Bouncing Back from an MBA Rejection

[View this email in your browser]( This Week's Trending Articles [Bouncing Back from an MBA Rejection]( by [Personal MBA Coach]( Were you rejected from business school this year? After getting over the initial disappointment, you likely turned your attention to finding out what went wrong. While there are countless reasons for an MBA rejection (this is why we created our ding report service), Personal MBA Coach has detailed seven of the most common problems below to help you improve your applications the next time around! [Taking GMAT Practice Tests]( by [Target Test Prep]( If you have done any amount of GMAT preparation, you have likely heard that taking full-length practice tests is a critical part of your preparation. This is sage advice. Students who take the GMAT cold – without ever having taken GMAT practice tests ahead of time – can find the GMAT experience difficult. But, the flip side is that when students prepare properly, including taking a sufficient number of GMAT practice tests before the real GMAT, top GMAT scores are within reach. Let’s begin by discussing the importance of taking a practice GMAT at the onset of your GMAT prep. [Top MBA Programs That Don’t Require the GMAT – Which Are They and Does It Matter?]( by [Vantage Point MBA]( As MBA admissions consultants, a question we often receive is which top MBA programs don’t require the GMAT or GRE and whether taking one of these tests is really necessary to gain admission. We get it! Taking the time to prepare for and take the GMAT or GRE (often multiple times) is a lot of work. It would be great if you could prove your academic prowess another way. So, can you? [STEM Designation Attracts International MBA Students]( by [Stacy Blackman Consulting]( While universal adoption is still far off, a growing percentage of full-time U.S. MBA programs are looking to get STEM certification. A 2021 Kaplan/Manhattan Prep survey of b-school admissions officers found that 22% of programs now have a STEM designation. Back in 2020, a mere 13% identified as such. This Week's Featured Forum Discussions [Can you answer this GMAT Problem Solving Question?]( A snack mix that is 20% raisins is blended with a second mix that is 30% raisins. The initial blend is 5 pounds of the first mix and 10 pounds of the second. To make the final blend 22% raisins, how many additional pounds of the first mix must be added to the initial blend? [Can you answer this GMAT Critical Reasoning Question?]( Addiction to nicotine in cigarettes prevents many people from quitting smoking. To make quitting easier, lawmakers in Tarnia passed legislation that will reduce the average quantity of nicotine per cigarette by half over the next five years. Since the lower a smoker's nicotine intake is, the easier it is for that person to quit, the proportion of Tarnians attempting to quit smoking who succeed in their efforts will probably increase significantly during these five years. Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends? Follow us for the latest Beat the GMAT News and Events! Copyright © 2022 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](.