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Where should I include freelance work?

I am a team manager and Head Product UX having progressed in my career from a software developer. In my five years of work experience, I have worked on quite a few freelance gigs, some just a couple weeks to some for more than a couple of months. In the application, where do I include such freelance...

by sidchilling

Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:15 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Where should I include freelance work?
Replies: 1
Views: 1285

International Exposure?

Hi, In the HEC Paris MBA application, there is a question to describe your international exposure - Please describe any significant international exposure you have had, including childhood residence, holidays, exchange programs, professional assignments etc. (From - month and year, To - month and ye...

by sidchilling

Thu Nov 26, 2015 1:25 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: International Exposure?
Replies: 1
Views: 2194

What the editorial says is: Suppose government assistance for unemployed adults is $10/hour Let's take an unemployed adult. Now, the new proposal is: If this unemployed adult accepts a job that pays less than government assistance (say this unemployed adult accepts a job that pays $8/hour), then th...

by sidchilling

Sun Nov 15, 2015 6:03 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: weakening argument
Replies: 15
Views: 8227

What the editorial says is: Suppose government assistance for unemployed adults is $10/hour Let's take an unemployed adult. Now, the new proposal is: If this unemployed adult accepts a job that pays less than government assistance (say this unemployed adult accepts a job that pays $8/hour), then th...

by sidchilling

Sun Nov 15, 2015 5:59 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: weakening argument
Replies: 15
Views: 8227

GMAT in 10 days: Need Help: Please review

Hi, Need some help here. I haven't prepared much for AWA. Can someone please review this AWA for me. Will be of great help. Prompt The following appeared in a mayor's welcome notes to the members of a conference: On behalf of everyone here in Ketner Springs, welcome to our blossoming community. We t...

by sidchilling

Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:23 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: GMAT in 10 days: Need Help: Please review
Replies: 0
Views: 1556

Bad score in Veritas Test

Hi, I have my GMAT in a week and I had been studying hard for the last 3 months. I had taken The Economis score and in their 5 tests I had scored between 710 and 730. On my first GMAT prep test, I scored 750 (taken a week and a half ago). However, today I took the Veritas free test and score 650 :( ...

by sidchilling

Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:21 am
Forum: Ask a Veritas Prep representative
Topic: Bad score in Veritas Test
Replies: 3
Views: 6064

Proliferation of television

Depending on one’s point of view, the proliferation of the television is either a great advance in communication or an unmistakable sign that the decline in high culture begun before the war is still continuing . A. Same B. decline of high culture begun before the war is still continuing C. declin...

by sidchilling

Tue Nov 03, 2015 2:12 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Proliferation of television
Replies: 5
Views: 1834

GMAT800: Help with SC question

Found this question on GMAT800 Kaplan book but I am not convinced with the answer. Can somebody please help me? Q. For decades, Surgeons General have warned that smoking increases the risk of lung diseases, including lung cancer and emphysema, and can complicate pregnancy, and increases the risk of ...

by sidchilling

Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:16 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT800: Help with SC question
Replies: 2
Views: 1326

Need help with a question - The Debt Crisis

Please help me the following RC question. The debt crisis affecting many developing countries has had three causes: imprudent management and borrowing by debtor countries; imprudent lending by banks; and rising interest rates. The unprecedented rise in real interest rates to about 6 percent by 1982 ...

by sidchilling

Fri Oct 30, 2015 6:15 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Need help with a question - The Debt Crisis
Replies: 3
Views: 3327

I think both "Records indicate that each year it rains heavily in Mumbai" and "Records indicate each year it rains heavily in Mumbai" should be acceptable. But can an instructor shed more light. I am pretty sure I have seen both usages. Also, I don't think an answer choice would ...

by sidchilling

Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:07 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: How I tackled a hard SC question?
Replies: 5
Views: 2079

Thank you so much GMATGuruNY for the explanation :)

by sidchilling

Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:46 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: How I tackled a hard SC question?
Replies: 5
Views: 2079

How I tackled a hard SC question?

This post is for my own understanding of the question. I originally got this question wrong on the GMATPrep practice test. I am writing this post to re-inforce my own understanding of this question (and how to tackle such questions). I hope this post is useful at least to a few people. Based on reco...

by sidchilling

Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:44 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: How I tackled a hard SC question?
Replies: 5
Views: 2079

I did ask the Live Chat but they told me to get in touch with GMAC. I asked them whether these questions are drawn from Official Guides and/or GMATPrep but they had no idea.

by sidchilling

Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:24 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Practice questions on mba.com
Replies: 3
Views: 1568

Practice questions on mba.com

Hi,

Every Monday and Thursday there appears a new practice question.

Is there a way to view all the past practice questions that have appeared on mba.com ?

by sidchilling

Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:11 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Practice questions on mba.com
Replies: 3
Views: 1568

Need help: Rate my essay

Hi, I am in need of some urgent help. My GMAT is in 20 days and I haven't prepared anything on AWA thinking that it is not all that important but now I am getting nervous about it. I am not getting a good score on AWA Rater - an online tool. Can someone please rate my essay, help me how to improve w...

by sidchilling

Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:37 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Need help: Rate my essay
Replies: 0
Views: 1602