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Let me be the first to say congrats and good luck with the applications! Ive peaked with a 720 on the Powerprep and am taking the test on 1 August, so hopefully that score will translate into the magic 700+ The first diagnostic is tough; I had a 570, but have been slowly creeping up the ladder. Than...
- by rmcguire7
Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:54 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 590 to 750: How I improved by 160 points
- Replies: 7
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Food Processing and Film Processing
This Analysis of an Argument was taken from Knewton's AWA topic bank. I hope someone can give this feedback and that this and the discussion generated helps you out! My test is Monday the 1st, so down to crunch time. "The following appeared as part of an annual report sent to stockholders by Ol...
- by rmcguire7
Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:50 pm- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Food Processing and Film Processing
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1211
Corporate profits conflicts with welfare of the nation
I think that this is a good topic for getting an approach to Analysis of an Issue I am wondering if anyone can review the below repose to the following essay: "The desire of corporations to maximize profits creates conflict with the general welfare of the nation at large." Discuss the exte...
- by rmcguire7
Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:09 pm- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Corporate profits conflicts with welfare of the nation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4992
I just finished the Math midterm challenge as well and kicked my but too. It was a nice change of pace though. I felt the regular questions were starting to get a little easy and most of what I was gettign incorrect came from simple mistakes that I could easily follow in the explanation. The verbal ...
- by rmcguire7
Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:18 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Knewton Math Midterm & Final Challenge Sets
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1647
Thanks for the inspirational rundown. Im right where you are at with the practice test scores and am at the 40 day mark before G-Day. Good luck with everything else!
- by rmcguire7
Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:52 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 750 (49Q, 44V) - Mastering the Intangibles
- Replies: 31
- Views: 24212
Kaplan Diagnostic Question
My recent score on the Kaplan Diagnostic was: Overall- 650 (83%) Quantitative- 83% Verbal- 96% When I matched the section percentages against the historic scores for the respective percentages, I got: Q- 48 (83%) V-42 (96%) Making an overall score of approximately 730!!! Has anyone had this problem ...
- by rmcguire7
Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:28 am- Forum: Ask a Kaplan representative
- Topic: Kaplan Diagnostic Question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2263
Haha, thanks Kaneisha! I'm debating whether or not to refocus on the GMAT and take it again... Quite a big decision. I'm very confident with the rest of my application, but I'm leaning toward rededicating myself to getting a higher GMAT score. I would like the score to be, at a minimum, not a liabil...
- by rmcguire7
Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:19 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Military Officer Application Questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4225
I found this link to be very helpful. http://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-get-6-0-awa-my-guide-64327.html The AWA might as well be a pass/fail grade. If you are a native English speaker, get a 5 and you will be fine. If you are not, then shoot for a 4. Anything below a 4 raises red flags. The differenc...
- by rmcguire7
Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:32 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Is there any resource for awa
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1062
Military Officer Application Questions
I have an atypical application and after searching far and wide for a similar profile, I have not found one. Here are my big three stats: GMAT: 620 (39q 36v) GPA: 3.44 BA History '05 Work Experience: 6 years (when I apply) plus 2.5 years part time I have been an Army officer since graduating and w...
- by rmcguire7
Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:20 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Military Officer Application Questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4225
Military Officer Admissions Question
I have an atypical application and after searching far and wide for a similar profile, I have not found one. Here are my big three stats: GMAT: 620 (39q 36v) GPA: 3.44 BA History '05 Work Experience: 6 years (when I apply) plus 2.5 years part time I have been an Army officer since graduating and w...
- by rmcguire7
Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:39 am- Forum: Admissions Success Stories
- Topic: Military Officer Admissions Question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4954