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Archive for 2009/07


August is TEP Month here at Manhattan GMAT

Here at Manhattan GMAT we are incredibly proud of the exploits of our founder and chairman, Zeke Vanderhoek.  Zeke departed MGMAT in order to found TEP, a charter school in Washington Heights dedicated to attracting better teachers to the profession. TEP is paying its teachers $125,000 per year plus bonuses to teach underprivileged children.  The [...]

Foundations of GMAT Math Workshops

About 2 years ago, one of our L.A. Instructors, Mike Kim, suggested that we provide a math curriculum  for students who want a refresher on fundamental math topics (e.g.  fractions, algebra, etc.).  We thought it was a fantastic idea.  Being an extraordinarily productive guy, Mike went on to author the Foundations of GMAT Math Workshops [...]

MGMAT on Clear Admit

Clear Admit did a recent profile on Manhattan GMAT on its blog as part of its series on GMAT prep companies.  The profile had some good info about MGMAT’s upcoming offerings that really ought to appear in this space. 

GMAT Breaks Shorter as of July 17th

We’ve received word through the grapevine that GMAC is shortening all break periods during the test by a total of 15 minutes, effective July 17th.  This change has yet to be confirmed – we’ll update this blog post as soon as we receive official confirmation.
The primary change for students is that breaks between sections will [...]

The OG 11th Edition – Collector’s Item

Among the many topics of discussion at the Manhattan GMAT Instructor Convocation was what happens to the 11th Edition of the Official Guide now that it’s about to leave print.  Here at Manhattan GMAT, we have something of a library of the various editions of the OG, starting with the 4th Edition or so (our [...]