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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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