With November wrapping up this week, Round Two deadlines for a number of programs are just around the corner. As most applicants are targeting multiple schools and still working to [...]

Some people are dubious about the value of an MBA degree - see the link I mentioned recently, where UV Darden's Dean Robert Bruner sets straight the naysayers who argue, [...]

Hi There! Could the leaves changing color be any prettier? Even though it’s not that cool yet in Los Angeles, my sweaters and fireplace are beckoning me. At this time of year, [...]

Which type of RC passage is your favorite – social science, business, hard science? Just kidding! I know that most people don’t have a favorite type (though most of us have [...]

The subject of rankings comes up a lot with MBA applicants. I’m always surprised by the extreme interest in rankings, which are, after all, rather fleeting. You may have your [...]

Last time , we took a look at a Comparisons problem; in today’s article, we’re going to examine another one. This question is from the free problem set included in the [...]

Global Entrepreneurship Week is an annual event from November 12-18, 2012, and is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upzEZPB-7zE[/youtube] Mr. V.K. Menon, Senior Director of Placements, leads an open Q&A with Beat The GMAT audience members on career options post MBA, and how graduates can actively plan a successful [...]

This post originally appeared on Stacy’s “Strictly Business” MBA blog on U.S.News.com . "So, you want to go to business school. What exactly do you want to learn?" It sounds [...]

I’ve got a fascinating (and infuriating!) GMATPrep® problem for you today; this comes from the free problem set included in the new GMATPrep 2.0 version of the software. Try it out [...]

When our client Irene first started working with her SBC consultant, she brought up an issue that was causing her a lot of anxiety. At the beginning of her sophomore [...]

'Tis the season for interviews! This is the most unpredictable portion of the MBA application process, since every interviewer is different. The same interviewer may even react differently depending on [...]

Data Sufficiency problems often have elegant shortcuts if we really understand the theory behind whatever the problem tests – and, sometimes, DS sets up some very tricky traps if we [...]

Most people don’t like weighted averages, and for good reason. The formula is complicated, and these often come in the form of “story” problems, which are hard to set up. [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_-spMdxvx8[/youtube] During this free and exclusive session, Marc Zawel, founder of AcceptU, broke down the key steps on effectively writing application essays so you can present your best side to b-schools. [...]