($) If your GMAT was over 730 and you didn’t make it into a school like Emory…

April 15, 2013 by EssaySnark

A high GMAT alone will never be enough to get you into any good bschool. However, the further down the rankings you go, the more attractive a high GMAT becomes to the adcoms. This is due to the pure economics of the situation: The higher a school’s average GMAT, then the better its chances of…

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aguard says

April 15, 2013 at 5:28 pm

This makes me want to pass you the essays I wrote to see what you think.
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  April 15, 2013 at 10:50 pm
  
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