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by ryanmcd11 » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:07 pm
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:13 pm
Hey Ryan,

Welcome to BTG.

Great analogy with the NFL benchmark.
As an engineer, you probably already possess a lot of the foundation skills required to do well on the GMAT. With a few GMAT-specific strategies, I'm sure you'll get that 4.3 40.

Cheers,
Brent
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