Archive for the 'GMAT' Category

Coming Soon to a GMAT Near You: More Security

Would-be MBA students getting ready to take the GMAT might be in for a little surprise when they show up at the testing center. In addition to all the usual security measures—including video monitoring and the computer adaptive test itself—test takers will soon be asked to submit to a new one: a biometric device that [...]

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Business Schools Look to GRE to Boost Diversity

At a time when business schools are looking to diversify their applicant pools and to meet expectations from employers for more creative business leaders, growing numbers of institutions across the globe are accepting GRE® General Test scores for admission to graduate business school and MBA studies.
The Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE) General Test has been [...]

UNA offers grad certificate to business students

UNA started a 12-month program in business administration for graduate students in January.
This is a full-time residential program open to all college students, and it caters to international students who do not meet the UNA’s Master of Business Administration program requirements.
Upon completion of the program, students receive a graduate certificate in business administration. [...]

Tips offered to students applying to grad school

Sacramento State’s Office of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Diversity Program are offering a workshop aimed at helping students apply to graduate school.
While 20 years ago it was seen as a great achievement to have a four-year college degree, today it is more common for high school graduates to seek higher education, said Jose Martinez, [...]

Exam prep classes costly

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 [...]

Indian students benefitting from the Harvard, MIT experience in Cyprus

Pursuing higher education, whether in India or abroad, can worry the best of students and their parents, given the high cost involved for lodging and tuition.
For instance, a leading business school in the United Kingdom charges 67,000 dollars (Euro 55,000) for tuition fees and living costs, while a similar school in the United States charges [...]

CAT candidates ready for surprises this year

With barely three days to go for the Common Admission Test (CAT), thousands of management seat aspirants across the State are in their final, frenzied moments of preparation.
Across the country, about 2.3 lakh candidates are expected to appear for next Sundays test, which will decide who gets into the seven Indian Institutes of Management [...]

Master of Business Administration program ranked in Business Week Magazine

The part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program of the College of Business of the University of Nevada, Reno is ranked No. 17 in the United States by Business Week Magazine.
The College of Business MBA program, started in 1965, accommodates the needs of professionals by offering courses during the evening hours. The program allows [...]

IIM-A get ready for PGPX III; admission process complete

The admissions process for the third batch of IIM-As Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) is now complete.
IIM-A received 1352 applications this year, which is an increase of about 60% over the previous year. IIM-A is targeting a batch size of 80 with one section.
The average GMAT score for the [...]

Career Launcher plans B-school

Career Launcher, a premier Masters of Business Administration (MBA) test preparation institute in India, is all set to join the league of B-schools. Indus World School of Business (IWSB), as the B-school is christened, will induct its first batch next year.
With an investment to the tune of Rs 50 crore, the B-school will come [...]