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Hey, I'm sorry to hear about your disappointing GMAT. I was also really disappointed with mine - after 6 solid months of prep I scored a 590 (30% math, 94% verbal). Verbal is no surprise as I am English. I scored higher in practice tests. I didn't study for this. I spent 6 months on math and managed...
- by vanesslondon
Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:36 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: gmat beat me....again
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2165
amazing - what a great story! that sort of self belief and perseverence will serve you well throughout your career - way to go!
- by vanesslondon
Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:24 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Finally the important 7! 710 in 4th attempt
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6169
that is a fantastic score and will not hold you back anywhere. congratulations and do let us know how the applications pan out.
- by vanesslondon
Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:14 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 680 Q46 V37
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2614
- by vanesslondon
Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:12 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: repeated factors question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1771
Thank you very much, but I am still not sure I understand this fully: why can' t I reduce 12 and 10 to their prime factors and see whether by multiplying these I can get 24? If I do this, the prime numbers I get are 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, though I know (by looking at the answer) that this is one 2 too many....
- by vanesslondon
Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:08 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: repeated factors question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1771
repeated factors question
Could someone pls expalin the following to me?
If j is divisible by 12 and 10 is j divisible by 24?
I can't understand why the answer is maybe rather than a definitive yes. It relates to repeated factors... could somebody please explain? thank you!
- by vanesslondon
Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:54 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: repeated factors question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1771
- by vanesslondon
Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:13 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Two hard questions ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2003
Two hard questions ?
Dear fellow posters, My test is next week and I did a GMAT prep exam and couldn't answer the below questions (which I think might test the same concept). Could someone please help me out? Also if you know what kind of questions these are please let me know so I can revise them. Many many thanks! Que...
- by vanesslondon
Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:39 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Two hard questions ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2003
- by vanesslondon
Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:52 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: 1 as prime factor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5850
Thanks so much for this - it is truly inspiring! I am a fellow lawyer and feel the same way about math (and hours in big corporate law firms!). I'm about to take the test for the first time and would love to know more about how you upped your math score. Again, thanks so much and good luck with yuor...
- by vanesslondon
Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:33 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 610 -> 560 -> 700: Third Time's the Charm
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3859
1 as prime factor
I am confused: in some questions 1 seems to count as a prime factor and in others it doesn't. When does it count as a prime factor and when doesn't it count please?
Thanks!
- by vanesslondon
Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:25 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: 1 as prime factor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5850
Ok, this is tricky because it makes yuo want to use yuor exponent rules and ignore the fact that the question is about adding exponents (and remember yuo can't combine exponents when adding/subtracting). My easy way to deal with this is to think: how many of each exponent do I have? 2 x 2^5 3 x 3^5 ...
- by vanesslondon
Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:07 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Exponet rules
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4065
Dumb GMATPrep q
Sorry guys,
I was just wondering whether GMATPrep includes an explanation of wrong answer choices. I can't seem to find one and am finding this frustrating, yet it is very possible that I am not using the software correctly.Just wanted to check with you.
Thanks in advance,
Vanessa
- by vanesslondon
Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:42 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Dumb GMATPrep q
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1712
Thank you! Honestly, I think it's a terrific score and one that will not hold you back anywhere. From here on it's about the application I think. My friend who got 680 was accepted at Stanford and Harvard so you can go all the way. Thanks for having taken the time to talk about your experience!
- by vanesslondon
Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:04 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 680 (Q: 46; V: 37) with pacing problems
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2640
that is really a scoer to be proud of! I'd be delighted with it - thanks for the tips and ood luck with the applications.
- by vanesslondon
Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:54 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 680 (Q: 46; V: 37) with pacing problems
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2640