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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:54 am
Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.

(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of

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by gmatblood » Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:56 am
IMO : D
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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:00 am
gmatblood wrote:IMO : D
No use! Pick with support
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by k.pankaj.r » Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:08 am
IMO C
C correctly uses 'when' which is used for giving time references as is the case in this one...
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by Acorn » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:40 am
My bit:

Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.

THE PRIMARY MEANING OF THE SENTENCE IS THAT--OBERLIN COLLEGE IN OHIO WAS A RENEGADE INSTITUTION FOR ITS DECISION TO ACCEPT BOTH MEN AND WOMEN AS STUDENTS....FAIR ENOUGH...TILL NOW.

THE DECISION WAS MADE AT THE 1833 FOUNDING...THIS IS WHAT I HAVE UNDERSTOOD.

(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept

MEANING CHANGE. IT CONVEYS THAT THE COLLEGE WAS RENEGADE IN 1833. INFACT THE COLLEGE WAS RENEGADE FOR ITS DECISION THATWAS TAKENIN 1833, ITS FOUNDATION YEAR.


(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept

KEEP IT
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept

CONVEYS WRONG MEANING.
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept

KEEP IT

(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of

ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF....IS WORDY

WE ARE LEFT WITH B AND D

OPTION D IS WRONG FOR SUBTLE CHANGE IN MEANING. THE NON-UNDERLINED PORTION WHEN READ WITH OPTION D CONVEYS THAT THE DECISION AT ITS FOUUNDING IN 1833MADE THE INSTITUTE RENEGADE. AND NOT WHAT WAS DECIDED.SO IF THE DECISION WAS TAKEN AT SOME OTHER POINT THEN THE INSTITUTE WOULD NOT BE A RENEGADE.

SO I PICK B
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by aspirant2011 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:59 am
GmatKiss wrote:Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.

(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of

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by patanjali.purpose » Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:58 am
GmatKiss wrote:Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.

(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of

OA after some discussion! Pick with support

Original Sentence intends to say why OC was a renegade institute and also when such a thing happened.

'for' correctly shows the intend (meaning because). None of the other choices show such an intend.

IMO B
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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:04 am
Really confused. Experts please help!!!
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by cyrwr1 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:51 pm
I'm going with D.

The point of the question is
Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution because ...... it accepted both men and women.

A is terribly-written and D's "in deciding" is correct usage.
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by samyukta » Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:45 am
patanjali.purpose wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.

(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of

OA after some discussion! Pick with support

Original Sentence intends to say why OC was a renegade institute and also when such a thing happened.

'for' correctly shows the intend (meaning because). None of the other choices show such an intend.

IMO B
D is wrong as it uses unwarranted transition in tense ..( was {past-tense).... deciding (present continuous))

The above poster well explained it!!
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by GmatKiss » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:22 am
samyukta wrote:
patanjali.purpose wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.

(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of

OA after some discussion! Pick with support

Original Sentence intends to say why OC was a renegade institute and also when such a thing happened.

'for' correctly shows the intend (meaning because). None of the other choices show such an intend.

IMO B
D is wrong as it uses unwarranted transition in tense ..( was {past-tense).... deciding (present continuous))

The above poster well explained it!!

Why didnt you search this particular question ?? :?: :mrgreen: :!:
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by 1947 » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:27 am
B is coorect as it clearly tells why was college considered renegade
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:19 am
GmatKiss wrote:Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.

(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of

OA after some discussion! Pick with support
A and C imply that Oberlin College was a renegade institution AT ITS FOUNDING (A) and WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED (C). The intended meaning of the sentence is that an ACTION taken by Oberlin -- deciding...to accept both men and women -- CAUSED the school to be deemed a renegade institution. Eliminate A and C.

In B, the meaning conveyed by for THE decision...to accept is unclear. WHOSE decision? It needs to be crystal clear that it was OBERLIN's decision to accept both men and women.

In E, deciding...ON is an idiom to be avoided on the GMAT. Outside the GMAT, to decide on means to choose between options; no options are being discussed here. Eliminate E.

The correct answer is D.

In D, deciding is a GERUND functioning as the object of the preposition in. A gerund -- a verb functioning as a NOUN -- does not indicate a change in tense.
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by GmatKiss » Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:08 am
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by sanrisenew » Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:17 am
A and C imply that Oberlin College was a renegade institution AT ITS FOUNDING (A) and WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED (C). The intended meaning of the sentence is that an ACTION taken by Oberlin -- deciding...to accept both men and women -- CAUSED the school to be deemed a renegade institution
I have a little doubt: founding and deciding happened at the same time that make the Oberlin renegade automatically, there is not any succession of events. There must be smthing else for (A)& (C) to be wrong.
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