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PrepHub Adds Public Help Requests

2009-01-03T14:35:00Z

We just pushed out a big update to PrepHub.com. The most notable feature is the ability to ask the community to help on a question. Next time your stuck and you need some help, click on the “Ask Community For Help” link.

You will then be able to ask your question and discuss your issues with the community. This feature will hopefully allow you the user to more fully understand the concepts behind each problem.

Giving back to the community is easy too, just go to the PrepHub Open Help Requests to see if any user needs your help.

Fred Wilson on Education

2008-11-03T14:35:00Z

Fred Wilson a venture capitalist I admire very much has posted a poignant blog entry about the state of education.

It is a must read for anybody who believes in the democratization of education, and its place in the future.

PrepHub Featured on Appscout

2008-08-13T13:43:00Z

WARNING: Shameless self promotion.

PrepHub got a very favorable review on appscout, Everyone should go check it out. (Digg It, Buzz it).

You got to love nice press.

A more substantial blog post about new features added to PrepHub will follow this post.

BetterExplained - Math For the Common Folk

2008-07-09T20:21:00Z

BetterExplained a Math blog by Kalid Azad has some of the best explanation for complex Math topics. (It goes into other topics, but the Math posts are most pertinent to this audience)

Ever wonder why there are 360 degrees in a circle, BetterExplained tells you why (HINT: 365 days in a year) and then goes on to show you how radians … yes radians … make a lot more sense when looking at circles.

LOL Cats SAT Humor

2008-06-30T19:26:00Z

Someone forwarded me this LOL cat SAT humor, thought I might share it.

more cat pictures.

If you want a questions similar to the one above, see this PrepHub SAT Mathematic Sequence Question

PrepHub takes on Miles Per Gallon

2008-06-24T18:22:00Z

An interesting New York Times story pointed out that M.P.G can be misleading statistic.

“The problem, Richard P. Larrick and Jack B. Soll write in Science, is that people perceive that fuel consumption falls in a linear fashion as m.p.g. increases.”

But this is not true as the graph below illustrates.

I thought this statistical trickery would produce a challenging GMAT quantitative question

Lets see how the PrepHub’rs.

Here is the solution to the M.P.G GMAT question

Why does PrepHub exist?

2008-06-11T14:14:00Z

Great questions, thanks for asking.

I have always studied for standardized tests using standard test prep books. While I have found these books extremely helpful, I have accumulated a lot of them through the years. My desk is literally littered with them.

So last winter while studying for the GMAT’s using everyones favorite test prep books, I went searching online for free GMAT questions. What I found was a minimal amount of practice questions, and most if not all want to hook you in for their expensive test prep tutoring. Not what I wanted! What I did want was a site that provides FREE questions, along with FREE instructions.

Thus PrepHub was created.

PrepHub wants to democratize and socialize test preparation process. The site allows your fellow PrepHub’rs to create practice questions for you, help you when you get stuck, and provide valuable advice on test strategies. All providing a much better environment to learn and succeed through then just going it alone.

Good luck on your next exam!