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VISA stamping this week - Still not happy with a bschool

Hi experts, I am a veteran BTGmatter and about to start my classes at a decent bschool. I am quite dissapointed with another bschool however as I had put in a pretty hard worked application and the things that followed were not good. I was rejected post interview. But this is not the reason for my d...

by bblast

Mon May 21, 2012 5:54 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: VISA stamping this week - Still not happy with a bschool
Replies: 1
Views: 1319

Manhattan GMAT prep database hack e-mail

Hello all, I was on these forums last year. I used MGMAT cats purchased from their website. I received an email today morning that MGMAT database has been hacked and my credit card info that they had has been stolen by vandals. In fact the entire MGMAT database has been stolen. Anyone else received ...

by bblast

Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:51 pm
Forum: Ask a Manhattan Prep representative
Topic: Manhattan GMAT prep database hack e-mail
Replies: 7
Views: 4535

T740qc wrote:
what level qs are these? and thanks for the helpful tips!!
These are very close to the real GMAT. cause they are passages from GMATPrep, use only after exhausting prep material

by bblast

Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:12 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Ways to "bblast" the GMAT RC.
Replies: 26
Views: 21572

Thanks for the kind words PEMDAS. Smeal fits my SCM aspirations perfectly. I am waiting for a few more results but its gonna be Smeal as of now.

by bblast

Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:09 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 710; bblast signing off- Thank you all
Replies: 74
Views: 35801

I personally think FT rankings are not on par and ideal to judge your direction. Frankly speaking your MBA classmates(so called cohort) quality also matters wrt ROI calculation. You can not put monetary value to it but I would take 50-100k loan from Wharton as against Penn State full ride any day, ...

by bblast

Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:02 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 710; bblast signing off- Thank you all
Replies: 74
Views: 35801

Thank you Rishi, what would be better than getting the first congrats from you !! Hurray !!!! Learning to play the Guitar and playing Counter Strike online nowadays in evenings :mrgreen: -> For a change nothing to do in the evenings after office(Had been on the GMAT and MBA apps from 7pm to 2am for...

by bblast

Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:00 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 710; bblast signing off- Thank you all
Replies: 74
Views: 35801

Oh my freakin' God! This is the most exciting news I have heard lately. This is so freakin' awesome, Pushkal. Your story is truly that of an underdog , one who started with a lot of apprehensions, failed time and again and then got the best that one could ask for. I guess now people would find your...

by bblast

Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:40 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 710; bblast signing off- Thank you all
Replies: 74
Views: 35801

Smeal MBA Penn State Full-tuition scholarship plus stipend http://s14.postimage.org/r9op0nlx9/smeal_mba_penn_state_scholarship.jpg When MBA education costs are spiralling out of control, a full-tuition scholarship can mean a lot to Indian candidates with pockets that aren’t as deep as their other...

by bblast

Sun Feb 12, 2012 5:24 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 710; bblast signing off- Thank you all
Replies: 74
Views: 35801
by bblast

Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:41 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: End of a long GMAT journey with a 740
Replies: 58
Views: 23337

Thank you aristocrat, I am glad that the briefing was interesting and useful to you. My bschool app journey is almost complete. I will post another debrief on this thread soon for the application phase once I wrap up my final interview and accept an offer.(have applied two seasons so have some big i...

by bblast

Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:49 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 710; bblast signing off- Thank you all
Replies: 74
Views: 35801

thanks for the wonderful services which you people are offering through this great forum It will be of immense help to me, if you can give me an applicant review of my profile. My details are as follows :- 1. Ethnicity :- Indian 2. Age :- 30 3. GMAT ;- Male 4. GPA :- Bachelor in Commerce (61/100) 5...

by bblast

Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:47 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Profile Evaluation - ISB Hyderabad
Replies: 575
Views: 207854

archimittal wrote:
megadeth wrote:Congrats archie on such a great score. Can you please share your experience regarding the SC and CR questions you saw on the GMAT ? How close were they as compared to the questions in the OGs ?
I guess empirestateofmind has pretty much echoed what I had to say on this .
any successful apps ?

by bblast

Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:53 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: The 100 day Guide to 740
Replies: 61
Views: 26968

Hey, The GMAT verbal section is not a test of English but of how well u can avoid traps and apply rules specifically tested by the GMAT. Plus the verbal section scores do fluctuate severely with a few questions wrong here and there. I don't think challenging the scores and investing time in the proc...

by bblast

Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:19 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 620 (Q 47 V 28) PLEASE READ...possible scoring error?
Replies: 3
Views: 3983

I forgot to remove a bschool's name from an app for duke . I hit myself in the foot . I didnt even copy the whole essay.I just copied a very generic and cliched line about contributing to the bschool;something that most bschool apps have in common. Will such an error at a single place be forgiven ?...

by bblast

Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:36 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Ask MBA Crystal Ball
Replies: 527
Views: 167911

I forgot to remove a bschool's name from an app for duke . I hit myself in the foot . I didnt even copy the whole essay.I just copied a very generic and cliched line about contributing to the bschool;something that most bschool apps have in common. Will such an error at a single place be forgiven ?...

by bblast

Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:56 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Ask MBA Crystal Ball
Replies: 527
Views: 167911