Tepper MBA Student Blogger Interview: Julianne’s Journey

By - Feb 2, 13:08 PM   Comments [0]

Next up in our series of featured MBA bloggers is Julianne, a second-year MBA student at CMU Tepper who blogs about her experience at Sleeping between Spreadsheets. Please enjoy reading about Julianne’s experiences here and on her blog! Accepted: First, can you tell us a little...

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GMAT Prepositions and Idioms: “for”

By - Feb 1, 09:00 AM   Comments [0]

Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses.  In previous preposition article, we talked about the proposition “of”.  Here, we will look, at the preposition “for.”   The preposition “for” The word “for” is a preposition.  This means, it must be followed by a noun — or...

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GMAT Question of the Day (Feb 1): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning

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Math (DS) If is an integer, is ? 1. 2. Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) GMAT Daily Deals Manhattan GMAT: 99 percentile teachers and superior curriculum at a...

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Benefits of the Wharton EMBA

By - Jan 31, 12:27 PM   Comments [0]

Executive MBA (EMBA) programs have become increasingly popular among aspiring business leaders in the last decade. Among the most popular and prestigious is the EMBA program offered by Wharton. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the United States’ oldest business school, offers two...

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The INSEAD MBA

By - Jan 31, 12:11 PM   Comments [0]

THE INSEAD MBA Many candidates ask me what I think about the top U.K. and European MBA programs. There are many excellent options to consider. One of my favorites is INSEAD, or the European Institute of Business Administration. Referred to by some as the...

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GMAT Question of the Day (Jan 31): Geometry and Sentence Correction

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Math (DS) What is the area of parallelogram ? 1. 2. Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) GMAT Daily Deals Only Knewton Gmat prep gives you access to >3,400 GMAT practice questions, all online. Save $351 @ GMAT...

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What’s New at Columbia Business School?

By - Jan 30, 12:21 PM   Comments [0]

During my recent trip to New York City, I met with Amanda Carlson, Assistant Dean of Admissions, and Christina Selby, Director of Admissions, at Columbia Business School. The weather was cold and dreary, but the enthusiasm and warmth in the CBS admissions office was palpable....

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Financial Times’ 2013 Global MBA Rankings

By - Jan 30, 12:13 PM   Comments [2]

Drum roll please…The Financial Times ranks the top 25 global b-schools as follows… 1. Harvard Business School 2. Stanford Graduate School of Business 3. University of Pennsylvania – Wharton 4. London Business School 5. Columbia Business School 6. INSEAD 7. IESE Business School 8. Hong Kong UST Business School 9. MIT Sloan 10. Chicago Booth 11....

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Integrated Reasoning: 6 Months Later

By - Jan 30, 12:07 PM   Comments [0]

Two recent GMAC articles (“Integrated Reasoning and Admissions” and “Demystifying the GMAT: What We Know About IR 6 Months After Launch”) talk about the demystification of the six-month-old Integrated Reasoning section of the GMAT. A few points: Did this section put any of the following groups at...

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GMAT Prepositions and Idioms: “of”

By - Jan 30, 09:00 AM   Comments [0]

Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses.  In previous preposition article, we talked about the proposition “to“.  Here, we will look, at the preposition “of.”   The preposition “of” The word “of” is a preposition.  This means, it must be followed by a noun — or...

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