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Thanks
Your comments are very helpful. I definitely like the MIT program, small like stanford, quantitative like chicago, and impeccable brand. I'm just checking to see if I am missing something. Particularly in the BW rankings the school's position has been relatively volatile. Not that those rankings are...
- by sykedaddy
Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:04 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: MIT Sloan
- Replies: 5
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MIT Sloan
I would love to hear from some of the international users of this site about the international view of the MIT Sloan MBA. Most prospective students always talk about Harvard/Stanford/Wharton as the top rung. Then the discussion usually turns to Chicago/Columbia/Northwestern...and it appears MIT alwa...
- by sykedaddy
Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:01 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: MIT Sloan
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4754
Thats why I say anyone can do it. A Finance major undergrad. By no means a quant. Always good with numbers etc...but while on this forum I see guys who are a million times better than myself with simplifying questions and equations... The book that I used was the Schaubs College Algebra book....not ...
- by sykedaddy
Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:58 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Seriously with enough effort anyone can do it...760...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5299
Ok the debrief... 25yrs old. NYC. Work in Financial Services (S&T). Minority. The thought of business school has been lingering for a while now and finally decided to make a push for a top 5-10 program. I was in SEO (Wall Street summer internship program) so a number of my classmates have either...
- by sykedaddy
Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:23 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Seriously with enough effort anyone can do it...760...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5299
One other thing
Is there some way to allow for users to tag questions on this site.? It would allow for much better searching and hopefully less repetition of questions. Also, I feel there is a great community of Bschool minded ppl on this site...I would love to discuss bschool selection and thoughts...industry int...
- by sykedaddy
Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:48 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Seriously with enough effort anyone can do it...760...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5299
Seriously with enough effort anyone can do it...760...
50 (95%) / 42 (95%) I just got back from the GMAT...very excited about my score...I will respond with a more informative and hopefully more useful entry shortly...right now still surprised.... Couple of things: 1. This site is great. If you are on this forum you are already ahead of the game. 2. Mat...
- by sykedaddy
Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:51 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Seriously with enough effort anyone can do it...760...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5299
- by sykedaddy
Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:06 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT PREP DS
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2382
I agree with your reasoning..but from the information in (1) we know that angle A and angle C have to sum 60 degrees. They don't in your answer....
- by sykedaddy
Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:48 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT PREP DS
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2382
- by sykedaddy
Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:34 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT PREP DS
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2382
- by sykedaddy
Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:09 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT PREP DS
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2382
- by sykedaddy
Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:06 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT PREP DS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2227
- by sykedaddy
Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:22 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT PREP DS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2227
Ahh..it is not a given...it is the question...how fundamental...I probably should read the sections at the beginning of the study books..THX
- by sykedaddy
Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:23 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT DS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1766
- by sykedaddy
Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:18 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT PREP DS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5107
Manhattan GMAT DS
Does the equation y = (x – p)(x – q) intercept the x-axis at the point (2,0)?
(1) pq = -8
(2) -2 – p = q
Why can't you say 0 = (2-p)(2-q) = 4-2p-2q+pq
Therefore, 4=2p+2q-pq
(1) pq=-8
4=2p+2q+8
-4=2p+2q
p+q=-2
...seems like you can solve from here...and
OA - C not sure why
- by sykedaddy
Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:04 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT DS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1766