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Re: economic viability

Technological improvements and reduced equipment costs have made converting solar energy directly into electricity far more cost-efficient in the last decade. However, the threshold of economic viability for solar power (that is, the price per barrel to which oil would have to rise in order for new...

by Mpalmer22

Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:07 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: economic viability
Replies: 11
Views: 5544

Hey Eric,

Even if things don't go our way with the scholarships, would it be cool if we asked for some feedback on our essays? Thanks.

Mike

by Mpalmer22

Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:45 am
Forum: 2008 Scholarships
Topic: Scholarship results???
Replies: 6
Views: 3118

Thanks Lisa, that was helpful. I'm not entirely sure how to go about establishing a relationship with the admissions officer. Would it be good to see if I could arrange a phone discussion to discuss my chances or maybe ask them for a run down of the types of students they are looking for to see if I...

by Mpalmer22

Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:28 pm
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: Sloan Advice/Profile Eval.
Replies: 3
Views: 1459

Sloan Advice/Profile Eval.

Hey Lisa or Stacy, I was wondering what you know about Sloan. It seems like everyone focuses on Harvard, Stanford, etc, but I was wondering what kinds of stories you have heard from people looking at Sloan. I've spent some time watching the MIT OpenCourseWare (their online classes) and figure that I...

by Mpalmer22

Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:20 am
Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
Topic: Sloan Advice/Profile Eval.
Replies: 3
Views: 1459

Think of the median as the middle number not as the average. The question is phrased difficultly in that it seems like it is telling you the median number is 73. For example the median of this set of numbers: 1,2,3,4,4,4,4 is 4 b/c it is in the middle of the set. However, if the set was: 1,2,3,4,4,4...

by Mpalmer22

Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:09 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Median problem from GMAT PREP. Plz help.
Replies: 8
Views: 4861

Re: Question Nos. 59 and 70 in Official Quant Guide

Can anybody explain the difference of logic behind in Question Nos. 59 and 70 in the Official Quant Guide? Q 59 asks for the value of "exactly 2 standard deviation less than mean" and calculates it as: " [mean - 2 standard devistion]", while Q 70 asks for "value more than 2...

by Mpalmer22

Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:58 pm
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Question Nos. 59 and 70 in Official Quant Guide
Replies: 3
Views: 2449

Thanks Stuart for that. Just to make sure, when they say 3 or 4, but NOT 5 times, and using the triangle you came up invented ;) You only need to add the 4th and 5th position and just ignore the 6th position, not subtract the 5th position or anything like that. This question may also be elementary t...

by Mpalmer22

Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:43 pm
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Coin flip questions made easy
Replies: 69
Views: 137449