asuzuki1409 wrote:
Hi Mike,
Well this isn't really a solution but I do appreciate the reply.
What is
magoosh and how will this help me?
Aysha
Dear Aysha,
I'm happy to respond.
First of all,
Magoosh is an online test prep that has supported thousands of students in getting higher GMAT scores. We have helped people with low scores get much higher, and we have helped people with elite scores go even higher. Your 730 was already an impressive score:
Magoosh could help you go even higher. In fact, our
score guarantee says that you will go 50-points higher!
Here's our
free blog.
We have a library of 200+ GMAT lessons covering all the content and strategy you need. Here's a free sample Verbal lesson:
Substantive Clauses We have 1000+ GMAT practice question, questions that have undergone evaluation through a rigorous statistical feedback procedure. Here's a free sample math question:
Adding to Numerator and DenominatorHere's a free SC question:
Charles SumnerWhen you submit your answer to either of those questions, the following page will have a complete video explanation of the problem. Each one of our GMAT practice questions has its own VE: this sort of immediate feedback is exactly what accelerates the understanding of our student. That's
Magoosh.
Now, about the larger question. If you are fortunate enough, on your own or with the help of a lawyer, to reverse this unfair decision, that would be fantastic. That would be a victory for justice. I truly wish you the best in that regard. Unfortunately, I am not optimistic about your prospects to change this situation, but I truly wish you the best. It's a sad fact about our world that, at so many levels, justice does not prevail.
You see, my friend, assuming that nothing changes about this situation with GMAC, then for whatever reason, you have been dealt an unfair setback, really a significant defeat. Many people, when life hands them a defeat, become bitter, vindictive, filled with blame for others, filled with self pity, and simply entrenched in the complaint that what happened was unfair; in this way, people defeat themselves internally after they have been handed an external defeat. As long as we are complaining about what others have or haven't done, we are not acknowledging our own agency and power. Life regularly hands each one of us defeats of one kind or another, and many people remain internally defeated afterwards. In fact, we are all more powerful than we realize.
My friend, if GMAC doesn't reverse this unfair decision, I want you to recognize that you have a tremendous opportunity. The question before you is how you use this massive derailment of your plans to move even more powerfully into your future? How can you turn this defeat into a victory? You see, if you really can do this, if you can turn this defeat into a tremendously positive experience over the next year, then can write about it in your essays in the next round, you will have something much rarer and much more valuable than an elite GMAT score. The resilience and courage it takes to bounce back from a defeat are worth their weight in gold, and if you can cultivate these qualities and maintain them through your career, you will have a edge in a moment of crisis that most of your peers will lack. The opportunity of this moment in your life is truly tremendous, but you must embrace this opportunity with the courageous heart of a lion.
If you decide after this that you still want to pursue B-school, an MBA, and a career in business, then
Magoosh is one option you have to guarantee that the next time you sit for the GMAT, your performance will be even more impressive. That might be one element of turning this defeat into a victory. The biggest elements, though, will be in the kind of attitude you are able to cultivate.
I have said a great deal here. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, let me know. I sincerely wish you the very best!
Mike McGarry