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Modifier Madness: Breaking Down a GMATPrep SC Problem
This week, we’re going to analyze a particularly tough GMATPrep® Sentence Correction question. First, set your timer for 1 minute and 15 seconds and try the problem! Research has shown [...]
Safety Schools 101
Here is a Q&A guide to answer your burning questions on applying to a safety school. Q: What is a "safety school"? A: A safety school is one where you [...]
Dealing with Very Hard Max/Min Statistics Problems
Last week, we tackled two GMATPrep® questions; if you missed that article, go read it before continuing with this one. Make sure you try the two sample problems and take [...]
Why You Should Feature Community Service in Your Application Essays
Most candidates who have a goal of attending business school at some point in the future understand that the schools want to see evidence of community service. In response, they [...]
Beat The GMAT has a New Pair of Shoes
For those of you who are regular visitors to Beat The GMAT, you might have noticed that we’ve significantly changed the design of the website today. Just three months ago, on [...]
Four MBA Admissions Interview Must-Knows
It’s MBA interview season, which doesn’t mean you get a free pass to stress out. In fact, if you keep the four “must-knows” in mind during your interview prep and [...]
GMATPrep® Max/Min Statistics Problems
This week, we’re going to tackle two GMATPrep® questions, this time from the quant side of things. My students have been asking (really, complaining!) about maximize / minimize questions lately. [...]
5 Steps Towards Completing a Winning Round 2 MBA Application…On Time!
You’ve got just about two months until the MBA application deadlines of early January roll around. You want to present an organized, complete, and impressive application, all under the buzzer. [...]
Grockit Tutors Reveal Their Favorite Tips
Get some great insights on how to tackle your GMAT studies with these favorite tips from Grockit tutors, including some cool tricks on data sufficiency and sentence correction problems! [...]
Admissions Tip: Preparing for Your MBA Interview
With interview invitations from a number of programs already on their way out to Round One applicants, we wanted to offer Beat The GMAT readers some advice on this critical [...]
What We Heard from the Makers of the GMAT
On October 15, I left the sunny climes of Northern California to travel to frigid New York City for the third annual GMAC Test Prep Summit. For those of you [...]
Breaking Down a GMATPrep® Sentence Correction Problem
This week, we’re going to analyze a particular GMATPrep® Sentence Correction question. First, set your timer for 1 minute and 15 seconds and try the problem! The Achaemenid empire of [...]