Recognizing the Right Recommenders: 5 Tips for Great Grad School Recommendations
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Grad School applications have risen in record numbers in the past few years. A higher education study conducted from 2004-2014 showed a rise in enrollment by over 150,000 students. Last year, over 2 million people applied to grad school in the US. Read more
What You Don’t Know about Scheduling Your GRE: Necessary Information on Booking, Cancelling, Reporting, etc.
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I get dozens of questions from students every week about when and how to schedule their tests. A lot of the basic information on scheduling your GRE can be found at the ETS website, but here’s all of the advice you won’t find there: Read more
GRE Math for People Who Hate Math: Which of the Following is a Factor of x?
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Did you know that you can solve ‘which of the following is a factor’ problems with hardly any math at all? It just takes a little basic arithmetic, logical reasoning, and creative thinking — skills that you already have.
Take a quick look at this problem: Read more
Five Ways to Fix a Lower GRE Score on Your Application
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More than half a million people take the GRE each year. The admissions committees for hundreds of grad schools and thousands of grad programs accept the GRE. Read more
Looking for Grad School Admissions Advice? Check out Stratus Prep
Here at Manhattan Prep, we’re proud to announce our newest GRE partner: Stratus Prep. Stratus Prep is a premier admissions counseling firm that can help you achieve your dream of attending grad school. How does it work? Read more
GRE Geometry: Three ways to spot similar triangles
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Certain diagrams appear in tough GRE Geometry problems over and over again. Here are three of our favorites:
What these three diagrams have in common is that they’re all composed of similar triangles. If you learn to spot them at a glance, you won’t waste time trying to prove that the triangles are similar. You’ll simply recognize that fact, and move on to the next step of the problem. Read more
PhD vs. MBA: Which is More Valuable for an Entrepreneur?
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I’m going to say it before you even think it. Yes, with both a PhD and MBA, I’m overeducated. People marvel (or snark, depending): “You have both a PhD and an MBA? You must really like school.” The fact of the matter is, I like learning and sometimes that involves school, but mostly it involves learning by doing. Read more
10 Podcasts to Make You Smarter and More Productive
Can’t get enough of Neil’s GRE wisdom? Few can. Fortunately, you can join him twice monthly for a free hour and a half study session in Mondays with Neil.
When in doubt, if you’re not studying for the GRE, you should be reading a book (any book, seriously). However, while you’re walking around the city or doing dishes or commuting or shopping, reading isn’t an option if you don’t want to have an embarrassing accident. But you can put on some headphones and learn tons of great things for free. Read more