Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
May 1810:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Join us in a live GMAT practice session and solve 25 challenging GMAT questions with other test takers in timed conditions, covering GMAT Quant, Data Sufficiency, Data Insights, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Reasoning questions.
May 1212:00 PM EDT
-11:59 PM EDT
Make the most of your break with the most realistic GMAT™ prep. Take up to $700 off select products. Ends 6/1
May 1501:00 PM IST
-11:00 AM IST
Start your journey with a fully customized action plan and work with a dedicated mentor to achieve a 735+ score.- May 19
12:00 PM PDT
-01:00 PM PDT
Scoring 329 on the GRE is not always about using more books, more courses, or a longer study plan. In this episode of GRE Success Talks, Ashutosh shares his GRE preparation strategy, study plan, and test-day experience, explaining how he kept his prep.... 
May 2012:30 AM EDT
-01:30 AM EDT
Struggling to find the right strategies to score a 99 %ile on GMAT Focus? Riya (GMAT 715) boosted her score by 100-points in just 15 days! Discover how the right mentorship, tailored strategies, and an unwavering mindset can transform your GMAT prep.
May 2101:00 AM EDT
-02:00 AM EDT
Looking for your GMAT motivation to break through the score plateau? Pragati improved her score by massive 160 points with strategic guidance and hard-work! Find out how personalized mentorship and a strong mindset can turn GMAT struggles into success.
May 2310:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Video explanations + diagnosis of 10 weakest areas + 150+ short videos + study plan!- Jun 10
06:00 AM PDT
-06:15 PM PDT
Register for the GMAT Club Virtual MBA Spotlight Fair – the world’s premier event for serious MBA candidates. This is your chance to hear directly from Admissions Directors at nearly every Top 30 MBA program..
28 Nov 2012, 12:44
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hey there,
I just started looking at the AWA section and tried to write a few practice essays. However, I'm having a bit of trouble with getting started.
I can see flaws in the assumptions of the author. I can think of counterexamples and alternative explanations that would weaken the argument. I can think of things that would make the argument more logical. I can tell if evidence was used to actually support the argument.
I just can't get going with the actual writing. In my first paragraph, I want to identify the argument but I can't seem to do that.
The example below is the one that I'm working on right now.
The following appeared in a memorandum issued by a large city’s council on the arts:
“In a recent citywide poll, 15% more residents said that they watch television programs about the visual arts than was the case in a poll conducted five years ago. During these past five years, the number of people visiting our city’s art museums has increased by a similar percentage. Since the corporate funding that supports public television, where most of the visual arts programs appear, is now being threatened with severe cuts, we can expect that attendance at our city’s art museums will also start to decrease. Thus some of the city’s funds for supporting the arts should be reallocated to public television.”
My ideas:
They state: 15% more (than 5 years ago) watch tv programs about arts. Number of ppl visiting museums has increased by same numbers. Since funding for tv programs is being threatened, less people will be going to the museums. More money should go to the arts.
They assume:
Increase in museum attendance is tied to increased viewing of arts tv programs.
Less arts tv means less museum attendance.
The city's money for visual arts would be better spent on public tv
They conclude:
More city money should go to public tv
Questions I raised:
Why do they think that 2 unrelated facts (that the viewership went up and the museum attendance went up) are related?
If they think that the tv programs make people want to go to museums are there other ways (that might be cheaper) to get people to go to museums?
Are there other explanations for the increase in museum attendance? Like museums doing their own advertising & marketing
Is there enough city money to go to arts programs?
So would the argument be....
Because there has been a simultaneous increase in viewership of visual arts programs and museum attendance, the city needs to allocate more funds to public television and less to supporting the arts so that museum attendance doesn't fall when funding for public television decreases.
I would appreciate any help!
I just started looking at the AWA section and tried to write a few practice essays. However, I'm having a bit of trouble with getting started.
I can see flaws in the assumptions of the author. I can think of counterexamples and alternative explanations that would weaken the argument. I can think of things that would make the argument more logical. I can tell if evidence was used to actually support the argument.
I just can't get going with the actual writing. In my first paragraph, I want to identify the argument but I can't seem to do that.
The example below is the one that I'm working on right now.
The following appeared in a memorandum issued by a large city’s council on the arts:
“In a recent citywide poll, 15% more residents said that they watch television programs about the visual arts than was the case in a poll conducted five years ago. During these past five years, the number of people visiting our city’s art museums has increased by a similar percentage. Since the corporate funding that supports public television, where most of the visual arts programs appear, is now being threatened with severe cuts, we can expect that attendance at our city’s art museums will also start to decrease. Thus some of the city’s funds for supporting the arts should be reallocated to public television.”
My ideas:
They state: 15% more (than 5 years ago) watch tv programs about arts. Number of ppl visiting museums has increased by same numbers. Since funding for tv programs is being threatened, less people will be going to the museums. More money should go to the arts.
They assume:
Increase in museum attendance is tied to increased viewing of arts tv programs.
Less arts tv means less museum attendance.
The city's money for visual arts would be better spent on public tv
They conclude:
More city money should go to public tv
Questions I raised:
Why do they think that 2 unrelated facts (that the viewership went up and the museum attendance went up) are related?
If they think that the tv programs make people want to go to museums are there other ways (that might be cheaper) to get people to go to museums?
Are there other explanations for the increase in museum attendance? Like museums doing their own advertising & marketing
Is there enough city money to go to arts programs?
So would the argument be....
Because there has been a simultaneous increase in viewership of visual arts programs and museum attendance, the city needs to allocate more funds to public television and less to supporting the arts so that museum attendance doesn't fall when funding for public television decreases.
I would appreciate any help!
CA88
Joined: 25 Jun 2012
Last visit: 18 Feb 2019
Posts: 127
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 18
Location: United States
Schools: Wharton '18 (D) Duke '18 (A$) CBS '18 (D) Booth '18 (WD) Cnsrtm-Tuck '18 (M) Cnsrtm-Hass '18 (WD) Cnsrtm-Ross '18 (D) Cnsrtm-Anderson '18 (D) Cnsrtm-Yale '18 (A$) Sloan '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V40
GMAT 2: 740 Q48 V44
GPA: 3.48
Products:
Schools: Wharton '18 (D) Duke '18 (A$) CBS '18 (D) Booth '18 (WD) Cnsrtm-Tuck '18 (M) Cnsrtm-Hass '18 (WD) Cnsrtm-Ross '18 (D) Cnsrtm-Anderson '18 (D) Cnsrtm-Yale '18 (A$) Sloan '18 (D)
GMAT 2: 740 Q48 V44
Posts: 127
Kudos:
23
28 Nov 2012, 13:10
Kudos
Bookmarks
Google (or search in gmatclub forums) the awa guide by chineseburned. There is an outline with some keywords to use throughout the essay.
Posted from my mobile device
Posted from my mobile device
Moderators:
201 posts
