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Eval my profile
Can you guys give me a rough evaluation of my profile? Graduated 2007 from UCI with BSEE. GPA 3.2 GMAT 740 Work exp. 2 years doing Application Engineer/IT stuff. Would I fit into top 15 programs? I'm not too optimistic about Top 10 so i'm going to shoot for Top 11-15 (UCLA, USC, ... etc). What are s...
- by Ancientmtk
Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:07 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Eval my profile
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1333
letter of Rec tips
What should i ask my recommenders to write in the LoR?
My boss isn't used to doing LoR for grad, so what should I have him write to help me the most?
- by Ancientmtk
Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:35 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: letter of Rec tips
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2325
I am interested in applying for UCLA. Can you kind of go over your credentials?
Mine is:
2 year work exp in IT/Application Engineer
GMAT 740
GPA 3.2
BS. in Electrical Engineering
How did you package your apps?
- by Ancientmtk
Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:32 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: UCLA Class of 2011 Applicants
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5134
Finally beat the GMAT. Round 3. 740. i win!
First test, July 08. Got 610
Second test, Oct 08, Got 700.
Today, Dec 6th 08, Got 740!!!
Finally no more of this cursed test!!!!! My half year study finally paid off!!
- by Ancientmtk
Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:17 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Finally beat the GMAT. Round 3. 740. i win!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2060
- by Ancientmtk
Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:37 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Number Properties Q
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3885
John, can you elaborate more on the "built in" traps? How did u go about analyzing the wrong answers? Would you say that analyzing wrong answers is as hard as finding the right answer?
- by Ancientmtk
Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:07 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: rout the GMAT 790 (Q 51,V 48)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 25806
Modifiers, please explain
Scientists have observed large concentrations of heavy-metal deposits in the upper twenty centimeters of Baltic Sea sediments, which are consistent with the growth of industrial activity there . (A) Baltic Sea sediments, which are consistent with the growth of industrial activity there (B) Baltic Se...
- by Ancientmtk
Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:43 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Modifiers, please explain
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2108
- by Ancientmtk
Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:19 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: test 9
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2508
How does E have any relevance to the question?
I chose D, but E is no doubt out of scope..... wtf is going on here?
- by Ancientmtk
Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:08 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Job Dissatisfaction Among Employees at Company P
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7404
CR stragies: jogging down diagrams?
In the Manhattan prep book, it suggests that we make diagrams, or paraphrases, of the CR passage.
My question is, for those who do well on CR passages do you guys do anything similar to this or not at all? If so, what are some ways to shorten the time of writing and to make concise paraphrases?
- by Ancientmtk
Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:55 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: CR stragies: jogging down diagrams?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1225
McGraw Hill sucks. Don't use it. I just took the test today and scored 610. On the practice tests i get around 680-720. I think i really choked big time. What is this Manhattan book that everyone's talking about? I have the 6 Manhattan GmAT review books, while i think they are good at covering basic...
- by Ancientmtk
Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:11 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Just Bombed the Gmat
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4058
Deer population...
'With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife officials estimate the New Jersey deer population to have' grown to exceed 175,000. A. With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife offic...
- by Ancientmtk
Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:16 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Deer population...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2531
- by Ancientmtk
Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:20 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: parallelism
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3954
- by Ancientmtk
Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:17 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan Premier Program - Q10 - wrong Answer by Kaplan????
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1936
So in an ineq. question, we cannot do something like:
x-y / x+y > 1
to
x-y > x+y?
what is the rule for something like this? Do we treat it kind of like absolute values?
- by Ancientmtk
Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:44 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Ineq...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1884