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The hard drive on my work laptop failed to boot last week after encountering a bunch of corrupted files. After trying all the options for fixing it myself—solutions like “reset the PRAM”—I took it to our system administrator and asked him to completely wipe the hard drive rather than try to fix the files and risk dragging out a repair. Sound like a disaster? Actually, it wasn’t so bad — thanks to a few key… Read more

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If you’ve begun your b-school research, you’ve probably heard about the “case method.” Many business schools (Harvard perhaps best known among them) either base their curriculum on the case method or use it in some courses. If you’re looking to apply to MBA programs, you should definitely be familiar with this pedagogical approach. Here’s a primer: What the case method is: The case method takes its name from its use of case studies — that… Read more

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Welcome to another installment of Knewton’s MBA News Round-up! This week, check out articles on the job market, the MBA oath, how to pay for your MBA, and newly minted MBAs in tech startups. 1. New MBAs See Better Job Market as Employers Turn Focus to Growth Concerned about your job prospects post MBA? Good news: better placement rates ahead as employers get optimistic. 2. Why I’m Signing the MBA Oath We first reported about… Read more

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Early bird gets the… higher GMAT score? Some interesting data about average GMAT scores in a recent GMAC publication indicates that this might just be the case. According to the report, the average score of people who took the GMAT in 2009-10 at age 20 or 21 was 575. For test-takers who were 22 or 23, however, the average score was 536 — a not-insignificant 39 point decrease. (You can check out the data for… 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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Trying to decide whether to apply to business school? Recent news of an improved post-MBA job market might help tip the scales. CNN Money reports that 54% of graduating MBA candidates surveyed in March 2011 reported having a job offer lined up–compared to 32% of respondents last year. The survey, which was conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council, also found salary numbers to be increasing. New b-grads reported earning an average base salary of… Read more

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In this Student Spotlight, meet Mohit Kant — a super-high GMAT scorer who can’t decide what he loves more: Data Sufficiency or Sentence Correction. Name: Mohit Kant Hometown: Delhi, India Current job?: I work as a Consultant with a leading Big 4 firm.  I am also the founder of Consulting Network (http://consultingnetwork.co.in), a non-profit portal for aspiring consultants. Why do you want to get an MBA? I’ve reached a stage in my career where an… Read more

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How do you know when you’ve studied enough for the GMAT? It’s a question we get frequently for our students. And it’s a good one: after so much prep work, how do you know – really know – that you’re ready? Here are 40 signs that it might be time to go ahead and take your chances on the test: 1. After steadily increasing over the course of several months, your CAT scores have recently… Read more

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1. Seven Questions to Ask About Texting in Class With cell phones becoming more and more ubiquitous among students, new ideas are being floated about possible ways to incorporate these mobile devices into the classroom. This article from MindShift has some questions to consider about the logistics of using mobile devices in class. 2. Across More Classes, Videos Make the Grade USC and other universities are pondering new ways to ensure that students graduate with… Read more

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The MBA is a versatile degree. Business school prepares students for a wide variety of potential careers — everything from finance to government to nonprofit to health care to law to education… and more. Because the MBA can help jump-start such a wide variety of careers, obtaining a joint degree can be a smart move in increasing marketability, experience, and knowledge in specific fields. Previously, we shared some information about two well-known joint degrees: the… Read more

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