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I got a 650 in the Kaplan-800 practice GMAT CAT test.
How would that equate to a real GMAT score?

by Ikonik

Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:57 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Workaholic me - GMAT how?
Replies: 9
Views: 2889

good so the OA has taken, as I expected, the formal approach and suggested replacement of us with our - I did not have the answer choices-yet I explained the understood meaning the previous post :) Now gerunds can really act as the nouns and may be called by test writers, in half remembered analysi...

by Ikonik

Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:47 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Really baffled by this SC answer!
Replies: 5
Views: 1667

Expired Passport - GMAT entry?

Hi, My passport has expired, I have applied for a new one, but if the new passport does not reach me till the test date, can I go with an expired passport. Think of it logically, I am using it as an identity proof not to travel abroad right now. Even they expired one should hold good as an identity ...

by Ikonik

Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:36 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Expired Passport - GMAT entry?
Replies: 1
Views: 1653

Thanks... I read a few old posts and this is what i found: Paper: It is not normal A4 paper, but rather laminated A4 sheets (I think 6 sheets in a pad) Pen: It is more like an OHP marker not a normal ball/roller pen used on paper. Is this the same all over the world at GMAT test centers? I am partic...

by Ikonik

Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:25 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: The Permitted and the not permitted - during the test?
Replies: 5
Views: 2876

Schools consider the latest GMAT score or the best ever

I haven't taken the GMAT yet, but consider the situation that a candidate scores as follows: First GMAT score: 700 Second GMAT score: 640 (after 45days) After the GMAT, he opted to send both scores to a business school S. He has not yet sent the application for admission to school S. Questions: - Wh...

by Ikonik

Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:00 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Schools consider the latest GMAT score or the best ever
Replies: 5
Views: 3057

The Permitted and the not permitted - during the test?

Few questions: a. How many sheets of rough paper are we given - is it per section, or one booklet for the full test. b. Does the amount of paper permit comfortable writing, or do we have to be parsimonious on the rough space. c. What happens if I finish the notepad they provided? Can I get another o...

by Ikonik

Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:02 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: The Permitted and the not permitted - during the test?
Replies: 5
Views: 2876

Sentence from a BBC Article

Hi, Reading an article on the BBC website, the following sentence caught my attention PQR fears the future will not bode well for former dancing girls, some of whom have been forced into XYZ because hardliners objected to them performing relatively innocuous dances in public. Now I know this sentenc...

by Ikonik

Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:41 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Sentence from a BBC Article
Replies: 0
Views: 1108

3) The difficulty on the GMAT has to "move" and evolve - particularly with the advent of sites like Beat The GMAT (tip of the hat to Eric, David, and Bea), what is "hard" becomes easier fairly quickly nowadays...people get a sense of what they need to study for. 6 years ago, Per...

by Ikonik

Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:58 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is my preparation complete without the OG
Replies: 8
Views: 1532

Here's the solution I have: This question is about gerunds and verb tense. In this sentence, “attending� and “receiving� are gerunds, and take possessive nouns and pronouns, not direct objects. Correct: Our attending the conference is dependent on our pilot’s receiving clearance to take of...

by Ikonik

Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:34 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Really baffled by this SC answer!
Replies: 5
Views: 1667

Only possessive noun in the sentence

Consider the sentence: Once you give the steering wheel to him, Antony's natural driving skills take over. There is no 'Antony' in the sentence... So shouldn't it be more like: Once you give the steering wheel to Antony, his natural driving skills take over. I think this is correct. But what about t...

by Ikonik

Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:49 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Only possessive noun in the sentence
Replies: 2
Views: 1038

Hmm... that makes sense! (an incorrect sentence from the SC point of view - what does 'that' refer to) :) Well, I mean both the points you mentioned - about the GMAT test, and about the reference material. Thanks. P.S. I posted this http://www.beatthegmat.com/really-baffled-by-this-sc-answer-t75229....

by Ikonik

Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:59 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is my preparation complete without the OG
Replies: 8
Views: 1532

Really baffled by this SC answer!

Hi, I'm really confused with the answer to this SC question:

"Us attending the conference is dependent on our pilot receiving clearance to take off"

This is a practice question I found, no choices given. Give it your best shot, I'll surprize you with the answer tomorrow.

by Ikonik

Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:47 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Really baffled by this SC answer!
Replies: 5
Views: 1667

I agree. I remember I finished the section on CR from the OG Verbal Review, then moved to Kaplan 800 book for CR. I was surprised to see that my accuracy of about 80 to 90 percent on the OG Verbal, went down drastically on the Kaplan. It wasn't the difficulty level that baffaled me, but more likely ...

by Ikonik

Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:20 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is my preparation complete without the OG
Replies: 8
Views: 1532

Is my preparation complete without the OG

Hi,
I've been studying from Kaplan books, along with the Official Guide Verbal Review.
But the big question on my mind is - despite having these books, do I still need the Official Guide to complete my preparation?

by Ikonik

Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:10 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Is my preparation complete without the OG
Replies: 8
Views: 1532

Hi, I took a mock gmat yesterday, keeping it as close to exam conditions as possible. It was the first GMAT CAT from the Kaplan GMAT-800 CD (which comes with the book) - I scored a 600. Analysis: 1. It was my first full length mock test. 2. Wrote the AWA too. 3. I finished the entire math test in 7...

by Ikonik

Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:31 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Workaholic me - GMAT how?
Replies: 9
Views: 2889