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As you try to grow professionally and personally, here is a list of things I think that will help you stay motivated and reach your goals.  Of course, following through on some of these will also help you with your … Read More

If you have not already watched the latest season of American Ninja Warrior (on the “G4” channel in the U.S.) you will want to do so immediately, or at least record it now and watch it once your B-school applications … Read More

“Multitasking makes you stupid.”  Sue Shellenbarger,  Wall Street Journal Several scientific studies have detailed the changes made to the human brain by so-called “multitasking.” Multitasking is the attempt to … Read More

According to a study featured in the New York Times , test-taking is a more powerful form of study than are reading and memorization.  Researchers infer that the process of actively working with the information in a … Read More

Once test-takers reach the final week before the GMAT, they are often unsure of the best way to utilize their remaining study time.  Luckily, a few strategies exist that can ensure you maximize the effectiveness of your … Read More

We all remember the types of students from high school – the Jock, the Slacker, the Teacher’s Pet. But now that you’re out of high school and studying for the GMAT, what’s your GMAT prep personality? Take our … Read More

You can feel them coming on…at first it’s just a faint flutter of wings somewhere around your heart, but soon enough you can feel the fervent flapping down in the pit of your stomach, rattling your whole body.  … Read More

A common concern of standardized test takers everywhere, and certainly of GMAT students, is the worry that “I can usually narrow the answers down to two, but I’m not much better than 50% once I do.”  Has this … Read More

Chances are that in life, there are always some things you would change if you had them to do over again.  Maybe you would have chosen a different route to work after being stuck in traffic.  I recently got married, … Read More

What would possess someone to leave a sought-after hedge fund job at D.E. Shaw, nearly on a whim, to take a flier on e-commerce in its infant stages?  For Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, it was a strategy he calls his … Read More

When developing any GMAT question, the makers of the test have two goals in mind.  They want to: 1) Create a high likelihood that you will answer the question incorrectly 2) Waste your time on your way to selecting your … Read More

When preparing for the GMAT (and any other test, for that matter), it’s only natural to expect performance improvements as you progress in your studies. However, for many students, score improvements can be erratic or … Read More

Rich Zwelling is a top teacher in Knewton’s GMAT prep course. No one likes to admit defeat. Whether you’re taking a test, playing a competitive sport, making a bet, or engaging in any other activity that … Read More

Murphy’s Law dictates that “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”, which is a fairly negative way to look at life, but seems to hold true in many situations.  The GMAT is one of them, but for a different … Read More