VERITAS PREP IN THE MEDIA
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Escape Route: Seeking Refuge in an M.B.A. Program October 14, 2008 - "People are also registering for the Graduate Management Admission Test in greater numbers this year... Veritas Prep, a test preparation and graduate-admissions consulting company, says its GMAT test-preparation registration has gone up 50% since June." >> Read More |
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Industry Shake-Up Sparks Career U-Turns September 29, 2008 - "Scott Shrum, director of admission consulting research for Veritas Prep, a leading GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting firm, says in the past week alone he has seen the percentage of inquiries from people in financial services surge from 30 percent to 60 percent. The number of those with e-mail addresses from Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers has tripled." >> Read More |
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Business Schools Expect Boom as Economy Sags September 26, 2008 - "Test prep companies, often witness to the first wave of interest, have been fielding more phone calls from people who have lost their jobs or are worried about their industries. Scott Shrum, the top admissions consultant at Veritas Prep, says he's seen an influx of E-mail and phone calls from bankers this year, while 2007 was mostly the year of the former real estate agent." >> Read More |
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A Farewell to Arms Races? September 25, 2008 - "When leaders of some of the nation's premiere business schools rolled out ambitious plans for new programs and expanded facilities in recent weeks, most school officials expected some skepticism...'There definitely seems to be an arms race among business schools,' said Scott Shrum, author of Your MBA Game Plan: Proven Strategies for Getting Into the Top Business Schools." >> Read More |
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Pepsi Ex-Chief Targets Jobs, Duke as Wake Forest Business Dean September 17, 2008 - "The school will have to displace others that are also seeking to improve, said Scott Shrum, the director of MBA- admissions research for Veritas LLC, a test-preparation company in Malibu, California... 'It is extremely tough and, unfortunately for a school like Babcock, so much of it based on the reputation of a school,' Shrum said in a phone interview on Sept. 9. 'That can take decades to change.'" >> Read More |
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Tips For Getting Into A Top Business School August 21, 2008 - "With banks laying staffers off and the mortgage industry imploding, lots of people think it's a good time to attend business school. One indicator: The number of people taking the GMAT, a requirement for getting in, is up 12%, compared with this time last year... 'I don't know anyone who is flawless,' says Scott Shrum, author of Your MBA Game Plan and a consultant with the M.B.A. admissions firm Veritas Prep." >> Read More |
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Veritas Prep Unveils Online Tool July 30th, 2008 - "Veritas Prep, a leading GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting provider, today announced the launch of its Business School Selector. Designed to identify the highest ranked schools at which MBA applicants have a reasonable chance of acceptance, the Business School Selector serves to answer the question on every b-school applicant's mind: 'What are my chances of gaining admission?'" >> Read More |
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How To Write A Winning Thank-You Note April 16th, 2008 - "When it comes to business school interviews, a thank-you note is a nice touch but won't have as much of an impact as one sent after a job interview, says Scott Shrum, author of Your MBA Game Plan. 'Don't expect any miracles,' says Shrum. 'Realistically, the interviewer has already made up his or her mind by the time they receive the note, so rattling off a bunch of additional accomplishments or themes probably won't help. Avoid this mistake, and keep it warm yet professional, and nothing more.'" >> Read More |
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Target: Business School January 4th, 2008 - "Getting into business school is tougher than ever... Scott Shrum and Omari Bouknight try to make the process a bit easier with the most recent edition of their book Your MBA Game Plan: Proven Strategies for Getting into the Top Business Schools... The two are directors of Veritas MBA Admissions Consulting, a company that advises prospective students on the application process." >> Read More |
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GMAT: Paying For Points May 22nd, 2007 - "Veritas offer services to those who want to score big... With a 42-hour course, Veritas offers more class time than its competitors. This allows the instructors to start with the basics and move up toward more advanced strategies and test questions, says Chad Troutwine, co-founder and co-owner of Veritas." >> Read More |
Press Releases |
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Malibu, CA (October 15, 2008): "Among the casualties of Lehman Bros., AIG and others who have recently lost their jobs in finance, many are expected to step out of the workforce for a couple of years and reset their career paths in business school to become better qualified when they reenter the industry. However, financial refugees seeking admission into a leading MBA may find it especially difficult to set themselves apart from a crowded field of similar-looking applicants, according to Veritas Prep, a leading GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting company." >> Read More |
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Malibu, CA (August 19, 2008): "The number of applicants seeking admission to top law schools is on the rise, and until now, these applicants had few options for high-quality law school admissions consulting services. Recognizing this crucial absence of practical guidance in the application process, Veritas Prep, a leading GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting provider, has launched an admissions consulting division solely dedicated to helping prospective students gain admission into top law schools." >> Read More |
| Malibu, CA (August 7, 2008): "Receiving record numbers of applications from people with high GMAT scores, spotless academic records and impressive work experience, admissions officers now rely on the admissions interview to help determine an applicant's candidacy. As a result, Veritas Prep, a leading GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting provider, has rolled out a unique service aimed at preparing prospective students for their business school admissions interview." >> Read More | |
| Malibu, CA (July 17, 2008): "Veritas Prep, a leading GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting provider, has announced its lineup of academic experts for MBA LaunchPad 2008. The event was created to help prospective MBA candidates learn what to expect in their first year of business school and how to excel once they arrive. Veritas Prep has selected the finest MBA professors from the world's elite business schools, each of whom will share insider advice to help attendees make the most of their business school experience." >> Read More | |
| Malibu, CA (July 14, 2008): "Veritas Prep, a leading provider of GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting services, has appointed Scott Shrum to the organization's executive team as director of MBA admissions research. In his position, Shrum is tasked with tracking trends in the MBA admissions landscape and in turn, adapting Veritas Prep's admissions consulting offerings to meet this dynamic flux." >> Read More | |
| Malibu, CA (July 8, 2008): "Veritas Prep, a leading GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting provider, today announced plans for its inaugural MBA LaunchPad event August 5-6, 2008 in New York City. Designed to better prepare incoming students to excel in their chosen business schools, the two-day boot camp-style event will predominantly address proven success strategies for first-year MBA students." >> Read More | |
| Malibu, CA (June 30, 2008): "As Veritas Prep approaches the fifth-year anniversary of the launch of its MBA admissions consulting services, more students than ever before are partaking in such services to gain an edge in an increasingly competitive MBA admissions landscape wherein only 10 percent of applicants are accepted into the top business schools." >> Read More | |
| Malibu, CA (June 25, 2008): "Yet another emerging trend in helicopter parent behavior has recently surfaced as the millennial generation, or those students born in or after 1982, begins to apply to business schools... Scott Shrum, director of MBA admissions research of Veritas Prep and AIGAC spokesperson, and other admissions consultants report that parents are increasingly initiating the admissions consulting process on behalf of their children to better prepare them for success in their chosen MBA program." >> Read More | |