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Reapplication to Harvard
My GMAT was 680 the first time around, when I applied in the 3rd round last year. Now GMAT is 740, and I have the option of reapplying in 3rd round this year or for 1st round next year... I also have a decent leadership trackrecord (class president, startup companies, etc.). My questions are: 1. Is ...
- by kayser
Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:42 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Reapplication to Harvard
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1765
Debrief
Thanks a lot you guys! I write in full modesty, acknowledging that I don't think of my score as a major feat, or even an impressive result - just decent. Here's my story: Never did it well without doing it badly first… True of life… My first GMAT attempt was not acceptable. But I accepted it... Ever...
- by kayser
Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:56 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2572
740
Greetings team, Just finished my date with the beast... 740 (Q: 50, V: 40). 97th %tile. I really like the community we have going here. I wanted thanking you all, including the founder(s) of BeatTheGmat, to be my first order of business... Hope to give more back soon. Stay tuned for debrief... Kayse...
- by kayser
Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:03 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2572
Newspapers A & B
Last Sunday a certain store sold copies of Newspaper A for $1.00 each and copies of Newspaper B for $1.25 each, and the store sold no other newspapers that day. If r percent of the store’s revenues from newspaper sales was from Newspaper A and if p percent of the newspapers that the store sold were ...
- by kayser
Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:12 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Newspapers A & B
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1985
r + s + t even?
If r, s, and t are positive integers, is r + s + t even?
(1) r + s is even.
(2) s + t is even.
- by kayser
Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:08 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: r + s + t even?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1560
Looking for hard questions
Hey team,
I'm a little tired of questions that seem too easy... Wondering if there is a good source of super tough questions out there. 700+ level.
Thanks a lot.
- by kayser
Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:08 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Looking for hard questions
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3191
OA is E, but I have a beef with it. I like A better: A> Although the passage says "Tourist interest is high" it doesn't say that it is high for the particular purpose of watching the animals. Further to my argument is the fact that GMAT answer choices never contradict the information provi...
- by kayser
Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:31 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: confused between a and e
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2354
So, for the first statement - if this was a PS question - is there a shortcut? Something like the weighted averages, or speed of a boat upriver & downriver... where the distance of each part of the trip is the same. Is there a similar shortcut here that I use instead of finding Total time and To...
- by kayser
Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:04 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Average Speed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4590
Average Speed
On a recent trip, Mary drove 50 miles. What was the average speed at which she drove the 50 miles? (1) She drove 30 miles at an average speed of 60 miles per hour and then drove the remaining 20 miles at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. (2) She drove a total of 54 minutes. How would you do th...
- by kayser
Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:46 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Average Speed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4590