GRE Test Undergoing Overhaul

March 21, 2011

On August 1, 2011, Educational Testing Services will start administering a new version of the GRE called the GRE Revised General Test. To read about the basic format of the new test and how it compares to the current test, please click here.

Getting into a Top MBA/EMBA Program: Why and How?

March 16, 2011

In this webinar hosted by Columbia University’s Center for Career Education, Ivy Link’s Adam Nguyen and Laurent Vasilescu shared up-to-date information about today’s business school admission process, including a candid discussion of why it is important to pursue not only a graduate degree in business, but also one from a top program. The webinar covered a variety of topics pertaining to the application process, such as finding your business school match, preparing for the GMAT, determining what is most important in the application and acing the interview.

Time: 7 – 8:00 pm
Registration: Free, click here

To view the webinar, click here.

Bloomberg TV’s Interview of Ivy Link’s Founder & CEO

December 3, 2010

Ivy Link’s Founder & CEO, Adam Nguyen, sat down with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg TV’s “Taking Stock” for an interview and discussed Ivy Link’s mission and approach, as well as the challenges in education and the admissions process. To watch the interview, please click here.

Useful Materials from SAT/ACT/SAT II Workshop

On September 30, 2010, Cory Bragar, Ivy Link’s Director of Standardized Testing, led an SAT/ACT/SAT II workshop for parents of high school students. To access the useful materials that were provided to workshop participants, click on the links below:

1.  Take the SAT or the ACT? CLICK HERE
2.  What is Score ChoiceTM? CLICK HERE
3.  What are Subject Tests? CLICK HERE
4.  When to take the SAT, ACT and other tests? CLICK HERE

COLLEGE: When to Take the SAT, ACT, AP & SAT IIs?

June 8, 2010

“The key to surviving all of the standardized testing is early planning and preparation.”

To read about our recommended testing time line for the college bound students, please click here.

BUSINESS SCHOOL: Considering the GMAT?

June 5, 2010

“Unlike the SAT and LSAT, the GMAT is a computer-based test. Two of the three sections on the GMAT (Quantitative and Verbal) are delivered in a computer-adaptive format. These questions are selected dynamically…”

To read more about the GMAT, please click here.

LAW SCHOOL: When and How Often to Take the LSAT?

May 7, 2010

“Since many law schools have rolling admissions and some now have an early decision option, it is in a student’s best interest to take…”

To read about when and how often to take the LSAT, please click here.

COLLEGE: SAT & ACT Score Comparision

April 15, 2010

Need to compare SAT and ACT scores?  Click here to see how scores for the two tests stack up against each other.

COLLEGE: On the Wait List — Now What?

April 1, 2010

If you are among the thousands of students who have been placed on the wait lists at one or more of your top colleges, doing nothing and hoping for the best will certainly not boost your chances of getting off the wait lists.  Sometimes, chance needs a little nudge.  Click here to learn of strategies to boost your chances of getting admitted from the wait list.

COLLEGE: A Discussion and Case Studies of “Score Choice” for the College-Bound Student

March 1, 2010

In 2009, the College Board introduced Score Choice for the SAT and SAT Subject Tests, allowing students to choose which test scores to submit to colleges and which to withhold.  Although this appears like a great change, it is not so simple.  College reactions to this policy change are widely varied and mind-bogglingly confusing…. To read about the nuances behind the new Score Choice policy, please click here.