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Oct 09, 2014

Applying to Business School

When applying to business school, there are certain characteristics and experiences that distinguish and qualify applicants in the business school admissions process. Unlike medical school or law school, there aren’t any so-called “pre-business requirements.” Instead, every business school has a unique set of qualities and characteristics that they look for in an applicant. When applying READ MORE

Sep 11, 2014

Is Business School Worth It?

An MBA degree significantly adds to your academic credentials, enables you to qualify for high-paying jobs, and helps you achieve both your personal and professional goals. Considering the time, money, and effort you will spend on applying and going to business school, it’s important that you ask yourself, “Is business school really worth it?” Applying READ MORE

Jul 15, 2014

5 Ways to Overcome GRE Test Anxiety

1. Know The Test. Some bad news about the GRE is it tests virtually nothing you learned in college and nothing you will work on in graduate school. So unless you’ve been practicing geometry in college or studying etymology, the GRE is going to take preparation. But there is good news: the GRE only tests READ MORE

Jun 17, 2014

Raise your GMAT Score from 600 to 700

Have you finally hit your 600 goal in your GMAT prep? Or maybe you’ve just taken your first practice test and you’re looking where to go. Chances are that if you are scoring a 600, you have already mastered a couple of strategies. For example, you can probably regularly eliminate 2-3 answers on any given READ MORE

May 15, 2014

An Introduction to the GRE Webinar Recording

Rich Carriero, an Academic Manager at Next Step, gives an introduction to the GRE in this webinar; you can watch a recording of this session below. Rich discusses when you should plan to take the GRE and how long you should spend preparing for the exam. He explains how the GRE is scored and what READ MORE

Apr 01, 2014

GRE Math Test-Day Tips

Or — How to manage time on the GRE math section Many students simply do not know how to approach the GRE quantitative section without attempting to solve the problems mathematically. Although the quantitative section does require some math knowledge, attacking each question mathematically using causes a huge time deficit and the test taker does READ MORE

Mar 31, 2014

GRE Math Basics: Circles

Circles: knowing that all measures of a circle are related through the radius is very helpful for Test Day. In circle problems, we should always mark the radius and write down the relevant formulas. There are only a few formulas to memorize for GRE circle geometry. However, being able to apply these formulas and switch READ MORE

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