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Admissions Tip: Plan of Attack
With December now upon us, round two deadlines for a number of programs are just around the corner. As most applicants are targeting multiple schools and still working to narrow [...]
Waitlisted? What To Do Now
If you receive a waitlist notice, you will most likely not know how to feel. It is not an acceptance and yet you have not been rejected. The first thing [...]
How Jyothi Got Into ISB - An Exit Interview
I'm excited to share another segment of the Beat The GMAT Exit Interview Series; an initiative where I interview Beat The GMAT members who have been successfully admitted to business [...]
Should I Re-take the GMAT? If So, How? (Part 1)
Admissions season is upon us and we’re getting more questions from students who don’t hate their scores but are wondering whether to try the test again in hopes of boosting [...]
Watch and Play: GMAT Choose Your Own Adventure
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLPq4AcH-bc[/youtube] Get ready for a GMAT adventure! Just hit play, choose your question (and teacher!) and see if you can click your way to the right answer. You'll get a fun bonus video [...]
Manhattan GMAT Challenge Problem of the Week – 13 Dec 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 [...]
Admissions Tip: The Long Essay
Essay content you’ve polished for one school often serves as a great starting point for the next application, but as we’ve often said, customizing this text for the school in [...]
The Three Kinds of Waitlisting Schools
Schools fall into three broad categories in terms of how they handle their waitlisted applicants. Since schools change policies and may fit into different categories in different years, it is [...]
MBA News Roundup: Wharton's New "Look" and East Meets West at B-School
More and more business schools are revamping their curricula -- not only to remain competitive with one other, but also to ensure that their students are developing the skills necessary [...]
Strategizing And Establishing Ties For Recommendations
After you have identified potential recommenders, focus on spending quality time with these individuals. You should potentially even re-establish ties with someone from a previous company or an old college [...]
Making the Leap: Do You Have What It Takes for Brand Management?
Guest Post by Way Lum from ZoomInterviews. Learn more about ZoomInterviews by clicking here . There is something about a powerful brand that is inherently alluring for the consumer. Coca-Cola, [...]
Thursdays with Ron - The AWA Essays
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 [...]
You Should Not Take The GRE
Please take this article with a grain of salt, since I am the founder of a website tailored toward GMAT prep. But last week, The Financial Times reported on a [...]
Knewton Brutal Verbal Challenge: Video Explanation!
Yesterday , we presented you with a super-tough GMAT Critical Reasoning challenge question. Check out this video to see how you did! The full question is after the jump. [...]
Breaking Down a GMATPrep Absolute Value Problem
A student taking the test soon has requested an article on Absolute Value, so that’s what we’re going to tackle this week; the problem is from GMATPrep®. Let’s start with the [...]
Knewton Brutal Verbal Challenge: Critical Reasoning (Kangaroo Joeys)
Welcome to another installment of Knewton's Brutal Verbal Challenge! This week, try your hand at a tough Critical Reasoning question that a whopping 67.6% of students get wrong. Share your answers, [...]
Manhattan GMAT Challenge Problem of the Week – 6 Dec 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 [...]
Admissions Tip: The Comparison Trap
We wanted to take some time today to discuss a frequently-made mistake in the application process. In their desire to make their case to their target MBA programs, many applicants [...]
Frequently Asked MBA Admissions Questions
Unfortunately, the business school interview can be the most unpredictable part of the MBA application process. Although it is important to prepare for this interview, it is essentially impossible to [...]
MBA News Roundup: Cheaters Beware, Kellogg's Growth, and INSEAD's Future
As you narrow your business school search, it's important to do your research in a well-rounded manner. B-school stats are important, but you should also check out more qualitative sources [...]
My Best GMAT Study Tip: Start a Blog
Beat The GMAT is a pretty complex GMAT/MBA portal today, but this site does have very humble beginnings. Originally, I started this website as my simple day-to-day study blog, where [...]
Addressing Issues With Your Essays
Beyond expressing failures and weaknesses, business school application essays are an outlet to provide explanations for parts of your background that may require clarification. You will have to decide which [...]
Breaking Down a GMATPrep Coordinate Plane Problem
This week, we’re going to tackle a harder GMATPrep® problem solving question from the topic of Coordinate Planes (a subset of Geometry). Let’s start with the problem. Set your timer for [...]
Writing About Career Achievements: Keep it Simple
If you are applying to a competitive MBA program, you will have the opportunity (or, as some may see it, the dreaded task) of writing about a noteworthy achievement. Not only that, [...]
Admissions Tip: Interviewing the Interviewer
We’ve been offering a good deal of advice lately on how to conduct oneself and prepare responses to MBA interview questions. Today we’d like to highlight the importance of thinking [...]
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