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Recently, a prospective candidate emailed mbaMission with the following question: “What is the most basic stylistic error that candidates make when writing their essays?” Our answer: unnecessary repetition. Although repeating a word within a single sentence or in consecutive sentences does not constitute a grammatical mistake, it can still be grating to a reader’s “ear.” … Read More  

To think of Wharton as a program that excels only in churning out investment bankers and management consultants would be a mistake. In fact, Wharton boasts a truly international program, ranked #3 in this area in the U.S. News & World Report MBA Ranking by Specialty in 2011. A full 36% of the school’s 2012 incoming … Read More  

Yesterday, Manhattan GMAT posted a GMAT question on our blog. Today, they have followed up with the answer: The question is asking whether x is an integer. Glancing at the statements, we can see that statement (2) only involves y, so it cannot be sufficient. (All we are told in the stem is that xy is … Read More  

When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment, but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. Students at UC Berkeley Haas take advantage of life as part of a large … Read More  

Each week Manhattan GMAT posts a GMAT question on our blog and follows up with the answer the next day. Are you up for the challenge? If xy ≠ 0, is x an integer? 1) xy is an integer. 2) y is a prime number with y unique factors. A: Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but … Read More