http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/ GMAT AWA Sun, 20 Mar 2005 06:06:20 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2005. http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/16.html Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:02:25 GMT Advice from "CORAL" on TestMagic I scored 6.0/6.0 in my real toefl essay and gmat essays. Here is what worked for me: 1. Start with a great introduction. Take sides - do you see flaws in the topic or not - typically there will be several flaws in the topic. Do you think the flaws can be addressed if extra information is provided? 2. In the second paragraph, write about the most important flaw. Say why you think this is a flaw, and what kind of impact it has on making the decision. Say what would kind of information would help to go in favour of the author. 3. Repeat #2 for... (more) http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=16 http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/14.html Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:01:07 GMT Whether the people whose children go to non-public schools should fund the public schools or not through taxes, depends on many factors. I believe that everyone should fund the public schools irrespective of the fact that their children go into public or private schools. The primary reason for my stand is that education is the most important factor for the growth of any nation. If public schools are not funded properly, then many families that are unable to send their children to costly private schools would not be able to educate their children. These children would remain illiterate and... (more) http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=14 http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/15.html Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:32:26 GMT The author puts the argument that any vacation resort can ill afford not to publicize its offerrings on Trevelshack.com. The argument is based upon the case of Snowbert Ski Lodge, which is now booked to capacity following its advertising on Travelshack.com website. The argument is unconvincing for several reasons. Firstly, Travelshack.com fails to provide any data regarding the difference in Snowbert Ski Lodge's booking prior to advertising on its website and after the advertising. A thorough analysis and sufficient data about the website's advertising influence on the Snowbert Ski... (more) http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=15 http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/13.html Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:01:00 GMT “It is unrealistic to expect individual nations to make, independently, the sacrifices necessary to conserve energy. International leadership and worldwide cooperation are essential if we expect to protect the world’s energy resources for future generations.” Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading. I wrote the analysis, but lost it due to error in saving it. :-( http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=13 http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/12.html Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:00:24 GMT The following appeared in a memorandum from the business department of the Apogee Company. “When the Apogee Company had all its operations in one location, it was more profitable than it is today. Therefore, the Apogee Company should close down its field offices and conduct all its operations from a single location. Such centralization would improve profitability by cutting costs and helping the company maintain better supervision of all employees.” Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the... (more) http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=12 http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/11.html Sat, 19 Feb 2005 09:25:06 GMT The following appeared in a memorandum issued by a large city’s council on the arts. “In a recent citywide poll, fifteen percent more residents said that they watch television programs about the visual arts than was the case in a poll conducted five years ago. During these past five years, the number of people visiting our city’s art museums has increased by a similar percentage. Since the corporate funding that supports public television, where most of the visual arts programs appear, is now being threatened with severe cuts, we can expect that attendance at our city’s art museums will... (more) http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=11 http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/10.html Sat, 19 Feb 2005 08:35:59 GMT “Corporations and other businesses should try to eliminate the many ranks and salary grades that classify employees according to their experience and expertise. A ‘flat’ organizational structure is more likely to encourage collegiality and cooperation among employees.” Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading. Whether a flat organizational structure is more likely to encourage collegiality and cooperation among employees or not depends on multiple... (more) http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=10 http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/9.html Sun, 06 Feb 2005 09:26:07 GMT arboreal_tarantula on PG AWA - what worked for me i wrote short sentences. made sure there no grammatical errors whatsoever, simply because the sentences were so short. had a couple of templates i had created for myself for both the essays ( borrowing heavily from the princeton and kaplan examples ). day before the test, thrashed out a few topics with my friends as an oral debate. made sure that i had at least 5 minutes left after writing each essay to proofread it. made sure each paragraph contained just one idea. made sure there were concrete examples in the issue essay, to... (more) http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=9 http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/6.html Sat, 05 Feb 2005 05:30:07 GMT These are some of the power words, idioms and lines which can be used in the GMAT essays 1) In support of this conclusion the author cites that 2) rosy prediction 3) There is, however, no guarantee that this is the case, nor does the author cite any evidence to support this assumption. 4) Lacking this assumption ________ is entirely unfounded. 5) As it stands the author's argument is not compelling. 6) substantiate author's claim 7) In my view, _______ takes precedence over ___________ 8) Although we may not have conclusive scientific evidence of a... (more) http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=6 http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/archive/5.html Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:42:47 GMT The following appeared as part of an annual report sent to stockholders by Olympic Foods, a processor of frozen foods. “Over time, the costs of processing go down because as organizations learn how to do things better, they become more efficient. In color film processing, for example, the cost of a 3-by-5-inch print fell from 50 cents for five-day service in 1970 to 20 cents for one-day service in 1984. The same principle applies to the processing of food. And since Olympic Foods will soon celebrate its twenty-fifth birthday, we can expect that our long experience will enable us to... (more) http://gmatawa.blogdrive.com/comments?id=5