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Addressing a low GPA

Should I write the 3rd essay to address a low GPA? 2.9 from UC Santa Barbara in Mechanical Engineering. My GMAT was a 650 and my top choice is UW Foster. My program at UCSB rarely curved grades and the majority of my class were barely on the 3.0 mark if there at all.

Thanks!

by phoenixhazard

Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:14 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Addressing a low GPA
Replies: 1
Views: 1135

An investment of d dollars at k percent simple annual interest yields $600 interest over a 2-year period. In terms of d, what dollar amount invested at the same rate will yield $2,400 interest over a 3-year period? A) 2d/3 B) 3d/4 C) 4d/3 D) 3d/2 E) 8d/3 OA: E explain please $600 interest over 2 ye...

by phoenixhazard

Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:39 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Investment of d dollars at k percent simple annual interest?
Replies: 2
Views: 2659

Answer: D H1 = 4 ft let d be the change in height every year. H4 = 4 + 4d H6 = 4 + 6d Given: H6 - H4 = (1/5)*H4 replace values in this equation from above & solve for d. (4 + 6d) - (4 + 4d) = (1/5)*(4 + 4d) 2d = (1/5)*(4 + 4d) 10d = 4 + 4d 6d = 4 or d = 2/3 let me know if you have questions. Re...

by phoenixhazard

Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:31 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: A tree's growth rate?
Replies: 2
Views: 1352

A tree's growth rate?

When a certain tree was first planted, it was 4 feet tall, and the height of the tree increased by a constant amount each year for the next 6 years. At the end of the 6th year, the tree was 1/5 taller than it was at the end of the 4th year. By how many feet did the height of the tree increase each y...

by phoenixhazard

Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:59 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: A tree's growth rate?
Replies: 2
Views: 1352

Investment of d dollars at k percent simple annual interest?

An investment of d dollars at k percent simple annual interest yields $600 interest over a 2-year period. In terms of d, what dollar amount invested at the same rate will yield $2,400 interest over a 3-year period?
A) 2d/3
B) 3d/4
C) 4d/3
D) 3d/2
E) 8d/3

OA: E
explain please

by phoenixhazard

Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:51 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Investment of d dollars at k percent simple annual interest?
Replies: 2
Views: 2659

Help: 1 week left and my score is not improving

I have taken 3 practice tests, I have been studying for about 3 months now and my test is next week. Test 1: 590 (Q 37, V 34) Test 2: 580 (Q 41, V 29) Test 3: 600 (Q 42, V 31) My quant have improved but my verbal is worse! I still make dumb mistakes on sentence correction that I realize later when I...

by phoenixhazard

Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:48 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Help: 1 week left and my score is not improving
Replies: 1
Views: 1130

Two sides of triangle given, what's possible perimeter?

If two sides of a triangle have lengths 2 and 5, which of the following could be the perimeter?
I. 9
II. 15
III. 19

A) None
B) I only
C) II only
D) II and III only
E) I, II, and III

OA: A

Please explain...

by phoenixhazard

Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:44 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Two sides of triangle given, what's possible perimeter?
Replies: 5
Views: 22662

The police chief argued that first-time offenders who have no high school diploma but who have families with a record of crime will probably break the law again. A. who have no high school diploma but who have families with a record of crime B. without a high school diploma and families having a cr...

by phoenixhazard

Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:28 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Question from Mc Graw Hill Practice test 1
Replies: 12
Views: 2113

Has been: Action started in the past and is continuing to the Present. The Door has been closed. The door was open in Past. Closing started in past. Now, it is in the state of closed. Had been: Same to has been in complete past sense. Action started in the more past and is continuing to the recent ...

by phoenixhazard

Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:23 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: had been VS has been
Replies: 5
Views: 3876

The relationship between cell phone use and the incidence of brain tumors is still unclear, this is because some studies show a causal relationship while others do not. is still unclear, this is because some studies show is still unclear; some studies show are still unclear because some studies sho...

by phoenixhazard

Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:16 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Comma Splice
Replies: 49
Views: 24895

IMO E is correct. It's hard to say but I feel that the second part might be considered independent needing a semicolon...?

by phoenixhazard

Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:15 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Comma Splice
Replies: 49
Views: 24895

(A) may demand that an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; some argue that such actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest. IMO A is the correct answer. For me it came down to a...

by phoenixhazard

Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:11 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Do you speak Russian?
Replies: 37
Views: 16636

If the product of the integers a, b, c, and d is 546 and if 1<a<b<c<d, what is the value of b+c? a) 273 b) 185 c) 21 d) 10 e) 4 OA = D ohh you know abcd=546 546=2*3*7*13 so 3+7=10 I understand that but can you explain how you got 2,3,7, and 13? I can't just think of those 4 numbers off the top of m...

by phoenixhazard

Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:26 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: If the product of the integers a, b, c, and d is 546...
Replies: 3
Views: 2764

If the product of the integers a, b, c, and d is 546...

If the product of the integers a, b, c, and d is 546 and if 1<a<b<c<d, what is the value of b+c?
a) 273
b) 185
c) 21
d) 10
e) 4

OA = D

by phoenixhazard

Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:11 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: If the product of the integers a, b, c, and d is 546...
Replies: 3
Views: 2764