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Hello I finished masters in 2009 in economics, it was without thesis, since then I have been teaching eco in a university, last year I gave GRE & my score was Q-158, V-155, AWA -4. I got admission in Uni OTTAWA & Memorial uni of Newfoundland both without funding. This year I am again giving GRE next week. I am a family person & I could not go out for study due to various life issues. Now that I am finally trying I am worried about funding & coping with studies. My goal is to get a Phd & as I do not have thesis I need a Masters with thesis. I am targeting Canadian unis because they offers funds & also we may settle there if we get pr. Can you advise as to which Canadian unis should I target to get admission with funding. BSS & MSS in economics (Result both first class) IELTS: 8 GRE: 317 publication : 2 Thanks

Hello I recently gave a practice test where these 2 questions came up. Please grade then & help me improve. Thank you. "Technology, while apparently aimed to simplify our lives, only makes our lives more complicated." I disagree with the statement that technology makes our lives more complicated rather technology has eased many problems in our lives. One of the sectors where technology has worked its wonder the most is communication. With the advent of cellular phone we can talk with our loved ones anytime from anywhere. There can be an emergency at home or in the office and we can pick up our phone to make the desired call. Thirty years back my mother was living abroad and she had to wait for a letter every month from home to keep abreast with what is happening at home. Now we use different apps to not only make calls but video calls and can see live pictures. A birth of a baby, a wedding, graduation ceremony or even death of near and dear ones living thousands of miles away can be experienced in our homes. Technology has not only brought families closer but technology is used to make business meetings, job interviews or even interviews with prospective academic supervisors from different countries sitting at our laptops from home. We can even consult with doctors in far away countries using video chats. Internet which is perhaps the greatest invention of the modern times has helped in distribution of knowledge through e-books and journals. Reserachers now -a days can get hold of relevant information at the tip of their fingers. We can also know the latest news and analysis from all around the world the moment it occurs. Revolutionary events such as the Arab Spring used the social media to gather supporters and disseminate information. Nevertheless technology has its misuses as well. Cyber crimes are commited where private informations are stolen for ransom or other evil purposes. The hacking of yahoo email accounts is a reminder to everyone of how technology can create complications in our lives. Recently a friend of mine had her phone stolen, later she found that her social media and personal email have all been consoliated. She had to go though a lot of trouble to fix the problem. Overall there are drawbacks to technological advancement but the major impact of technology has improved our lives Argum3ent: SuperCorp recently moved its headquarters to Corporateville. The recent surge in the number of homeowners in Corporateville proves that Corporateville is a superior place to live than Middlesburg, the home of SuperCorp's current headquarters. Moreover, Middlesburg is a predominately urban area and according to an employee survey, SuperCorp has determined that its workers prefer to live in an area that is not urban. Finally, Corporateville has lower taxes than Middlesburg, making it not only a safer place to work but also a cheaper one. Therefore, Supercorp clearly made the best decision. The argument is flawed due to the following assumptions: The first stated assumption is that because there is a sudden increase in homeowners Corporateville is better than Middleburg. The sudden increase in homeowners could be due to cheaper houses, people buying new homes due to the good condtiiton of the economy or lower interest rates for new house buyers. Any of these factors may contribute to more people buying homes in Corporateville and has nothing to do with Middleburg being a worse place to live. The argument mentions that SuperCorp conducted a survey that found that its employees prefer to live in area that is not urban. The findings of one survey may not reflect the true sentiment of the employees because it is unclear as to how many people were surveyed and what the questions actually were. People give wrong information in surveys and sometimes the reason of the survey determines its findings, such as if SuperCorp had already decided to move its headquarters to a non-urban area it may have designed the survey in a way that would justify the decision. The argument makes the assumption that the new place is a safer place to work without providing any facts to back it up. The increased number of people in Corporateville can cause the price of housing to go up due to higher demand, which will refuting the assumption that Corporateville has lower housing prices. Finally, the assumptions made in the argument can be debated whcih will result in a different conclusion as to whether Supercorp has made the best decision or not.

Hello Do unis in US offer masters in econ with funds? I have browsed and only found either direct phd or the unis that do offer masters have no fund offer. If I want to pursue masters in econ should I only target Canadian unis? As far as I have browsed unis in the UK also do not offer funds. Thankyou

Thanks daageep :)

I am in my last yr of graduation in economics.Now I am a bit confused as to where I should go from here.Here are my preferences : 1.I want to do Masters but not PhD abroad. 2.Interested to be, market research analyst/reseach analyst/cost analyst/economic modelling. So what should I do masters in? 3. Not considering MBA as it is very expensive & aid not available. 4. what do you think about the scope of market reseach analyst in this part of the world? Thanks

ummm... whats the gre bible? is it the big book?

Thanks to raza & arpita :tup: raza : should have seen the english link :doh:

Thanks raza5680 for the reply,but yes its a chinese site.

hello I want to practise essay writing.I see that most of the essays go unchecked in this site.So is there any other websites where I can regularly practise essays where it will be scrutnized. Thanks

Thanks seagull !

I'm worried about my problem,can someone pls help.

lagoon fever I have first finished the high freq wordlist of Barrons,now I'm learning one wordlist randomly each day.Also planning to do the maths preview of Barrons,doing one topic each day. I think the sticky threads at the top of the forum are a very good beginners guide,try following that.

I'm hoping to take it in Jan.

Hi I am planning to give my GRE in Jan 2007 but will be applying for the fall session in 2008,that is my application deadline will be around Jan 2008. I will be busy with my final yrs study in 2007 but I'm quite free now,so I'm utilising this time & want to be done with GRE as soon as I can. I heard that the name of 3 univs can be given where GRE scores will be automatically send by ETS. My question is,if my scores are sent almost a yr earlier than I apply will that be a problem? Will my scores be forgotten & I've to resend them when I apply? :hmm: Thanks

Thanks ncy111 :)