Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

3/13/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 8:00PM-11:00PM (EST)

3/17/13– Online- Free Trial Class-  7:00AM-10:00PM (EST)

3/14/13– Online- Live Online GMAT Preview– 8:00PM- 9:30PM (EST)

3/11/13– Ann Arbor, MI-  Free Trial Class- 6:30PM-9:30PM

3/11/13– Chicago, IL- Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM
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Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:

Can You Get Into Harvard’s B-School? (Poets & Quants)

Find out what it takes to get into Harvard Business School”the best MBA program in the world”and how HBS’s average GMAT scores and GPA compare to those of other top b-schools.

2014 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Business Schools (U.S. News Education)

U.S. News has plans to release their full list of graduate school rankings on March 12^th but here is a sneak peak of the top 10 highest-ranked business schools.

Business School Chart of the Week: Liberal Arts College Boasts Best GMAT Scores (mbaMission)

MbaMission’s chart of the week shows that test takers who score the highest overall on the GMAT apparently come from a school that does not even offer a business major. Can you guess which college made the top spot?
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Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

3/04/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 9:00PM-12:00AM (EST)

3/10/13– Online- Free Trial Class-  10:00AM-1:00PM (EST)

3/07/13– Online- Thursdays with Ron–  7:00PM-8:30PM (EST)

3/04/13– Durham, NC-  Free Trial Class- 6:30AM-9:30PM

3/10/13– Berkeley, CA- Free Trial Class– 10:00AM-1:00PM

3/05/13– Washington, DC – Free Trial Class – 6:30AM- 9:30PM

Looking for more free events? Check out our Free Events Listings Page.

Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:

GMAC ˜Jazzed’ By Early IR Section Results (Poets & Quants)

Nine months after rolling out the newest section of the GMAT, representatives from GMAC talk about how test-takers are handling Integrated Reasoning.

Spring into a New Habit (Grad Hacker)

Struggling to keep a daily routine this semester? Grad Hacker shares five great tips to help you establish good habits over spring break.

The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship in Three Charts (Harvard Business Review)

HBR shares some interesting data about the rise of social entrepreneurship at some of the nation’s top business schools.
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Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

2/28/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 8:00PM-11:00PM (EST)

3/02/13– Online- Free Trial Class- 1:00PM-4:00PM (EST)

3/03/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 7:00PM-10:00PM (EST)

2/28/13– Online- Long-Term MBA Planning presented by mbaMission– 8:00AM-9:30AM (EST)

2/26/13– Austin, TX- Free Trial Class– 6:30AM-9:30PM

3/03/13– Boston, MA- Free Trial Class– 10:00AM-1:00PM

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Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:

Bouncing Back From the Great Recession (Poets & Quants)

Poets & Quants examines data through 2011 to see which business schools have been able to recover the losses from the Great Recession and which schools have actually gained ground.

Harvard Business School Splits $50K Between 10 Student Startups Dedicated to Going Lean (BostInno)

Harvard Business School’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship recently announced the 10 student groups who will receive $5,000 each to fund their startup ventures.

What Harvard, Haas and Other Top Business Schools Want to Learn About You (Forbes)

Former Executive Director of Admissions for the full-time program at Berkeley-Haas shares what business school admissions committees are really looking for in their applicants.

Why MBA? How an MBA Can Boost your Employability (The Telegraph)

The Telegraph discusses how MBA graduates”particularly those from top-tier schools”are still in demand from leading employers despite the tight job market.

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Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

2/20/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 9:00PM-12:00AM (EST)

2/23/13– Online- Free Trial Class- 10:00PM-1:00PM (EST)

2/24/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 1:00PM-4:00PM (EST)

2/19/13– Online-Interview Workshop presented by mbaMission– 9:00PM-10:00PM (EST)

2/21/13– Online- Thursdays with Ron- 7:00PM-8:30PM (EST)

2/19/13– Atlanta, GA- Free Trial Class– 6:30AM-9:30PM

2/21/13– Boston, MA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM-9:30PM

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Catch up on some business school news and tips with a few of this week’s top stories:

MBA Rankings: Top Schools for E-Business (Bloomerberg Businessweek)

Bloomberg Businessweek asked current business school students to rank their program’s coverage of  Internet commerce.

MBA Pay Growth: U.S. Business Schools Lag Behind (Business Week)

Business Week shares some recent research, which reveals that MBA pay growth at business schools in the U.S. has lagged significantly behind increases in Europe and Asia.

Relax! You’ll Be More Productive! (The New York Times)

Struggling to concentrate on your studies? The NY Times reports on growing research that shows how naps, longer sleep hours, time away from the office, and more vacations actually boost productivity and performance.
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Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

2/11/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 8:00PM-11:00PM (EST)

2/12/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 12:00PM-3:00PM (EST)

2/17/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 7:00AM-10:00AM (EST)

2/13/13– Online- Assessing Your MBA Profile presented by mbaMission– 12:00PM-1:30PM (EST)

2/19/13– Online-Interview Workshop presented by mbaMission– 9:00PM-10:00PM (EST)

2/16/13– Boston, MA- Free Trial Class– 10:00AM-1:00PM

2/11/13– Boulder, CO- Free Trial Class– 6:30AM-9:30PM
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Catch up on some business school news with a few of this week’s top stories:

MBA Intern & Job Outlook Improving (Poets & Quants)

Good news for current and future MBA students! Poets & Quants reveals recruiting stats and shares how this year is shaping up to be a great year for b-school students.

Honesty Matters During the Business School Admissions Process (Graduate Guide)

Something that not every MBA applicant may be aware of is that he or she could be subjected to a background screening. Check out this post from Graduate Guide to find out more about the business school background check.

Mission Admission: Picking a Safety School (mbaMission)

Struggling to figure out which business schools to categorize as your safties? MbaMission has some great suggestions for what to consider when determining your safety schools.

Can Globalization be Taught in B-School? (The Wall Street Journal Careers)

This week WSJ published an interesting interview with Pankaj Ghemawat, a professor of global strategy at IESE Business School in Barcelona, who claims that schools must do a better job explaining globalization”and its many limits.

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