An important update from GMAC:
"The Integrated Reasoning section of the GMAT exam will offer four new question formats that ask future business students to synthesize information from different sources to solve problems, sort spreadsheet-like tables, interpret graphics, and make comparative analysis. These formats will make their debut in the Next Generation GMAT exam, launching in June 2012...
The new 30-minute Integrated Reasoning section will include 12 to 15 questions in four new formats:
• Multi-Source Reasoning. The questions are accompanied by two to three sources of information presented on tabbed pages. Test takers click on the tabs and examine all the relevant information─which may be a combination of text, charts, and tables─to answer questions.
• Table Analysis. Test takers will be presented with a sortable table of information, similar to a spreadsheet, which has to be analyzed to find whether answer statements are accurate.
• Graphics Interpretation. Test takers will be asked to interpret a graph or graphical image, and select the option from a drop-down list to make response statements accurate.
• Two-Part Analysis. A question will involve two components for a solution. Possible answers will be given in a table format with a column for each component and rows with possible options; test takers will be asked to consider the options provided.
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U.S. Schools Face Tough International Competition
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, the last year showed an increase of only 4% in the number of international applicants to 2011 U.S. MBA programs. This number is low given the percentage of growth in the number of international applicants to other advanced degrees in the U.S. Also, among the 25 MBA programs that grant the largest number of degrees to international students, there was even a decrease of 4% in the number of Fall 2011 applicants.
These findings are supported by GMAC (the company responsible for the GMAT test) data. Less than 78% of test results were sent to U.S. schools in 2010, compared with 83% in 2006. This must also be considered in terms of an overall increase in tests taken plus the fact that the number of tests taken by non-U.S. citizens surpassed those taken by U.S. citizens.
An additional relevant finding is that some of the schools have fallen in recent rankings. For example, in the latest global rankings by The Financial Times U.S. schools took only 24 of the top 50 spots, compared with 31 in 2007. This points to a great advance by business schools around the world (especially in Europe and India) that currently present a good alternative to international applicants, allowing them to study in their homeland rather than emigrating to the U.S.
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These findings are supported by GMAC (the company responsible for the GMAT test) data. Less than 78% of test results were sent to U.S. schools in 2010, compared with 83% in 2006. This must also be considered in terms of an overall increase in tests taken plus the fact that the number of tests taken by non-U.S. citizens surpassed those taken by U.S. citizens.
An additional relevant finding is that some of the schools have fallen in recent rankings. For example, in the latest global rankings by The Financial Times U.S. schools took only 24 of the top 50 spots, compared with 31 in 2007. This points to a great advance by business schools around the world (especially in Europe and India) that currently present a good alternative to international applicants, allowing them to study in their homeland rather than emigrating to the U.S.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Do Admissions Committees Check Social Media?
According to a recent article in Fortune, it seems that admissions committees at a number of MBA programs routinely perform Google searches about candidates and check their social networking profiles on sites like Facebook. They do so in order to gather additional information aside from that which the applicants provided in the application, whether it is in the way they choose to present themselves or what others write about them.
For example, Harvard affirmed that they often do internet searches about candidates. Other schools (Stanford, UNC) only perform such research in cases where something appears suspicious or strange in the application. It seems that schools where students and alumni are involved in the acceptance process are even more likely to use internet searches. It is important to note that the information that appears about the candidate on the internet will not be a central factor to his or her acceptance or rejection, yet it can certainly give a light push, to here or there…
There were of course those who took advantage of the situation and started a business specializing in locating “incriminating” data about the applicant and deleting it. Among the examples of items found with potential risk for the applicant’s chances were an applicant with the same name as a convicted killer, applicants who posted quotes or pictures that connect them with gambling and drug use, and even applicants who badmouthed students at the school at which they seek acceptance.
Use caution:)
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