Archive for October, 2010
2010 MBA Ranking, MBA 2010 Application Trends, All B-School Resources, QS World MBA Tour
2010 MBA Rankings – Business Week, FT, The Economist, US News MBA Application Trends for 2010 – learn what the GMAC survey revealed All Business School Resources & Reference in one post QS World MBA Tour – meet dozens of business school in your city
Attacking Bolded Statement Questions in Critical Reasoning
Most Critical Reasoning questions hinge on assumptions. Most of those that do not hinge on assumptions, hinge on an understanding of the logic of the author’s argument. However, one type of Critical Reasoning question is significantly different in form, and thus requires a...
Don’t solve, delegate: Data Sufficiency and your future career
Written by Kyle Hausman from Knewton GMAT prep. Good managers do more than just dole out assignments; those working under them appreciate seeing their boss from time to time tackling some of the same kinds of projects that they work on themselves. It shows that the...
GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 4): Word Problem and Critical Reasoning
Math (PS) A car dealership sold two cars: the first car at a 10% profit and the second car at a 10% loss, which gave them an overall profit margin of 5% from these two sales. If the dealership’s total profit was $1000, what was the...
Top 5 GMAT Anxieties, and How to Avoid Them
Written by Christina Yu from Knewton GMAT prep. No matter how prepared they are, all GMAT students have concerns going into test day. Here are some of the top anxieties about taking the GMAT — and what you can do to address them. 1. You’ll get...
GMAT Math: You always have a choice
In every GMAT class I teach for Kaplan, I am always asked the same questions on the first day. “How am I supposed to handle data sufficiency questions?” “I have not done math in five (or ten or twenty) years, will I be ok...
Veritas Prep MBA Admissions: UCLA Anderson MBA Application Essays 2010-2011
Scott Shrum is the Director of Admissions Research for Veritas Prep. You will notice that Anderson has changed its essays pretty extensively this year. And, the school’s famous “video essay,” which is optional, returns for 2010-2011. Here are the school’s essay topics (for new applicants) for the...
MBA Admissions News Round Up
UVA Darden announced last week the launch of its new Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) program. The 20-month part-time program is designed for executives who are seeking to sharpen their skills in a global framework. “The program will enhance the skills of high-potential...
GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 1): Arithmetic and Sentence Correction
Math (DS) Is a terminating decimal? 1. 2. OA and Explanation Verbal (SC) The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy: not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on a growing number...
