Articles published in October 2018

Overrepresentation and Old Achievements in Your Application Essays

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Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - Overrepresentation and Old Achievements in Your Application Essays by mbaMission

Taking the GRE for your graduate school application? You’re in luck. Each month, we are featuring a series of admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner, mbaMission.


Many applicants worry that they are overrepresented—male investment bankers and Indian software engineers, for example. Applicants cannot change their work histories, of course, but they can change the way they introduce themselves to the admissions committee. Consider the following examples: Read more

More GRE Math Misconceptions

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Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - More GRE Math Misconceptions by Chelsey Cooley

Did you enjoy our last set of GRE Math Misconceptions? Here are four more to watch out for. Read more

8 Things Learning to Surf Has Taught Me about Studying for the GRE

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Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - 8 Things Learning to Surf Has Taught Me about Studying for the GRE by Cat Powell

When I was 30, I went surfing for the first time, and I fell in love. And, like many people in love, I made an impulsive commitment whose consequences I did not fully understand: I decided that I was going to learn to surf well. Read more

How to Build the Ideal MBA Resume

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Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - How to Build the Ideal MBA Resume by mbaMission

Taking the GRE for your business school application? You’re in luck. Each month, we are featuring a series of admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner, mbaMission.


Present Both Responsibilities and Results in Your MBA Resume

In your MBA resume, be sure to showcase your accomplishments, rather than merely stating the responsibilities of your position. When your responsibilities are presented with no accompanying results, the reader has no understanding of whether you were effective in the role you are describing. For example, consider the following entry, in which only responsibilities are offered: Read more

Begin Your Essays with Your Strongest Accomplishments

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Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - Begin Your Essays with Your Strongest Accomplishments by mbaMission

When preparing personal statements that require significant information about career progress, many 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. 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