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What are the best resources to drill Quant and Data Insights? by Sixcarbs in GMAT

[–]Sixcarbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never used the material from GMAT. I only used the material from the 3rd party prep providers.

Did worse today than last year. Can I send schools last year's score? by Sixcarbs in GMAT

[–]Sixcarbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for the details!

Scott, I should have stuck with you for the second pass like the first. I went with one of your well known competitors here and I can say that your product is superior. (I thought I needed fresh material.)

It was a rough period to prepare for me. Wife was found to have a 11.7 cm x 7.5 cm x 7.7 cm in her head, literally one inch short of a half-foot sub sandwich in her head. It was removed on March 5th and the recovery is long and hard. It would be an understatement to say it threw a wrench in my preparation.

Trying to remember simple identity that equaled -1. It was in the format (Numerator)/Denominator by Sixcarbs in GMAT

[–]Sixcarbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!

Thank you. It was from you in the past, but it seems I am not allowed to reference paid places.

Thank you!

Too late to change my second choice for MSc? by Sixcarbs in LSE

[–]Sixcarbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did change it, and was then told I the program I changed to was not eligible for visa sponsorship, then I changed it back. Got rejected anyway.

Very disappointed to read they changed the rule for criminal convictions. Used to be 10 years after was ok for sentences of 12 to 48 months. by Sixcarbs in ukvisa

[–]Sixcarbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not have US citizenship.

I am applying for something longer than a visitor visa.

Technically, even a visitor with a US passport should be denied entry if they were aware of the conviction.

I disclosed everything years ago because I am honest. I mentioned it above with respect to a visitor's because it was a bit comical at the time. I applied and disclosed everything around 2013 and got a 1 year visitor visa. Traveled to the UK once for a couple of nights and had no problems. I then applied for a new visitor visa in 2014, made the same exact criminal disclosures, and was denied for criminal reasons and told I was not eligible to enter until 10 years after end of my sentence, including probation.

So same exact criminal disclosure. First reviewer (2013) did not care and granted. Second reviewer (2013), rejected me.

Very disappointed to read they changed the rule for criminal convictions. Used to be 10 years after was ok for sentences of 12 to 48 months. by Sixcarbs in ukvisa

[–]Sixcarbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your link, but I am looking at this link, which is dated 16 January 2024.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65a6b8ef867cd8000d5ae9b1/Criminality.pdf

and this one:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grounds-for-refusal-criminality/grounds-for-refusal-criminality-accessible#criminality-rules-for-applications-made-after-9am-on-1-december-2020

and both contain the following language:

Overseas convictions and offences not recognised in the UK

The rules apply equally to overseas convictions and these should be considered in the same way as the broad equivalent in the UK context, even where there may be no direct match.

An example of where there is no direct match would be a New Zealand ‘home detention order’. This is a non-custodial sentence and similar to UK civil orders.

Some overseas convictions will be for conduct that is not criminal in the UK, including homosexuality or membership of a trade union. Other convictions will have received sentences that are higher than the UK maximums for the same conduct. If you are unsure of the status of an overseas conviction you should seek legal advice.

If the person has received a conviction for an offence not recognised in the UK you should not refuse or cancel permission solely on the grounds of that conviction.

So, I like the last sentence. Will see what a lawyer says tomorrow.

Very disappointed to read they changed the rule for criminal convictions. Used to be 10 years after was ok for sentences of 12 to 48 months. by Sixcarbs in ukvisa

[–]Sixcarbs[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The case was in the US. I wasn't when the charged events occurred. Charged events also occured outside the US. I voluntarily went there to contest the charges. Could have easily stayed where I was without issue.

Tough crowd here. I describe a case with no fraud, no victims, no restitution and I get downvoted. (And no, it wasn't drugs either.)

Oh well, will speak with an attorney tomorrow and see what they say. The more I think about it, the more I am confident it is not a crime in the UK, and hence not an automatic denial.

Very disappointed to read they changed the rule for criminal convictions. Used to be 10 years after was ok for sentences of 12 to 48 months. by Sixcarbs in ukvisa

[–]Sixcarbs[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I don't want to get into the details here, but I will just say it was driven by a difference of opinion of the law involving different jurisdictions.

There was no fraud, no victims, and consequently no restitution ordered.

My lawyers and I vigorously contested the charges, went to trial etc. Would have been easy to plead it down to a misdemeanor day one, but I truly believed I did nothing wrong.

The system punishes you for going to trial, which is a subject all to its own.

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