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Thanks so much Chris. I'm going to send you an email this weekend once my scholarship application for BTG is done. Appreciate your help.

by parore26

Tue May 13, 2008 3:17 pm
Forum: Admissions Success Stories
Topic: Full Ride to Haas! Thanks Beat the GMAT & Stacy Blackman
Replies: 13
Views: 18771

Here are two reasons why you might want to disagree with the conclusion reached in that argument. One thing for example is that about 75% of the houses in that area have a jacuzzi and that underlying premise is used to conclude that people are willing to spend more on the personal care. While the da...

by parore26

Tue May 13, 2008 2:56 pm
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Please rate AWA essay -
Replies: 8
Views: 4461

Could you elaborate a little bit on your work experience and your undergraduate education. Those credentials by themselves don't tell a complete story and you're bound to get a better response if you provide more details on your profile.

by parore26

Sun May 11, 2008 11:11 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: GMAT=680 GPA=4.0
Replies: 4
Views: 2086

WOW! Full ride to Haas is quite incredible. Best of Luck. I was strongly considering Stacy Blackman but their price tag is a bit on the expensive side compared with VeritasPrep and some of the other well known consulting firms. For ex. Veritas offers a comprehensive 3-school pacakage for $3900 while...

by parore26

Sun May 11, 2008 11:08 am
Forum: Admissions Success Stories
Topic: Full Ride to Haas! Thanks Beat the GMAT & Stacy Blackman
Replies: 13
Views: 18771

LOL! nice reply. Generally schools say that they want an 80, 80 breakdown in the percentiles (meaning percentile greater than 80 in each section). However, I think that 710 with a Quant percentile of a 77% is nothing to worry about. One thing that could be important is your undergraduate degree. If ...

by parore26

Sun May 11, 2008 10:48 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: [710 Q45 V41] is my quant too weak?
Replies: 14
Views: 7461

Yeah The Lives of Others was fantastic but the best movie featuring Berlin has to be 'Run Lola Run.' When I visited Berlin I had no idea what to expect, so was completely blown away by the punk/graffiti sub-culture and the experimental music scene there. Apart from that there was quite a bit of cult...

by parore26

Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:44 am
Forum: Let's Meet Up
Topic: Anyone from Berlin
Replies: 6
Views: 4538

vivianchi is right. you need to find holes in the argument. The other half of AWA ("Analysis of an Issue") presents you with a topic on which you can take a position and justify it or go against it!

by parore26

Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:10 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Please rate AWA essay -
Replies: 8
Views: 4461

Sorry for posting here! But Berlin is the bestest!!! Good luck with the GMAT!

by parore26

Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:07 am
Forum: Let's Meet Up
Topic: Anyone from Berlin
Replies: 6
Views: 4538

I'm done preparing but wouldn't mind joining guys for discussions and information about Business schools.

by parore26

Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:49 pm
Forum: Let's Meet Up
Topic: Anyone preparing now in NY/NJ?
Replies: 7
Views: 4134

When I said a brief essay, I meant writing a five line essay and moving on. I have not heard of scores not being processed if you don't answer your essays. On the GMATPrep software you get a score even if you leave your essays blank.

by parore26

Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:29 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: skip the awa (because i am NOT applying for a B-school) ?
Replies: 3
Views: 5392

I have a general comment, the length of both your essays are relatively short that in itself isn't a bad thing. You should also try and present at least two arguments instead of just one argument. Other than these your writing style is good and with a little better time management you should do well...

by parore26

Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:59 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Please rate my MGMAT AWA: Analyze Argument
Replies: 2
Views: 3363

I wouldn't recommend skipping it. Practicing and writing the AWA isn't difficult at all. All one needs to do is practice for a day or two to get a score of 4.0 or better. Alternatively, you could also just write a brief essay and move ahead if you're concerned about your stamina, energy, etc. One mo...

by parore26

Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:49 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: skip the awa (because i am NOT applying for a B-school) ?
Replies: 3
Views: 5392

Is there any particular reason why you need to score a 710? In most cases 680 is a good enough score and the fact that you showed a 140 point jump is a great achievement and one that schools will look at very favourably. I've heard from various sources that attempting multiple times to score a 700 l...

by parore26

Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:43 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Is scoring 700+ in one attempt better than in 4 attempts?
Replies: 3
Views: 3129

With the consistently high scores you're getting on the practice tests I think the only thing that can prevent you from beating the GMAT is your nerves. So stay calm, relax. Get a good night's sleep the day before the test and you should be fine.

by parore26

Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:51 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: 2 Days Left - Last minute advice?
Replies: 2
Views: 1834

Magnia is right, Tuck does individually pluck the best verbal,quant scores but almost certainly this is not a worthwhile strategy since this is the only school I know of that breaks them up this way.

by parore26

Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:49 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: GMAT Blues
Replies: 3
Views: 1927