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Strategy for Verbal

I'm doing good in quant, ranging from Q47 to Q49 in GMAT prep and other mock tests (looking at my non maths background, - I studied maths till 10th and never studied probability and combinotrics concepts - I dont see myself scoring a perfect Q51). But I'm confused regarding Verbal scores. In availab...

by jaiswalamrita

Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:17 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Strategy for Verbal
Replies: 1
Views: 1079

Hi, Please find below my profile: Indian/F/31 Acads - State Board 10th = 74% State Board 12th = 63% B.Sc (Chemistry Hons.) from BHU (Faculty of Science)= 70% PGDPM (Finance & Marketing) from Indian Institute of Planning & Management, New Delhi = 68% Work Experience - 2 years 2 month : Custom...

by jaiswalamrita

Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:29 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Profile Evaluation - ISB Hyderabad
Replies: 575
Views: 208163

)If x>49, simplify x - 5√x - 14 / √x-7. Answer is [spoiler]√x+2[/spoiler] Let x=64. (x - 5√x - 14) / (√x-7) = (64 - 5√64 - 14) / (√64 - 7) = (64 - 5*8 - 14) / (8-7) = 10/1 = 10. This is our target. Now we plug x=64 into the answers to see which yields our target of 10. [spoiler]√x+2...

by jaiswalamrita

Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:48 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Source - EZ Solutions-Advanced Workbook
Replies: 13
Views: 2042

Sorry to open an old thread, but I am not able to strike option E out. (E) Interest rates paid by California banks to depositors are lower than those paid by banks in other parts of the United States because in California there is less competition to attract depositors. Even this option brings in ne...

by jaiswalamrita

Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:28 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Consumers in California seeking personal loans have fewer
Replies: 17
Views: 9282

Marcia’s bucket can hold a maximum of how many liters of water? (1) The bucket currently contains 9 liters of water. (2) If 3 liters of water are added to the bucket when it is half full of water, the amount of water in the bucket will increase by 1/3. (1) The bucket currently contains 9 liters o...

by jaiswalamrita

Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:54 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: bucket
Replies: 6
Views: 1799

work on your strength as its too late to work on weakness.

Good luck!

by jaiswalamrita

Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:39 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Last 24 hours, only had 2 weeks to study
Replies: 6
Views: 1880

The uniqueness of the Japanese character

The uniqueness of the Japanese character is the result of two seemingly contradictory forces: the strength of traditions and selective receptivity to foreign achieve- ments and inventions. As early as the 1860s, there were (5) counter movements to the traditional orientation. Yukichi Fukuzawa the mo...

by jaiswalamrita

Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:25 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: The uniqueness of the Japanese character
Replies: 1
Views: 3821

About twice every century, one of the massive stars

About twice every century, one of the massive stars in our galaxy blows itself apart in a supernova explosion that sends massive quantities of radiation and matter into pace and generates shock waves that sweep through the (5) arms of the galaxy. The shock waves heat the interstellar gas, evaporate ...

by jaiswalamrita

Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:55 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: About twice every century, one of the massive stars
Replies: 1
Views: 4254

The health care economy is replete with unusual and even

The health-care economy is replete with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the peculiar roles of producer or “provider" and purchaser or “consumer" in the typical (5) doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the econ- omy, it is ...


In the Champagne region of France, winegrowers still harvest grapes as they have donefor centuries, by carefully handpicking their cropand storing their precious fruit in specially agedcasks. (A)wine growers still harvest grapes as theyhave done (B)the wine grower still harvests grapes ashe has (C)...

by jaiswalamrita

Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:42 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: In the Champagne region of France
Replies: 4
Views: 1591

All A, B, C & D has parallelism issues, only E passes that.

by jaiswalamrita

Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:11 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Journalist Jacob Riis
Replies: 13
Views: 2803

Please help me understand why B or C is wrong..

by jaiswalamrita

Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:30 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: will to live can prolong life
Replies: 11
Views: 2446

I coudn't reach even an inch closer to A...

Was tossing between C & D as the entire first and second para hovers around language used.

Marked C finally :(

Can someone explain it further..

by jaiswalamrita

Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:12 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: RC - Tough one - Author's perspective
Replies: 5
Views: 1756

Para 2 says it all; "Evans’ concern is Lacan’s definition of “The Real�; this definition, according to Evans, inhibits patients from reaching a true understanding of themselves. Evans contends that Lacan's definition of The Real as “the impossible� (something that is both unimaginab...

by jaiswalamrita

Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:04 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: RC - Tough one - Inference
Replies: 5
Views: 1661