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Beat The GMAT®
BTG is one of the world's most comprehensive sources of information about the GMAT. Check in for thorough forum discussions, expert articles, B-school admissions resources, and more.

The Official GMAT Web Site®
Schedule or reschedule a GMAT appointment. Send your score reports to schools. Get information for test-takers with disabilities. Buy prep materials and books.

The Graduate Management Admissions Council®
The GMAC administers the GMAT. This website lists schools and programs that accept the GMAT, compares the GMAT to the GRE, gives GMAT stats and geographic trends, and tells you where to take the test and how to get official score reports.

Admissions Resources

Stacy Blackman Consulting
Since most applicants to top business schools are qualified to attend, you need a special edge to stand out from the pool. This site treats the B-school application process as a marketing exercise, focusing in particular on the essay.

Accepted.com
An admissions consulting and application essay editing service. They provide advising and editing services, along with a blog giving sample essays, writing tips and application interview questions. A recent post lists the six principles underlying a "sticky" personal statement: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions, and stories.

Clear Admit
Clear Admit offers MBA Admissions Consulting and Publications for applicants to the world's leading business schools. Receive 10% off your Publications order by entering the promotional code "CAKnewton" at checkout.

Maxx Associates - Graduate Admissions Consulting
They promise to guide their clients in "the art and the science of synthesizing a candidate's professional, academic, and personal credentials and goals into a powerful, compelling, and persuasive presentation to an Admissions Board."

MBA Apply
Their pitch: "Whether you are an international student or an All-American, a corporate or NGO professional, or someone who has taken an unconventional career and life path, MBA Apply can help you put together strong, cohesive applications that effectively convey who you are as a person (and not just a worker drone), why your accomplishments are important to you, and how an MBA will help you fulfill your future ambitions."

MBAPrepAdvantage
Offering strategies on admissions, school selection, essay and resume editing, recommendation letters, interviews, waitlist response and reapplicant assistance.

Admissions Consultants
Forum, blogs and other resources written by experts in admissions. Their consultants have served on admissions committees at Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, Chicago, MIT, Columbia, Tuck, Fuqua, Haas, Cornell, Stern, Kenan-Flagler, and IESE.

MBA Exchange
The only MBA admissions consulting firm with independently-reported client success and satisfaction. Since 1996, they have helped thousands of applicants gain admission to their targeted b-schools. Request a free, confidential evaluation of your MBA candidacy today.

Business School Rankings

Financial Times Rankings of Business Schools
Who's #1 according to FT? HBS or LBS? Wharton? Acquaint yourself with all the relevant data so you can make the most informed decision possible.

US News Rankings of Business Schools
All rankings systems were not created equal. Juxtapose this list with the FT list and get a fuller view of the competitive landscape.

Financial Aid Resources

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
A step-by-step guide to applying for financial aid from the US government. They give information about the financial aid process and help you estimate your eligibility for federal student aid. They also help you gather the necessary documentation, determine your dependency status, search for school codes and check application deadline dates.

FinAid
Listings of different financial aid options, from scholarships to loans to savings to the military. Also fives advice on avoiding scholarship scams. The site includes necessary forms and instructions for filling out the FAFSA and maximizing your eligibility.

Student Aid on the Web
Federal student loan and scholarship resources. Includes sections on repaying your loans, repayment plans, public service loan forgiveness and postponing repayment.

Additional Resources

Association of Professionals in Business Management
An accreditation body for business managers, offering two certifications, the Certified Associate Business Manager (CABM) and the Certified Business Manager (CBM). The CABM as prepares you for the rigor of the CBM and/or an MBA degree. The CBM is a professional certification based on an MBA curriculum that should be earned during, after, or in lieu of an MBA.

Business Week - Business School Comparator
A searchable database of schools with customizable filters, including location, costs, admissions requirements, full or part time, and student body demographics.

BNET - Back to B-School Blog
Business news aimed at the future MBA-earner. Recent blog post topics include recommendations for questions you should ask in job interviews, how information changes consumer behavior, and the upside of doing business in a turbulent economic climate.