As usual, Poets & Quants does the best work I gathering and sorting data. This week, they pulled together information that applicants have been literally begging for: what should be my target GRE? The answer is right at this GRE link on page 4. Pick your...
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Yes, you can update your scores, which is a whole new trend. At least for Michigan Ross, and -- check me on this -- Columbia Business School. Ross sent out an email to allay candidates' fears about Round 3 -- there's some great info in here,...
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People who use GMAT of GRE prep courses and tutors do better than going alone. I've said that for years, but now I have analytical proof it is true. There are a million reasons not to go it alone. I even tell people that if they have...
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Poets & Quants just published an article about it being a "buyers market" for MBA applications, concluding that it is *possibly* a lot easier to get in to business school than it was, say, a few years ago. I'm not so sure that's a blanket statement...
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I am not a very good athlete, so you can imagine everyone's surprise when I decided to pick up a new sport. I decided to learn to row – not in a traditional rowboat, but in a long skinny shell with two 10-foot oars. It...
Read MoreAnswers technical questions about GMAT and GRE percentiles, the opportunity to retake, cancelling the score, and other puzzling mysteries. These days, more and more students are taking the GRE, and that's great. It is a slightly different style test from the GMAT, it is administered by a...
Read MoreFor those who are applying to business school, the question arises: should I take the GMAT or GRE? Or if you've already taken one or the other, you may be wondering if you should have taken a different test. In all honesty, I think the answer is...
Read MoreAs I write this, it's less than six months to the first round deadlines for business school application. And there's plenty you can do to get organized now. This means mapping out a strategy, juggling all the moving parts, executing, following up, and all while...
Read MoreI'm surprised that so many students who want to go to graduate school don't feel the need to take a test-prep course. Most of them are well worth the investment. I can’t stand standardized tests. They test only one thing: test-taking ability. But they are here...
Read MoreHot off the press, Kellogg's full-time MBA program now accepts the GRE. As does Cornell's Johnson School. Here's the updated list as of September 7, 2011. It's always great to check; it wasn't on the Kellogg website until I emailed and -- voila! There's no...
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