With the lacking job market causing anxiety, test prep agencies are encouraging Penn students to get an early start on standardized exam preparation.
Next week, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions will conduct a free program, “Business School Blueprint 2011,” to help students get a jump start on their Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) preparations.
On Jan. 23, Kaplan will run its first live online event, “Business School — Why and Where To Go.” Online events will follow the next three nights, focusing specifically on the application process, tweaking and constructing resumes and building personalized step-by-step plans to assist potential business school applicants.
The Princeton Review will run free GMAT testing Feb. 5, Mar. 12, and April 9 in its testing center at 36th and Chestnut streets. However, according to service representative Brian Jacobs, “there is nothing free online at this time.”
“The average 600+ and 700+ scorer prepares 100 hours for the GMAT. That means two hours per day for two or three months,” Kaplan spokesman Russell Schaffer wrote in an e-mail.
Kaplan will conclude the week’s events with MBA Night at City Tap House, at which students 21 years of age and older will have the opportunity to speak informally with alumni from various business schools across the country, including Cornell, Emory and Notre Dame universities. There will also be an online component for students under 21.
