How to get the most out of GMAT Club:Table of Contents:
1. Member Profile
- A. Schools and GMAT Score
- B. Avatar
2. Staying updated
- A. RSS Feeds
- B. Subscribe to a Forum
- C. Subscribe to a Thread
- D. Notify When a Reply is Posted
- E. View New Posts
- F. View Active Topics
- G. Subforums
3. Bookmarks
4. Interaction
5. Chat
6. Posting Mathematical Expressions
1. Member Profile (
User Control Panel -> Options -> Profile)
Your GMAT Club profile can be customized in order to contain the information you would like to share with other members. Here is a short list of profile fields you might want to change:
A. Schools and GMAT Score (
User Control Panel -> Options -> Profile)
If you are already applying to Business Schools, you are welcome to let other members know what are those schools and what is the status of your applications. You might want to use coloring (
t74316-what-are-the-school-colors-and-how-to-change-them). Stating your GMAT score (total score as well as Verbal and Math scores) is also a good idea (especially if you want to gain more respect
).
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B.
Avatar (Image) (
User Control Panel -> Options -> Profile -> Edit Avatar)
A significant number of GMAT Club members choose to personalize their profile by adding a unique avatar.
If you would like to resize the avatar, please visit
https://www.picresize.com/ and make sure it is no more than 200 wide or 200 high
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2. Staying UpdatedWe are doing our best to keep you updated on recent GMAT Club changes. Here are some ways to receive updates:
A. RSS Feeds - create_syndication.phpHere you can get an RSS feed of any forum from our board and then use it in your favorite RSS reader. You have an option of getting a feed of user's posts too. There are many users who post very valuable info on a regular basis and you might want to subscribe to their posts in the forum of your interest. To do so, you will need to put the author's user name in the "Author" field, click the forum you are interested in and click the "get the feed" button. You will be taken to a page where you can subscribe this feed using your RSS reader.
B. Subscription to a ForumTo be notified when a new thread is posted in the forum, go to the forum of your choice and find the "Subscribe forum" link below the forum title.
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C. Subscription to a ThreadTo be notified when a reply is posted within a thread you would like to watch, go to the thread you need and find a "Subscribe topic" link below the thread (topic) title.
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D. Notify When a Reply is Posted (User Control Panel -> Options -> Board Preferences -> Edit posting defaults)Topic reply notifications are enabled by default. It means that you will receive e-mail notifications each time a reply is posted in a thread where you previously posted or you are subscribed to. You can change this setting in each of the individual posts you have made or in your control panel.
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E. View New PostsYou can view the most recent posts across all board by clicking the "View new posts" link in any forum page.
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F. View Active TopicsYou can view the most active topics (threads) across all board by clicking the "View active topics" link in any forum page.
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G. SubforumsDon't miss the subforums that we have under some of the larger forums. For example, the GMAT forum has two subforums ("Reviews" and "GMAT Knowledge Vault"). You can find a list of all subforums under the forum description. Forums that contain subforums inside have a different image on the left (notice a little folder image). See the image below.
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3. BookmarksYou can bookmark forum topics. All bookmarked topics are stored in your User Control Panel -> Options -> Overview -> Manage bookmarks.
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4. InteractionEntire GMAT Club community is built upon collaboration and interaction. Every GMAT Club member not only uses our valuable resources but also shares experiences and advice with other members. You can help us build even better community for the benefit of us all.
A. Report an inappropriate postIf you notice a spam message or any inappropriate post, let a forum moderator or a board administrator know about it via a PM or e-mail.
B. Ignore other posts/foe listYou can ignore other user's posts if you add a user name to your foe list (User Control Panel -> Friends & Foes -> Manage foes).
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5. Chat - https://gmatclub.com/chatMany users use our online chat to discuss any issues regarding Business School and the GMAT. The usual chat times are approx. morning and evening UTC -8 PST.
To learn more about chat features, see this overview:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/t76284-how-to-use-chat6. Posting Mathematical Expressions - writing-mathematical-symbols-in-posts-79643.htmlIt might be very useful for GMAT takers as they will be able to post any mathematical formulas/expressions in the forum that would look nice. If you post these expressions in the forum, please make sure you don't forget to enclose it in the
Code:
[m][/m]
tag available from the formatting bar (just under the "Bold" button). If you want to use expressions like this one - \(\sqrt{\left(\frac{x}{4^x}\right)}\) - visit the link above.
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03 Mar 2009, 09:28
