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Our Adaptive Learning Systems are the heart of the Knewton GMAT course, and we’re always working to improve them. Recently, we released an upgrade to the way we report our student’s conceptual proficiencies. This change came out of several months of research on how our students learn, and we’re really excited about the ways it makes studying more efficient — and personal — than ever before. If you’re in class now, you may have noticed… Read more

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Knewton students are an ambitious bunch, so this week we added some extra tough assessments to our GMAT course. If you’re a student, halfway through your class you can try 2 Midterm Challenge Quizzes, high-difficulty 15-question mini-tests geared toward 700+ scorers. At the end of the course, take two Final Challenge Quizzes for even more focused practice. This challenge practice is a great supplement to your core work, so all you high-achievers get ready. You… Read more

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Brad McIlquham is the Director of Academics at Knewton The June LSAT has come and gone: In fact, score reports are just around the corner (they’re set to come out June 28th… deep breath!). We asked our Knewton LSAT prep students for some feedback on their test-day experiences. The consensus? Overall, 60% of students reported doing as expected or better on the June LSAT (although of course no one can be sure until the 28th!)…. Read more

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What happens when you get 4 SAT experts in the same room? They start dishing the dirt on how to attack the test. Effie, Chris, Evan and I lay out some solid tips — like mastering your timing. If you had all week to take the SAT, there’s a great chance you’d get every question right. What’s difficult is managing your time effectively and finding efficient solutions to problems when you get stuck. The SAT… Read more

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Brad McIlquham is Knewton’s Director of Academics. He is really into surveys, but then again, who isn’t? – The February 2010 LSAT was this past weekend (at least for those who managed to avoid the massive snow cancellations). Just like we did in September and December, we polled our hearty Knewton students to get their feedback on the exam. Most students who responded were from our full-length LSAT prep course, but a handful were from… Read more

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