A Yale Law grad on law school, the Constitution, and whether you should really get that J.D. (Part I)
Nick Pederson is a graduate of Yale Law School. He was gracious enough to answer some of our questions about law school, the legal field, and his current work. Look out for Part II of the interview next week! Why did you choose Yale Law School? The truth is Yale …
The top 5 MBA admissions myths
Anyone that’s applying to business school knows that there is a plethora of information about the admissions process floating around — some of it true, some false. MBA admissions expert Walter Hutchinson (founder of ApplicationAdvantage.com and MBAdashboard.com) was kind enough to speak with Knewton about the 5 most persistent myths …
Disney vocab to help you prep for the SAT
For many of you, songs from Disney movies probably formed the soundtrack to your grade-school friendships and pre-adolescent bonding rituals. Now, what if we told you that you could use Disney songs – and more specifically, vocab words contained within these songs – to help prepare for the SAT? Below, …
Top 5 GMAT Anxieties, and How to Avoid Them
No matter how prepared they are, all GMAT students have concerns going into test day. Here are some of the top anxieties about taking the GMAT — and what you can do to address them. 1. You’ll get thrown a curveball on test day You’ve got rates and probability down, …
10 Types of MBA Forum Participants
Many b-school applicants supplement their GMAT study time with avid participation in one (or more!) of the GMAT/MBA forums on the interwebs. Here at Knewton, we’re pretty big fans too, and in all our trolling, we’ve noticed some distinctive types of forum participants. Our observations may not be (entirely) scientific, …
What to Read for the SAT and Beyond
Christina Yu is a Content Developer at Knewton, where she helps students with their SAT prep. As a former lecturer in English lit, I love the concept of a “reading list.” In honor of all the reading lists that have shaped my life, here is my stab at the tradition, …
10 Unexpectedly Fun Things About Applying to Business School
By: Christina Yu 1. Suddenly Everything “Counts” Again: Miss the cool random stuff you did in high school to round out your “extracurricular profile”? Competing in the long-jump, publishing stories, running the class multicultural society, and starring in West Side Story? MBA programs select for interesting students with diverse interests …
