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Meghan Daniels is the Associate Editor @Knewton, where she helps students rock their GMAT Essays. When someone achieves greatness in any field—such as the arts, science, politics, or business—that person’s achievements are more important than any of his or her personal faults. In general, this argument is correct. Arts, sciences, politics, and business are very important to our culture and achievements made there are more important than personal faults. The positive will outweigh the negative,… Read more

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Josh Anish is Senior Editor at Knewton. I read A LOT of GMAT essays. Alex Sarlin and I read every single essay sent in by every single Knewton student. More and more are coming in every day. We usually offer words of encouragement followed by a points of constructive critique — don’t use first-person pronouns in the intro, don’t pay too much deference to the other side of the argument, and so forth. But last… Read more

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This post was written by Josh Anish. Knewton is your source for the best advice on your GMAT essays. Go to Knewton.com for more sample AWAs. Analysis of Issue Prompt: Of all the manifestations of power, restraint in the use of that power impresses people most. Displays of great strength are misguided attempts to gain ground or leverage over another party. In school, children are taught to respect the “strong, silent type.” And for good… Read more

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How to Score a 6 on Your GMAT Essay Writing Score Here is an example of a GMAT essay that earned the score of 6. Take a few moments to read it over. Below we will break down exactly how and why the piece was able to earn this score. Get the Free GMAT Starter Pack with Essay Tips and More › Essay Prompt: When someone achieves greatness in any field such as the arts,… Read more

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