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Just got into Rotman!! (in the last rd, no less!)

The BTG forums were SO helpful for me so I think it’s only fair that I return the favour! Some info about me to help you guys… I am a caucasian male, 27 yrs old Undergrad major: Marketing at the University of Ottawa Been working for the last 4 years in a variety of marketing contract jobs for bi...

by sensei_mike

Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:57 pm
Forum: Admissions Success Stories
Topic: Just got into Rotman!! (in the last rd, no less!)
Replies: 1
Views: 3543

Word count for essays (Rotman in particular)

Hey Guys,

If an essay has a word count max of 250 but I have said all I want to say in 170-200 words, will that reflect poorly on me? Is the expectation that I go to as close to the max as possible?

by sensei_mike

Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:46 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Word count for essays (Rotman in particular)
Replies: 1
Views: 1836

What I would do for this q is plug in some numbers to make life easier. So pretend a=2 and b=3, plug into each answer choice and see which works.
E: f(2+3=5)= -15 and f(2)+f(3)= -6 + (-9)= -15

So they equal each other and thus is the correct answer.

by sensei_mike

Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:06 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: ps - function
Replies: 5
Views: 1175

I think you might have a typo in your post...m=3m would imply something like 1=3 which is of course impossible :-)

by sensei_mike

Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:01 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: ps - algebra
Replies: 6
Views: 1379

ah-ha! Thanks!! So yeah, my big miss was recognizing that multiple of the same number might be included in the set. Thanks!!

by sensei_mike

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:13 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Medians
Replies: 5
Views: 2234

Medians

Two sets, A and B, have the same number of elements and the same median. Which set has the higher average? 1) In Set A, 75% of the numbers are greater than or equal to the median. In Set B, 50% of the numbers are greater than or equal to the median. -How is 1) above even possible? Isn't the definiti...

by sensei_mike

Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:45 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Medians
Replies: 5
Views: 2234

Type of references to use in application

Hey Guys, In selecting 2 references to include in my MBA application, which do you think would be best looked upon by the schools to which I am applying?: 1. 2 references from 1 company, both of whom were at the director level (i.e. my boss and sort of boss) 2. A reference from my boss at my last jo...

by sensei_mike

Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:37 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Type of references to use in application
Replies: 2
Views: 1325

Haha thanks for the insight, David! Given this though, all other things being equal, wouldn’t righties therefore have an advantage on the exam over lefties? (I’d be interested to see a study comparing lefties scores vs righties!) Righties can right away (pun intended ;-) in whatever way they are...

by sensei_mike

Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:55 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Lefties using the wet-erase laminated paper in exam
Replies: 4
Views: 1712

Lefties using the wet-erase laminated paper in exam

So I am taking the manhattan gmat prep course and they give you a scratch pad and pen similar to those which you get for the actual exam. I tried doing some practice questions with it the other day when I realized- Because I am a lefty, if I write normally (with my writing hand on the paper as I wri...

by sensei_mike

Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:56 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Lefties using the wet-erase laminated paper in exam
Replies: 4
Views: 1712
by sensei_mike

Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:49 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: "to make" or "in making'?
Replies: 6
Views: 2840

"to make" or "in making'?

Hey Guys, In the sentence: We were dismayed to learn that our neighbours were untidy, disagreeable, and they were uninterested to make new friends. Are either of these fixes equally correct? uninterested in making or uninterested to make Or is one more correct than the other? And if so, why? Thanks!

by sensei_mike

Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:43 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: "to make" or "in making'?
Replies: 6
Views: 2840

Hey Guys,

I'm happy I wasn't the only one confused by the wording of this question! I also take "can" to mean "is there a possibility that". The answer to that of course, would be yes. (since in some cases it is possible, others, not).

by sensei_mike

Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:03 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Ambiguous question
Replies: 10
Views: 2607

This is really good info, thanks so much guys! @humblebee- if you used MGAT exclusively and scored 740, hopefully I can do the same ;-)

by sensei_mike

Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:23 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: What to do in addition to taking GMAT course
Replies: 6
Views: 1512

What to do in addition to taking GMAT course

Hey Guys,

So I signed up for the Manhattan GMAT course but was just wondering, in addition to the course material we cover in class, what, if any, additional studying should I do?

by sensei_mike

Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:55 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: What to do in addition to taking GMAT course
Replies: 6
Views: 1512