A method for making a polyimide comprising the steps of:(a) reacting a halo-substituted aromatic hub with aminophenol to form an etherimine having the formula: ##STR47## wherein Ar is the residue of the aromatic hub and w is an integer greater than or equal to 3; and (b) reacting the etheramine with a monoanhydride end cap having the formula: ##STR48## wherein X is ##STR49## R1 is lower alkyl, low