From The Bench To B.School: A Scientist’s Road To Enrollment (III)

by Jonathan McEuen, guest blogger Jonathan McEueun is a Manhattan GMAT grad who is off to Wharton this fall. We asked him to share his application process with us. What follows is Part 3 of 5 posts in a series about his experiences. You can read Part 2 here. Don’t Get Lost Before The First [...]

7 Tips for Managing GMAT Stress

By: Carrie Shuchart It’s an oft-quoted fact that the most common fear in this country is of public speaking. There you are, standing in front of a crowd, palms sweating, heart racing, voice cracking and every visible part of your body shaking. No wonder more Americans fear this scenario than fear flying, spiders, or (my [...]

Mental Discipline for the GMAT

Almost all students undertaking a prep program for the GMAT, or for any other standardized test, understand the importance of the test itself. Far fewer, however, understand the importance, or the magnitude, of the mental adjustments required for success on the test. The following “attitude adjustments” are discussed in detail by our instructors over the [...]

Top 5 GMAT Test-Taking Strategies

by Chris Ryan, Director of Instructor and Product Development, ManhattanGMAT You’ve studied all the content, you’ve done hundreds of problems, you’ve taken practice test after practice test.  And now, it’s GMAT game day.  You’re following all the logistics tips: you got enough sleep last night, you’ve shown up early, you haven’t eaten anything funny, you [...]