I got a 5.5....

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maxim730: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 76; Joined: Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:26 amFollowed by: 3 members

by maxim730 » Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:51 am

I can't believe I got a 5.5!! I only practised writing the essay the day before the exam. While the Issue topic was essay, I had a hard time understanding the Argument topic. I didn't even have 5 paragraphs for Argument - only 4. I thought I would be getting a 3 or 4, I mean I did really bad on the main GMAT (540, taking it again next month)

I guess a good score makes me temporarily happy before I go back to studying for hell that is GMAT

Please excuse me if getting 5.5+ is the norm now.. I haven't checked up on other people's scores!!!

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Re: I got a 5.5....

by beatthegmat » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:48 am

maxim730 wrote:I can't believe I got a 5.5!! I only practised writing the essay the day before the exam. While the Issue topic was essay, I had a hard time understanding the Argument topic. I didn't even have 5 paragraphs for Argument - only 4. I thought I would be getting a 3 or 4, I mean I did really bad on the main GMAT (540, taking it again next month)

I guess a good score makes me temporarily happy before I go back to studying for hell that is GMAT Please excuse me if getting 5.5+ is the norm now.. I haven't checked up on other people's scores!!!

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by Stacey Koprince » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:07 pm

Nice! (And you don't have to have 5 paragraphs. I never write more than 4 for either essay and I score 6's.)

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by Auzbee » Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:45 pm

Hey Maxim, nice score. Congratulations.

I would appreciate if you can post a summary of your approach and strategies for AWA. It would benefit many folks.

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