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Are you applying next fall? Then you don't have anything to lose by studying hard for the next month and taking it again. Having just been through the application process, I can tell you that it will be really difficult to be competitive at top 5s with a 700, especially if you feel your profile isn'...
- by caligmat
Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:50 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 700 Q45 V40.... very very odd
- Replies: 3
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Congrats on your score! I have a really mundane question. When did you get your AWA score back? I took the test on 8/30 and it seems that so many people on the forum got their AWA score back within 3-5 days that I'm getting a bit ancy now. I guess maybe a lot of people took the test over Labor Day W...
- by caligmat
Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:19 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 750 98% (Q51/V40) & 5.5 - How I did it
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4602
- by caligmat
Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:24 am- Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
- Topic: Verbal really getting tough ..myth or reality ?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 11258
I would add that it's probably not a good idea to drink a ton of caffeine before the real test. I sometimes drank coffee before practice tests to keep my energy up, but found that during the real test my adrenaline was so high that if I had had coffee beforehand, I would have been really jittery and...
- by caligmat
Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:10 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Stamina Juice.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3428
I took the GMAT for the first time on Saturday. I did not think the test was significantly harder than GMAT prep and I scored within a point of my average on the GMAT prep practice tests. Verbal is my strength on the test, however. I think that the Verbal section can be especially tough because it i...
- by caligmat
Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:34 am- Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
- Topic: Verbal really getting tough ..myth or reality ?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 11258