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Took it 3 month ago. Scored a 690 (Q50 - 95%, V32 - 65%) I prepared for 6 weeks. Mostly on weekends and long weekends. My practice test scores were gradually rising. 620.. 640..680......720..But towards the end i studied too much and got burnt out. Evening before the GMAT, I took the GMAT prep 2 and...

by TkNeo

Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:30 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 690
Replies: 0
Views: 1949

inequality question...

Is sqrt of (x-3)^2 = 3-x (1) x is not equal to 3 (2) - x | x | > 0 Answer is B: This is how i solved it.. You can reduce the left side of the equation to |x-3|. The question is asking if |x-3| = 3-x (2) implies that x is negative and the above statement would be true for any negative number... B is ...

by TkNeo

Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:50 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: inequality question...
Replies: 9
Views: 2732

I just had an reply for one of the TOP 10 B-school telling me that they have no minimums or requirements for admission. And it is up to me as to whether or not I'd like to apply. Beat the Gmat community, what do you think about that? You cannot get into top 10 business schools with that score. Even...

by TkNeo

Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:35 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 470! (Q32- 36%) (V23- 30%)
Replies: 9
Views: 7564

Re: GMATPrep

Due to poaching and increased cultivation in their native habitats, researchers have determined that there are fewer than 100 Arabian leopards left in the wild, and that these leopards are thus many times as rare as China's giant pandas. a)same b) Due to poaching and increased cultivation in their ...

by TkNeo

Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:22 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMATPrep
Replies: 9
Views: 4040

Re: GMAT prep Test1- q 24

Gasoline marketing is undergoing major changes as stations often not only add convenience stores but also combine with major fast food chains to build complexes where customers can shop and eat as well as buy gasoline. a) not only add convenience stores but also combine with major fast food chains ...

by TkNeo

Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:06 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT prep Test1- q 24
Replies: 3
Views: 3224

Guidelines for posting sentence correct questions...

1. Please make sure the original sentence has an underlined component. 2. Please provide the official answer, which is also called OA. 3. Please color the answer with white. This way the other users can actually solve the problem without knowing the answer. You can do this by highlighting the answer...

by TkNeo

Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:42 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Guidelines for posting sentence correct questions...
Replies: 7
Views: 6386

Re: parallel structure...as....as

A recent United States Bureau report shows that there are more than three times as many households where the children and grandchildren are living in their grandparent's home as compared to households where the grandparent's are living in their children's or grandchildren's home. a) same b) as ther...

by TkNeo

Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:33 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: parallel structure...as....as
Replies: 1
Views: 1918

what do es qualified approval mean?

i see some questions which ask about the mood of the author. and one of them is usually qualified approval ?

by TkNeo

Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:25 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: what do es qualified approval mean?
Replies: 2
Views: 11867

Re: WHAT IS QA

A and B are out because of beginning of sentence. D is out becuase it uses the word LESSEN instead of shorten. THe topic at hand is countable and LESSEN is used for uncountable things like pain. You are left with C and E but C is wordy so you are left iwth E. Choose it. qa please! "Rather than...

by TkNeo

Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:00 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC paperprep gmat (#14)
Replies: 6
Views: 2607

I think the OA is D

Lets look at the (2)

We know R+S > 2T
-> S > 2T-R .. (1)

(2) S <R

From 1 and 2

2T - R < S <R

therefore
2T - R <R

therefore
T < R

by TkNeo

Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:39 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Inequalities: If r + s > 2t, is r > t ?
Replies: 11
Views: 5829

inequality...

(x-y)/(x+y) > 1

1. x>0
2. y<0>

This is how i solved:

->x-y > x + y ??
-> y< 0 ??

so the answer should be B. But it turns out that my solution is wrong.. anyone know why we can't solve like this ?

by TkNeo

Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:13 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: inequality...
Replies: 1
Views: 1551
by TkNeo

Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:08 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Beat, didn't destroy the GMAT 710(Q-48 , V- 41)
Replies: 6
Views: 5076

Using the noteboard instead of scratch paper..

So, does anyone know if one is forced to use the noteboard thing in the real GMAT instead of the scratch paper ? or do we have a choice ? Is it a clumsy to use the noteboard ?

by TkNeo

Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:30 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Using the noteboard instead of scratch paper..
Replies: 4
Views: 17285

Re: Like vs AS, OG 11, Q 122

More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara McClintock, the Nobel Prize winner, reported that genes can “jump” as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another . Correct choice is—like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another. My questions is why like not as is required. Also can an...

by TkNeo

Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:53 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Like vs AS, OG 11, Q 122
Replies: 3
Views: 5071

OG RC's have lot of questions per passage..

unlike the MGMAT tests i have been taking in which the maximum # of questions i have seen in a passage is 4.

which one is more representative of the real GMAT ?

by TkNeo

Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:51 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: OG RC's have lot of questions per passage..
Replies: 1
Views: 3252