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What makes GMATClub so much better than BW forums?

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helg

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09 Aug 2007, 01:47

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I totally echo helg's sentiment.

I seriously think that "Membership in GMAT Club" increases an applicant's chance for an admit to a good extent. WIthout this club, I would be lost in this admissions maze.

BW is a crowd. GMAT Club is a community.

We ROCK!!!

Oh... I'd love to count the hours spent in discussions here towards my "community involvement"... ha-ha... :-D

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09 Aug 2007, 07:11

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I agree with the sense of community...I know I would not have been pushed to have a GMAT over 700 without this forum.

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09 Aug 2007, 07:33

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I agree with the sense of community...I know I would not have been pushed to have a GMAT over 700 without this forum.

same here.

Before coming here, I was kind of in comfort zone. But after seeing all the folks around, slogging their butts off, I know there is a lot to do to get admits from good schools.

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09 Aug 2007, 15:47

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On another note, Praet, are you enjoying this love-fest?

Thank you all for all the nice words. It is always nice to be appreciated. It helps to get feedback regardless of whether it is positive or negative.
However, all of this would not mean much without the nice people here.

It really is up to all of you. My job is to try to give you guys what you want and stay the heck out of your way. It will be interesting to see how B-School life evolves. I would really like to see that sub-forum play a significant role when classes begin.

There is still a long way to go. GMAT Club still has a somewhat elitist aura about it. It is not a bad thing; you should aim high. It is just that I'd love to see more discussions about regional schools, international schools etc.

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10 Aug 2007, 10:04

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I concur with all the above. It is also the reason I stuck around even after graduation to help out future applicants as much as I can. Kudos to gmatclub!

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I once again have the pleasure of agreeing with Paul- the community of GMATClub is what attracted me in the first place and is what keeps me coming back years later.

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18 Aug 2007, 07:28

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The community here rocks

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25 Oct 2008, 19:27

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for some reason i got an email saying there was a new message here, but it appears this thread hasn't been updated in a while.

nevertheless, i just had some nice fuzzy warm feelings from it, so I thought I'd bump.

cheers, all

aau

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25 Oct 2008, 19:38

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aau,

you are right. I did post a note to let others offer their perspective, but changed my mind later and deleted it.

i did feel my ego swell a little bit after reading the thread - its feels good that we can be useful to someone else.

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25 Oct 2008, 20:25

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ahh nostalgia...

I mentioned this site to an admissions committee director the other day and she had not heard about it before. Hopefully I can influence them to look into establishing a presence on this forum (instead of just being on the BW forum).

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25 Oct 2008, 21:04

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Retro threads are the best. It is fun to see everyone's comments before they knew where they were going to end up.

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26 Oct 2008, 01:26

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I much prefer GMATclub to BW, BW always seems like it is one step below sheer chaos.

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26 Oct 2008, 03:03

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Someone care to shed light on the origins of the gmatclub? who? how? it started etc

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26 Oct 2008, 04:49

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I have been lurking for a few weeks. The one thing that really impressed me is how much good will there is in one place - so many people competing for the same spots but still helping each other and providing support!

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27 Oct 2008, 05:29

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That's the real difference between here and BW. BW just isn't about support.

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27 Oct 2008, 16:16

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agreed on the above posts, as well as the fact that BW's site layout in general is notoriously awful. One can read through a day's worth of relevant gclub posts in a fraction of the time it would take on BW. I'm sure I'm not the only who feels this way.

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27 Oct 2008, 16:36

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Yes I far prefer this format! I feel it makes for more relevant discussions as well.

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27 Oct 2008, 19:30

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i love this site cause its a great bunch of people who are all very helpful..i have even met people in person from here and they are simply amazing..

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27 Oct 2008, 20:06

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I have not looked at BW in some time, but could one even say that BW has a format? It's just a bunch of random posting.

Plus, it seems like 75% of posts are "Please tell can I get into XXX"?

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27 Oct 2008, 20:18

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highhopes

I have not looked at BW in some time, but could one even say that BW has a format? It's just a bunch of random posting.

Plus, it seems like 75% of posts are "Please tell can I get into XXX"?

I went to the BW forums once. And I don't care to go back. 'nuff said.