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\"logo_kaptest\"<\/a>We gave away a free <\/em>Kaplan GMAT course<\/em><\/a> to Ram C. Ram will be keeping us up-to-date with his course progress. His review of the program at this point: so far so good! We are confident it will continue to be a success!
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Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself \u2013 where are you from, where did you go to school and when did you graduate; and what prior degrees do you hold?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ram: <\/strong>I am from Hyderabad, India. I've done my schooling in Hyderabad, after which I did my under graduation in business administration from Loyola College, Chennai. I'm currently working at Google as an account planner on an online sales team.
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Accepted: You've been taking the Kaplan GMAT course now for a few days. What are your first impressions?
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Ram: <\/strong>So far, the course has been good. The classes are highly interactive and the instructors are excellent.<\/p>\n

Accepted: How much GMAT prep (if any) had you done before taking this course?
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Ram: <\/strong>I had been preparing<\/a> for about 3 weeks before the start of the course.
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Accepted: When do you plan on taking the GMAT?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ram: <\/strong>I plan to take the GMAT end of August\/early September<\/p>\n

Accepted: What would you say your strengths and weaknesses are when it comes to the GMAT? Which areas are you most confident in and which need the most improvement?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ram: <\/strong>Like most Indian test takers, I'm good with most parts of the Quant section<\/a>. The areas that need most improvement are Sentence Correction<\/a> and Reading Comprehension.
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Accepted: When do you plan on applying to business school? Which programs will you apply to?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ram: <\/strong>I plan to apply to 2-3 schools in R1 and 3-4 schools in R2. I'm looking at applying to some of the top 20 schools such as Wharton<\/a>, Booth<\/a>, Kellogg<\/a>, Yale<\/a>, ISB<\/a>, and Columbia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on the Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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