Archive for 2007

Veritas Prep vs. ManhattanGMAT - Instructor hiring and training

December 6th, 2007

We are often asked to compare and contrast MGMAT to Veritas. The primary difference between ManhattanGMAT and Veritas is that the two organizations have vastly different approaches to Instructor hiring and training. We have several Instructors who have had direct experiences with both companies - their accounts follow below.
“The quality of any business […]

Insight from GMAC

November 21st, 2007

Last month, GMAC hosted a seminar to brief us on facts, data, and trends from the test-takers out there. Here (somewhat belatedly), are some of the key points that they presented:
1.  Scores are creeping upwards - the average in 2007 was 537, 12 points higher than in 2005.
2.  The Number of Hours spent […]

GMAC Briefing

October 22nd, 2007

Last Friday, GMAC (the publishers of the GMAT) invited a few of the senior people from ManhattanGMAT to a presentation in a hotel in New York to let us know what GMAC has in development.
The event was very interesting, to say the least.  Much of it consisted of applicant profile data (i.e. how many people […]

Sweeping the GMAT Clouds Away, ManhattanGMAT Allows Sunnyvale to Shine

October 17th, 2007

Continuing to expand beyond any rational boundaries (just like one of those sponge toys that grow to gigantic proportions), ManhattanGMAT is opening a new center in beautiful Sunnyvale, CA! Residents of San Jose have to worry no longer, as they can now access ManhattanGMAT’s unparalleled curriculum taught by our overachieving instructors in one convenient […]

MGMAT’s Chris Ryan, Master of Levity, Builds ‘Foundations’ with BusinessWeek

October 9th, 2007

We at ManhattanGMAT are pleased to announce that our very own Chris Ryan, Director of Product and Instructor Development, was recently featured in a BusinessWeek article about - you guessed it - the GMAT (more specifically, the quant section). From the article:
TAKE A COURSE: If you need a little nudging and a place to ask […]