brandonsun I get your point. I agreed. Actually i am done with a gmat. I am happy with my score. And I don't really have a problem with the competition. Actually i don t really care. My point was simply that it annoyed me. An I am apparently not the only one but I felt the need to express it. that'...

Great work! I think that your beer/study increased gravity techniques were key. I'm going to try that for the essays! Thanks. Thanks man! The beer definitely helped me push through some long nights and unpleasant studying cycles. I love switching things up and honestly the beer really helped me. Fo...

newuser_beatGMATL: Just give it another shot when you are more prepared and earn yourself that 700+. Where there is a will, there is a way. Just a suggestion though... Your post made a lot of excuses and the general sentiment blamed Kaplan. Kaplan didn't prepare me for this... Kaplan's materials was...

Winning AWA Six-Paragraph Formula: So many people don't see the value of the AWA essays. To some extent, this is true since most schools don't care since they don't contribute to the rankings... Nevertheless, doing well on the AWAs provide confidence and momentum so it is an ally as opposed to an ob...

Its also extremely important to utilize the break optimally. During my GMAT exam, I fully utilized the first break up to 7 minutes and then rushed 30 seconds before the Quant. I was able to relax and went in fresh for the Quant battle. Second break was a different story. I followed the same routine...

BrooklynGmat: Thank you for your comment about the test admin. I took my GMAT in Brooklyn (the one at York Station on the F line). I work in Midtown and live in the lower East Side so I've really only left Manhattan less than 10 times since I've been in NY and should've understood the testing center...

Recommendation Dilemma

Dear Consultants: I am torn on who selecting between two candidates to write my second MBA recommendation. Both are going to give me extremely positive reviews. The former is more credible (due to work) and will give me a very very very good, if not great, response. The latter I volunteer with (so n...

Congratulations!! Great score. You mentioned that some CRs had premises and arguments that took up an entire half page with possible choices each a mini-paragraph long. I was checking some of the LSAT CRs which are similar I guess. Do you agree that the CRs in the real test are harder than those in...