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Did you do the AWA with your practice tests? That might account for the unexpected dip in verbal. I didn't do AWA in every practice exam but in those I did, the verbal score was no different. Anyways, thanks everyone for your suggestions. I really appreciate your responses. I used all the good book...

by vaishalijain7

Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:57 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 590(Q48,V23) Please suggest.
Replies: 15
Views: 4169

590(Q48,V23) Please suggest.

Let me introduce myself a bit first. I am an indian female with over 4 years of work experience in IT. I took GMAT on 3rd july and today I thought to write a debrief after a week full of disappointment. I started my preparation around oct 2008 and in the very first GMAT prep I got just 520 (Q44,V15-...

by vaishalijain7

Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:58 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 590(Q48,V23) Please suggest.
Replies: 15
Views: 4169

Can anybody please tell me the length of optional breaks in the GMAT. I read somewhere that it's of 5 mins but some people write that they took 10 mins break. Can anyone please clarify as I am taking my GMAT exam tommorow.

by vaishalijain7

Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:06 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Red Bull, lax pearsonvue staff and a 690! Dejection Galore.
Replies: 5
Views: 2581

gmat prep <coordinate geometry>

can anyone please explain how to solve this ques?

by vaishalijain7

Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:41 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: gmat prep <coordinate geometry>
Replies: 1
Views: 1108

gmatprep probability

can anybody please explain how to approach this ques?

by vaishalijain7

Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:39 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: gmatprep probability
Replies: 4
Views: 1331

OG 12 <number list>

Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?

1. The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60.
2. The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12.

Please explain how could the answer be [spoiler]'B'[/spoiler]. I understand [spoiler]'A'[/spoiler] is not sufficient.

by vaishalijain7

Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:08 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: OG 12 <number list>
Replies: 2
Views: 1233

OG 12, Median problem <Urgent>

A certain bookcase has 2 shelves of books. On the upper shelf, the book with the greatest number of pages has 400 pages. ON the lower shelf, the book with the least number of pages has 475 pages. What is the median number of pages for all of the books on the 2 shelves. 1. There are 25 books on upper...

by vaishalijain7

Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:42 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: OG 12, Median problem <Urgent>
Replies: 3
Views: 3603

vasbli wrote:- the conjunction "and" between northern and southern alphabets requires a plural verb hence A and D are out

- "from which" refers to the script, so should not follow "it", hence B is out
- idiom is " something is derived from", eliminate E
Thanks. I got it.

by vaishalijain7

Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:55 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT prep <Aramaic script>
Replies: 4
Views: 1486

GMAT prep <Siberia's lake>

Anyone please explain what should be the answer and why? Also please explain why other options are wrong.

by vaishalijain7

Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:48 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT prep <Siberia's lake>
Replies: 8
Views: 2011

GMAT prep <chemical pollutants>

Anyone please explain why OA is B and why other options are wrong.

by vaishalijain7

Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:44 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT prep <chemical pollutants>
Replies: 2
Views: 1173

GMAT prep <Aramaic script>

Anyone please explain why OA is C and why other options are wrong.

by vaishalijain7

Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:42 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT prep <Aramaic script>
Replies: 4
Views: 1486
by vaishalijain7

Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:25 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Cottontail rabbit population
Replies: 9
Views: 6528

Actually in this question I guess it's easy to miss that s and t are 2 different numbers so s cannot be equal to t and that's why 'A' is the answer.

by vaishalijain7

Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:28 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: gmat prep
Replies: 2
Views: 1158

rahulg83 wrote:
vaishalijain7 wrote:IMO 'A'. To me 'removal of' looks better than 'removing of' as a noun.
We are not using 'removing of'..bur removing the fox population...
B wins on parallelism...OA?

Do you think in 'B' 'removing the native fox population' and ' the clearing of surrounding woodlands' is parallel?

by vaishalijain7

Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:31 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Cottontail rabbit population
Replies: 9
Views: 6528

IMO 'A'. To me 'removal of' looks better than 'removing of' as a noun.

by vaishalijain7

Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:10 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Cottontail rabbit population
Replies: 9
Views: 6528