We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!
Here is this week’s problem:

Is xy an integer?

(1) x is the ratio of the area of a square to the area of the largest possible circle inscribed within that square.

(2) y is the ratio of the area of a circle to the area of the largest possible square inscribed within that circle.

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

2/5/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 9:00PM-12:00AM (EST)

2/10/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 9:00AM-12:00PM (EST)

2/07/13– Online- Thursdays with Ron– 7:00-8:30PM (EST)

2/10/13– Boston, MA- Free Trial Class – 5:30PM- 8:30PM

2/5/13– Chicago, IL- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM-9:30PM
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Catch up on your b-school news with some of this week’s top stories:

How Hard Do MBAs Work? (Poets & Quants)

Here’s an interesting statistical breakdown of the average workweek for MBAs around the world. Can you guess which continent logs the most hours?

B-School Chart of the Week: Most Popular Job Functions by Industry (mbaMission)

This interactive chart from mbaMission is helpful if you’re trying to decide which industry you want to enter and what kind of functional role you want to fulfill.

Get MBA Application Advice From the Trenches (U.S. News Education)

Past MBA applicants reflect on their own experiences and offer some helpful advice for prospective students.

Harvard Tops the 2013 MBA Rankings (Financial Times)

For the first time in eight years Harvard Business School pulled ahead of Stanford Graduate School of Business to top the Financial Times MBA Rankings.

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

1/30/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 8:00-11:00PM (EST)

2/02/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 2:00-5:00PM (EST)

2/03/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 5:00-8:00PM (EST)

1/29/13– Online- Interview Workshop presented by mbaMission– 9:00-10:30PM (EST)

1/30/13– Online- MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed presented by mbaMission-5:00-6:30PM (EST)

1/29/13 – Boston, MA – Free Trial Class – 6:30-9:30 PM

1/28/13 – Evanston, IL – Free Trial Class – 6:30-9:30 PM
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Here’s a roundup of some of this week’s top business school related articles:

B-School Chart of the Week: Which B-Schools Produce the Best-Performing CEOs? (mbaMission)

Trying to decide where to go to business school? Have a look at where others have garnered great success.

Job Market Improving for Business School Graduates (U.S. News Education)

A new survey reveals that business school graduates’ job prospects are on the rise and are as good as they’ve been since 2003.
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We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!
Here is this week’s problem:

If x is a prime number, the function G(x) is defined as the xth root of the product of all distinct primes less than or equal to x. If x is one of the first five primes, the maximum value of G(x) occurs when x =

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Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.
1/24/13– Online- Choosing the Right B-School presented by mbaMission– 9:00- 10:30PM (EST)

1/24/13– Online- Thursdays with Ron- 7:00- 8:30PM (EST)

1/26/13– Online- GMAT Preview– 1:00- 2:30PM (EST)

1/27/13 – Online – Free Trial Class – 2:00- 5:00PM (EST)

1/21/13 – Ann Arbor, MI – Free Trial Class – 6:30-9:30 PM

1/27/13 – Atlanta, GA – Free Trial Class – 5:30-8:30 PM

1/27/13– Chicago, IL- Free Trial Class – 5:30- 8:30PM
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Here’s a roundup of some of this week’s top business school related articles:

Women in Business School: Why So Few? (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Bloomberg offers some explanations for why men outnumber women on business school campuses.

U.S. News Ranks Online MBA Programs (Poets & Quants)

U.S. News recently released online MBA program rankings for the first time ever. Check out what Poets & Quants had to say about the report.

Harvard Might Be the Best in Business, But Those Excelling in Entrepreneurship are Babson & MIT (BostInno)

Interested in pursuing an MBA in entrepreneurship? BostInno reviews Bloomberg Businessweek’s rankings of the top programs for entrepreneurship.
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Here’s a roundup of some of this week’s top business school related articles:

How to Choose MBA Elective Courses (U.S. News Education)

Be smart when choosing electives in business school. Here are some electives that MBAs and professors advise graduate business students to pursue.

B-School Chart of the Week: Number of Living Alumni (mbaMission)

Looking for an MBA program with a sizable alumni base?  Check out this chart on mbaMission for some insight into which schools have the most living alumni.

M.B.A. Pop Quiz: Are You Employable? (The Wall Street Journal)

Business school admissions committees look for employable people. Some MBA programs are now using career-services staff to evaluate applicants.
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