i didnt know where else to post this topic. the question in the title is obviously meant to be humorous - i for one am not complaining about how nice people here are! i just wanted to point out how this is the complete OPPOSITE from what i've seen in forums for other specialties. for example, my girlfriend is applying to dental school, so she regularly visits medical and dental forums. the people there range from unhelpful to downright mean. when people post their test scores, if they're not particularly high, you'll get 5-10 responses from people telling them to just quit and that they'll never get into any school on the contrary, people here seem to be tripping over themselves to offer support to anyone who asks for it. personally, i'm glad everyone here is so nice. it makes for a much better community of posters

Last visit was: 16 May 2026, 19:43

It is currently 16 May 2026, 19:43

Toolkit

Support & Everything Else

Off Topic

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

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

May 12
Summer savings start now on Manhattan Prep Courses!
12:00 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.
May 15
$320 Off on GMAT Focus - Get to 735+ from any starting point
01:00 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 18
GMAT Quiz #17 - Live GMAT Practice Covering Quant, Verbal, RC, & Data Insights
10:00 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 19
How Ashutosh Scored 329 on the GRE by Keeping the Prep Simple
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 21
How Adcoms Actually Read Your MBA Resume
10:00 AM EDT
-
10:30 AM EDT
Most candidates submit a resume built for a recruiter. Admissions committees are reading for something else entirely. This session covers what adcoms actually evaluate, where strong candidates lose ground before a single essay is written, and why...
May 22
Prep-MBA Career Acelerator
03:00 PM EDT
-
04:00 PM EDT
The old MBA recruiting playbook is dead. Here’s how top admits are getting ahead this summer.
May 23
FREE Prospects Evaluation!
08:00 PM PDT
-
09:00 PM PDT
Inquire for a free profile evaluation and guarantee statement for possible admits and scholarships!
May 29
FREE access to the largest MBA database
10:00 AM PDT
-
11:00 AM PDT
Download the MBA Launchpad App, for FREE access to the largest MBA database - Data backed read on your profile - Identify gaps before you apply - Build a balanced school list - Track your deadlines - Mock interviews - Extensive content library
Jun 10
MBA Spotlight Fair
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..

Back to Forum

Create Topic

why is everyone here so nice?

1 2

jamessain

Joined: 12 Feb 2010

Last visit: 12 Feb 2013

Posts: 7

Own Kudos:

Posts: 7

Kudos: 1

09 Mar 2010, 00:22

Kudos

Bookmarks

It's really very important question you have raised here and i got lot of worthy things to learn here.

Praetorian

Joined: 15 Aug 2003

Last visit: 27 Dec 2017

Posts: 2,867

Own Kudos:

1,730

Given Kudos: 781

Posts: 2,867

Kudos: 1,730

09 Mar 2010, 02:51

Kudos

Bookmarks

asimov

Question: Why is everyone here so nice?
Answer: I'm deathly afraid that I might get banned.

this is my new signature

serenityprayer

Joined: 20 Dec 2009

Last visit: 28 Jul 2016

Posts: 74

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 13

Location: United States (CA)

Concentration: Marketing, Entrepreneurship

Schools: Wharton '14 Haas EWMBA '15 CBS '14 Kellogg '14 Booth '14

GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V40 Verified score

WE:General Management (Media/Entertainment)

Schools: Wharton '14 Haas EWMBA '15 CBS '14 Kellogg '14 Booth '14

GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V40 Verified score

Posts: 74

Kudos: 14

10 Mar 2010, 18:13

Kudos

Bookmarks

this is the nicest forum i've been to!

Exellon

Joined: 14 Mar 2010

Last visit: 22 May 2010

Posts: 36

Own Kudos:

Posts: 36

Kudos: 9

14 Mar 2010, 17:10

Kudos

Bookmarks

Because it pays to be nice and trolling is for other forums.

shr30

Joined: 08 Mar 2006

Last visit: 20 Aug 2011

Posts: 105

Own Kudos:

[2]

Given Kudos: 40

Status:Bloody essays

Location: Atlanta

Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Marketing

Schools:Lot's that I shall most likely not get into

WE 1: Strategy Consulting

WE 2: corp finance

WE 3: Marketing

Posts: 105

Kudos: 23

[2]

18 Mar 2010, 14:54

Kudos

Bookmarks

I've pondered this one to no end while lurking and started contributing back and helping where I can.

[musing]
There is truly a preponderance of silo-ed knowledge in the world and given the sheer masses of people online, it's safe to assume that someone out there on a computer right now will have an answer that has been burning you up. Sites like this one, metafilter, etc let you draw on the knowledge of the hive .
[/musing]

I do think that gmatclub is amazing in the respect that a lot of the applicants who are on here have some sort of computing related job (even if it not the core, ie they spend 8 hrs a day in front of a comp) and hence, with that combined savvy, people make slides, excels to help with this planning!
I'm about to upload a cost of living comparator for jobs so that people can have a ready reckoner for job decisions --- (I've been pondering a promotion opportunity and needed to do some numbers on the change!)

Thanks to everyone on and I surely will only continue to contribute whether I get in this year or not! (fingers crossed)
Cheers!

Founder

Joined: 04 Dec 2002

Last visit: 16 May 2026

Posts: 43,277

Own Kudos:

83,874

[1]

Given Kudos: 24,707

Location: United States

GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42 Verified score

GPA: 3

Products:

Expert

Expert reply

GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42 Verified score

Posts: 43,277

Kudos: 83,874

[1]

18 Mar 2010, 15:32

Kudos

Bookmarks

Thank you

Please accept my warm welcome - great to have you here.

joeleitz

Joined: 08 Mar 2010

Last visit: 13 Jul 2011

Posts: 10

Own Kudos:

Posts: 10

Kudos: 2

19 Mar 2010, 10:14

Kudos

Bookmarks

It could also be that the people posting in the medical and dental forums have had serious problems and issues getting into the schools they wanted to and achieving the career goals that they set for themselves so now they're bitter and discouraging to everyone else. Perhaps their level of attainment isn't as high as they say it is in the forum and they are deliberately discouraging. -just a guess though.

shadowsjc

true, but the medical and dental forums are supposed to be doing the same thing as this one. however, the quality of posts and information is about the opposite of what you'd see here.

i agree that people in most general online forums are d-bags, but even comparing between pre-graduate school forums, the people posting here seem nicer than others. i do agree with bsdlover's post though

dalmba

Joined: 16 Mar 2010

Last visit: 27 Jul 2011

Posts: 84

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 8

Location: Halifax, Canada

Concentration: Social Media / Marketing

Schools:Dalhousie School of Business (Corporate Residency MBA)

GPA: 3.7

Posts: 84

Kudos: 80

24 Mar 2010, 11:08

Kudos

Bookmarks

Syesha

i think its only bcoz the precedence set was nice... now when a newbie joins and gets full support, he is inclined to provide support to others in return, even if he is bad mouthing in other forums... u try to help someone back when someone helps u...

Yes, I think the reciprocity dealio is quite important, as well as the aligned and well-defined common goals that was mentioned earlier. I've seen subforums of places where one subforum is rife with trolls and chuckleheads, whereas the next subforum is filled with patient, helpful users. All under the same domain, but the difference was one forum was a General forum, the other a specific-topic forum that was meant for learning a particular skill.

tomylee1

Joined: 15 Mar 2010

Last visit: 16 Apr 2010

Posts: 8

Kudos: 0

26 Mar 2010, 21:47

Kudos

Bookmarks

people here are so nice and friendly.

emickho

Current Student

Joined: 22 Jan 2010

Last visit: 19 Nov 2010

Posts: 24

Schools:Johnson, Cornell

Posts: 24

Kudos: 0

01 Apr 2010, 06:42

Kudos

Bookmarks

Kudos Mods for a job well done.

I regret not learning about this site earlier.
I messed up my 2 first apps in R1, and GC definitely made me learn a lot about the process for R2. Only if I had applied for my stretch school in R2 *snif*

Thanks GC!

quiet888

Joined: 24 Apr 2008

Last visit: 08 Jul 2010

Posts: 35

Own Kudos:

797

Posts: 35

Kudos: 797

10 May 2010, 09:14

Kudos

Bookmarks

Can't agree more. The people in this forum are helpful and do actually provide sincere encouragement and support for fellow B-school application.

Why? No idea but I am just glad to have stumbled on this forum for my GMAT preparation.

ardk

Joined: 09 Apr 2010

Last visit: 05 Jan 2012

Posts: 104

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 41

Status:Preparing for GMAT !!!

Posts: 104

Kudos: 22

15 May 2010, 05:54

Kudos

Bookmarks

Hello everyone,

This is my first post in gmatclub, though I've been following the blog for 2-3 months. I was reading the BW blog today the first time, and instantly felt the difference between the two. With so much bashing, negativity and discouragement there, I feel gmatclub is an AWESOME blog. Kudos to everyone posting here.