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Student Spotlight: Diptiman Banerji, Doctoral Candidate in Management with a 160 Point Score Increase
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… Read more >
Student Spotlight — Afton Mielke: High School Junior in Love with Seattle and SAT Shortcuts (but not Justin Bieber)
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… Read more >
Student Spotlight — Blake Walls: Research Manager and Military History Major Out to Conquer the LSAT
In this Student Spotlight, meet Blake Walls, an aspiring attorney. Name: Blake Walls Hometown: Boston, MA Current job? Research Manager at Gerson Lehrman Group Why do you want to get your JD? I’ve just always known that it’s something I wanted to do. Lawyers are the gatekeepers for business, politics,… Read more >
Student Spotlight — Mohit Kant: 730 GMAT Scorer, Consultant, and Iron Man Fan
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… Read more >
Student Spotlight — Victoria Markewitz: Aspiring Consultant with a 710 GMAT Score
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… Read more >
Student Spotlight — Josh Kohn: Accountant, Lord of the Rings Fan, and Aspiring Small Business Consultant
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… Read more >
Student Spotlight — Matt Flores: CMU-Tepper Student Nostalgic for his GMAT Prep Days (Really!)
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… Read more >
Student Spotlight — Claire Juozitis: Aspiring Rockstar, Creative Writer, and Folk Music Fan!
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… Read more >
Student Spotlight — Justin Bohn: A Rock Climber Who Rocked the GMAT
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… Read more >
Student Spotlight — Jaspal Saini: Engineer, Steve Jobs Fan, and 770 GMAT Scorer
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… Read more >
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