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INSEAD Tops Latest FT Global MBA Rankings
The Financial Times has released its 2016 Global MBA Rankings , and for the first time since the ranking's launch in 1999, a business school with a strong Asian presence— [...]
GMATPrep Reading Comp: Tackling a Tough Passage - Part 2
In the first installment of this series, we deconstructed a challenging Reading Comprehension passage from the GMATPrep® free exams. Pull up that page, as I’m not going to repeat the [...]
GMATPrep Reading Comp: Tackling a Tough Passage - Part 1
Halfway through a GMATPrep® free practice test, I hit the passage I’m going to discuss in this series—and I groaned aloud the second it appeared on the screen. Why? Here’s what [...]
Should I Take Advantage of the GMAT Selection Order Pilot?
You may have heard that, on Monday, some students started receiving emails inviting them to take part in a pilot program that GMAC (the organization that makes the GMAT) is [...]
GMAT Sentence Correction: What Can the Underline Tell You?
I ran across the problem below when I was reviewing a GMATPrep® test that I took a while back, and as soon as I saw it, I knew I needed [...]
5 Tips on Making the Most of an MBA Fair
In order to really get a feel for the atmosphere at a school, you need to understand the profile of the people the school attracts, of its administrative staff, and [...]
3 Tips for Applying to B-School After Years in the Workforce
The average age of business school applicants has been trending downward for the past decade, and with that, work experience expectations have shifted as well. But not everyone is ready or [...]
Make the Most of Each MBA Application Component
As you pull together your MBA application materials for Round 2, try to think of each component as an opportunity to tell the Adcom something new about yourself. What we mean [...]
On a B-School Waitlist? Do These 3 Things Right Now
Ah, the waitlist … such an agonizing place to find oneself after applying to the business school of your dreams. There’s no denying that this temporary state of limbo is [...]
Strategies for Defining Your MBA Goals
While it sounds simple enough, many b-school hopefuls struggle with the question of addressing their career goals because although they know they want an MBA, they haven’t yet clearly defined [...]
Tips for Your Video MBA Interview
Did you know that an increasing number of MBA programs are making use of online video-interview platforms? That’s right—for some schools, you must record responses to one or more short-answer [...]
B-School Students Can Network Effectively and Economically
The travel and networking experiences that MBA students have at their fingertips is just one of the many amazing benefits of business school. Whether the motive is a tech trek [...]
Decoding Number Properties on the GMAT - Part 3
Welcome to the 3 rd and final installment of our mini-series on Number Properties. We’ve been doing a deep dive into Divisibility and Prime issues (see Part 1 and Part [...]
Develop a Smart Social Media Strategy for MBA Applications
When applying to business school, your MBA essays and interviews are the primary way to market yourself and generate positive attention from the admissions committee. But the way you present [...]
Getting Ready for Round 2 MBA Applications
For many people, the lead up to the new year is a time of merriment and a full calendar of socializing with family and friends. However, for Round 2 MBA [...]