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Hi smitzzz,

You can of course still apply for the scholarship.

by DanaJ

Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:15 am
Forum: 2012 Scholarships
Topic: Now LIVE! The 2012 BTG Scholarships
Replies: 36
Views: 5914

I need the precise days, as in Day 8 of the study guide, not the days of the calendar when you did not get the email.


Hey there,

We don't send emails individually :) We have an emailing system that deals with that, but it's been having a few problems lately. Can you please tell me which days you are missing?


Just sent it to you.

by DanaJ

Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:15 am
Forum: The 60-Day GMAT Study Guide
Topic: Day 8
Replies: 5
Views: 1270

Just sent it to you.

by DanaJ

Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:15 am
Forum: The 60-Day GMAT Study Guide
Topic: Day 8
Replies: 5
Views: 1270

Hey zander21, The prizes are all GMAT courses and MBA admissions products, so I doubt they'd be of much use to someone who has already been accepted to school. That's why we mentioned this contest is geared towards applicants. We do not distribute cash prizes. Hope this helps! If you have more quest...

by DanaJ

Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:13 am
Forum: 2012 Scholarships
Topic: Now LIVE! The 2012 BTG Scholarships
Replies: 36
Views: 5914

Congrats on the score improvement, dav35! Sorry to hear about your illness though, but seems to me that you managed to overcome that. I don't think you need to retake - I only see that as being necessary if you're part of an overrepresented group of applicants. Best of luck for fall admissions!

by DanaJ

Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:07 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: success! 610 to 710 - i beat the GMAT thanks to Newton
Replies: 3
Views: 2759

Congrats on the great score, gmat_and_me! Best of luck with admissions!

by DanaJ

Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:01 am
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: My TOEFL experience
Replies: 2
Views: 13369

Writing tips/templates

By general stuff I mean the sort of platitudes I recommended you avoid in my first post: There are a few things you need to keep in mind though. One of the most important would be avoid general, grandiose phrases in your piece. The Official Guide for the TOEFL gives an example of such an error: “t...

by DanaJ

Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:01 pm
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: Writing tip/template
Replies: 34
Views: 76805

They may support it, but to me most of the time that's not necessarily the case. Those three options are meant to be the summary of the text, not just supporting ideas for the one bolded sentence.

by DanaJ

Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:55 pm
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: Summary questions in the Reading section
Replies: 10
Views: 5061

Nope - it's always good as a starting point. Just don't automatically consider it as the thesis.

by DanaJ

Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:57 am
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: Summary questions in the Reading section
Replies: 10
Views: 5061

Writing tips/templates

How about a combination of both? Although in general I'm not a big fan of citations, it's really not worth learning these to insert in essays and most of the time they don't actually add value. Also, beating about the bush with general stuff won't score you too many points... You need to be concise ...

by DanaJ

Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:42 am
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: Writing tip/template
Replies: 34
Views: 76805

1. Democratic and Whig parties Here is where my initial reply, that the bolded sentence might not be the thesis of the passage and merely a starting point (or introductory sentence, to quote the instructions), is illustrated. I also don't feel that the bolded sentence here is the thesis, but I will ...

by DanaJ

Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:39 am
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: Summary questions in the Reading section
Replies: 10
Views: 5061

Yup, I have the OG for TOEFL. Send me the page number.

by DanaJ

Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:36 am
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: Summary questions in the Reading section
Replies: 10
Views: 5061

Most of the time yes, but it also depends on what the actual question is asking. When you write a summary, the first sentence is usually the thesis, but it really depends: this introductory sentence might just be a starting point and the conclusion or thesis might come later.

by DanaJ

Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:39 am
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: Summary questions in the Reading section
Replies: 10
Views: 5061