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what i believe is that you were done in by test taking anxiety , as simple as that.....my assessment of GMAT is that irrespective of scores u get in the practice tests (lower or higher depending on yr target score) , people do tend to fizzle out on the test day .....what is the solution then? its simple and self explanatory , be cool , calm and think intelligently , skip qns which are beyond yr reach , do not focus much on end result , take each qn at a time and enjoy the process

Hi, I think I know what u have done in yr actual GMAT exam , and this is most common phenomenon across board .....despite your range bound practice test scores , you have fizzled out due to "actual day" test pressure ...believe me this is what GMAT Test does to you even if u have 200% preparation ......that does not entitle you not to prepare well :).....go ahead and target specific areas you are not comfortable with .....but what you have to do actually is to have the mental set up of raising the bar at the actual exam .....give as many mocks as possible , stretch yrself to the hilt , pace yrself as required and then only u will be able to improve , my take on GMAT is -its 60% mental toughness +40 % great prep.....and please do not say "what happened" :hmm:-you are the best person to know what happened that day .....so be practical - focus like an eagle and get yr target score -no point worrying or demotivating yrelf.......u are a much better and competent person than yr GMAT score would indicate -kindly do not measure your capabilities by a score which is just a piece of statistic , nothing more nothing less.... CHEERS !!

yes , the answer C is correct since it asks the proportion of single family without cable connection

wonderful......thanks Brent

Good luck to you as well..........Just from my experience , I was in a very bad shape (had some personal issues) when i was preparing for my MBA from India ,in fact I was trying to get a good MBA degree right from the day i started my job , somehow I could not do it .....over next 9 years I wrote entrance tests many times , got rejected , I even did a part time MBA course as well to satisfy my ambition , over the period of years I gathered sufficient business knowledge and tried very hard in 2004 , got an admit in the College , which though was upcoming was not in the top rankings , and chances of getting even a decent well paying job after 2 years was doubtful .....however at that moment I made my decision and told myself that it is what I make out of my MBA is more important than anything else . I quit the job and plunged into it .......It was not easy to compete with young intelligent crowd .......however the experience was amazing and my interest was so much ignited by the plethora of knowledge available that apart from credit courses , I lapped up non -credit extra courses , had a decent GPA , top 10 %ile of class , got a decent job and my salary zoomed to 3 x in 4 years flat............now the idea is to get even broader perspective from an International programme which would help me understand International Finance and strategy , I have been to Toronto last year (worked there for 7 months) and I find the city amazing ............so the bottomline is- it is you who would be defining yourself ....so I hope at the end of it you would get what you had set out for .....

Congrats man on yr achievement. I too am sailing on the same boat .....and thinking of doing serious value addition by doing PhD in Finance. You wrote that u never did any accounting course ......how did u convince the adcom about that ...secondly can i ask yr work profile in yr active professional life ? As for me I m 38 , an Engineer + MBA (from India) , worked in Sales for 8 years and 4 years in IT Project Management , I too am fascinated by the Finance world and would like to learn more through a PhD ...do let me know your thoughts Thanks

Good decision , I must say !! Enjoy your stay .........I guess Rotman is in Toronto and Canada is a great place to settle in .........can you let me know the average GMAT/GRE required for getting an admit there and total financial outgo for the 2 years that you will study there.............I already have an MBA from India + 12 years of work ex in a variety of industries , planning to take my GMAT in August 2011........Thanks

Hi Luke , have you finally decided on yr course of action ? It would be interesting to know what are you doing now ? A PhD or an MBA.

Hi, there need some suggestions from the learned scholars out there regarding my thought process.. Let me introduce myself briefly ....I am from India -following is a brief chronology of my career path - B Tech (Chemical Engg) in 1995 - 74 % - Worked from 1995-2004 as a Marketing & Customer Service Executive in an Indian Petrochemical giant - MBA (Finance+ Systems)- 2004-2006 IIT Roorkee (8.19 CGPA) - Worked as an IT Project Manager from 2006-2010 in 2 top tier Indian IT Companies - Bored with the job and value add so I quit in July 2010 and now contemplating what to do - Have a keen interest in Finance (Project Management/ Security research) - no papers published , no presentations in any conference - I can start from scratch and have the inclination to excel in the chosen field - Phd''s objective is to specialize in the chosen field and contribute to the research . - Post PhD , would be looking for a decent academic career + Consulting ( I am not much money minded to be frank , and I believe that if I enjoy doing what I am doing , money will follow ) - I am not too finicky about rankings as well , my geographical preference would be Australia, Singapore , US in that order I have been browsing this forum for the past few days ....so posting my short cv here for suggestions ..............I have not taken GMAT as yet (target would be 700-720) Thanks