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There are many management students across the country keen to join international B-schools like Harvard, Wharton, Kellogg or Stanford. The way to get into these institutes is the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT), the computer based online test conducted by Educational Testing Service (ETS) under the aegis of global nodal body Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). To crack the GMAT, Indian students get coached at GMAT-prep institutes. MBAUniverse asked one of the leading GMAT-prep institute Jamboree about its assessments of the exam, the performance of Indian students in the exam and the kind of services it offers to students. A GMAT

he Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guide Series, a highly acclaimed family of seven learning guides for advanced GMAT preparation, officially becomes a family of eight guides on May 1, 2007. Along with this additional book, ManhattanGMAT officially releases updates to all nine lessons in its complete GMAT preparation course, as well as several new tools: practice test assessments, a GMAT study problem tracker, and a test simulation booklet. With these new features, New York, NY (PRWEB) May 2, 2007 -- Preparation for the GMAT just got a little more comprehensive at ManhattanGMAT, the worlds largest GMAT-exclusive preparation provider. The New York-based company

Anderson Schools to Offer GMAT Prep Course in March The Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico will conduct a six-week GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) preparation program this spring. The program, which runs March 24-May 12, is designed to teach participants the math and verbal skills theyll need to be successful on the exam. Anderson isnt the only school that requires the GMAT – top-tier business schools across the country include the test in their admission decisions. The GMAT is only one of a handful of criteria we look at, including undergraduate GPA, work experience, and letters of

Beginning this fall, a master of professional studies in engineering management degree is being offered at Penn State Harrisburg. The program combines business and management principles with engineering study for engineers in the workforce. The intent is to help engineers do some fine-tuning and make them better managers, said Richard Young, director of MBA programs and a professor at Penn State Harrisburg. The program is a cooperative effort between the School of Science, Engineering and Technology and the School of Business Administration. Students will take 15 credits in business and 18 credits in engineering. More : pennlive.com

MBA applicants should work for 4-6 years before they plan to get into a top international B-school. This was the advice offered by Mr Chad Troutwine, Founder of Veritas-Prep, a US-based leading GMAT-prep company while responding to a aspirant query on ‘AskMBAUniverse.com’, a new Expert-Q&A platform launched recently on the website. “The average amount of work experience at the top US MBA programs ranges from 4 years for Stanford to 6 years for Wharton,” said Mr Troutwine. “If you want to attend a top international B-school, I strongly suggest that you work for 4-6 years, gaining valuable leadership experience and industry-specific

University Park, Pa. -- A Penn State MBA student will have the chance to test his stock market smarts when he appears on CNBCs Fast Money at 8 p.m. today (June 1). Thomas Aichele, who has completed half of the two-year MBA program in Penn States Smeal College of Business, is scheduled to appear via webcam for the shows Grade the Trade segment. Aichele will have 30 seconds to state what stocks he would buy and sell in a specific financial scenario, and will then be graded on his financial advice by the shows panelists. Aichele is director of investor relations

Besides padding the pockets of owners and providing fans with affordable entertainment, the New York-Penn League exists to produce future major-leaguers. The State College Spikes received their first look at the league's big-league goals last summer when they received current St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan on a rehabilitation assignment, and played against New York Mets reliever Joe Smith and Cincinnati Reds outfielder Josh Hamilton. Smith was sent to Triple-A New Orleans in August after beginning his first full professional season in New York. He is due back in New York later this month. More : centredaily.com

It's not a UNC class, and he won't be graded. The junior chemistry major is in an MCAT prep course at the Chapel Hill Kaplan Center. "It's more independent work than I initially expected," Spencer said. "You put in maybe 20 hours a week. It's pretty rigorous." The five-month class costs $1,849 and meets for three hours on Sundays. Spencer, who is planning to take the MCAT this spring, sits in a room with about 25 other students, bent over their thick textbooks as they listen closely to instructor Dan Verges. A first-year medical student at UNC School of Medicine, Verges said he took

Manhattan GMAT, the worlds largest GMAT-exclusive prep provider will hold a b-school admissions panel for future MBAs, on Wednesday, April 25, with representatives from Harvard Business School, Sloan School of Management, Columbia Business School, and the Kellogg School of Management. Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 24, 2007 -- Future business leaders in the Boston area will get the chance to meet admissions representatives from four of the highest-ranked MBA programs, on Wednesday April 25th. The event will be held at the Back Bay Center of Manhattan GMAT, the worlds largest GMAT-exclusive test prep provider. Representatives from Harvard Business School (www.hbs.edu), Sloan School

The number of GMAT takers in India is growing every year. And experts predict the number to grow at between 20 to 25% over the next three to five years. Here’s what’s attracting Indians towards this international test. From less than six thousand in 2001, to over 16,000 last year, the number of Indians opting for GMAT, is increasing every year. Out of the two lakh people taking GMAT every year across the world, about 5% are from India. Experts say the number of GMAT takers in India is growing at 20% per annum already. Chad Troutwine, Co-Founder,

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