This week our GMAT challenge question from PrepForTests is a math data sufficiency question. In this type of GMAT question you need to work out which of the statements 1 and 2 are required to answer the question.

Once you have tried this question check your answer.

I recently met with Janet Nakano of MBA Podcaster to discuss the services that we offer at Stacy Blackman Consulting. If you are interested in learning more about MBA Admissions Consulting, or more specifically about our services, you may want to listen to this latest podcast. Hope you find it interesting and informative!

Being a student at business school marks only the beginning of your MBA benefits. As an alum, you will have access to numerous educational, professional, service, and social oppportunities.

Kellogg created a new executive education initiative exclusively for alumni. The Kellogg New Directions in Management is a two-day program that brings alumni and faculty together for an in depth exploration of a single managerial topic. This year’s session is “Maximizing Individual Impact in Organizations”.

Every business school features extensive alumni career services. Columbia, for example, has an online resource center with job searching, an e-newsletter, counseling and coaching, access to larger career counseling networks, and resources for alums looking to return to the workforce or explore work-life balance.

Stanford alumni can join the Alumni Consulting Team and partner with other alumni to help non-profits such as the Red Cross or Oakland Unified School District.

Of course, the good times of business school continue with alumni social events. Tuck has upcoming events in Portland, Nantucket, London, and Vail. Haas alums will be gathering everywhere from LA to Singapore to New England.

Business school is definitely more than a two year endeavor.

Yale School of Management recently sent an email to interested applicants with admissions season updates. Remember to visit the websites for your schools of interest to sign up for email updates.

Fall Recruiting Schedule
The Yale SOM fall recruiting schedule is posted. You can view the schedule and register for events online. Note that they will continue to update the schedule, so please check back over the course of the fall for more events.

Application
The application for the Class of 2010 should be available within the next week. We will provide essay tips once the application is posted.

Remember to check out our essay tips for HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Chicago, Columbia, MIT, Ross, and Haas,