’s no crying in baseball - Jimmy Dougan, from ‘A League of Their Own’ It’s Monday and your GMAT is coming up on Saturday. You just took a practice test. After scoring the exam, you discovered … Read More
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A lot of MBA admissions advice focuses on how non-traditional applicants can establish their business credibility. But what if you’re a more traditional applicant, or from an “overrepresented pool” of … Read More
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This post comes to us from Igor Khayet, President and Founder of My Resume Shop. As a former admissions interviewer for the Yale School of Management and owner of a career services company, I have seen hundreds of … Read More
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Anyone that’s applying to business school knows that there is a plethora of information about the admissions process floating around — some of it true, some false. We spoke to MBA admissions expert Walter … Read More
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It’s every test-taker’s nightmare. You sit down to the same kinds of problems you’ve aced on the practice tests a dozen times. And all of a sudden, you can’t figure them out. You can barely remember your own … Read More
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One of the most difficult and most important aspects of applying to business school has nothing to do with getting accepted – choosing an MBA program that’s right for you. Even if you’ve done well in an … Read More
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You have prepared for months, perhaps even years for an important exam. Days and weeks before the exam your understanding grows to the point where you are sure that you have a complete mastery of the material. Your … Read More
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Getting your B-school applications in order? Check out these tips from Chris Rosenbaum, Knewton’s Director of Test Prep. He takes you through the 7 elements of an application that admissions officers consider. More … Read More
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Here’s a pop quiz: What are the top 5 personality traits shared by most MBA students? At Knewton I give tons of advice about applications. At any given time, I probably have a few dozen conversations going on with … Read More
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Today we’re starting another lesson in our Knewton on-demand preview series! Up this week: Intro to GMAT Quant. (If you missed our SC tips, check them out here). In this video Jen and Rich walk through some of the … Read More
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At Knewton we get a lot questions about the best ways to prepare for exam day, so today we’ll answer a question that Abhijit asked a while back: Question: Do you recommend doing Verbal and Quantitive at the same … Read More
