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Ever wonder what time of day you should schedule the GMAT in order to get the best score? Check out our guest post on OnlineSchools.com, What time of day should you take the GMAT?

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This weekly law school admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert law school admissions advice, check out their blog. Today we want to offer some tips on engaging the community of one’s target programs. Communicating with law school insiders can be beneficial for a number of reasons: in addition to learning about a given school and your potential fit, you can also generate material for your personal statement,… Read more

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This weekly MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert b-school admissions advice, check out their blog. Since many of our readers are just beginning the business school application process, we wanted to offer some basic tips on a critical variable in the MBA admissions equation: recommender selection. When choosing your recommenders, remember that it can be seen as a test of judgment – selecting a recommender whose… Read more

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I would love to be wrong about this. Especially given the fallout in the tech economy if Groupon blows up. But isn’t it really pretty obvious that Groupon is a massive Ponzi scheme? Let me first say that Groupon filing to go public is not proof of a tech bubble. There is no tech bubble, just a micro bubble here or there. Nor is the Groupon story even particularly interesting or important compared to what’s… Read more

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This weekly MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert b-school admissions advice, check out their blog. At the beginning of April, we discussed the importance of signing up for a feedback session when one is planning to reapply to a program that provides this opportunity. Today we’d like to follow up on that post by offering a few thoughts on feedback session etiquette. While on one hand… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert law school admissions advice, check out their blog. Now that law schools have released admissions decisions, as well as informed a number of waitlisted applicants of their fate, the 2010 – 2011 admissions season is coming to a close for the vast majority of law school aspirants. We’d like to offer our congratulations to all those who have gained admission to… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. In keeping with the recent Admissions Tips we have posted for the new crop of applicants to the Class of 2014, today we want to offer some tips on engaging the community of one’s target programs.  Communicating with b-school insiders can be beneficial for a number of reasons; in addition to learning about a… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert admissions advice, check out their blog. With essay topics for the coming year already starting to be released by some schools, there are applicants who are eager to get started on their written applications. Though essay questions tend to vary year to year, the two things that nearly every prospective student can count on being asked are “What are your short-term… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert admissions advice, check out their blog. Though many law school applicants know exactly what they want to do – and how much they hope to make – after they earn a JD, a surprising number apply to school without thinking about how they’ll pay for this expensive degree. While some students do foot the entire bill themselves or receive scholarship support… Read more

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Summer is the best time to visit colleges. But many students and parents don’t know how to approach this first critical part of the college admissions process. What should you do? What should you definitely not do? How does interviewing work? Here’s the thing: effective, smart visits can help you narrow down your college list, make better decisions about where and when to apply and ultimately get you (or your child) admitted to the right… Read more

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