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> no in his case it makes perfect sense
yours too. you have a unique background as well. I cant lie harvard may be tougher but for the rest of those schools youve mentioned prior i think you can waltz into one.

not applying in M7 i mean thats a little to much but yeah youre right analysis paralysis bad should just finish and apply and whatever happens happens

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not applying in M7 i mean thats a little to much but yeah youre right analysis paralysis bad should just finish and apply and whatever happens happens

did your advisor give you any guidance on the essays?

thats very very important man

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once u get past a 310 i think thats where they start looking at your profile seriously.

310 gre.

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> not applying in M7 i mean thats a little to much but yeah youre right analysis paralysis bad should just finish and apply and whatever happens happens
did your advisor give you any guidance on the essays?

its not a hired advisor lol its just people who have gone down this path issue wa salways of scholarship and being below class average in gpa scores and non traditional background otherwise no loss in applying'

yeah they all said essays importan

thats all

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are any of those people current students at those schools?

or are they people on forums

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are any of those people current students at those schools?

they graduated

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they graduated

for scholarships sure the test scores are very important

im talking about getting admitted

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yeah thats also what they said because i told them if i dont get big amount i probably cant risk it

i am below clas saverage for cornell ross and emory

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yeah thats also what they said because i told them if i dont get big amount i probably cant risk it

are you a green card holder?

or is that the other guy

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where i am planning

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> yeah thats also what they said because i told them if i dont get big amount i probably cant risk it
are you a green card holder?

no international

thats other guy

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no international

you said you have a 315 gre

right?

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> yeah thats also what they said because i told them if i dont get big amount i probably cant risk it
are you a green card holder?

i wish then i wouldnt be in analysis paralysis state to begin with

yeah

320ish

is cornell

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how long have u studied for that test

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averahe i think

a few months only bad at math

good at verbal

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imo i still say focus on the essays, the 315 is borderline where id say retake it. just apply with that score, and if you get in take another test

whats the breakdown

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i wi;; retake it

its not that big a deal

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i have a high math breakdown

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its afew hours

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i have a high math breakdown

the IB background helps there i think maybe but i have always been bad at math

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i have a 164/153V still got an interview invite to cornell.

native speaker, verbal on the gre idk is a bit tougher than the gmat. dont like the tc/se