Archive for December, 2010
A Few of the Mostest at Accepted.com
This is the time of year to look back at the most, best, (worst), etc. I am going to stick to the positive. Top Ten Most Visited Accepted Admissions Almanac Posts of 2010: In a nutshell, rankings and application tip posts rule. (I am only listing the...
MBA Admissions: Third Round or Next Year?
GMAT Delhi, in his blog GMATTING: My GMAT Preparation, asks a great question to the MBA applicant blog-o-sphere: To Apply in Round 3 or Round 1 in 2011? Answer: It depends. Round 3 applicants are accepted at lower rates than applicants in earlier rounds for the vast...
GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 31): Coordinate Geometry and Sentence Correction
Math (DS) Does line ( is not 0) intersect the x-axis on the negative side? 1. 2. OA and Explanation Like these questions? Get the GMAT Club question collection: online at GMAT Club OR on your Kindle OR on your iPhone/iPad Verbal (SC) The guiding principles of the tax...
Helpful Exercises When Editing Your MBA Admissions Essays
Darren K., one of the most experienced editors on the Veritas Prep MBA admissions team, circulated this short article on a hypothetical college course that the author would one day like to teach. The course would require students to ruthlessly edit their own writing with...
Clear Admit Admissions Tip: Plan of Attack
With the New Year almost upon us, round two deadlines for most programs are just around the corner. As most applicants are targeting multiple schools and still working to narrow down their school selection, we wanted to take some time today to stress...
GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 30): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning
Math (PS) What is between? (A) and (B) and (C) and (D) and (E) and OA and Explanation Like these questions? Get the GMAT Club question collection: online at GMAT Club OR on your Kindle OR on your iPhone/iPad Verbal (CR) Some geologists argue...
Writing a Winning Harvard 1
Some of you may think I am obsessed with videos about Harvard Business School. Although we are just getting started in video, Accepted already posted one video with tips on HBS’ MBA application, and is now posting its second. But let’s face it, it’s Hahvaaad. In...
MBA Recruiting Increases for Some Top Companies
A Poets & Quants article highlights the hiring statistics reported by the MBA class of 2010. Here are some highlights from the 2010 employment reports at several top business schools: McKinsey & Co. was the number one recruiter at Wharton, Columbia, Chicago, and MIT, despite the...
GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 29): Combinations and Sentence Correction
Math (PS) A rectangular floor measures 2 by 3 meters. There are 5 white, 5 black, and 5 red parquet blocks available. If each block measures 1 by 1 meter, in how many different color patterns can the floor be parqueted? (A) 104 (B) 213 (C) 577 (D) 705 (E) 726 OA...
Manhattan GMAT arrives in France, India, China
Long a bastion of high quality GMAT prep in the United States, Manhattan GMAT has begun to expand beyond that country’s borders. With its eight Strategy Guides shipping to all parts of the globe, Manhattan GMAT realized the call for more comprehensive prep worldwide and...