The list of MBA programs that accept the GRE continues to grow. While most top business schools now allow applicants to submit a GRE score in place of the GMAT, candidates’ concern about doing so has only grown. Candidates worry about how their applications will be considered and whether schools really prefer the GMAT over the […]
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When I talk with pre-MBA candidates about GMAT preparation I always suggest that they take a test prep course instead of studying for the GMAT on their own. Generally, candidates that I’ve worked with over the last ten years had greater success more quickly with a test prep course then using a self-study method. This […]
Read MoreAt this time of year, when you say “I’m healthy” people immediately think that you are free of colds or viruses. It seems that everyone is fighting some cold, bug, strep, bronchitis or dreaded influenza – that would be the flu! Of course, we know that being healthy extends well past our colds and coughs […]
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I launched DiversityMBAPrep.com in September and it’s been a pretty “good” ride so far. Talk to any entrepreneur and they will use non-descript words to share how business is going. “Good”, “it’s going”, “things are really starting to move”. The true translation goes something like this: (a) this building-a-business thing is harder than I thought […]
Read MoreConfession: I have ADD – ADHD, to be exact. (My friends are laughing because they can’t imagine that anyone on the planet doesn’t know that about me already). Most people with ADD find it hard to sit still and focus at times, and then at other times have a ridiculous “Rain Man”-like focus on a […]
Read MoreTalk to just about any MBA applicant and they will give you an earful about the GMAT – about the studying, the time commitment (it can take over your life) and the stress. Oh the pesky GMAT. I always say – it’s not the most important part of your MBA application, but the GMAT is […]
Read MoreToday’s post is written by Dan Clark and brought to you by MBA House. To learn more about MBA House, visit the website (and find info on an MBA House promotion on our Resources page) Recently the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) made the largest change to the GMAT since the introduction of the Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) almost […]
Read MoreToday’s post is written by David Gerrard and brought to you by MBA House. To learn more about MBA House, visit the website (and find info on an MBA House promotion on our Resources page) Here’s something that can get in our way on the Reading Comprehension section of the GMAT: school. In school, when we’re […]
Read MoreToday’s post is brought to you by MBA House. To learn more about MBA House, visit the website (find a info on an MBA House promotion DiversityMBAPrep.com Resources page) Most people think math is hard. They’re not wrong, but they’re not always right either. Yes, the GMAT examines some difficult, abstract ideas, but these ideas are grounded in reality, […]
Read MoreIt’s that gut-wrenching time of year – when aspiring second round MBA candidates take the GMAT, but don’t obtain the score that they want and need to be competitive at their target schools. We aren’t talking about 10-20 points off the MBA programs’ average GMAT scores, but rather 80 points or more below the averages. […]
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