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Interesting topic. I hear mixed messages about the value of the first 10 questions. From what I understand, the first 10 questions are important, but you obviously don't want to over-invest there. Can any experts comment on what sorts of penalties are build into the program, or any other useful insi...

by staunchMBAican

Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:47 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Correct questions vs Gmat Score
Replies: 3
Views: 3802

Official Guide: Humans get Lyme disease from infected ticks.

Humans get Lyme disease from infected ticks. Ticks get infected by feeding on animals with Lyme disease, but the ease of transmission from host animal to tick varies. With most species of host animal, transmission of Lyme disease to ticks is extremely rare, but white-footed mice are an exception, re...


Great summary, and thank you for sharing the resources you used. I was at Barnes and Noble and found the Math Review for Standardized Tests and I see what you mean. I picked it up. There are lots of exercises for things like decimals, fractions, radicals, exponents, algebra, etc. Very useful. I'm ch...

by staunchMBAican

Tue Jun 30, 2015 3:48 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 490 to 740, Verbal 45 - The GMAT Crush Fest
Replies: 10
Views: 26033

OG 2016 Percentage Question

If it is assumed that 60 percent of those who receive a questionnaire by mail will respond and 300 responses are needed, what is the minimum number of questionnaires that should be mailed?

A) 400
B) 420
C) 480
D) 500
E) 600

I feel there's gotta be a nifty quick trick here. Experts?

by staunchMBAican

Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:08 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: OG 2016 Percentage Question
Replies: 6
Views: 4273

nlisauskas, Hey. You mentioned that it's important to review your mistakes, but if all you were doing is just practice problems, what framework were you using to evaluate your mistakes? How did you know how to re-approach a similar question. I ask because I feel that sure I can review a problem from...

by staunchMBAican

Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:55 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: From 610 to 740 : It felt incredible to beat the GMAT
Replies: 13
Views: 7711