Below is a quick consolidation of links for advice and analysis on the Wharton 2011 Essays. I felt that using these sources has definitely changed my essays for the better. It’s a great starting point if you are getting writer’s block on any one of your essays. One consistent theme across all the advice has been … Read more
If I had the time, it would be possible for me to spend an entire year writing my essays. And I still wouldn’t be happy with them. Deadlines are important. My first deadline is still about a month away, but I’ve set a “soft” deadline to get a draft to my reviewers to ensure I … Read more
I started out at 630 on my very first CAT exam. In my eyes, I had performed very poorly and I knew that I had a huge mountain to climb before I could reach my target score. Over the course of my study, I eventually broke my target score of 720 and landed well above … Read more
I received an email with my official score report and my AWA score: I got a 6.0. Not a shock or anything, as I know I wrote some pretty solid essays. It only took me 6 days after the big test day to get my scores, even though the testing documentation said it would take … Read more
UPDATE: For a chance to win free access to the Beat the GMAT Practice Questions, click here. I started studying for the GMAT near the beginning of July and decided to take a Manhattan GMAT course. As the course was winding down, David Park from Beat the GMAT offered me access to a new product … Read more
No, this isn’t a political post, as this isn’t a world affairs blog. It’s just a mnemonic device to memorize the compound interest formula. One of my friends told me this is how he remembered it for the GMAT. You can just memorize this one, as replacing “1” for the “n” value (number of periods) will give you … Read more
Now that I’m approximately 60 days away from the big day, it’s a good time to reflect on everything I’ve done thus far and make adjustments where needed. I’ve read blogs, reviewed forums, and taken two practice CATs thus far. I’ve also completed six weeks of the Manhattan GMAT Online Live Course. Higher Standards Getting … Read more
Kaneisha Grayson, successful Harvard MBA and founder of Art of Applying, is hosting another one of her popular webinars this week, on August 12th. This webinar is one of a series of classes designed to guide you on the path to getting your MBA. Read the description below for this month’s topic. School Choice, Quick-Start … Read more
I’ve posted before about memorizing prime numbers, squares & cubes, and fraction, decimal, and percent conversions. Here’s one more thing you need to memorize for the GMAT test: Factorials. Factorials will show up in number properties and combinatorics questions. The first time during my GMAT study I came across a number with an exclamation point … Read more
Even though I’m already in my third week of study for my Manhattan GMAT online course, I still haven’t explored all the resources available to me on the Manhattan website. Last night I signed up for office hours with one of the Manhattan GMAT instructors and she informed about Manhattan’s Official Guide Tracker. I downloaded the file … Read more