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Dear Lisa, I wanted to just give you a quick update and say thank you for encouraging me to retake the GMAT. I had previously scored a 650 and was hoping to apply to some top programs. Well, I just retook the exam and scored a 720! I am very happy (and actually with much less time spent preparing fo...
- by allechat
Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:44 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: Setting gmat goals
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2156
650 to 720
Hi Everyone, I wanted to write a quick note, as I just returned from the testing center. A bit over a month ago I scored a 650. My preparation for the first exam included about 2 1/2 months of preparation including MGMAT class, approx 15 hrs/week studying (plus MGMAT 6 practice exams plus 2 GMATprep...
- by allechat
Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:40 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 650 to 720
- Replies: 0
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Or, if you convert to seconds, like done above, you can then plug in the given answers for 48 seconds and 50 seconds and see that 72 works. (75*48=3600) , (72*50=3600)
You still have to solve for 48 and 50 as the time.
- by allechat
Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:01 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Distance problem
- Replies: 13
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could you also look at this as, # of machines is reduced by 1/5, so it's going to take 1/5 more time?
20 is 1/5 more time than 16.
change formula: (10-8)/10 machines= 1/5 fewer machines
then (x-16)/x=1/5, 5x-80=x
5x=x+80, x=20
- by allechat
Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:38 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Work rate combination problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4810
one last question
Two more questions (thank you!!): 1) If I think I can score perhaps 10-20 points higher (660-670), how much of a difference will this make in my application? If I do worse, will this leave a bad impression? I think on this attempt I would aim to increase my verbal score, as realistically, quant is m...
- by allechat
Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:33 am- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: Setting gmat goals
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2156
Update--decision time.
Hi Stacy, Thank you again for your help here--today was GMAT day and I had an OK showing of 650. It's not stellar, but I truly don't think that I can score much higher than perhaps 670 (based on practice tests) unless I put a lot more time into it. However, for schools I'm looking at (Yale, MI, Berk...
- by allechat
Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:36 am- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: Setting gmat goals
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2156
Setting gmat goals
Hi, I will be taking the gmat in one month and hope to apply to some top schools (Yale, MI, Berkeley, perhaps HBS). Based on my profile (and assuming that I'll have reasonably compelling essays, recommendations, etc) at what low score should I retake the gmat? What is my "safe" range? Perh...
- by allechat
Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:24 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: Setting gmat goals
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2156