{"id":1121,"date":"2009-08-25T01:33:35","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T09:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?page_id=1121"},"modified":"2009-10-07T22:35:58","modified_gmt":"2009-10-08T06:35:58","slug":"new-member-area-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/new-member-area-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"New Member Area &#8211; Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Hello and welcome to our MBA Community!<br \/>\nWhether you are looking to improve your GMAT score or research admissions deadlines - we have the answers.<br \/>\nDiscover, Learn, Apply, and Contribute. Join me and thousands of other applicants and enjoy the benefits of teamwork!<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">-- BB (Founder &amp; active member of GMAT Club)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"padding: 10px; width: 90%;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:middle;padding:10px; background: #C6FFD9; border-bottom:solid; border-color: #FFFFFF; font-size:18px\" width=\"27%\">I am taking GMAT.  How can GMAT Club help me?<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:solid; border-color:#CCCCCC; font-size:14px\" width=\"73%\">GMAT Club has more than 50,000 math and verbal GMAT questions discussed in detail. You can browse them by question type (<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/gmat-math-questions-and-intellectual-discussions-7\/\">PS, DS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/verbal-gmat-questions-11\/\">CR, RC, SC<\/a>) or by <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/viewforumtags.php\">topic, difficulty, and source<\/a>. We even have our own extra-hard tests that we offer to our <a title=\"Free GMAT Tests for GMAT Club Members\" href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/free-gmat-tests-for-gmat-club-members\/\">members free of charge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">We have a wealth of specific resources to help you spend less time researching and more studying. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/share-your-gmat-experience-8\/\">GMAT victories and defeats <\/a>to check what worked for others. 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