NOTE: This is #6 in a series of blog posts on the topic, “How to Select the Right MBA Programs.” To see previous segments, link to the following: Post #1, Introducing the Series Post #5, Reaches, On-Pars, and Safeties You may be researching schools already.  Going through...

Math (DS) When is divided by 5, the remainder is 2. Is divisible by 7? 1. is a prime number 2. is a multiple of 10 OA and Explanation Verbal (SC) Although no proof yet exists of electromagnetic fields generated by...

Alex Sarlin is the lead Verbal Developer at Knewton, helping students with their GMAT prep. Our students often ask about reading materials that help prepare them for the Reading Comp section of the test. While we always remind them that the reading comprehension section is, at...

Math (PS) A 4 cm cube is cut into 1 cm cubes. What is the percentage increase in the surface area after such cutting? (A) 4% (B) 166% (C) 266% (D) 300% (E) 400% OA and Explanation Verbal (SC) Corporate finance committees do not plan the detailed activities of the various divisions in a...

Brian Galvin is the Director of Academic Programs at Veritas Prep, where he oversees all of the company’s GMAT preparation courses. Ask any MBA student – past, present, or prospective – about Data Sufficiency questions, and you’re sure to get a response. More often than...

According to a GMAC press release, European b-schools are becoming more popular and European students are attending b-schools in larger numbers. The number of GMAT European test-takers increased 30% since 2005, reports a GMAC study. GMAT volume hit a high of 265,613 test-takers; 23,224 of...

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Here are some of the top forum posts from this past week: GMAT ToolKit has been updated to include 236 additional questions from Manhattan Review Now when you sign up with Manhattan Review, you will get 10% discount and free access to the GMAT Club Tests GMAT GRE and GMAT Score Comparison...

Math (PS) Which expression has the greatest value? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) OA and Explanation Verbal (SC) Noting that the Federal Reserve had raised a key short-term interest rate against last month, analysts said that they expected orders for durable goods to decline soon because rising interest rates...

Recently, a school asked a client to interview on campus and he planned to fly across the country for the interview.  At the same time, he was also waiting to hear about an interview from another school nearby and asked me for my advice.  I...