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Can I get into a top school?

I am a 28 year old Doctor from India. I graduated from the Maulana Azad Medical College(University of Delhi) in New Delhi four years ago and have been self-employed in my own clinic as a general practitioner ever since then. I really think that I am good MBA material. But I want to hear what you guy...

by ChessWriter

Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:53 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Can I get into a top school?
Replies: 2
Views: 1265

Caffeine as a Magnetized cloud | Grockit

Caffeine, such as that in coffee, must still be administered by the relatively cumbersome process of brewing and drinking. If caffeine is drunk, some of the caffeine gets partially digested and cannot reach the brain to cause alertness. However, certain inhaled non-caffeine stimulants contain magnet...

by ChessWriter

Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:55 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Caffeine as a Magnetized cloud | Grockit
Replies: 5
Views: 1723

Number properties | Prime factors | Advanced, 700-800

If a and b are odd integers, a#b represents the product of all odd integers between a and b, inclusive. If y is the smallest prime factor of (3#47)+2, which of the following must be true? A) y>50 B) 30 <= y <=50 C) 10 <= y <= 30 D) 3 <= y <= 10 E) y=2 (<= stands for the 'greater than or equal to' fu...

by ChessWriter

Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:00 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Number properties | Prime factors | Advanced, 700-800
Replies: 4
Views: 2232

Genuine interest in fine arts

http://s11.postimage.org/4ivc09fj3/CR_doubt_Kaplan_museum.jpg This is a question from the Kaplan Live Premier Online program. You can see the official answer as well as the official explanation in the image above. I am confused between options A and B. The stimulus says that "this is true DESP...

by ChessWriter

Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:44 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Genuine interest in fine arts
Replies: 1
Views: 1121

http://s15.postimage.org/5xcdfrbwn/When_is_absolute_x_4_equal_to_4_x.jpg This is one of the question from the Manhattan guide to Number properties I do not understand the explanation they have provided. The way I solved the problem was to set (x-4)=(4-x), to reach the conclusion that x=4 is one sol...

by ChessWriter

Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:17 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Number properties problem
Replies: 2
Views: 1065

Number properties problem

http://s15.postimage.org/5xcdfrbwn/When_is_absolute_x_4_equal_to_4_x.jpg This is one of the question from the Manhattan guide to Number properties I do not understand the explanation they have provided. The way I solved the problem was to set (x-4)=(4-x), to reach the conclusion that x=4 is one sol...

by ChessWriter

Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:36 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Number properties problem
Replies: 2
Views: 1065

Inference: Everyone who has graduated from

This is a question from one of the Manhattan GMAT practise tests Everyone who has graduated from TopNotch High School has an intelligence quotient (IQ) of over 120. Most students with an IQ of over 120 and all students with an IQ of over 150 who apply to one or more Ivy League universities are accep...

by ChessWriter

Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:46 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Inference: Everyone who has graduated from
Replies: 3
Views: 1146

This is what I wrote in response to the question: I strongly disagree with the position stated above. The argument assumes that limiting an employee's privacy improves his productivity. There are many why reasons why this cannot be true. Firstly, An employee needs an open environment to say what he/...

by ChessWriter

Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:10 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Please assess this Essay
Replies: 2
Views: 1872

Please assess this Essay

Can you please analyse the essay I wrote in response to one of Manhattan GMAT mock test's Analyse the Issue question? I'd be grateful if you can also provide a score out of 6 and suggest way to improve it: ESSAY QUESTION: "Employees should expect no privacy while on the job, even when engaging ...

by ChessWriter

Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:09 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Please assess this Essay
Replies: 2
Views: 1872

This is the passage I wrote in response to the above question: In my view, the writer wrongly concludes "Doctors are doing a disservice to their patients and contributing to the rising cost of health care in the United States". In reaching this conclusion, the writer made the following fla...

by ChessWriter

Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:06 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Can you please assess this AWA Answer out of 6?
Replies: 2
Views: 1559

Can you please assess this AWA Answer out of 6?

Can you please analyse my response to the following AWA Question and rate it out of 6. I'd be grateful if you could suggest improvements. This is the question: ESSAY QUESTION: The following appeared in a medical magazine: "Art and music have long been understood to have therapeutic effects for ...

by ChessWriter

Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:05 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Can you please assess this AWA Answer out of 6?
Replies: 2
Views: 1559

Probability: If the probability of rain on a given day

If the probability of rain on a givw duen day is 50%, what is the probability that it will rain on atleast 3 days in a row during a 5 day period? A. 3/32 B. 1/4 C. 9/32 D. 5/16 E. 1/2 This is a question from Veritas Prep Combinatorics and Probability book. I got this one wrong. However, the book con...

by ChessWriter

Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:19 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability: If the probability of rain on a given day
Replies: 2
Views: 1538

Immediately after I hit the "post" button after typing the above question, the method to solve this came to me. So, I am sharing my method and the official answer below. One way to solve it is by considering the opposite - That on throwing the dice 4 times, you never get a pair. In this ca...

by ChessWriter

Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:49 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability: If 4 fair dice are thrown simultaneously
Replies: 2
Views: 10594

Probability: If 4 fair dice are thrown simultaneously

If 4 fair dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability of getting atleast one pair? A. 1/6 B. 5/18 C. 1/2 D. 2/3 E. 13/18 This is a question from the Veritas Prep Combinatorics and Probability book. I got this one wrong when I solved it. But, The book contains only the answer but not the ...

by ChessWriter

Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:37 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability: If 4 fair dice are thrown simultaneously
Replies: 2
Views: 10594

It's a misprint: the figure is supposed to indicate that DAB = x degrees. Check my solution here: http://www.beatthegmat.com/gmatprep-practice-test-1-ds-please-help-t1615.html Thanks a lot for being so helpful Mitch. For anyone else who is wondering what Mitch and I are talking about - This is a pr...

by ChessWriter

Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:12 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Data Sufficiency, Geometry(Picture)
Replies: 2
Views: 995