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The article below was contributed by Conrad over at 2minute GMAT… Read the rest in hopes of helping my readers get ready for the GMAT exam. As those of you who have applied or are currently applying to business school programs know, the GMAT exam is a very important part of the MBA application process and, unfortunately, many applicants don’t have a clue of how to best prepare for it. There are many different approaches that can be used to study the core subjects, but, before deciding on a preparation strategy, one has to have some basic understanding of the GMAT and how

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!! I hope all of you had a happy holiday season and brought in the new year safely. As for me, I had a good week hanging out with my family in Virginia and I returned to Chicago rejuvenated and ready to see what this year has in store for me. My fingers are crossed that 2011 wants to drop a big load of money on my lap B-)

The email below is from a Platinum member who is also a former advisory client of mine from a few months ago. In his email below, he informs … Read the rest

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In this edition of the “Conversations” interview series, I’ll be speaking with Jesse A. Mejia, Founder and President of MBA Catalyst, an MBA admissions consultancy based in the Washington DC area. I’ve known Jesse for a couple of years through a mutual friend, but this was the first time that we ever spoke face-to-face. As you’ll soon see, we had a lot of fun with the interview.

Jesse founded MBA Catalyst back in 2004, soon after finishing up his MBA at Georgetown. He also has a “day job” working in Corporate America with a focus on risk management, but, … Read the rest

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The message below was sent to me by a Platinum member of this site a couple of days and, as I always try to do for my Platinum members, I made sure to get a response to his email recorded and uploaded as quickly as I could.

The sender is a Canadian MBA aspirant who is planning to apply to business school during the 2011-2012 application cycle. In the meantime, he wants to do whatever he can to strengthen his overall application profile and is especially concerned about his low undergraduate GPA. He asked for some advice on how he … Read the rest

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Back in the summer of 2008, I was approached by the publishing company of a new MBA admissions strategy book called “The Best Business Schools Admissions Secrets” with a request to write up a review. I promptly read the book and was fully prepared to type up a lengthy review, but then real life happened and I dropped the ball on it.

A couple of weeks ago, I found the book in a box in my apartment and remembered that I’d neglected to follow through on my commitment to write a review. So, I re-read the book to get a … Read the rest

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What would you do if you were approaching the business school application process and you suddenly received the opportunity to be a part of a prestigious post-graduate program prior to the MBA? Would you delay the application process for business school? Would you wait until the next year to apply to B-school? Would you walk away from the post-graduate program? I can think of many questions that might go through someone’s mind and this is precisely the situation that one of my readers describes in his email posted below.

The message below is from one of my Platinum members and … Read the rest

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Hey, everyone. This is a quick entry to let you all know about a contest being run by the folks over at TeachStreet with the grand prize being a free Kaplan GMAT or GRE test prep course. Check out the text below for a link and more information on the contest.

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For more information, click this link: Information about contest at TeachStreet to win a free GMAT or GRE course

Intro text about the opportunity:

Thinking about going back to school? Ready to start the next step in your journey to a graduate degree? We’re here to help! In

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The message below is from one of my Platinum members from Spain who has some con cerns about how his GPA will affect his applications to U.S. business schools. Apparently, the grading system at Spanish universities doesn’t translate well to the traditional 4.0-scale used by most U.S. universities. The reader is asking for my perspective on his situation and is wondering if I have any specific advice for him on how to approach his issue. Let’s hope that my response gives him something to work off of in his applications.

By the way, I recently learned about a Twitter-related phenomenon … Read the rest

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