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by Neo2000 » Thu May 03, 2007 7:34 pm
Hi Eric,

A friend of mine mailed me asking "is a 300 word essay strictly a 300 word essay? or I can add some more to compensate for 'a','is','of's etc?"

What do i tell him? :D
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by beatthegmat » Fri May 04, 2007 12:22 am
Neo2000 wrote:Hi Eric,

A friend of mine mailed me asking "is a 300 word essay strictly a 300 word essay? or I can add some more to compensate for 'a','is','of's etc?"

What do i tell him? :D
We want to enforce the 300 word limit. Part of the challenge of these essays is expressing your argument/thoughts in a concise manner, and we want to see what people have to say with these constraints.

Thanks Neo!
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by Nisha1218 » Sat May 05, 2007 3:38 pm
Eric - do the references have to be "Professional" (aka supervisor and another individivual who can evaluate your work experience)??? or can it be from anyone who can speak about you personallY?
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by beatthegmat » Sat May 05, 2007 7:17 pm
Nisha1218 wrote:Eric - do the references have to be "Professional" (aka supervisor and another individivual who can evaluate your work experience)??? or can it be from anyone who can speak about you personallY?
The references do not have to be professional. They can be any person that can speak to your ambitions and character.

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by gothedistance » Sun May 06, 2007 6:32 pm
:mrgreen: You have mail. My application is done! Whoo hoo!

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by beatthegmat » Mon May 07, 2007 8:42 am
gothedistance wrote::mrgreen: You have mail. My application is done! Whoo hoo!

Danielle
Awesome! :)

Just a reminder to everyone: we're still accepting applications until 11:59 Pacific Standard Time today!

Go to https://www.beatthegmat.com/scholarship/ for more info. Good luck!
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by rajesh_ctm » Mon May 07, 2007 9:24 am
One Question: Why are names of references asked?
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by beatthegmat » Mon May 07, 2007 9:39 am
We are asking for references to assist us in the cases where we need to verify the authenticity of an applicant's story. Not that anyone in this community would ever lie on an application! :)
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by Nisha1218 » Mon May 07, 2007 6:38 pm
Eric,

Check your email....I'm done too!!!!!!!!!! It sucks that I discovered these forums and the scholarship on the Internet only last week, but it's really encouraged me to learn more about Beat the GMAT!

Best of luck to everyone who's applying to the 2007 Beat the GMAT Scholarship. The initiative is really awesome...

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by me4mba » Mon May 07, 2007 8:41 pm
I'm done, too! Good luck everyone :D
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by Neo2000 » Mon May 07, 2007 10:47 pm
Done!!

With minutes to spare :oops:

Erratic power supply at home and office :x
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by dada.vhai » Mon May 07, 2007 11:03 pm
beatthegmat wrote:Awesome! :)

Just a reminder to everyone: we're still accepting applications until 11:59 Pacific Standard Time today!

Go to https://www.beatthegmat.com/scholarship/ for more info. Good luck!
I just turned in my application at 1:57 AM CST, on 05/08/2007.

Sine it was still the 7th of May in the Pacific Time Zone, will I still be considered for the scholarship?
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by beatthegmat » Mon May 07, 2007 11:04 pm
dada.vhai wrote:
beatthegmat wrote:Awesome! :)

Just a reminder to everyone: we're still accepting applications until 11:59 Pacific Standard Time today!

Go to https://www.beatthegmat.com/scholarship/ for more info. Good luck!
I just turned in my application at 1:57 AM CST, on 05/08/2007.

Sine it was still the 7th of May in the Pacific Time Zone, will I still be considered for the scholarship?
You're fine!
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by dada.vhai » Mon May 07, 2007 11:09 pm
beatthegmat wrote:You're fine!
Thanks, Eric.
I got your email too.
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by Neo2000 » Tue May 08, 2007 5:23 am
So I Knew I was going to be pushing the deadline. What I didnt count for was the fact that my own brain would terrorise me :cry:

Imagine dreaming that the deadline is approaching and you still havent submitted the application. You are frantically trying to make the e-mail but everything is moving in slow motion. Except for the clock! Of course I missed the deadline :(

Thank God it was only a dream :)

Completely diff story that i very nearly missed the deadline even when wide awake :lol:

Eric, I know I mentioned earlier that stress kills/shortens life and that i wld come back to haunt you but Man this is just as good a reason to come haunt you :P

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