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 [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtvoCeLDYyo[/youtube] Wondering what 2011 holds for the world of business? Look no further: This installment of our  MBA Life on Youtube series features four faculty members from the London Business School [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jua3uzHkSls[/youtube] In this MBA Life on Youtube video, learn about a super-intense joint degree program offered at some schools: the MD/MBA. And you thought business school was hard! This video from  Dartmouth’s [...]

// In this video, Rich begins by presenting a sample DS question. To try it out, just hit pause! The question tests your ability to solve for the value of [...]

For a moment, consider who the audience is for your MBA application.  You will be spending countless hours writing a magnum opus that may be read by only one individual—or [...]

// As Jess and Rich explain in this video, Data Sufficiency problems often give you more variables than you have equations. This happens for two main reasons: You're [...]

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 [...]

Applicants turn to Beat The GMAT as a source of reliable information and valuable advice on the MBA admissions process. As a member of the Association of International Graduate Admissions [...]

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 [...]

// In this Knewton video, Jess and Rich cover the basics of independent and dependent equations on Data Sufficiency questions. Here are some of the concepts you need to keep [...]

A student recently asked me what they should do when faced with Sentence Correction problems containing very long underlines and a “jumble” in the answer choices.  Many sentence correction questions [...]

In addition to having to respond to questions about your weaknesses, there is a strong possibility you will also be asked about an incident when you failed. While you may [...]

// In this video, Jess and Rich cover some of the key strategies for solving Data Sufficiency questions involving systems of equations. There are three sample problems to try on [...]

// In this video, Jess and Rich show you the best methods for simplifying Data Sufficiency prompts and translating equations into more helpful forms. Pause the video at 00:21 and [...]

If you didn't get a GMAT score as high as you had wished, then you may think that retaking the test until you get your target score is a given.  [...]

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 [...]

// In this Knewton on-demand video, Jen and Dave walk you through two sample Critical Reasoning "Weakening" questions. To try them out, just hit pause at the beginning of each [...]

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 [...]

After you’ve narrowed down the list of business schools you are looking to attend, you should begin to study each MBA program and look for consistency in what qualities the [...]

Welcome to part 2 of our updated process for analyzing your practice tests. As we discussed in yesterday's first half , we’re basing the discussion on the metrics that are [...]

// Thanks to everyone who tried Knewton's RC Challenge yesterday! For the answer and explanation, check out this video from our GMAT teacher Jess. If you haven't answered yet, the [...]

The purpose of taking a practice test is two-fold.  First, you are testing yourself to see whether you have learned what you have been trying to learn.  Second, you are [...]

Last week the Knewton challenge question was an RC problem that over 50% of students miss. Ready for another tough question from the same tricky passage? Leave your answer in the [...]

// In this video, Jen and Dave run through the basics of "weaken" CR questions. As they explain, two of the most common ways an answer choice will weaken a [...]

// In this video, Jen and Dave test your GMAT Critical Reasoning skills with two sample "strengthening" questions. After they read each question, just pause the video and take a [...]