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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What does those CAPITALIZED phrase mean?

Writing an effective personal statement can prove to be a daunting challenge for a university applicant. WITH LITTLE OTHER THAN RAW NUMBERS in your a0pplication, the personal statement is the only way for you to make yourself stand out from thousands of other applicants.

Q1. what does "little other than" mean? is there any commonly known synonym for 'little other than"?

Q2. what does 'raw numbers' mean?

Q3. what does those CAPITALIZED phrase above mean?

Please help me understand what they mean. Thanks in advance!
  

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WITH LITTLE OTHER THAN RAW NUMBERS -- "Little other than" -- means almost all of what is seen or is present is X. " So if we say "There is little other than raw numbers in the application," we mean simply that the application consists mostly of numbers. "Raw numbers" means numbers without detailed explanation of what those numbers mean or signify.

— Doctor D

  • WITH LITTLE OTHER THAN RAW NUMBERS -- "Little other than" -- means almost all of what is seen or is present is X.
  • " So if we say "There is little other than raw numbers in the application," we mean simply that the application consists mostly of numbers.
  • "Raw numbers" means numbers without detailed explanation of what those numbers mean or signify.
  • " 94=the raw number.
  • But what does it mean?
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WITH LITTLE OTHER THAN RAW NUMBERS --

"Little other than" -- means almost all of what is seen or is present is X. In this case, X equals "raw numbers."

So if we say "There is little other than raw numbers in the application," we mean simply that the application consists mostly of numbers.

"Raw numbers" means numbers without detailed explanation of what those numbers mea
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Thanks a lot, Doctor D! That helped a lot! I do appreciate that!
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