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It says in the provided solution that "BF, YG, and SH are perpendicular to AC". How can you assume that this is true? What if you didn't draw your triangle the way that they did? You can't assume that dropping a line from any corner of a triangle will result in a 90 degree angle.

by hberens

Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:48 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: In triangle ABC
Replies: 19
Views: 9093

Since "of Roman Colosseum" is a modifier, I read the sentence assuming that 'Construction' is the subject of the sentence. Since the subject is 'construction', shouldn't 'which' incorrectly refer to 'construction' and not 'colosseum'? For example, if I wrote, "The cars of Los Angeles,...

by hberens

Tue May 26, 2009 7:34 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Construction of the Roman Colesseum
Replies: 28
Views: 15022

Thanks for the useful post. This data is particularly concerning considering that I am an applicant that graduated in 2002. Do you have any idea how this distribution looks at the other Top 5 schools (Stanford, Wharton, etc.)? Is this a situation where they are actually rejecting older candidates li...

by hberens

Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:49 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Harvard Business School - 5 Years Exp. Not the Norm...
Replies: 1
Views: 3376

Is it better to guess in the middle or end of the test?

I have an overall question regarding GMAT timing strategy. Let's say that I am roughly 6 mins behind in the middle of a section and I need to employ some strategic guessing to help make up time. Let's also assume that whatever questions I guess on, I get wrong. Is it better to: 1) Guess in the middl...

by hberens

Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:34 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is it better to guess in the middle or end of the test?
Replies: 2
Views: 1554