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In our latest Student Spotlight, meet Diptiman Banerji, a Knewton GMAT student who increased his score from a 500 on his Knewton diagnostic to a 660 on the actual test! Name: Diptiman Banerji Hometown: Calcutta, India Current job? Senior Manager with Aircel, a leading Telecom services operator in India Why did you want to take the GMAT? I am already a BE (Bachelor of Engineering) & an MBA and have 16 years of work experience…. Read more

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Name: Afton Mielke Hometown: Conrad, Montana Current grade: Junior What kind of college do you want to go? I’m hoping to go to an urban area. I’m really, really crossing my fingers for a college near the Seattle area. I’ve only been there twice, but I fell in love! Do you know what you want to major in? What would be your ideal job after college? I’m hoping to major in both Biology and Psychology… 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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In this Student Spotlight, meet Victoria Markewitz, an undergrad business major from Germany. Victoria managed to raise her GMAT score a whopping 120 points from her first to second try — and now she’s off to get her Masters of Science in Management. Name: Victoria Markewitz Hometown: Bendorf, Germany Hometown in the US: Manahawkin, NJ (exchange 2005/06) Current job: Student in the Bachelors degree at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. During the course… Read more

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Name: Josh Kohn Hometown: New Castle, PA Current job? Accountant / Assistant Purchasing Manager at Fleming Steel Why do you want to get an MBA? I want to pursue an MBA for a couple different reasons.  First, I want to change the industry and career that I work in.  I currently work with a small business that fabricates steel hangar doors and even though working at Fleming Steel since I was 16 has been great,… Read more

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In this Student Spotlight, meet Matt Flores, a first-year b-school student at CMU-Tepper! Matt recently came to NYC  and visited the Knewton office to reminisce about the good ol’ days of Sentence Correction drills. Name: Matthew Flores Hometown: San Francisco/Minneapolis Current job? 1st Year MBA at Carnegie Mellon School of Business, Tepper What do you think of b-school? Business school is great. I love the challenge and how ambitious everyone is. Despite all the negativity… Read more

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In this week’s Student Spotlight, meet Claire Juozitis, our first featured SAT student! Name: Claire Juozitis Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Current grade: 11th What kind of college do you want to go to? Do you have a dream school? I would love to attend a school in a big city. I love the feeling of urban life and I think it would be awesome to be able to meet so many different people. Also, I have… Read more

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In this installment of our Student Spotlight series, meet student Justin Bohn, who lives in Germany and managed to raise his GMAT score by a whopping 130 points (from 570 to 700!). Plus, he already got into b-school… in Barcelona! Read on for more. Name: Justin Bohn Hometown: Cologne, Germany Current job? Mergers & Acquisitions advisory Why do you want to get an MBA? Upon graduating from Maastricht with a Bachelor in Economics I intended… Read more

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In this week’s Student Spotlight, meet Jaspal Saini, another one of our rockstar GMAT students. Name: Jaspal Singh Saini Hometown: Native of New Delhi, currently living in Maryland Current job: Engineering Professional Why do you want to get an MBA? My career till now has been focused primarily on being a technical expert in the core engineering discipline; this experience has had its ups and downs as can be expected. However, one thing that has… Read more

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This Student Spotlight features Tim Murphy, a former Knewton GMAT student who saw his hard work rewarded with a sky-high GMAT score of 730. Read on to learn more about Tim’s study methods and future plans! Name: Tim Murphy Hometown: I grew up in Pine Plains, NY, but I now live in Harrisburg, PA. Current job? Group Leader, Internal Audit for The Hershey Company Why do you want to get an MBA? To position myself… Read more

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