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After 4 to 5 months straight of dedicating my life to studying for the GMAT and applying to NYU Stern’s MBA program I am finally done!
Application submitted.
What a relief!!!
This morning the news that almost every promoter and potential venue owner was waiting to hear was released. An easing of the requirements to get a liquour license, a relaxing of the liquor license laws and also a drop in the price of a liquour licenses. This will have significant impact for all NSW and will be a massive step in the right direction to allow NSW cities the liberties to become truly cosmopolitan destinations. At the moment due to the expensive and restrictive nature of the licensing laws only few venues can afford club/hotel liquour licenses which means to cover costs only main stream styles of music can pay the bills. These laws will aid underground and niche venues to be born.
Although the liquour license laws have not been the only issue with setting up a new underground venue in Sydney, the other being the recent increase in music loyalties, they will certainly aid in reducing the start up and running costs.
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A friend recently asked about my General Management Admissions Test (GMAT) study and I thought it might benefit all if I posted it up here.
What is the General Management Admissions Test (GMAT)?
It’s the exam that people sit who wish to gain entrance to the MBA program at unis like Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, MIT e.t.c.
The GMAT is the following 3 sections with a 10 minute break inbetween
Written - 2 essays - 1 hour
Quantitative - Multiple choice data sufficiency and standard math - 75 minutes
Verbal - Sentence correction, comprehension, critical analysis - 75 minutes
So just about 4 hours all up. It is extremely exhausting exam and is a test of ones indurance.
I primarily used the following 3 books to study
Princeton GMAT Review
GMAC GMAT Review - Official guide
Kaplan GMAT Review
I also used the downloadable GMAC GMAT prep software
Now when I say used them what I mean is I read them cover to cover and answered each question twice!!!
I would strongly advise NOT using small press books. I also own the GMAT study guide by “Exam Cram” and about 1 in 10 answers were incorrect!! so I stopped using it.
If I was to do it again I would have also purchased the GMAC GMAT Review Verbal and Quantitive guides. I really missed having them as the GMAC book was by far the most useful.
I studied day and night for 3 months and took 5 days off work to study.
I got 670 i.e. the 87th percentile. Yay!
If I was to do it again i’d definately enrol at a GMAT school like Kaplan. It was very hard studying on my own.
