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great work, jay! i've got a couple questions for you: (1) where can i find and download PowerPrep? (2) where can i find essay formats? (3) how does quant section in OG 11 compare to the real thing? thanks man I managed to find the PowerPrep software on a forum. I actually don't remember which one b...
- by jrbrown2
Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:13 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 730 (Q49 V40) Happy, Exhausted & Relieved.....
- Replies: 22
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Where are you getting 'Jennifer' from? My name isn't Jennifer. I'm not even a girl. Can't you see my name on my signature?rainbowpo wrote:Congrats Jennifer
- by jrbrown2
Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:27 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 730 (Q49 V40) Happy, Exhausted & Relieved.....
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9887
Hello, Congrats. I just wanted to find out did you take a prep course? What was your strategy. What schools do you plan on applying to. I'm planning on taking my test sometime this year, so I'm trying to get tips from people that have succeeded with 700+. thanks Drew No prep course...Just a lot of ...
- by jrbrown2
Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:59 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 730 (Q49 V40) Happy, Exhausted & Relieved.....
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9887
see the attached picture. Extending a line from point P down to the origin, you can see a right triangle of sides sqrt(3) and 1. General trig (SOH CAH TOA or 1,2,sqrt3 rule) will tell you that this is a 30 60 90 triangle. And the 1,2,sqrt(3) rule tells you that the hypotenuse is twice the shortest s...
- by jrbrown2
Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:03 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Find co-ordinate s
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1944
this formula can only be used for addition.
For different types of progressions, check that link that r12007 posted. It's pretty good.
- by jrbrown2
Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:32 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: gmat prep -sequence question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2810
- by jrbrown2
Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:28 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 710- Thanks to beat the gmat
- Replies: 2
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It's an arithmetic sequence. the question states that each consecutive term is 3 less than the previous. for instance, the 3rd term would be 3 less than the second term, which is 3 less than the first term (hope thats clear) 1st term = 23 2nd term = 23-3 or 23+(1)(-3) = 20 3rd term = 23-3-3 or 23+(2...
- by jrbrown2
Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:14 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: gmat prep -sequence question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2810
I used the AP formula and did it manually
tn=t1 + (n-1)d
-4=23+(n-1)(-3)
n=10
23, 20, 17, 14, 11, 8, 5, 2, -1, -4 <----10th term
can't see how 14 is the answer (t1 would have to be 35 for n to be 14).
- by jrbrown2
Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:45 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: gmat prep -sequence question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2810
D says that x is between 2 and 5 inclusive, so x can be 2,3,4, or 5 To rewrite: x=2 x=3 x=4 x=5 they are all straight lines without constraints when the question says 'what is A in terms of B', how do I set that up as an equation? When a question asks this there are usually two equations (with diffe...
- by jrbrown2
Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:28 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: random gmat prep questions
- Replies: 9
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How did you identify your weaknesses, what steps did you take to plug the gaps. I basically lack in verbal skills but there is no particular section I can point to as bad. One section (say CR) I would have performed badly on one test day, in the same section (say CR) I would have done well on anoth...
- by jrbrown2
Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:04 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 730 (Q49 V40) Happy, Exhausted & Relieved.....
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9887
Good luck with your apps--looks like we'll be seeing you around the Stacy Blackman area soon. No time soon. More like 4-5 years. I still have to build up the work experience. I've just finished undergrad and have been working for about 4 months. I decided to take the GMAT early (while my brain was ...
- by jrbrown2
Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:38 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 730 (Q49 V40) Happy, Exhausted & Relieved.....
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9887
If I were you I'd ignore the quant for now and just focus on the verbal. Start with SC since that's the easiest to improve. I recommend the Manhattan GMAT SC book and Sahil's grammar notes (google it). Afterwards concentrate on CR. Don't guess on any questions. When answering questions try to explai...
- by jrbrown2
Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:24 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 680 score (Q-49, V-34)- Testing times
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2905
As for the 2nd problem... ABCD all have possible choices that make the solution a straight line. eg. x^4 >=1 x=2,3,....or -2,-3.... Choice E states that the line 3x+4 is constrained at two ends 3x+4 >=2 so x>=-2/3 3x+4 <=6 so x<=2/3 so the line 3x+4 is constrained at -2/3<=X<=2/3 so E is the answer
- by jrbrown2
Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:46 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: random gmat prep questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2544
X m/s = Y km/hr
km/hr can be rewritten as 1000m/3600s
X m/s = Y1000m/3600s
m and s cancel out, so Isolating Y...
Y= 3600X/1000 = 18X/5 (C)
- by jrbrown2
Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:38 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: random gmat prep questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2544
First here are my resources: Princeton Review's Cracking the GMAT (Good for introducing the GMAT) GMAT Official Guide 11th Ed. (A must have) Manhattan GMAT Series (Although I've only used the SC book) 1000 SC/CR/RC (IMO, Pretty good reflection of actual GMAT questions) Quant Practice Problems (IMO, ...
- by jrbrown2
Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:21 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 730 (Q49 V40) Happy, Exhausted & Relieved.....
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9887