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I get annoyed with people pretending they're not satisfied with their top 1% scores, too. But 570 is not "bad". It is actually right at the 55% percentile of MBA-bound college graduates. In other words, you're at the 55% of probably the top 20% of the population. Now it is not a competiti...
- by seanceserene
Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:58 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: is gmat really a major obstacle in applying?
- Replies: 9
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is gmat really a major obstacle in applying?
I took gmat yesterday and got a 570. obviously it is deemed as bad score. I was so disappointed because it was my second time to take the exam. I got a even worse at the first time. I tried to find out what was the problem, and I thought that the failure might because I didn't commit myself to it. I...
- by seanceserene
Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:32 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: is gmat really a major obstacle in applying?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4437
SC pace and correct%, help!
First of all, i am going to retake. I have gone through MGMAT SC and redone the OG12 in depth, and i find myself make a progress in SC. Recently i do the blue OG verbal with time limit. I make it 20 questions a group. At the beginning it took me no more than 20 min to finish (guess it's because the ...
- by seanceserene
Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:20 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC pace and correct%, help!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1183
quantity words
With less than thirty thousand dollars in advance ticket sales and fewer acceptances by guestspeakers than expected, the one-day symposium on art and religion was canceled for lack of interest. A. less than thirty thousand dollars in advance ticket sales and fewer B. fewer than thirty thousand dolla...
- by seanceserene
Sat May 22, 2010 8:09 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: quantity words
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1686
Here's a problem which is really shaking my confidence. Because I'm thinking that if I can't solve that, I probably didn't get any of the concepts about Prime numbers... So if you guys could explain it to me I would really appreciate it (I'm studying with the MGMAT books btw) If p and q are positiv...
- by seanceserene
Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:56 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Prime numbers (again and always)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4172
Remember the following: 1. People who take the GMAT are typically college graduates who aspire to study at a graduate level. Their IQ's on average are well above the mean, as is yours! 2. If English is your second or third language, your low verbal score undoubtedly reflects the fact that you are l...
- by seanceserene
Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:23 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: sth. wrong with my IQ??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2209
sth. wrong with my IQ??
i didn't beat the gmat, but was beaten by it in the other way! total480, m42,v16 i've never had such a bad exam experience in my entire 21-year life. my preparation: i took a gmat course in Aug last year but didn't have time to continue the prep since i had to attend shool to make sure my GPA was go...
- by seanceserene
Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:31 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: sth. wrong with my IQ??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2209
ok first of all best of luck ...just relax when you take the exam ...gmat only tests a few concepts but it tricks you so you cant use them like in this question all you need to know is x^2 -1 = (x+1)(x-1) so 99999^2 - 1^2 = (99999 + 1) (99999 - 1) = 10^5(10^5-2) So the answer should be E OMG, i mis...
- by seanceserene
Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:07 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: 99,999^2 - 1^2 =?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5388
99,999^2 - 1^2 =?
99,999^2 - 1^2 =?
A. 10^10 - 2
B. (10^5 – 2)^2
C. 10^4(10^5 – 2)
D. 10^5(10^4 – 2)
E. 10^5(10^5 – 2)
i am going to take the exam tomorrow, please help with this tricky one
thanks in advance
- by seanceserene
Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:44 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: 99,999^2 - 1^2 =?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5388
forest first. why C is incorrect??
The town of Enderton is located in an area where forest fires are quite common. During dry periods and periods of persistent winds, when even a spark can result in a fire that spreads over many acres, the danger of fire there is particularly serious. To help prevent forest fires in the area, the tow...
- by seanceserene
Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:38 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: forest first. why C is incorrect??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2872
3 tricky CR, please help!
I. These days, drug companies and health professionals alike are focusing their attention on cholesterol in the blood. The more cholesterol we have in our blood, the higher the risk that we shall die of a heart attack. The issue is pertinent since heart disease kills more North Americans every year ...
- by seanceserene
Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:52 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 3 tricky CR, please help!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4140
arithmetic mean of cars
If every car sold last week at a certain used-car dealership was either a coupe or a sedan, what was the average (arithmetic mean) sale price for all the cars that were sold at the dealership last week? (1)The average sale price for the sedans that were sold at the dealership last week was $10,600. ...
- by seanceserene
Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:31 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: arithmetic mean of cars
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2055
this means that 100 (= 2 x 2 x 5 x 5) is the smallest number of which both x and y are factors. inter alia, this means that at least one of x and y must contain two 2's, and at least one of them must contain two 5's. but that doesn't answer the question of whether there are three 2's in the product....
- by seanceserene
Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:54 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Common Divisors
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3955
quality vs. efficiency. your comments are invited
�In general, a company’s most valuable employees are those who are concerned more with efficiency than with quality.� Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or rea...
- by seanceserene
Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:04 pm- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: quality vs. efficiency. your comments are invited
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4498
Q. The number 75 can be written as the sum of the square of three different positive integers.what is the sum of these 3 integers? ans. 13 please explain.... considering 75 is not a big number, i list all the possible square of a positive integer 1^2=1 2^2=4 3^2=9 4^2=16 5^2=25 6^2=36 7^2=49 8^2=64...
- by seanceserene
Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:08 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: problem solving
- Replies: 1
- Views: 843