When you’re prepping for the SAT, the last thing you want to do is waste time. And there are a lot of time wasters out there: from bad materials to tutors only familiar with the old test (it changed in 2016, people!), it seems like there are more potential landmines cropping up every day. But…
10 Tips and Tricks for Acing the IELTS
The path to passing the IELTS is not a straight line, nor a short walk. You can think of it more as a long hike, challenging but rewarding. Now, if you go on a long hike, you’ll need to pack a bag of supplies. In the case of the “hike” to IELTS success, your supplies…
1 Doctor, 2 Entrepreneurs: Eliza Morrison & Andrew Nimmich [Episode 230]
Meet Eliza Morrison and M4 Andrew Nimmich, the CEOs of Tutor the People and Nerdly. Both of today’s guests attended the College of Charleston in South Carolina where Eliza Morrison majored in French, Russian and Comparative Literature. Andrew Nimmich also attended the College of Charleston and CUNY Brooklyn College and majored in Pre-Medical Studies. He…
Music Playlist Proven to Boost Your Scores!
Washington University School of Law’s Online LLM program just got in touch with us to tell us about their new study aid, Spotify Playlist, a compilation of late baroque era classical music including works by Bach, Beethoven, Handel, and Vivaldi. The playlist was created based on a Stanford study that shows that certain types of…
Want a 30+ on the ACT? Here’s What to Know
If you or your child is about to start preparing for the ACT, you might be wondering what exactly will show up on the test? What does one need to know to do well on the ACT? Here’s a brief overview of what’s covered in each section. ACT English The ACT English section measures standard…
Interview with Dr. Lee Burnett of Student Doctor Network
Linda had this week the pleasure of interviewing via email Dr. Lee Burnett, Brigade Surgeon for the U.S. Army and founder and director of Student Doctor Network, which he started in 1999. He received his D.O from Western University of Health Sciences, did his internship at Western University of Health Sciences and his residency at…
Integrated Reasoning: 6 Months Later
Two recent GMAC articles (“Integrated Reasoning and Admissions” and “Demystifying the GMAT: What We Know About IR 6 Months After Launch”) talk about the demystification of the six-month-old Integrated Reasoning section of the GMAT. A few points: Did this section put any of the following groups at a disadvantage: non-native English speakers, non-US citizens, non-white…
Real-Life Knowledge You Need to Know for the GMAT
For the GMAT Verbal section, on Critical Reading and Reading Comprehension, you are not expected to have specialized expertise in the topics they discuss. Sometimes, though, it is particularly helpful to have general real world knowledge. If you make a habit of reading regularly– either a good newspaper (the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, etc.) or…
Kaplan GMAT Course Review: Post-Course Thoughts
We gave away a free Kaplan GMAT course to Ram C. Ram just completed his course and shares his thoughts with us below. (Ram also gave us a run-down of his first impressions of the course, a few weeks back, which you can view here.) Accepted: Now that the Kaplan Course has come to an end, can…
Top 5 Study Tips for the GRE, Part III
Are you preparing to take the GRE? This is the third of a series of five posts by Manhattan GRE’s Jennifer Dziura on study tips for the exam. Tip #3: Don’t Leave “Holes in the Foundation” It’s very satisfying when you figure out the greatest possible value of n such that 40 to the 60th…
MBADiversity City Forums Events & Accepted.com Test Prep Scholarship
It’s been a rough year financially for most people. So it’s nice to see when others are reaching out to help, and we at Accepted are trying to help out too. GradPrep, in conjunction with MBADiversity, will be awarding an Accepted.com $450.00 scholarship* to a GradPrep or MBADiversity City Forum registrant who attends one of…
Accepted News for MBA Applicants
We just added two great GMAT articles from Manhattan GMAT to our GMAT resources: GMAT Strategies for the Math-Challenged Strategies for the GMAT’s Verbal Section Reminder: If you are planning to take a GMAT test prep course either in a traditional classroom setting or online or even with a personal tutor, you can receive 10%…
MBA Admissions: New Content on GMAT Prep; Consortium
We recently added the Consortium transcript and an additional GMAT article to Accepted.com. Here are excerpts: Consortium Student Chat Transcript mba2008 (Feb 5, 2008 8:10:33 PM)What advice would you give us in preparation for returning to (a) the orientation program and (b) returning to school? RayHernandezDARDEN (Feb 5, 2008 8:11:37 PM)School can be overwhelming…
