Articles published in May 2018

There’s No Such Thing as a 700 Level GMAT Question

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Manhattan Prep GMAT Blog - There's No Such Thing as a 700 Level GMAT Question by Ryan Jacobs

One of the most popular questions I get asked by my students: “Can you tell me where to find 700 level GMAT questions I can practice?” To which I have a reply ready: “I’d love to help you! But what’s a 700 level GMAT question?” Read more

Everything You Need to Know about Combinatorics for the GMAT

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Manhattan Prep GMAT Blog - Everything You Need to Know about Combinatorics for the GMAT by Reed Arnold

Guess what? You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GMAT courses absolutely free—we’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here.


It’s a pretty common question we GMAT teachers get: “Can we go over combinatorics?” To which my answer is usually a barely contained sigh. Read more

Mission Admission: Begin Your MBA Essay with Your Strongest Accomplishments

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Manhattan Prep GMAT Blog - Mission Admission: Begin Your MBA Essay with Your Strongest Accomplishments by mbaMission

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner, mbaMission.


When preparing personal statements that require significant information about career progress, many MBA applicants choose to discuss their accomplishments in chronological order. Although the simplicity of this approach makes it an attractive one, we encourage you to consider an alternative to showcase your more recent and thus potentially stronger accomplishments first in your MBA essay. By choosing this alternate approach, you may capture your reader’s imagination more quickly and reduce the risk of being lost amid similar candidates. Read more

Maximize Your Learning from Official GMAT Problems (Part 1)

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Manhattan Prep GMAT Blog - Maximize Your Learning from Official GMAT Problems (Part 1) by Stacey Koprince

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When was the last time you read a solution to a problem, thought to yourself, “Yep, that makes total sense,” set it aside…and then realized a week (or 3 days!) later that you had no idea what you’d read or that you couldn’t replicate that solution yourself? Read more

GMAT Official Practice Exams Have Been Updated

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Manhattan Prep GMAT Blog - GMAT Official Practice Exams Have Been Updated by Stacey Koprince

The GMAT® Official Practice Exams have been updated for the new (shorter!) test format—and that’s not all! Read more