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We get a lot of interesting questions from Knewton students about GMATPrep® problems. Today, we’ll take a look at a particularly tricky Sentence Correction question dealing with comparisons, modifiers, and pronouns. The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being so far away from Earth that their apparent positions in the sky do not change enough for their movement to be observed during a single human lifetime…. Read more

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We here at Knewton are feeling benevolent, so we have decided that it’s high time to roll out another of our Freshman 15 Writing Rules. We have heard your cries and felt your hunger, and in our infinite wisdom and mercy, we respond with a new grammar tip. Your prayers have been answered. The long wait is over. Last time, we learned how to be a pro at pronouns. This week, we will examine an… Read more

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As any great lawyer or law professor will tell you, studying law is as much about the heart as it is about the mind. For years, law professors have woven works of literature into classes and seminars to tell the human stories behind each case. These stories provide the emotional complexity sometimes missing from contracts and statutes. Novels, poems, and plays can offer insights not only into legal concepts, but also into political values, cultural… Read more

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Tutoring is a booming industry, one of the few to continue expanding during the recession. The reasons for its growth are numerous and familiar: among others, intense competition to get into top colleges and graduate programs, a lack of resources in schools, and the conviction that when the future is at stake, no expense should be spared. Students and parents are understandably anxious – the pressure is high, and some worry that tutoring franchises take… Read more

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You’ve heard of the Ten Commandments, the G8, the Big Ten, Top 40 Pop, the Three Musketeers, the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, the 1001 Things to Do Before You Die. The lists of impressive numbers are endless. But at Knewton, we’ve compiled the most impressive list of them all: the SAT Freshman 15 Grammar Rules. These are, in all their splendor, the top fifteen most commonly tested grammar rules on the SAT. Learn… Read more

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Remember the good ole days of the slide rule, the typewriter, the Model T, the first cell phone? Yes, technology has come a long way. Each and every day, we take advantage of countless technological advancements. But what about the technologies that are being invented, tested, and implemented as we speak? Every year, the World Economic Forum recognizes a select number of companies as Technology Pioneers. According to the WEF, to be selected, companies must… Read more

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With the October 2010 LSAT fast approaching, these last few weeks are what students call the Home Stretch—that final lap in which those at the front of the pack break into a sprint, those in the middle continue a steady jogging pace, and those walking in the back get lapped yet again. Wherever you may currently find yourself in the pre-law race, here are a few study tips for each test section that will help… Read more

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Matthew Busick is a Content Developer at Knewton. At Knewton, we live and breathe standardized tests. It’s our job, but the frightening thing is that we actually enjoy what we do. I guess it would be fair to call us nerds (or Knerds, as they’re known around here). Walking to the bathroom or on my way to grab a snack, I’ve actually heard the following sentences: “Just because I said that shirt looks good on… Read more

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Matthew Busick is a Content Developer at Knewton. Two years ago, I attended an informal panel at Google featuring nine or ten in-house attorneys who were kind enough to share stories about their law school experiences and general advice. They all came from different backgrounds and had varying perspectives on law school — some loved it, some hated it, some had blocked it out of their memories. What caught my attention, though, was that they… Read more

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Matthew Busick is a Content Developer at Knewton. Bicoastal: (adj.) Living or working on both the east and west coasts of the United States. When I tell my friends that I’ve dreamed of being bicoastal, they look at me as if I’ve revealed something highly personal or inappropriate. Maybe it’s the rootlessness that they find appalling, or my refusal to pick a side in the perennial East-West wars. The truth is that both coasts are… Read more

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