Archive for June, 2011
Clear Admit Admissions Tip: Crafting Your Resume for the MBA Application Process
We wanted to offer some general tips for the Class of 2014 applicants on getting the most mileage out of resumes in the admissions process. As many of our readers know, the resume is not only an important component of your application package, it’s also...
GMAT Question of the Day (Jun 30): Coordinate Geometry and Sentence Correction
Math (PS) If equation encloses a certain region on the coordinate plane, what is the area of this region? (A) 20 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 200 (E) 400 GMAT Daily Deals Start Working With An Admissions Expert Today. Pay Later with @VeritasPrep, but hurry, prices go up July 1 so use...
Test Your B-School Knowledge (Part 2)
Did you ace our first MBA quiz? Try your luck once more with Part 2 and stay tuned for future challenges! (Scroll down for the answers). 1. Which of the following business schools does not offer a joint MD/MBA degree? a) Stanford Graduate School of Business b) Columbia...
Kaplan GMAT Sample Problem: Critical Reasoning, Bolded Statement Question
The practice GMAT problem below is an example of a Critical Reasoning bolded statement question. On bolded statement questions with two separate bold statements, determine what role the first bolded statement is playing in the argument, then determine what role the second bolded...
The MBA Job Market: A Whole New Ballgame
Much has been written lately on the MBA hiring market, but most articles have been more concerned with how many people are being hired and not whose doing the hiring. Businessweek’s article, “MBA Jobs: Post-Crisis, A Brave New World,” looks at how...
GMAT Question of the Day (Jun 29): Work Problem and Sentence Correction
Math (PS) Jack can complete the task in 8 hours. Tom can complete the task in 12 hours. If Jack works on the task alone for 4 hours and then Tom starts to help him, how many hours in total will Jack have worked by the...
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Selecting Your Target MBA Program: Core Curricula Can Define Your Academic Experience
Imagine having to choose all of your MBA classes so that you have a full and effective schedule on day one of your academic experience. Now, imagine the opposite—not having any choice at all throughout your entire first year. One must appeal to you more...
GMAT Tip: Playing To Win
Admit it: You had at least a class or two in school for which you thrived on partial credit – you wouldn’t get many answers correct, but with participation points and partial credit for doing most of the steps correctly you could...
How Can You Get Accepted After Doing Something Stupid?
After the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup over the Vancouver Canucks last week, many young people in Vancouver rioted. “They were, in many instances, the sons and daughters of good, upstanding citizens,” reported The Globe and Mail. When social media revealed...