Archive for August, 2011
Why Not to Obsess Over Grammar Rules on GMAT SC
This post was written by Sean Murphy. For more expert GMAT prep advice, check out the Knewton blog. It is definitely important to learn the rules of grammar when studying Sentence Correction. But as a GMAT instructor, I’ve noticed that some...
SCHOOLS ACROSS THE GLOBE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WHICH MBA? MBA ONLINE FAIR ON SEPTEMBER 7TH AND SEPTEMBER 8TH
Online Fair Allows Prospective Students To Research And Interact With Leading Business Schools From Around The World New York, NY— Business schools from across the globe will participate in The Economist Group’s upcoming Which MBA? MBA Fair. The online event, which takes place on September...
Kaplan: Exponent Errors on the GMAT
Exponent questions are among those that give GMAT-preppers the most difficulty. The key to answering exponent questions correctly is to remember all of the rules you must follow. For example, knowing that ab x ac = ab+c, and ab x cb =...
MBA Admissions: Yale SOM and Management Consulting
This post about Yale SOM and management consulting is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews...
GMAT Question of the Day (Aug 31): Word Problem and Critical Reasoning
Math (PS) Comet A is seen near the Earth every 12 years while comet B every 20 years. If both comets were observed in 1979, for how many years do we have to wait to see the two comets together again? (Assume now is 2004) (A) 16 (B)...
GMAT Question of the Day (Aug 30): Arithmetic and Sentence Correction
Math (PS) If is divisible by 4, which of the following must be true? (A) If is even then is odd. (B) If then is not a positive integer. (C) If is 0 then is not 0. (D) is even. (E) is...
To Venn or Not to Venn? Depends on the Question
This post was written by Rich Zwelling. For more GMAT prep tips check out the Knewton blog. Many students like to ask me the following question when dealing with overlapping sets problems: “Which are better? Venn diagrams or charts?” I’ve found that...
Kaplan GMAT Sample Problem: Probability and “at least”
Probability questions can be among some of the more advanced and trickier problems you’ll face on the GMAT Quantitative section. Be sure to pay attention to the wording of word problems such as this one; in this case when asked about a scenario...
GMAT Question of the Day (Aug 29): Statistics and Sentence Correction
Math (DS) Is the mean of a non-empty set bigger than its median? 1. All members of are consecutive multiples of 3 2. The sum of all members of equals 75 GMAT Daily Deals Application Boot Camp: 7 Profile Weaknesses and How to Correct Them. Learn more! Need...
MBA Admissions: Interview with Nunzio Quacquarelli of QS World MBA Tour
Accepted.com turned recently to Nunzio Quacquarelli, Managing Director, QS World MBA Tour for his perspective on the MBA scene. In addition to organizing the QS World MBA Tour, Nunzio, who earned his MBA from Wharton, authors TopMBA Jobs & Salary Trends Report...
