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August 30, 2009: FREE Essay Writing Webinar – Live Online

How can I write essays that grab the attention of MBA Admissions Committees? Jeremy Shinewald, founder of mbaMission, will use this simple but often perplexing question as the starting point for a workshop for prospective business school applicants. Attendees will walk through exercises that challenge them to uncover their personal and nuanced stories, craft compelling … Read More  

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The Quest for 700: Weekly GMAT Challenge (Answer)

Yesterday, Manhattan GMAT posted a 700 level GMAT question on our blog. Today, they have followed up with the answer: The best way to approach this problem is to generate an actual table according to the rules. Let’s start with the most concrete information we know: the entry in the upper left corner is 1. … Read More  

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The Quest for 700: Weekly GMAT Challenge

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? A table of numbers has n rows and n columns, where n is an odd integer greater than 4. Each entry in the table is subject to … Read More  

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Manhattan GMAT’s 5 Tips for 1st year MBA Students

Our friends at Manhattan GMAT have prepared a helpful set of tips for those who have made the successful leap to b-school. It isn’t too early for you to start planning for that enviable day…  We get a lot of good news here at Manhattan GMAT from students who have been accepted into the MBA program … Read More  

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The Quest for 700: Weekly GMAT Challenge (Answer)

Yesterday, Manhattan GMAT posted a 700 level GMAT question on our blog. Today, they have followed up with the answer: To calculate the percent increase of any value, we use this formula: (New – Old)/Old. In other words, we subtract the original value (Old) from the increased value (New), then divide the result by the … Read More  

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