Archive for July, 2010
GMAT Question of the Day (Jul 30): Word Problem and Sentence Correction
Math (DS) On any given Saturday, flights arrive at XYZ airport every hour, for 24 hours. The average number of flights arriving at XYZ airport on any Saturday is a multiple of 12. Is the total number of flights that arrived on a Saturday greater than...
MBA Admissions Consultants: Thoughts on thoughts
I have been thinking for several weeks that it is time for me to write a post about MBA admissions consulting. I have seen blog and forum posts heatedly discussing the pros and cons of admissions consulting and what makes a good consultant. I admit...
The GMAT and the Law of Diminishing Returns
This is the time of year when you face the facts: Is my GMAT score high enough to get me into my schools of choice or should I retake the GMAT? As an Accepted.com consultant, I would advise you to take the GMAT to achieve...
Med School and MBA Admissions News Roundup
Here’s what’s been going on in the world of MBA and medical school admissions news: An Israeli news source (Globes.co.il) reports that top b-schools in the U.S. have begun recruiting seriously in Israel. This year, more than 150 Israeli students will attend MBA programs in the...
U.S. News Reports on Unique Leadership Training Courses
Developing leadership skills is an essential requirement for all MBA students. U.S. News describes some of the most innovative leadership courses at top b-schools today: UVA Darden‘s “Leadership and Theatre: Ethics, Innovations and Creativity” Duke Fuqua‘s Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics University of California...
Wharton Blends Admissions and Career Services Offices
The decision to attend b-school and the concern over post-graduation job prospects have never been as closely intertwined as they are today. That’s why University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has chosen to link the admissions and career services departments, an unprecedented decision that will likely...
Clear Admit Admissions Tip: Healthcare Management Studies
Today we turn our attention to options for studying healthcare in business school, with a particular emphasis on Wharton’s Health Care Management Major and Duke’s Health Sector Management Program, the two oldest and best known healthcare programs among U.S. business schools. Wharton’s major draws its faculty...
GMAT Question of the Day (Jul 29): Arithmetic and Sentence Correction
Math (DS) Is a positive integer? 1. is a prime number 2. is divisible by 11 OA and Explanation Verbal (SC) Like in 2004, car sales to first-time buyers as often, if not more often than, to return customers buoyed the economy this January. (A) Like in...
Veritas Prep GMAT Tips: Think Globally, Act Locally: Number Properties the Al Gore Way
Brian Galvin is the Director of Academic Programs at Veritas Prep, where he oversees all of the company’s GMAT preparation courses. For anyone who wants to change the world, doing so can seem like an insurmountable task. The Catch-22, however, is that a world of individuals...
GMAT Question of the Day (Jul 28): Combinations and Critical Reasoning
Math (PS) Carly has 3 movies that she can watch during the weekend: 1 Action movie, 1 Comedy, and 1 Drama. However, she needs to watch the Drama 3 times. Assuming Carly has time for 5 movies and intends to watch all of them, in how...
