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Knewton Critical Reasoning - Emerging Market Debt

Hey all, Take a shot at this CR. I'll post the OA next Monday. Investing in emerging market debt has grown increasingly attractive because it offers above-average rates of return. Emerging markets offer investors many opportunities: new markets, new locations for outsourcing, and new possibilities f...

by Jessie@Knewton

Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:34 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Knewton Critical Reasoning - Emerging Market Debt
Replies: 2
Views: 2227

Kartikshah, great job. Here's the full OA: Initially, it might seem like we do not have enough information to solve this problem; certainly, we are unable to determine the value ofw, and hence n, on the basis of the prompt alone (or even the statements, for that matter). Still, let's take a look at ...

by Jessie@Knewton

Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:24 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Knewton Data Sufficiency Challenge
Replies: 9
Views: 3414

Hey everyone, Thanks for the great participation. Karthikpandian19 - that is indeed the full OA, which makes this job a lot faster for me. What do you make of this one: If 4^w = n, what is the units digit of n? 1. w is an even integer 2. w > 0 (A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2)...

by Jessie@Knewton

Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:55 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Knewton Data Sufficiency Challenge
Replies: 9
Views: 3414

Knewton Data Sufficiency Challenge

Tamir deposits $100,000 in a basic savings account that yields b% simple annual interest. At the same time, he deposits $100,000 in a special account that yields s% interest, compounded annually. At the end of two years, is the amount of interest earned by the special account greater than the amount...

by Jessie@Knewton

Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:03 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Knewton Data Sufficiency Challenge
Replies: 9
Views: 3414

Hey bpgandhi, We are currently integrating some new IR content into the course, though it is replacing one of the essays so the core components of the course (lessons, homework, CATs) are not changing. Being that the new IR section won't be affecting your score yet, our 50-point increase guarantee s...


Hi Vikram, We have two courses: On Demand and Premium Live. Both include 6 CATS, 13 required GMAT sessions (3 hours each), and more than 3,400 practice problems of all types, all targeting specific components on the GMAT. The Premium Live course offers an additional 24 hours of live, interactive cla...

by Jessie@Knewton

Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:48 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: knewton course
Replies: 9
Views: 1931

Hi Bosox8, The difficulty of the items in the Knewton course matches that of the GMAT. We have questions at every difficulty level, and the CATs are valid for all ability ranges. Assessments and Re-Assessments are generally of low to mid difficulty, as they focus on fundamental concepts. General hom...

by Jessie@Knewton

Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:11 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Manhattan GMAT Course, now Knewton.. am I crazy?
Replies: 5
Views: 2280

Hey guys, Another BTG poster had the same question about the scoring, the info you need is here: http://www.beatthegmat.com/knewton-cat-algorithm-t97610.html This is also a great reference, written by our VP of Research, who happens to be one of the original architects of adaptive testing: http://ww...

by Jessie@Knewton

Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Manhattan CAT/VS GMAT Prep/VS Knewton CAT
Replies: 2
Views: 3224

Hey there, We get a lot of questions about CAT scores and why they sometimes don't seem to match a student's perceived performance level. This has to do with the way these particular exams are scored; the scoring is much less about how many questions you get right or wrong, but rather which question...

by Jessie@Knewton

Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:25 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Knewton CAT Algorithm
Replies: 4
Views: 2894

Hi Badpoem,

I just sent you a PM - we'll see what we can do.

Jessie


Hi Badpoem,

I just posted a reply in the Ask Knewton forum.

Thanks!

Jessie

by Jessie@Knewton

Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:28 pm
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Knewton CAT - Problem with CAT - Illogical result
Replies: 2
Views: 2056

Hi Badpoem, The algorithms and adaptive process used in the GMAT provides a score which is primarily based on the level at which you solve the questions and not purely on the number of correct questions, though there tends to be some correlation there. In your case, it looks like you may have solved...


Hey Rijul, My pleasure, glad you found the videos helpful. Here's what you need to know: 1. We don't deflate scores for any reason. It's not uncommon for students to think a score on a particular CAT doesn't match their performance. This has to do with the GMAT scoring algorithm, which you can learn...

by Jessie@Knewton

Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:42 pm
Forum: Ask a Knewton representative
Topic: online live classes
Replies: 3
Views: 608

Hi Rijul007,

We don't currently offer any online demo classes, but you can get a sense of what our lessons are like with these strategy videos:

http://www.knewton.com/gmat/videos/

Hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions!

- Jessie

by Jessie@Knewton

Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:19 pm
Forum: Ask a Knewton representative
Topic: online live classes
Replies: 3
Views: 608

Hi Shirley, You don't necessarily need to attend class everyday because the course is self-paced. As long as you complete all of the work before your official exam, you'll be eligible for the refund - the scheduling is entirely up to you. Here's our official policy: Knewton guarantees that your futu...

by Jessie@Knewton

Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:30 am
Forum: Ask a Knewton representative
Topic: THe requirement for the 50 pt guarantee
Replies: 1
Views: 545