Archive for December, 2009
Save $100 on Knewton GMAT Course, 10 more hours only!
Until the ball drops tonight, take $100 off any Knewton course. This is our way of spreading joy to the world without subjecting anyone to our version of Auld Lang Syne. The best thing about GMAT prep? Getting into grad school is a gift that...
Veritas Prep GMAT Tips: Keep It Simple, Silly!
Brian Galvin is the Director of Academic Programs at Veritas Prep, where he oversees all of the company’s GMAT prep courses. On the GMAT, things can quickly get confusing when quantitative problems use large or seemingly-abstract numbers, such as 12!, 2^17, or multi-item expressions, such as...
GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 31): Algebra and Critical Reasoning
Math (DS) How many different numbers are there such that ( , , and are known) ? 1. 2. OA and Explanation Verbal (CR) Abolish taxes, and real taxpayers would find that their disposable incomes have increased. Abolish taxes, and public employees would...
How to Use the MBA Rankings
In anticipation of the Financial Times rankings’ publication, expected to be released in January, Accepted is offering you a special report, written by Linda Abraham, founder and president of Accepted.com, on the ins and outs of MBA rankings. In this special rankings report you’ll learn: What the...
GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 30): Arithmetic (Powers, Modules) and Sentence Correction
Math (DS) What is the value of ? 1. 2. OA and Explanation Verbal (SC) The three women, liberal activists who strongly support legislation in favor of civil rights and environmental protection, have consistently received labor’s unqualifying support. (A) have consistently received labor’s unqualifying support (B) are consistently receiving...
An Accepted Admissions Round Up
It’s been yet another busy week in the world of college and graduate admissions. Let’s take a look. The debate continues over the value of an MBA versus a one-year Master’s in a business-related field. The Wall Street Journal reports that many students are switching their...
Veritas Prep GMAT Tips: Data Sufficiency Decoded
Brian Galvin is the Director of Academic Programs at Veritas Prep, where he oversees all of the company’s GMAT prep courses. Let’s face it: Data sufficiency questions are frustrating. They’re phrased in an awkward way — we live in a results-oriented society, where we want to...
Knewton Tip: The Value of Memorization on the GMAT
Josh Anish is the Senior Editor at Knewton, where he helps students with the Verbal components of GMAT prep. Learn more about the company’s GMAT course. During your entire educational career, teachers have probably told you the same, shopworn motto: Deep understanding is more important...
GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 29): Work Problem and Sentence Correction
Math (PS) Three secretaries working together can type 36 pages of text in half an hour. If the typing speeds of the secretaries are in a 4:3:2 ratio, how long will it take the slowest-typing secretary working alone to type 52 pages of text? (A) 1 hour...
Deciding What to Write For Your EMBA Application Essays
As an EMBA applicant, you have many years of impressive experiences and intriguing insights. How will you fit them all into your essays? You won’t. In fact, you shouldn’t. It’s an intuitive response to want to, but it’s the wrong response. Trying to do so will...
