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mbaMission writes a monthly feature for our friends at Beat the GMAT. The following piece was penned for BTG by mbaMission Founder, Jeremy Shinewald:   In the coming weeks, many candidates will receive responses from MBA admissions committees that can be even more frustrating than rejections: “You have been placed on the waitlist.” So, what do you do when your status is … Read More  

Applying to B-School in 2010/11? By taking action now, you can dramatically improve your chances of gaining admission to a top-MBA program next year. Indeed, it is never too soon (and certainly not too late) to take several crucial steps to shape your MBA candidacy. Join mbaMission Founder, Jeremy Shinewald, as he leads prospective applicants … Read More  

Yesterday, Manhattan GMAT posted a 700 level GMAT question on our blog. Today, they have followed up with the answer: If polygon ABCDEF is a regular hexagon, then the figure is very symmetrical and actually looks like the drawing. We should avoid rigorous proofs and instead make quick arguments “from symmetry” – that is, recognizing … Read More  

Each week Manhattan GMAT posts a 700 level GMAT question on our blog and follows up with the answer the next day. Are you up for the challenge? Approximately what percent of the area of the circle shown is shaded, if polygon ABCDEF is a regular hexagon? ? (A) 24% (B) 30% (C) 36% (D) … Read More  

Yesterday, Manhattan GMAT posted a 700 level GMAT question on our blog. Today, they have followed up with the answer: The brute-force way to solve this problem is literally to add up the first 15 positive perfect squares, from 1 to 225, inclusive. This is not necessarily completely out of bounds, given that we only … Read More