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Top B Schools under GMAT and Their Specializations

For anyone aspiring to get into a business school, the first hurdle is the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test). Forget about the other hurdles downstream if the GMAT is not successfully scaled. But how high must you jump to clear it? How high can a GMAT get? There is no specific number but a “ballpark [...]

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Tips on How to Write Your Admission Essay

Most people have the perception that they can’t write. Because of that, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. But we do and can write – all of us. Though we verbally communicate most of the time, a huge portion of that communication will find their way into written form by necessity. What is true is that, [...]

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Admission Essay Mistakes You Cannot Afford to Make

When I was in the corporate world, my section was figuratively called “the pre-departure area.” People with work attitude problems were transferred to me to convey the message that their employment days are numbered if they don’t measure up. It was a reputation I did not relish. But I pursued just the same because the [...]

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How to Beat Writer’s Block

The importance of your admission essay cannot be cannot be overemphasized. Not writing it well enough can make or break your application or worse still, derail your career plans. But you can very well be in this scenario. You have just recovered from the GMAT and other application requirements. Now, before you is a clutter [...]

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Do’s and Don’ts in Writing Your Essay

Your essay may be the most important item in your application package. Through it, you are selling yourself as a potential candidate for post grad studies. It is like being down to your last bullet. You could not afford to miss. Winning or losing the battle is dependent on that single bullet. But your mind [...]

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What is a Business School Admission Essay?

Happy New Year! The crackles of the firecrackers have long died down and 2011 has become a dream. Some parts of it refuse to go away while others have long been forgotten. At any rate, all of last year’s happenings shall soon be things of the past. Some things we keep as relics while others [...]

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You Can Beat the GMAT

I know of a guy who was a brilliant student from his elementary grades up until he graduated from law school. His brilliance never dimmed a bit when he took his review classes for the bar exams. But when the big day came, he wet his pants from fear and backed out even before the [...]

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Are You Afraid of the GMAT ?

It is said that “fear” is a child of the unknown. According to Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970), a well-known British philosopher and many other lofty adjectives attached to his name: “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Thats consoling, [...]

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