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2012 MBA Applicants: What Can I Do Now?

By - Mar 8, 10:18 AM   Comments [0]

A lot.  There is much you can do during the next several months to prepare for a 2012 MBA effort. The steps you take today can really improve your chances when you hit the SUBMIT button next fall. Here is a short list: ASAP: Prepare for...

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Top 20 Best GMAT Books – GMAT Club Ranking for February

By - Mar 8, 05:00 AM   Comments [0]

February 2011 popularity index of Best GMAT Books as determined by GMAT Club members. (We measured how often our members referred to each of the books in their posts from the past month and assembled the GMAT Book popularity index below). You can also visit...

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GMAT Question of the Day (Mar 8): Coordinate Geometry and Sentence Correction

By - Mar 8, 02:00 AM   Comments [0]

Math (DS) Vertices of a triangle have coordinates , and . Is the area of the triangle bigger than 15? 1. 2. The triangle is right OA and Explanation GMAT Daily Deals GMAT Club members receive 10% off of Veritas Prep GMAT Courses and MBA Admission Consulting – Learn...

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MBA Admissions Tip: Handling a Low GMAT Verbal Score

By - Mar 7, 10:11 AM   Comments [0]

Yesterday I talked about overcoming the challenge of a low GMAT quant score. Today we’ll discuss how to handle a less-than-perfect verbal score. With such a strong emphasis on teamwork and communication in b-school (and for the rest of your life as a successful...

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GMAT Question of the Day (Mar 7): Probability and Sentence Correction

By - Mar 7, 02:00 AM   Comments [0]

Math (PS) A basket contains 3 blue marbles, 3 red marbles, and 3 yellow marbles. If 3 marbles are extracted from the basket at random, what is the probability that a marble of each color is among the extracted? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) OA and Explanation GMAT...

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MBA Admissions Tip: Handling a Low GMAT Quant Score

By - Mar 6, 10:15 AM   Comments [0]

A low quant score on the GMAT (at the lower end of the school’s 80% range) is never good news, but it doesn’t equal immediate rejection. As I mentioned last week, no single score is scrutinized independently, but rather your entire profile is...

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Knewton Video on Demand: How to Weaken a GMAT Critical Reasoning Argument

By - Mar 4, 13:15 PM   Comments [0]

// In this video, Jen and Dave run through the basics of “weaken” CR questions. As they explain, two of the most common ways an answer choice will weaken a CR argument include: Invalidating an assumption on which the argument depends Providing a piece of evidence that...

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GMAT Question of the Day (Mar 4): Statistics and Sentence Correction

By - Mar 4, 02:00 AM   Comments [0]

Math (DS) Set consists of distinct numbers such that the difference between any two different elements of set is an integer. How many elements does set contain? 1. The difference between any two different elements of set is 2 ...

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GMAT Question of the Day (Mar 3): Probability and Critical Reasoning

By - Mar 3, 02:00 AM   Comments [0]

Math (PS) During the break of a football match the coach will make 3 substitutions. If the team consists of 11 players among which there are 2 forwards, what is the probability that none of the forwards will be substituted? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) OA and...

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Knewton Video on Demand: Two Classic CR Strengthening Questions

By - Mar 2, 13:13 PM   Comments [0]

// In this video, Jen and Dave test your GMAT Critical Reasoning skills with two sample “strengthening” questions. After they read each question, just pause the video and take a minute or two to tackle the question on your own. When you’re ready, Jen and...

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