“Academia is a killing field…” On my first day of graduate school, a fellow Ph.D. student who was a few years ahead of me provided this sobering bit of advice. Though I would eventually get a job at Harvard before deciding to do other things,...

Verbal Seeing (i)_________as perhaps the most significant cause of preventable ill­ness, such twelfth-century physicians as Moses Maimonides aimed the bulk of their (ii)_________pamphlets at the prescription of medieval dietary regimens, offering advice that often appears (iii)_________to modern sensibilities. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) (A) costiveness (D)didactic (G) disingenuous (B) bathos (E) maleficent (H) risible (C)...

I used to teach a summer seminar to aspiring MBA, law school, and college students about how to write a powerful personal statement. While transitioning my material to a new laptop, I recently discovered my old notes on “Twenty Quick Tips for a Great Personal...

Math x is an integer. Quantity A Quantity B \({(-1)^{x^2}+(-1)^{x^3}+(-1)^{x^4}}\) \({(-1)^x + (-1)^{2x} + (-1)^{3x} + (-1)^{4x}}\) A) Quantity A is greater. B) Quantity B is greater. C) The two quantities are equal. D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.   Correct Answer - B  - (click and drag your mouse to see...

In a recent discussion I had with Andrea Flores from IE University in Madrid, we talked about the Return on Investment of an MBA. It was a fantastic discussion that allowed us to explore ROI as a broad concept, but I did receive some messages...

Verbal Without a doubt, one of the pinnacle achievements of modern physics is the development of Maxwell’s equations. Their beauty lies in their elegant simplicity, while the breadth and depth of Maxwell’s equations speak for themselves. These four simple equations, coupled with the Lorenz Force Equation,...

In our last video, we talked about how to brainstorm and generate content for your personal statement. This video builds on that exercise, so make sure that you check that out before watching this video! The personal statement is one of the most important -and stressful-...

When you write an application essay or statement of purpose, you’re trying to accomplish two equally vital goals at once. First, you need to prove your worthiness for acceptance at your target school. Second, you need to show the adcom that you have the desirable character...

Math \({ab > 0}\) \({|c| > |a+b| }\)   Quantity A Quantity B \({|a+b-c|}\) \({ |a|+|b|-|c|}\)   A)The quantity in Column A is greater. B)The quantity in Column B is greater. C)The two quantities are equal. D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - A  - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question...

A speaker recently told a story about traveling in Asia, where he saw a stunning emerald. Enchanted by the stone’s beauty, he decided to buy it – on the spot. He returned home and took the emerald to a jeweler for appraisal. The jeweler began examining...