Columbia’s EMBA essay questions for the new admissions cycle have changed dramatically from the single essay question used for many years. That previous question was convoluted -- asking about goals,…
Posts published in November 2010
Math (PS) Each shelf of a bookcase contains 24 books. If the librarian took out 42 books and rearranged the remaining books so that all shelves but one contained 16…
Obviously, no one wants to get a low GMAT score. But at the same time, doing poorly on the test isn't the end of the world, and beating yourself up…
Math (PS) How many integers are divisible by 3 between and inclusive? (A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (E) 10 OA and Explanation Verbal (SC) The nineteenth-century chemist…
In light of recent Class of 2010 job placement information, is now the best time to apply? Find out more about MBA job prospects and other business school trends in…
November already?! Yes, only a month left to get your holiday shopping done …which for many of us means it’s also high time we use those gift cards that we…
There are a lot of MBA aficionados roaming the Knewton office, so we recently sat down with David Liu, our Chief Operating Officer and a Columbia Business School grad, to…
We're betting that you haven’t used a remainder in years. Remainders in division are pretty much just placeholders for kids who haven’t yet learned about mixed numbers or decimals yet;…
One of the hallmark points of confusion on the GMAT is the dreaded Yes/No Data Sufficiency question. In a Value question, such as “What is the value of ?” the…
Math (DS) If and , is ? 1. 2. $latex \sqrt{y} < x$ OA and Explanation Verbal (CR) Thousands who suffer heart attacks each year die before reaching a hospital…