As of June 2, 2020, some test centers in the U.S. are open for in-person GMAT testing. Click here to find a test center near you and look for available GMAT test dates. Please note that you will be required to wear a face mask to take the exam at a test center. In 2020, […]
How good are your chances of getting into Berkeley Haas with your GMAT score? Of course, your score isn’t going to be a tell-all. You still need a well-rounded application, with a strong GPA, solid work experience/recommendations, and essays that coherently express your future goals while simultaneously demonstrating that you’d be a good fit. To […]
Forget sunny California and Boston. You can’t wait to fill your suitcase with wool socks and long underwear, and head off to the Windy City! Chicago is home to Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, an MBA program focused on general management with a very strong reputation for marketing. With a large study body (close to […]
MIT Sloan is one of the most selective MBA programs. It’s 2014 acceptance rate was at mere 13.8%, lower than Wharton (20.7%), Booth (23.5%) and Kellogg (23.2%). Granted, it’s incoming class is smaller, but still! 13.8% is pretty terrifyingly low. MIT is a world-renowned engineering university, and you’ll find that prominence bleeding into its MBA […]
Starting my GMAT preparation was really daunting. I hadn’t taken a standardized test since the SAT eons ago, and I definitely had never taken one on the computer. My GMAT math skills were questionable because, let’s be honest, who uses the Pythagorean Theorem in their everyday lives? Plus, I had a full-time job, and coming […]
What does GMAT stand for? Graduate Management Admission Test. The GMAT is overseen by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). This test is used for admission to most MBA programs in the U.S. and Canada, as well as most English-language MBA programs in Europe. Although the majority of MBA programs will require prospective students to […]
The decision to go to business school is no joke! Getting your MBA is costly (in terms of both monetary costs and opportunity costs) and it is time-consuming. Figuring out whether it is the right path for you requires some deep introspection and hard core soul-searching. Here are some things to consider before getting your […]
You studied for months. You had a good handle on the structure of the test. You did a bunch of practice exams before the big day. You got a 650, but you’re disappointed. A 650 is a good score, especially considering that the average GMAT score is a 550. But, you want to be in […]
