Written by Sameer Kamat

In the GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) questions, identifying the structured of the paragraph is the first and the most important thing to do. The expert GMAT teachers at GoGMAT, continue their GMAT preparation series on MBA Crystal Ball. This time the spotlight is on the Critical Reasoning questions within the GMAT syllabus. And yeah, there are examples and a sample question for you to sink your teeth into.

Written by Sameer Kamat

Academic jobs are usually associated with teaching and research. Beyond this, the level of awareness is limited, specially for those seeking a ‘business focussed’ career.
Hari Raghavachari (an IMD Switzerland MBA alumnus) thinks there’s more to academic careers than meets the eye. In this 2-part series, he tries to provide additional insights into the world of teaching, administration, consulting and research jobs, but with a business focus.

Written by Sameer Kamat

The GMAT syllabus can appear to be vast and scary. So preparing for the GMAT test involves more than just knowing every GMAT verbal and quantiative concept perfectly. Knowing how to guess intelligently on difficult GMAT questions can save you time and get you some good scores too. In the GMAT preparation series written by GoGMAT for MBA Crystal Ball, this week’s focus is on how to sharpen your guessing skills with some cool tips and tricks.

Written by Sameer Kamat

While writing MBA essays related to personal and professional experiences, what you choose to write is as important as how you present the facts. Nupur Gupta shares another post with MBA Crystal Ball readers on how to write MBA essays for the best business schools. This time it’s all about experiences that have had a deep impact on you, as a person and a professional.

Written by Sameer Kamat

The GMAT Preparation series by GoGMAT for MBA Crystal Ball readers continues. In this post their GMAT tutors share some ideas on how you can manage the test time optimally, even if you haven’t mastered the entire GMAT syllabus.

Written by Sameer Kamat

Germany is not considered to be the hottest destination when it comes to MBA programs. American programs dominate the MBA rankings game. Then there are several Canadian, Asian, Indian and European (mainly Spanish and French) MBA courses that rank high. But ask applicants about German MBA programs, and you are most likely to get a blank look.
Here’s the story of Shubham Jain, who took a different approach to selecting his business school. He threw MBA rankings out of the window and used a different set of parameters to discover, what he believes, is the best bschool for his aspirations.

Written by Sameer Kamat

It’s GMAT Preparation season. So we got our friends from GoGMAT to prep you up before your GMAT test dates. In this exclusive GMAT preparation series, the GMAT tutors and experts from GoGMAT will cover  tips, techniques and advice on a range of topics – including GMAT syllabus (how to prepare for GMAT verbal questions and GMAT quantitative challenges) and general strategies (like the art of intelligent guessing and time management) for tackling difficult GMAT questions.

Written by Sameer Kamat

Nupur Gupta (Wharton MBA and Founder of Crack The MBA) continues her guest series for MBA Crystal Ball. This time she explains how to write an MBA essay where you need to talk about a failure.

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In an interview with MBA Crystal Ball, MBA admissions consultant Paul Bodine shares some tips on how to tackle MBA applications and get into the top business schools.
Paul is also the author of several popular books: The Perfect Phrases series (Perfect Phrases for business school, law school and medical school acceptance), Great Applications for Business Schools.

Written by Sameer Kamat

In a new guest series for MBA Crystal Ball, Nupur Gupta (Wharton MBA and Founder of Crack The MBA) shares tips and advice on how to write MBA essays for a variety of commonly asked MBA essay questions.