Knewton Articles
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If you’re thinking about getting your MBA, here are 101 reasons to consider it: 1. You want to change careers. 2. You’re gunning for a promotion. 3. You need (okay, want) a bigger paycheck. 4. You want to start your … Read More
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I live and work in Manhattan. If you’ve visited or seen pictures of New York, you know it’s a city that is full of flash. Giant neon signs scream, “Eat here! Try this! Come inside!” While the allure of the … Read More
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Take two minutes to solve this data sufficiency question: In a certain store, the price of five pens is equal to the price of a notebook. What is the cost of a ruler in this store? The cost of four pens and two notebooks … Read More
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You’re taking a practice test and a quant question comes up. It describes a train leaving Boston at 7 a.m. traveling 50 miles per hour, and you need to figure out when the train will arrive in New York, which is 225 … Read More
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Picture a jar full of jelly beans. I pull a jelly bean out of the jar. It’s red, so I declare that all of the jelly beans in the jar must be red. You quickly point out my logical error; the fact that one jelly bean is … Read More
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Supermodel Tyra Banks has been in the news recently for earning a certificate from Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program. But can Ms. Banks and her long-running America’s Next Top Model series … Read More
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We’ve spent a fair bit of time defining necessary assumptions and talking about strategies to determine necessity, so I’m not going to dwell on these subjects. If you’re just joining us, check out the … Read More
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When I think about most things in life, it’s hard for me to pick favorites; there are just too many great options for me to pick a favorite TV show (Downtown Abbey? 30 Rock?) or a favorite food (French fries? … Read More
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In the Nintendo game Super Mario Bros., Mario uses green warp pipes to travel around the world. Even though some of these pipes don’t lead anywhere, savvy players know that it’s wise to try to enter every single one, … Read More
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This is the second part of our Assumptions post. For more, check out Assumptions Part 1: Arguments and Necessary Assumptions. What is the Negation Test? Recall that we defined a Necessary Assumption as an assumption … 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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Say a friend tells you a story about something that happened to her at work. Her boss has decided to assign her to a very specific research assignment, despite the fact that such research rarely yields practical results. … Read More
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Consider two GMAT test-takers. Both have an identical overall number of questions correct, but Test-taker 1 never managed to string more than 3 correct answers together, whereas Test-taker 2 managed to get her last eight … Read More
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I love burgers. But while the cheese, lettuce, tomato, and other toppings can be delicious, the real measure – the core – of a good burger is the beef (or vegetarian substitute!) patty. A good sentence is similar; no … Read More
