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Disappointed and in a Fix - 650 (Q47 V33) :(

When I started, Quant was my weak point, and my preparation culminated with Verbal taking that place in stead. I took my GMAT today, and I'm either short of words or too exhausted if just i say that i am disappointed. After I lot of practice, I manged to score consistently high in Quant (46-50). But...

by annakool1009

Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:51 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Disappointed and in a Fix - 650 (Q47 V33) :(
Replies: 0
Views: 1655

in this case, you can't use "..., twice as many as...", because that's an appositive modifier. appositives must modify some noun that comes IMMEDIATELY before the comma, which in this case would have to be whatever figure is twice whatever other figure. since that figure isn't given, you ...

by annakool1009

Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:28 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Flight - Need clarification
Replies: 29
Views: 13357

The official answer is E. I got this question in GMAT prep today !

by annakool1009

Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:06 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Executive commitment
Replies: 12
Views: 2657

Hi Stacey, Thanks a lot for the reply. I have only 4 days left to study/practise, because last 2 days I want to relax, revise my mistakes maths concepts and formulae. I intend to take 3 full length tests in these next 3 days and want to focus particularly on Verbal. Can I improve on my Verbal in thi...

by annakool1009

Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:25 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT in one week...Need to improve my scores from 600 - 720+
Replies: 3
Views: 5010

GMAT in one week...Need to improve my scores from 600 - 720+

My GMAT is due on the 17th Feb'09. Its a morning 8.30 GMT appointment. I have been studying on and off for over a year now. In my last 4 MGMAT tests (second attempt), I got scores ranging 710-730, with 10-20% repeat questions. I had given these 6 tests six-seven months back (with scores ranging 570-...

by annakool1009

Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:58 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT in one week...Need to improve my scores from 600 - 720+
Replies: 3
Views: 5010

Manhattan Scores - 710-730

I had given the 6 manhattan tests about 6 months back, with scores ranging from 620-660. Then due to some reasons, I couldnt with my preparations. Now I am re-taking the tests, and am getting scores in the range of 710-730, with repeat questions in the range of 10%-20%. I am having my GMAT on the 17...

by annakool1009

Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:57 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Manhattan Scores - 710-730
Replies: 1
Views: 1485

Yeah, the OA is indeed 'B'. But somehow, I feel that the answer should be 'E'. Becuase, unless the customers are loyal to a particular company/company's products, and some competitor company may introduce a new product with superior technology and in that case customers might switch from our company...

by annakool1009

Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:43 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: tech toys
Replies: 7
Views: 1666

Bold faced

The city government should invest surplus funds in improving the city's transportation network. Most of the network was put in place at a time when the city was much smaller in both area and population. The subway system is outdated and understaffed. The buses rarely run on schedule and their routes...

by annakool1009

Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:15 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Bold faced
Replies: 6
Views: 1785

Argonia's insurance companies

In Argonia the average rate drivers pay for car accident insurance is regulated to allow insurance companies to make a reasonable profit. Under the regulations, the rate any individual driver pays never depends on the actual distance driven by that driver each year. Therefore, Argonians who drive le...

by annakool1009

Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:00 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Argonia's insurance companies
Replies: 3
Views: 1436

I think only (C) and (E) has the correct verb - "remains". In (C), "the market of commodities such as X and Y" are not really the example of markets but examples of commodities. Therefore , I select (E) but what is wrong in saying the market of commodities such as X and Y this m...

by annakool1009

Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:46 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: recycled comodities
Replies: 8
Views: 5057

Re: american population

In California today, Hispanics under the age of eighteen account for more than 43 percent, compared with a decade ago, when it was about 35 percent. A. In California today, Hispanics under the age of eighteen account for more than 43 percent, compared with a decade ago, when it was about 35 percent...

by annakool1009

Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:34 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: american population
Replies: 5
Views: 3362

A certain circle in the xy-plane has its center at the origin. If P is a point on the circle, what is the sum of the squares of the coordinates of P? Eqn of circle with center at origin is x^2 + Y^2 =r^2 where r is the radius (x,y) any pt on the circle (1)The radius of the circle is 4. SUFF (2)The ...

by annakool1009

Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:24 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS
Replies: 5
Views: 7363

Re: Solutuion 2

Researchers have announced that the magnetic fields emitted by one manufacturer’s security surveillance system, of which type there are 200,000 worldwide, can interfere with pacemakers and that this interaction can bring on missed or irregular heartbeats, nausea, breathlessness, dizziness, and even...

by annakool1009

Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:32 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: removed as question was wrong
Replies: 9
Views: 4547

Another "US-african american labour rights" type p

Some historians contend that conditions in the United States during the Second World War gave rise to a Line dynamic wartime alliance between (5) trade unions and the African American community, an alliance that advanced the cause of civil rights. They conclude that the postwar demise of this vital ...

by annakool1009

Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:30 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Another "US-african american labour rights" type p
Replies: 3
Views: 6229