Search found 21 matches
- by jakesing
Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:27 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Should I Retake? Advice Appreciated
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2411
Should I Retake? Advice Appreciated
Hi All, I would really appreciate your advice about the following. I apologize that I only remember percentiles and not absolute score breakdowns. I took the GMAT for the first time in 2009 and got a 730 (95th percentile verbal, 79th percentile math). I had read that it was important to have at leas...
- by jakesing
Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:00 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Should I Retake? Advice Appreciated
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2411
Missing Link in my Application
Hi All, I am looking forward to applying to a few schools this coming fall. I'm glad I've made the decision this early, as it gives me an extra 6-8 months or so to try to hone my candidacy and shape my story. I think I am fairly well prepared, but I fear I may have one glaring weakness, which I'll a...
- by jakesing
Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:58 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Missing Link in my Application
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1264
- by jakesing
Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:01 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Please Evaluate My Profile!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1290
Please Evaluate My Profile!
DISCLAIMER: I don't mean to cross-post - I posted this on one of the specific forums before I knew there was a general forum for these things. Please forgive the annoyance! END DISCLAIMER Hello! I would truly appreciate an honest evaluation of my chances of admission to a top-5 US business school. B...
- by jakesing
Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:35 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Please Evaluate My Profile!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1290
Please Evaluate My Candidacy!
Hello! I would truly appreciate an honest evaluation of my chances of admission to a top-5 US business school. Before I begin, I am only 22 years old and do not plan on applying right away. Rather, I want to get an idea of whether you feel I am close to where I need to be, and what, if anything, I s...
- by jakesing
Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:59 pm- Forum: Ask Clear Admit
- Topic: Please Evaluate My Candidacy!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1574
Prep was relatively non-intense. My approach was to conquer all the concepts before attempting a CAT test, figuring that at that point all I'd have to work on was getting used to doing the test on a computer. I started with a book by Peterson's but quickly realized that it wasn't for me - I disagree...
- by jakesing
Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:00 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Did I beat the GMAT?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2841
Am I Still a Competitive (Sure Thing) Applicant?
Looking for some help from those who know: I just got a 730 - 47Q, 42V. 96th percentile. I got 760 on both on my GMATPrep exams, so I am slightly disappointed. I had had the attitude (right or wrong) that a 99th percentile score would all but guarantee me a spot in a top 5 program. I had a 3.76 GPA ...
- by jakesing
Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:25 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: Am I Still a Competitive (Sure Thing) Applicant?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1265
Did I beat the GMAT?
Looking for some help from those who know: I just got a 730 - 47Q, 42V. 96th percentile. I got 760 on both on my GMATPrep exams, so I am slightly disappointed. Question is with regard to B-school admissions. I had a 3.76 GPA from a good undergrad school. Is that, with my 730, a good bet to get into ...
- by jakesing
Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:50 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Did I beat the GMAT?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2841
I believe the formula for 3 is:
Total: (# of 1) + (# of 2) + (# of 3) - (# that have 2 of characteristics) - 2*(# that have all 3) + (# that have none).
- by jakesing
Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:22 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Probability
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1566
Is the answer D ? Just evaluate each one - doesn't take much time. It tells you x>y>z^2 I. x>y>z. Since z is going to be smaller than z^2 every time (except with fractions), this could definitely be true. Think of a quick example. If x=100, y=99 and z=3. WORKS II. z>y>x. The stem tells you x>y, so t...
- by jakesing
Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:13 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Time SUCKER- Could be TRUE
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1187
4^11=(2^2)^11=2^22
So you have 5^21x2^22=2x10^n
Divide both sides by 2, you'll get:
5^21x2^21=10^n.
Use the property that says (x^n)x(y^n)=(xy^n), you get:
10^21=10^n.
n=21.
Hope that helps!
- by jakesing
Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:06 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Exponent Problem
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1181
Score Reporting
Hi Guys! I am taking the GMAT in 3 hours!!! Wish me luck! I had a question about the score reporting for the experts here - a quick reply would obviously be very well appreciated. I just graduated from college and am starting my first job. I am taking the GMAT now only because I had a couple months ...
- by jakesing
Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:44 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Score Reporting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 875
Ok So I get that that is the convention, but can someone explain to me how the following isn't a contradiction? In the example given a few posts above, it says if y^2=9, y= +/-3. But if y=√9, then y=3. Maybe it's just me, but I'm pretty certain those two statements are equal. The way you s...
- by jakesing
Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:09 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: What is the value of sqrt (x)? EXPERTS PLEASE HELP !!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7938
Sqrt(-16) is an imaginary number... -4 squared is positive 16. Where is the imaginary concept in the problem? Despite what everybody says about "GMAT Land" and assuming that only a positive root exists - I Call BS. I am with you here. I think there is some really bad, misleading informati...
- by jakesing
Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:17 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: What is the value of sqrt (x)? EXPERTS PLEASE HELP !!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7938