Happy New Year from GMAT Malaysia

Seasons Greeting from GMAT Malaysia

NUSConnect @ Kuala Lumpur on 8th Dec 2012

Want a free GMAT Review book for Christmas?

BusinessBecause.com is giving away 10 copies of the Official GMAT Review 13th Edition this Christmas. Want to win yourself a copy? Send your answer to this question to Kate Jillings

Question: Why do you want to apply to business school in 2013?
For more information, check out here.

Jimmy Low

HKUST MSc in Global Finance - Class Sit-in Opportunity

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School is offering an sit-in opportunity to experience in person the "Fixed Income Instruments and Markets" class by Prof. Jennifer Carpenter for the MSc in Global Finance, a joint HKUST Business School and NYU Stern Business School programme. Only 5 seats are available per session.

Session 1:  July 6, 2012 (Friday), 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Session 2:  July 8, 2012 (Sunday), 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

at HKUST Business School Central, Room 1501 02, 15/F, Hong Kong Club Building, 3A Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong (MTR J3 Exit).

For more information and sit-in registration (closing date: July 5, 2012) , kindly contact

Ms. Tracy Chau

Program Assistant

tracy@ust.hk

Tel: (852) 2358 5028

 

For more information about the MSc in Global Finance, check out.

Jimmy Low

Ready or Not, Here IR* Come .....

* stands for Integrated Reasoning

The Next Generation GMAT that everyone is waiting for (good or bad is a matter of perception :P) The Integrated Reasoning (IR) will replace one of the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) come 5th June 2012. In this new section, you are tested on your ability to analyse a case within 30 minutes. You will given info from various sources, graphs or charts to interpret and table to analyse. Yes, all these within 30 minutes. Phewwww!

ManhattanGMAT offers an analysis of what you can expect in the Integrated Reasoning section.

For those who are going to take GMAT after 4th June, tell us about your Integrated Reasoning experience.


Jimmy Low

GMAT Malaysia Poll

Judging from the questions we got, we are curious how did you prepare for GMAT. Please take the poll (see the Poll at the side bar). Poll ends 31st Dcember 2012.

Thank you for your participation.


Jimmy Low

Official Guide for GMAT Review, 13th Edition

The Official Guide for GMAT Review is now in its 13th edition. A necessary companion for any GMAT takers; this Guide has over 800 questions for the Verbal and Quant sections as well as AWA essays. Included in this edition is the online companion to help you prepare for the Integrated Reasoning section, which will be introduced from 1st June 2012.

According to mba.com, the Official Guide for GMAT Review, 13th Edition Online Integrated Reasoning Section features:

• 50 Integrated Reasoning practice questions and answer explanations
• Comprehensive details about what the Integrated Reasoning section measures and how to understand each question type
• Links to additional resources to prepare for the GMAT exam

The Online Integrated Reasoning Section is available separate from the Official Guide for GMAT Review, 13th Edition until 5 June 2012. After then, it will only be available as a part of the book.

So, what has changed in the 13th Edition? ManhattanGMAT provided a detailed analysis of the 13th Edition.

You can get a copy from Amazon, mba.com or Kinokuniya Kuala Lumpur (for those in Malaysia).

Good luck in your preparation, from all of us at GMAT Malaysia.


Jimmy Low

LUCENT Admission Counselling

LUCENT (Technologies) was famous for its Bell Labs, which was once part of the US telecommunications giant AT&T before Lucent was acquired by Alcatel. When I received an email from Tilia Wong about Lucent Education, the name Lucent brought back good memories of my years with the company (my so-called flying years).

So, what is Lucent Education about? Started by two ladies, one of them Tilia Wong from Malaysia, Lucent Education offers university admission counselling to top universities in USA for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Lucent Education is keen to support South East Asian (SEA) students in their admission to top USA universities. A recent article in The Star "Not Up to Mark" highlighted the growing concerns of the quality of Malaysian applicants and being not competitive. Perhaps it is timely that additional help from those who knows the US education system and how best to give you that extra boost you need (caveat: the quality of a candidate is very much dependent on his or her past achievements - academic and extra-curricular. Admissions consultants can only help you "polish" what you already have. Lucent Education and GMAT Malaysia are not responsible for the final outcome of your admission).

If you seek that extra help in your US universities admission, perhaps Lucent Education can help make you shine.

GMAT Malaysia Readers Offer!

Lucent Education offers a free 30-minute admission consultancy to all GMAT Malaysia readers. Please contact Tilia Wong at info@lucenteducation.com and mention the promotion code "GMAT Malaysia".


Jimmy Low

SMART TEST GMAT Prep

One of the frequent questions I received is where they (my readers) take GMAT prep in Malaysia. While in most cases GMAT takers self-studied or take online courses, there is now a prep centre in Petaling Jaya for those who need the extra face-to-face help. SMART TEST offers prep courses for GMAT, GRE, SAT and TOEFL English proficiency test as well as admissions counselling.

SMART TEST offers 30-hours GMAT group prep course or 18-hour GMAT private tutoring. Their fees include study materials.

SMART TEST also helps students to review their postgraduate admission essays.

So, if you need additional help to boost your GMAT score, why not check out SMART TEST at www.smarttest.com.my.


Jimmy Low