This week’s college admissions tip comes from Dan Stern, founder of College Essay Organizer. His product is designed to streamline the essay process, and so will his tips below. Over the years of advising on the college essay process, we’ve seen every trick in the book: the gimmick essay, the avant-garde essay, the comedy essay. (About this last one – how funny is it? Are you sure?) But there are a few very common pitfalls… Read more
It’s that time of year: when a young student’s fancy turns to thoughts of…standardized testing. Yes, the SAT is back! Many Knewton students woke up bright and early on October 9 to brave the test. After it was over, they filled us in on the test day experience. A full 72.7% of students surveyed said that the test went “better than expected.” The rest of the students felt they had done “as expected.” No one… Read more
After its three month summer hiatus, the LSAT is back! Many Knewton students tackled the first test of autumn this past Saturday, and then filled us in on their experience. The test seemed to pose more hurdles this time around (more on that in a moment), but 46.9% reported it went “as expected.” And 12.5% said it was “better than expected.” 34.4% felt it went “worse than expected.” Now here’s the breakdown: Overall • Analytical… Read more
Anyone that’s applying to business school knows that there is a plethora of information about the admissions process floating around — some of it true, some false. MBA admissions expert Walter Hutchinson (founder of ApplicationAdvantage.com and MBAdashboard.com) was kind enough to speak with Knewton about the 5 most persistent myths about the b-school admissions process. Stay tuned next week for two myths specific to the 2010-11 admissions season! Without further ado, the top 5 recurring… Read more
