Author Archive - Knewton
Tips for Comparing Fractions on the GMAT
When discussing fractions, I often find a very interesting area of confusion among students. I’ll ask them to compare, for example, 1/3 and 1/4. Almost everyone correctly answers that 1/4 is smaller. “How do you know?” I’ll ask. And this is where...
MBA Dictionary: How To Talk Like a CEO, Part 2
In the second MBA Dictionary post, we cover 16 more corporate and academic terms you should know if you want to fit in in the boardroom and understand your CEO’s jokes. At the same time, make sure not to overuse them, or you’ll...
Puritans and Parallelism on GMAT SC
Recently, I wrote about how some students place too great an emphasis on memorizing grammar rules. This misplaced emphasis can cause those students to eliminate answer choices that are grammatically and logically correct. Let’s look at a sample problem: Jean-Michel Basquiat, who was...
Application Boot Camp: 7 Profile Weaknesses and How to Correct Them
Going into the admissions season, you might feel that your undergrad GPA, your GMAT quant score or that ten-month resume gap you have from 2008 is an albatross around your neck. Don’t worry – even the most glaring of weaknesses can be...
Filling in Your Chart: A Data Sufficiency Primer
In last week’s post, I gave the following Data Sufficiency problem to be solved using a chart: A certain zoo has 288 mammals, 25 percent of which are female. What percent of the mammals in the zoo were born at the zoo? The number of male mammals...
MBA Dictionary: How to Talk Like a CEO
The world of business is characterized by a language all its own. Looking to improve your own communication style, understand others better, or see a familiar world through a new lens? Here are 15 corporate and academic terms you should know if...
Is a One-Year MBA Program Right for You?
The “traditional” MBA experience — two years, full-time, with a summer internship after the first year — isn’t right for every applicant. Many MBA students choose alternative paths, deciding to get an Executive MBA, attend school part-time, or take classes online. For ...
GMAT Score: 450. Is It Over?
Maybe you weren’t feeling well or got tripped up early on and couldn’t recover: whatever the reason, a GMAT score 100+ points lower than your target can be disheartening and feel like a gulf between you and your MBA dreams. Don’t despair –...
11 GMAT Secrets I Learned at the GMAT Test Prep Summit
This GMAT prep post was written by Sean Murphy. Last week, I attended the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) GMAT Test Prep Summit, an event for representatives of the test preparation industry. Here is what I learned: The Graduate Management Admission Council’s Vice...
Knewton Releases New GMAT Premium Live Course
After releasing our GMAT course in a high-definition, on-demand format in April 2011, we here at Knewton Academics were pleasantly surprised at just how much the GMAT community enjoyed the results. Inspired by the success of that course as a 24/7 complete prep option, we...
