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FoolishAmbition · 2008 April 29th, 05:21 PM

I'm not talking top schools, I'm talking small town U, no name, no reputation, not even a good local reputation. It's my only option though.

I was told they wanted the GMAT so the U could actually have samples of my analytical writing. This seems so absurd to me b/c I attended this U and they have some 12 term papers, research papers, etc written by me on file. I probably wrote better then than I do now, or about the same. In fact, 1/2 of the professors are still faculty from when I was there.

My GPA was a 3.8 on a 4.0 scale, just short of perfect. I'm human.

What is going to be accomplished by my traveling 2 hours to take a test, oh and shelling out the money for it? They don't offer it on campus, The nearest testing center is at a major university. I'd have to take test prep in a classroom setting to even have a remote chance of passing.

I know I do not "standardized" test well, I never have. And I learn better in a classroom with the visual and audio together. I'm going to ask for a waver and see what they say, it can't hurt to ask...

2008 April 29th, 05:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
FoolishAmbition In it for my kids Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA Posts: 36	What are the chances without GMAT or GRE? I'm not talking top schools, I'm talking small town U, no name, no reputation, not even a good local reputation. It's my only option though. I was told they wanted the GMAT so the U could actually have samples of my analytical writing. This seems so absurd to me b/c I attended this U and they have some 12 term papers, research papers, etc written by me on file. I probably wrote better then than I do now, or about the same. In fact, 1/2 of the professors are still faculty from when I was there. My GPA was a 3.8 on a 4.0 scale, just short of perfect. I'm human. What is going to be accomplished by my traveling 2 hours to take a test, oh and shelling out the money for it? They don't offer it on campus, The nearest testing center is at a major university. I'd have to take test prep in a classroom setting to even have a remote chance of passing. I know I do not "standardized" test well, I never have. And I learn better in a classroom with the visual and audio together. I'm going to ask for a waver and see what they say, it can't hurt to ask...