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hi babuk, first,congratulations on all your life accomplishments. sounds like you have a lot going on to make an application to a top 20 school very strong. in my opinion, you should take the test again . many people say to expect to take the GMAT twice. look into the schools you want to apply to. o...
- by revoltangel
Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:04 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 650 (Q47 V34)...Retake?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2376
- by revoltangel
Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Correlate to v/s Correlate with
- Replies: 19
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Fully underlined sentences... strategy?
I noticed that I almost always get wrong the questions that ask you to correct the full sentence. I am not sure how I can improve. It's especially hard to analyze the answer choices when they all seem to be worded differently. Reading each choice fully and deciding the best one overwhelms me too muc...
- by revoltangel
Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:42 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Fully underlined sentences... strategy?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1386
oh gosh this happened while i was studying today on this passage about caffeine and other chemistry scienterrific words! there are a few different things you can do ... you can start with the above, looking at the first sentences to get a feel. then, look at the answer choices. eliminate the answer ...
- by revoltangel
Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:38 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: what to do when you don't understand a RC passage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3210
How long were you planning on resting? I don't think a couple days would hurt. Yes that is a good point. Staying in shape doesn't just apply to physical fitness! I was planning on taking the last practice test about 4 days before the real gmat. And then not doing anything the day before the test.
- by revoltangel
Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:13 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Taking days off from studying before taking the GMAT??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1777
Taking days off from studying before taking the GMAT??
Would anyone recommend taking a few days off from studying before taking the GMAT? If so, how long would you consider a good amount of time? Thanks for your opinions! 
- by revoltangel
Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:31 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Taking days off from studying before taking the GMAT??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1777
thank you sureshbala. sorry about the redundancy; i tried searching "gmatprep" on forums but wasn't finding this question.
- by revoltangel
Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:28 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMATPREP1 - Exponent Q
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1179
- by revoltangel
Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:43 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMATPREP1 - Exponent Q
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1179
I don't have an answer but I took a sample Manhattan test and felt the same way. Certain questions were in a format that I haven't seen anywhere else, and certain quant questions were extremely hard / time consuming. If anyone who has done Manhattan could share how closely Manhattan questions are to...
- by revoltangel
Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:11 pm- Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT vs. OG 10
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9501
I think it's because... Of what makes the proper comparison. Ex: "She charges 3x of what he charges" As is usually used for comparing similar things Ex: "She charges as much as he does" Than and that don't fit with the structure of the sentence unless it was "the drug is bei...
- by revoltangel
Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:21 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: A new hair-growing drug
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2321
Kaplan #3
A common social problem in the workplace occurs when workers accept supervisory positions, and it causes them to lose the trust of their former co-workers. A. (as is) B. by a worker accepting supervisory positions, which causes him to lose C. when workers accept supervisory positions, and so lose D....
- by revoltangel
Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:12 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan #3
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1406
Kaplan 25
In commercial garment construction, one advantage of serging over single-needle sewing is that the seam allowance is overcast as the seam is sewn instead of a separate process requiring deeper seam allowances. A. instead of B. rather than in C. in contrast with D. as opposed to E. as against being d...
- by revoltangel
Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:10 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan 25
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1068
Kaplan #41
Just as the various languages contributing to English broaden and enrich its expressive range with words as diverse as the Arabic simoon, the Greek zephyr, and the Native American chinook, so the many musical traditions coexisting in U.S. culture create unlimited possibilities for the fusion of musi...
- by revoltangel
Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:06 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan #41
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2964
Yes it is! Thanks for your help--I did not think of 0 as a multiple.cramya wrote: Is this a problem from the Kaplan free full length exam? I remember seeing something like this.
Hope this helps!
- by revoltangel
Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:59 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: what is the value of x?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1322
what is the value of x?
If x is a prime number, what is the value of x? (1) x < 15 (2) (x-2) is a multiple of 5 OA: E Where did I go wrong? : (1) x could be 2, 3, 5, etc... NOT SUFF (2) (x-2) = 5k x= 5k + 2 x could be 7, 17, 37, etc... NOT SUFF Both together: X=7 because it's the only one less than 15, so C ?
- by revoltangel
Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:42 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: what is the value of x?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1322