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

8/26/13– Boston, MA – Essay Writing Workshop Presented by mbaMission– 7:00PM- 8:30PM

8/26/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 8:00PM- 11:00PM (EDT)

8/27/13– Austin, TX –  Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/27/13–  Washington, DC- MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed presented by mbaMission– 7:00PM- 8:30PM

8/27/13– Online – Free Trial Class– 9:00PM-12:00AM (EDT)

9/1/13– London- Essay Writing Workshop Presented by mbaMission– 7:00PM- 8:30PM

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:

Here’s Why Applying To Harvard Business School Has Never Been Easier (Forbes)

Rather, it’s never been more straightforward – for you and close to 10,000 other applicants who are likely to apply this year for one of 940 or so places in the Class of 2016.

Want To Be An Entrepreneur? Then Get Your MBA (Really) (The Globe and Mail)

For those hoping to break into entrepreneurship, business school is an amazing path to do so because of its inherent opportunities.

10 Least Expensive Private Business Schools (U.S. News Education)

These private b-schools keep tuition and fees under $40,000 a year.

At Harvard Business School, Lessons in Leadership from Literature (Bloomberg Businessweek)

For the last 12 years, HBS students, who take a class on literature and leadership, have been scanning the pages of books for lessons to help them tackle business’s most challenging dilemmas.

Did we miss your favorite article from the week? Let us know what you have been reading in the comments below or tweet @ManhattanGMAT

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:

In the figure above, ABC is a right triangle with AC as its hypotenuse, and PQRS is a square. What is the area of the square?

(1) AC is 70 units long.

(2) The product of the length of AS and the length of RC is 396.

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

8/19/13– Santa Monica, CA – Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/19/13– New York, NY- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/19/13– San Francisco, CA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/19/13–  Toronto, ON- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/19/13– New York, NY – The Last Minute MBA Application presented by mbaMission– 7:00PM-8:30PM

8/19/13– Online- Live Online GMAT Preview– 9:00PM- 10:30PM

8/20/13–  Atlanta, GA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/20/13– Boston, MA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/21/13– Online- MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed presented by mbaMission– 9:30AM- 10:30PM (EDT)

8/21/13– San Diego, CA – Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/21/13– Santa Clara, CA – Essay Writing Workshop Presented by mbaMission– 7:00PM- 8:30PM

8/21/13– Irvine, CA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/21/13– Online – Essay Writing Workshop Presented by mbaMission– 4:00PM- 5:30PM (EDT)

8/22/13– 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:

Seek Online MBA Programs The Provide Travel Opportunities (U.S. News Education)

Traveling abroad can help online business students network and improve their resumes.

The Nuances of an MBA Resume (Poets & Quants)

In an application, a resume is more than a chronology of your academic and professional career.

How Getting an MBA can Help You Be a Better Entrepreneur (Upstart Business)

Whether an MBA is necessary to be an entrepreneur is the subject of lots of debate, but getting a master’s in business administration can be a huge help in getting your startup off the ground.

M.B.A. Admission Tip: Always Go for an Easy ‘A’ (The Wall Street Journal)

Business-school applicants with high undergraduate grade point averages are more likely to be admitted than those who performed slightly less well but did so amid tougher grading standards.

From a Dark Foundry to The Milanese Sunshine: Do An MBA, Says MIP Engineer (BusinessBecause)

Former technical manager of engineering giant Metec WA shares why all engineers who want to be recognized as good managers should get an MBA.

Did we miss your favorite article from the week? Let us know what you have been reading in the comments below or tweet @ManhattanGMAT

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:

For how many unique pairs of nonnegative integers {a, b} is the equation a² – b² = 225 true?

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

8/13/13– New York, NY – Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/13/13– Chicago, IL- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/13/13– Denver, CO- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/13/13–  Seattle, WA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/14/13– Online – Choosing the Right B-School Presented by MBA Mission– 8:30-10:00PM (EDT)

8/14/13– Arlington, VA- Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/14/13–  West Hollywood, CA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/15/13– New York, NY- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/17/13– Washington, DC- Free Trial Class– 10:30AM- 1:30PM

8/17/13– Online – Free Trial Class– 10:00AM- 1:00PM

8/18/13– Online – Free Trial Class– 1:30PM- 4:30PM

8/18/13– London- Free Trial Class– 10:00AM- 1:00PM

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:

Best GMAT Books (Test Study Guides)

Test Study Guides shares their hand-picked list of the best GMAT prep books and explains why these are the most effective study guides for the test.

Maximizing the Minimalist MBA App (Poets & Quants)

You should view your MBA application as the admissions committees do: as a holistic package of documents that work together to provide a comprehensive and cohesive introduction to you.

Students Offer Inside Look at Harvard Business School Admissions Process (Business Administration Information)

The student news organization at HBS has produced an unofficial admissions and interview guide, offering potential b-school candidates an advanced look at what types of questions they will get in their admissions interview.

Target MBA Jobs That Pay Well, Require Fewer Hours (U.S. News Education)

Find out which jobs offer a competitive salary and also have more flexibility in their work hours.

Do You Need a Résumé in the LinkedIn Era? (Harvard Business Review)

Your LinkedIn profile should be the most-viewed and most current version of your professional life. That has many people asking: Do I even need an old-fashioned résumé anymore?

Bain May Use GMAT Integrated Reasoning Test to Help Screen MBA Hires (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Bain & Co., one of the most coveted MBA employers, may soon use scores on GMAT’s new Integrated Reasoning section to screen applicants for consulting jobs.

Did we miss your favorite article from the week? Let us know what you have been reading in the comments below or tweet @ManhattanGMAT

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:

A coin purse contains 13 coins, each worth 1, 5, 10, or 25 cents; the total value of the coins is 150 cents. How many 10-cent coins are in the purse?

(1) The 13 coins can be divided among five separate envelopes so that each envelope contains the same total monetary value.

(2) The 13 coins can be divided among six separate envelopes so that each envelope contains the same total monetary value.

A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.

B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.

C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.

D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.

E. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and additional data are needed.

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

8/5/13– Glendale, CA – Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/5/13– Washington, DC- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/5/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 9:00PM- 12:00AM (EDT)

8/5/13– New York, NY- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/7/13– Durham, NC – Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/7/13– Dallas, TX- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/7/13– New York, NY-Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/7/13– Online- The Last Minute MBA Application presented by mbaMission– 4:00PM- 5:30PM (EDT)

8/7/13– Bellaire, TX- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

8/8/13– San Francisco, CA- Free Trial Class– 6:30AM- 9:30PM

8/10/13– Boston, MA – Free Trial Class– 10:00AM- 1:00PM

8/10/13– Online- Live Online GMAT Preview– 2:00PM- 3:30PM (EDT)

8/10/13– New York, NY – Free Trial Class– 2:00PM- 5:00PM

8/11/13– Online – Free Trial Class– 7:00AM- 10:00AM (EDT)

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