Short Answer Questions, Optional Essays and MBA Videos

[View this email in your browser]( This Week's Trending Articles [Short Answer Questions, Optional Essays and MBA Videos]( by [Personal MBA Coach]( Round 1 MBA deadlines are rapidly approaching! For many top schools including Harvard, Wharton and Stanford, applicants have just a few weeks left to finalize their applications. While the MBA essays may get the bulk of your attention, other crucial application components require significant effort, including short answer questions, optional essays and MBA videos. [How to Study for the GMAT While Working]( by [Target Test Prep]( So you’re preparing for the GMAT — no easy task by itself — and you’re also working a demanding job that has the uncanny ability to usurp your every waking moment? Do you worry about how to prepare for the GMAT efficiently without going bonkers? There are a few time-tested strategies that you can use to achieve a top GMAT score while balancing work demands. In this article, I’ll give you 20 practical and highly effective strategies for preparing for the GMAT while working. Let’s begin with a discussion on the importance of committing yourself to the goal, and then continue with a focus on carving out sufficient time for GMAT prep. [How to Tackle Kellogg’s Video Essays]( by [V]( Point MBA]( With Kellogg’s Round 1 deadline quickly approaching, our admissions consulting clients have been asking how best to prepare for and tackle Kellogg’s video essays. For context, let’s think about what Kellogg is trying to learn about you from this portion of the application. Since the school leverages alumni (like myself!) to conduct the vast majority of their interviews, the video essays might be the only time the admissions committee gets to see your smiling face and hear you put your thoughts into spoken words. As such, it is the perfect vehicle to showcase your personable, engaging self. This Week's Featured Forum Discussions [Can you answer this GMAT Sentence Correction Question?]( Oliver wasn’t fond of 18th-century French novels because he found them to be boring and didn’t like not being able to understand so many of the words. [Can you answer this GMAT Data Sufficiency Question?]( On her way home from work, Janet drives through several toll booths. Is there a pair of these tollbooths that are less than 10 miles apart? (1) The first tollbooth and the last tollbooth are 25 miles apart. (2) Janet drives through 4 tollbooths on her way home from work. Hall of Fame I Beat the GMAT Success Story [First attempt, 7 weeks prep got a 720]( by aschopra01 After a disappointing first attempt, aschopra01 worked hard for just seven weeks to get a score above the 90th percentile. This member faced the common obstacle of a dip in practice scores after a period of improvement. Read how aschopra01 overcame this and achieved their desired results. Follow us for the latest Beat the GMAT News and Events! Copyright © 2021 Beat The GMAT, All rights reserved. Beat The GMAT Membership Our mailing address is: Beat The GMAT 3900 W. Alameda AvenueBurbank, CA 91505 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.