Support for students with Learning Disabilities

The WSJ has an interesting article on students with disabilities. You can see from the large number of comments that this is a sensitive topic! GraduateTutor.com has always supported MBA, CPA and CFA students with learning disabilities with tutoring support. We will continue to expand our skills in this area and are actively exploring this [...]

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Honest thinking from Warren Buffett: Taxation

Taxation is a sensitive topic (so is tax tutoring – if we may add a little). It’s not often that you hear someone say ‘tax me some more’! And it’s not often that you come across someone who thinks honestly. Warren Buffett is truly someone who thinks honestly. Be it disputing finance theory or saying [...]

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Free tuition with the “Illinois Back to Work” program

This is wonderful news and so we thought we must share it with our readers. Benedictine University is helping people out of work study – tuition free. More specifically, they are offering to cover students’  tuition and fees after all eligible state and federal aid is applied. Yes, there are limitations. The “Illinois Back to Work” program is [...]

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Get your paper graded by a computer!

Jeffrey R. Young writes about external graders and even computers grading papers and assignment in some universities. The two examples provided are not business schools. Read the full article here. Its very interesting and brings out some great points in support for the practice. I especially agree that it will reduce the grade inflation. See [...]

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Education for all

As MBA tutors, we are part of the entire education system. Although our current focus is limited to tutoring MBA, CPA, CFA students and other professionals, education overall is close to our hearts and one that we track.  Gordon Brown has been an ambassador of education for all. He spoke recently about an unfulfilled education promise of [...]

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Data analysis: Evidence of ‘Statistics is everywhere’!

Data analysis is everywhere. In-fact, our Statistics Tutor Group’s moto is really ‘Statistics is everywhere’!  Here is more evidence (pun intended This excellent piece by Ed Young in the Discover Magazine blog shows how statistics can be applied everywhere!  Ed uses statistics to show that even judges with all their intellectual powers and years of [...]

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Does where you go to b-school matter?

As MBA tutors who prep students for b schools in statistics and math boot camps we get asked a lot of pre MBA questions. One of those ‘Does where you go to b-school matter?’ is almost an age old question. Questions related to this include: How important is the b-school brand name? Are rankings important? [...]

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MBA students: $20 Amazon.com gift card for $10!

Most of us as MBA tutors or MBA students, buy plenty of books from amazon.com. Here is a little gift from Amazon.com and Living Social. Buy a $20 gift card for $10! Thats a 50% discount for you.

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Investing in distressed assets

Investing in distressed assets requires great skill and talent. I would even consider investing in distressed assets to be a profession by itself!

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Is Renting Textbooks Really Cheaper Than Buying?

MBA text books are very expensive. At least most of them! Today Mint.com blog post has an interesting article on the question “Is Renting Textbooks Really Cheaper Than Buying?” Its a good article with talks about the various options and the pros and cons.  The answer really depends. Read the full article here.

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