Minority Graduates

gmataspirant · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject: Minority Graduates

According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.

(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice

(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing

(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing

(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice

(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

niraj_a · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

gmataspirant · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject:

No Niraj. "it" cannot be used to refer an entire clause. Let us wait for some more participants.

niraj_a · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject:

aaaah true, i was reading the q too quick, gotta slow down....

B looks good too Wink

gmataspirant · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject:

"B" was my choice too but not good enough.

mdindahouse · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject:

My answer choice would be 'C'

the key is the idiom "as likely as" - it is successfully comparing 'minority graduates' with 'other graduates'.

Choice A - Minority graduates........'than are other'....... (lost me there). Comparison isn't clear.

Choice B - "more likely" is an incorrect idiom.

Choice D - 4 times more likely? again incorrect idiom

Choice E - To compare the answer choice uses 'as likely' and 'than' which is again not the correct idiom.

Hopefully, I am correct.. I am just a beginner myself. Please correct me if I am wrong.

reachac · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject:

IMO C

chidcguy · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject:

My pick C as well for reasons discussed. Whats the OA?

gmataspirant · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject:

Official Answer is "C"