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Archive for 2009/10


Can the first questions on the GMAT be experimental?

Many people have heard that the early questions on the GMAT are crucially important because of the test’s adaptive nature; they have the (incorrect) sense that how you answer the first questions will determine the sort of questions you get for the rest of your test.
This belief is exaggerated and mistaken, as we have heard [...]

mbaMission Interview Workshops in NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, D.C.

This Thursday, October 30th, our friends at mbaMission will be running Interview Workshops in our New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles centers.  These workshops will prepare you for the sorts of questions your MBA Interviewers are likely to throw your way.  We’re very glad to be able to offer these events to the [...]

More from the GMAC Summit

Here’s more detail on the GMAC Summit from MGMAT Instructor Stacey Koprince:
Last week, I attended the GMAC Test Prep Summit, a biennial gathering held by GMAC specifically for test prep companies.  Most of the things we discussed are probably only of interest to those of us who work in the industry. There were a few [...]

MBA Employers using the GMAT to Screen Candidates

BusinessWeek just posted an article that talks about a trend among employers using GMAT Scores as a proxy for ability, sometimes to determine which candidates to interview.  The article even includes accounts of Business School administrators and professors advising MBA students to re-take the GMAT (after they’ve already begun attending Business School!) in order to [...]

All Aboard the GMAT Bus!

The organization that administers the GMAT, the GMAC, is always looking to make the test available to anyone who might be interested in graduate business education.  That’s why, once again, the GMAT bus is making the rounds, bringing the exam directly to students.
Originally launched in 2006, the bus will visit 32 schools in 14 states. [...]