Students often ask how much time they should spend studying for the GMAT. The short answer: there is no one size fits all solution. That said, at Knewton we generally recommend a prep period of around three months. It’s enough time to build a solid foundation in every key area of GMAT study, but not so long that you burn out by the time exam day rolls around. If a 3-month study schedule is something… Read more
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Contrary to popular belief, video games aren’t just for killing an idle Thursday evening. In fact, a variety of recent studies have begun to demonstrate their teaching potential. Steven Johnson’s book Everything Bad is Good for You offers a good introduction to the field. Tom Chatfield’s fantastic Ted Talk is another great examination of gaming and learning. Believe it or not, the savvy gamer can combine his virtual hobbies with his dreams of business school… Read more
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Thanks to a recent GMAT question archiving project, I had the opportunity to take a trip down GMAT memory lane. The things I uncovered about older GMAT questions were amusing — but they also illuminated how much the exam has evolved since it’s inception. How would you have done on the GMAT of thirty years ago? Language To start, you’d have to get used to some pretty uncomfortable terminology. Did you know that GMAT RC… Read more
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“It all just becomes about the adults.” Such is the lament of Michelle Rhee, chancellor of schools for Washington D.C., in a key moment of Davis Guggenheim’s education documentary Waiting for Superman. She sits in the backseat of a car, crestfallen after having just lost the battle for a major teacher tenure and salary reform initiative when teacher union representatives are blocked from even voting on it. Her statement speaks to everything Guggenheim’s documentary does… Read more
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Done with the GMAT? Not sure what to do without GMAT forums and practice CATs to turn to? If we may, a few suggestions: 1. Dance like no one is watching. 2. Burn your “Official Guide to the GMAT” in a Heathen ritual. 3. Make a triumphant speech. How to: 4. Fantasize about your start-up one day acquiring Google and then being prosecuted by the FTC for monopolistic practices. 5. Strut. How to: What do… Read more
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In our GMAT Case Study series, we’ll take a close look at the key concepts behind GMAT practice questions. This week: idiom errors. Even the most diligent students occasionally have nightmares about GMAT sentence correction grammar. SC can be particularly frustrating if you are not a native English speaker and have trouble just understanding what the sentence is saying. Luckily, there are plenty of strategies to help test-takers — both native and non-native speakers — succeed!… Read more
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Not all question types are created equal when it comes to the GMAT verbal section. About half of all Critical Reasoning questions ask you to strengthen or weaken an argument, while Reading Comprehension questions tend to focus on main ideas and inferences. Still, it is important to become aware of the less common kinds of questions before test day. The following five each constitute less than 5% of the Verbal section, but if you’re familiar… Read more
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Jonathan Bethune is a Content Developer at Knewton. The LSAT is only the first step in what all future legal eagles hope will be a grand career in law. But exactly what will that career look like? Will you be defending clients in court? Working for a big corporation? Prosecuting bad guys? Or perhaps someday starring in your own daytime court TV show? Don’t sweat it if you aren’t sure. To help you see where… Read more
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Jonathan Bethune is a Content Developer at Knewton, where he helps students with their GMAT prep. SPOILER ALERT: If you have not yet seen the film “Inception,” DO NOT READ THIS POST. It gives away the ending and you would be doing yourself a disservice as “Inception” is totally awesome. Go see it, then come back. It’s cool. We’ll wait for you. Ready?
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Jonathan Bethune is a Content Developer at Knewton. “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” – Sherlock Holmes Someone walks in front of you with a piece of toilet paper attached to his shoe; your friend walks up to you and you notice a small bandage on his face, which smells of aftershave; a smiling woman playfully rubs her leg against her conversation partner’s under the table. All… Read more
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