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{{Infobox Company
| company_name = Manhattan GMAT
| company_logo = [[Image: Manhattan-gmat.gif]]
| company_type = [[Private company|Private]]
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| foundation = 2000
| founder = Zeke Vanderhoek
| location_city = [[New York City]]
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| key_people = Andrew Yang, [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]]
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| industry = Education
| products =
| services = GMAT Test Prep
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| company_slogan = The New Standard
| homepage = [http://www.manhattangmat.com www.manhattangmat.com]
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”’Manhattan GMAT”’, located in [[New York City]], was founded in 2000 by [[Zeke Vanderhoek]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Elissa|last=Gootman |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=At Charter School, HIgher Teacher Pay |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/nyregion/07charter.html?pagewanted=2 |work=Column |publisher=New York Times |date=March 7, 2008 |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref> Manhattan GMAT exclusively prepares its students for the GMAT exam, an entrance exam required by most business schools. Manhattan GMAT is not affiliated with GMAC, the administers of the GMAT.<ref>[http://www.mba.com MBA.com]</ref>

== Company ==
ManhattanGMAT distinguished itself by paying their teachers well above the industry standard rate.<ref>{{cite news |first=Francesca|last=Di Meglio |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=GMAT: Paying for Points |url=http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/may2007/bs20070522_855049.htm |work= |publisher=BusinessWeek |date=May 22, 2007 |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref> Zeke Vanderhoek has applied this concept of high teacher pay to [[The Equity Project]], a [[charter school]] in New York City.

At the beginning of 2007, Zeke Vanderhoek retired from the position as CEO and became Manhattan GMAT’s Chairman. Andrew Yang, who started as the first Instructor of Manhattan GMAT, is the current CEO of company.

The company has locations in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.

=== Social Venture Scholars Program ===
The Social Venture Scholars Program seeks to provide a free GMAT prep course for students currently working in the non-profit sector who want to use their MBA to work for an organization that promotes social change.<ref>[http://www.manhattangmat.com/svs.cfm Manhattan GMAT SVS Program Description]</ref>

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==External links==
* [http://www.manhattangmat.com/ Manhattan GMAT]
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