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5 Steps to Being Accepted by Your Dream School
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdD0N2-ksis[/youtube] On Wednesday, October 27, Beat The GMAT and MBA Prep School co-hosted a live workshop for our community, the 5 Steps to Being Accepted by Your Dream School . It [...]
Shhh...I'm Going to Tell You an MBA Essay Secret
Lock the doors and windows. Close the blinds. Make sure no one is looking. Pull up a chair. I'm going to tell you a secret. Many of you are laboring [...]
Thursdays with Ron: Rearranging Data Sufficiency Problems
Every other Thursday, our instructor Ron Purewal (known on the Beat the GMAT forums as lunarpower ) hosts a free study hall session, called Thursdays with Ron , where anyone [...]
MBA Reading List: "The Lords of Strategy"
Written by Christina Yu. Welcome to the first installment of our "Business School Reading List" series. It's all about recommended reading for prospective MBAs. The books we'll cover are some [...]
A Question A Day Keeps The Low GMAT Score Away
Today the Beat The GMAT team is happy to announce a new set of resources to help you with your studies: the Daily GMAT Math Question and the Daily GMAT [...]
Beat The GMAT Verbal Challenge Question – October 28, 2010
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OujX9o63aeY[/youtube] Congrats to Bharat for being selected as this week’s winner of the Beat The GMAT Verbal Challenge Question. Bharat will receive Premium Access to Beat The GMAT Practice Questions as [...]
Analyzing an AWA Argument
In a previous article , we talked about how to structure an essay in general: how many paragraphs, how to formulate a thesis statement, what kinds of examples to discuss, [...]
We love you too!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnpC_TSnVmc[/youtube] A few days ago, I asked our community to go here to record a 15-second video on why you love Beat The GMAT. The response has been simply overwhelming! So [...]
MBA News Roundup: The Anti-MBA, Major App Mistakes, and Defending Your B-School Choice
Welcome to another Knewton MBA News Roundup! (Missed the last one? Check it out here .) If you're gearing up for later-round admissions, here are some articles that could help [...]
Manhattan GMAT Challenge Problem of the Week – 26 Oct 2010
Here is a new Challenge Problem! If you want to win prizes, try entering our Challenge Problem Showdown . The more people enter our challenge, the better the prizes. Question [...]
How to Approach Business School Information Sessions
If you have the opportunity, business school information sessions can be an excellent way to learn more about an MBA program and to interact with representatives from the program. These [...]
Admissions Tip: Word Limits
The question of how strictly applicants need to adhere to word limits is one we get a lot at Clear Admit . MBA candidates naturally have a good deal of [...]
Tell Us Why You Love Beat The GMAT in 15 Seconds
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYUkefaEKGw[/youtube] Do you have a few seconds to spare? We want to hear why you love Beat The GMAT, in under 15 seconds. Submitting a video is super easy: [...]
Breaking Down a GMATPrep Inequalities Problem
This week, we’re going to tackle a pretty nasty GMATPrep® problem solving question from the topic of Inequalities. Let’s start with the problem. Set your timer for 2 minutes…. and… GO! [...]
Manhattan GMAT Challenge Problem of the Week – 19 Oct 2010
Here is a new Challenge Problem! If you want to win prizes, try entering our Challenge Problem Showdown . The more people enter our challenge, the better the prizes. Which [...]
Admissions Tip: MBA Application Data Forms
Today we want to offer some words of advice about an often overlooked element of one’s file: the application data forms. All too often, we see candidates leave these online [...]
Beat The GMAT Math Challenge Question - October 18, 2010
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkTs4mEYPDg[/youtube] Congrats to Alex_C for being selected as this week’s winner of the Beat The GMAT Math Challenge Question. Alex will receive Premium Access to Beat The GMAT Practice Question as [...]
The Two Levels of Your Application
When we interact socially, we talk on two different planes. With people that we are meeting for the first time, we try to find common ground. We exchange information and [...]
Thursdays With Ron: Standard Deviation
Every other Thursday, our instructor Ron Purewal (known on the Beat the GMAT forums as lunarpower ) hosts a free study hall session, called Thursdays with Ron , where anyone [...]
MBA News Roundup: Wharton Grads, Social Entrepreneurship, and the Power of Networking
This week's MBA roundup from Knewton highlights the improved job outlook for b-school grads as well as the growing trend of working for a social cause. Be sure to check [...]
Beat The GMAT Verbal Challenge Question – October 14, 2010
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z9128fbTFE[/youtube] Congrats to Umang for being selected as this week’s winner of the Beat The GMAT Verbal Challenge Question. Umang will receive Premium Access to Beat The GMAT Practice Questions as [...]
Manhattan GMAT Challenge Problem of the Week – 13 Oct 2010
Here is a new Challenge Problem! If you want to win prizes, try entering our Challenge Problem Showdown . The more people enter our challenge, the better the prizes. If [...]
Your Chances of Winning Just Went Up ... A Lot
How badly do you want to win that all-expense paid trip from anywhere in the world to the business schools of your dreams? Well, your chances of winning a free [...]
Admissions Tip: Know Your Audience
As deadlines lay both behind and in front of us, applicants are coming to understand that applying to business school is an incredibly demanding process. In addition to taking the [...]
GMAT Case Study: Hidden Information in Word Problems
Here's another post in our Knewton GMAT Case Study series, where we dig into the key concepts behind GMAT practice questions. This week: word problems. After you practice long enough [...]