Knewton or MGMAT (in person) courses?

Thanks for the note.

We are quite proud of our course, as we are able to bring the best teachers and technology to our students -- for half the price of our competitors.

And yes the Money-Back Guarantee is very real.

Let me know if you have any specific questions!

Best,
Josh

Thanks for the replies so far!

So I'm really starting to lean towards the MGMAT live (in person) course. Here are my reasons;

1. Signed up for Knewton's free trial and was immediately stopped by the necessary upgrade to either mozilla firefox or the latest version of IE. Since I cannot download or make software upgrades to my work computer this is a dead end for mobile learning (I have a work laptop).

2. I have an iMac at home (desktop) with the latest version of mozilla firefox and safari, since Knewton uses some flash on their online content I cannot see it due to apple's constraints. So the website ended up looking choppy on my [realtively] new iMac (2009).

3. Just as it's difficult to manage remote employees, I do believe it's difficult to learn remotely, even if it is live. There is just something to be said about having an engaging group learning experience where you can physically walk up to the white board and write out problems together. This holds true in the workplace and in the learning environment. Online information and collaboration is a great SUPPLEMENT but I'm not convinced it is a replacement for primary interaction either in professional or academic settings.

So, I'm not trying to put a negative spin on Knewton, it sounds like an outstanding program that will work for alot of people. This is just my experience so far and point #3 is an opinion. I just personally think that face to face interaction and collaboration is what really drives home progress. I am a younger guy and a member of Gen Y so I'm not from the "old school" I also have a technology background (programmer, analyst etc.) so I'm very far from being skeptical of alternative mediums of collaboration as I use it daily. I just think when it really counts nothing beats in-person interaction that's all. And in my opinion studying and preparing for the GMAT really counts!!

Any other opinions out there??

Thanks for the note.

IE6 is really a disaster and numerous sites across the Web are reducing support for it. We offer an advanced, video-based, interactive platform -- and a browser built in 2000 has trouble with it; any version above IE6 works.

Re Flash: We have a lot of students on Macs and PCs and this is not a complaint we here. We'd love to have our engineers troubleshoot with you. Send me a PM and I will set it up ASAP.

Our team-teaching model is really great. Getting questions answered privately, one-on-one, is awesome, and it's equally useful when others are getting the same treatment without slowing the class down for you. Go at your own pace and study only what you need to. The data revolution ushered in by the Internet shouldn't have to stop short at GMAT prep.

Happy to answer any more questions.

Thanks again,
Josh

Thanks Josh,

I appreciate your input and I think it's a great program, I think this is really more of a personal situation driving the decision away from the Knewton program. All of your points make perfect sense which attests to the success you have enjoyed in a small timeframe. If I had the ability to upgrade my browser on my work laptop I'd do it and probably be signing up for Knewton right now. As for my iMac, I believe my next machine will be a PC, too many restraints in apple universe. Also to note I have alot of security enabled on my mac since I live in a highrise on a private network so that may be contributing to the incomplete page loads on the website, again more of a personal situation.

Thank you for your quick replies and input, from the research I've done I think I'd still recommend Knewton.

Thanks!

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