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Anxiety effecting accuracy

The biggest problem for me is test pressure building up during the test, which causes me to get questions wrong which is, exactly what GMAT tests you on.

Can anyone recommend any strategies to deal with this kind of pressure?

by showbiz

Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:49 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Anxiety effecting accuracy
Replies: 2
Views: 1267

"DAD. Go run for elections!" Naa, but in fairness. I have been after the MBA dream for quite a few years now. Somehow, I can't master the damn GMAT. I have worked hard to build a good profile but its the GMAT that bothers me. I am trying to get it past a 620 atleast. Lets see how it goes.....

by showbiz

Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:36 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: GMAT vs Jack of All Trades
Replies: 7
Views: 1622

Thanks for the reply. I understand that a low gmat doesn't automatically eliminate a candidate. My question (or rather concern) is on the weight age of the GMAT. Can they pick up a candidate with a GMAT of 540 suiting this profile?

by showbiz

Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:00 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: GMAT vs Jack of All Trades
Replies: 7
Views: 1622

Could you please evaluate my profile? High School (12th) from South Africa: 80% Undergrad from NYU: GPA 3.8 Masters from NYU: GPA 4.0 5 years working in Finance as a software consultant (Lehman Brothers, HSBC, a few hedge funds) 1 year work with my own NGO that I started in Africa using advertising ...

by showbiz

Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:02 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Profile Evaluation - ISB Hyderabad
Replies: 575
Views: 208100

GMAT vs Jack of All Trades

Hi, Herewith my profile. High School (12th) from South Africa: 80% Undergrad from NYU: GPA 3.8 Masters from NYU: GPA 4.0 5 years working in Finance as a software consultant (Lehman Brothers, HSBC, a few hedge funds) 1 year work with my own NGO that I started in Africa. 2 years in outdoor advertising...

by showbiz

Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:54 pm
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: GMAT vs Jack of All Trades
Replies: 7
Views: 1622

GMAT vs Jack of All Trades

Hi, Herewith my profile. High School (12th) from South Africa: 80% Undergrad from NYU: GPA 3.8 Masters from NYU: GPA 4.0 5 years working in Finance as a software consultant (Lehman Brothers, HSBC, a few hedge funds) 1 year work with my own NGO that I started in Africa. 2 years in outdoor advertising...

by showbiz

Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:52 pm
Forum: Ask Clear Admit
Topic: GMAT vs Jack of All Trades
Replies: 1
Views: 1541

A certain ball team has an equal number of right- and

A certain ball team has an equal number of right- and left-handed players. On a certain day, two-thirds of the players were absent from practice. Of the players at practice that day, one-third were left handed. What is the ratio of the number of right-handed players who were not at practice that day...

by showbiz

Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:04 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: A certain ball team has an equal number of right- and
Replies: 5
Views: 2268

Interesting GMAT Question

You get up in the morning at 5:25 Am and start solving math questions at 30q/hr. Your friend gets up at 6:15 and starts solving at 40q/hr. At what time will your friend catch up?

[spoiler]8:45[/spoiler]

by showbiz

Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:18 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Interesting GMAT Question
Replies: 2
Views: 1817

Hey, Heartiest congratulations, and, well I hope to see you there - provided I get admission :). Hoping for the best. I have a question I need help with. Can you tell me how you answered the "how will you contribute to your first year study group?" And secondly, can you perhaps give me som...

by showbiz

Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:35 am
Forum: Admissions Success Stories
Topic: London Business School - I got in!
Replies: 12
Views: 29772

This is what Cartman from south park means "I kick you in the nuts, Kenny!". There are some serious numbers involved here. I doubt you'll get a question like this on the gmat - maybe as a data sufficiency question, but not PS, specially not taking such big numbers.

by showbiz

Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:02 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Geo Question
Replies: 12
Views: 12004

Read somewhere that whenever we have "so as", it is always incorrect on the GMAT. But I also read that So (adj) as to (verb) is correct.

Can someone tell me what would sound right if I wanted to place "in order to" somewhere here?

Thanks

by showbiz

Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:17 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: OG 10 question
Replies: 4
Views: 6906

Hi, Can anyone tell me the difficult level of this question? I still don't know how I'll get this right on test day. I selected B since I was looking for a conjunction. Can anyone suggest me questions to practice which are similar to this? (there is something wrong in my grammer here. Sorry about th...

by showbiz

Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:04 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: question from OG 10th
Replies: 23
Views: 10494

hmm it's showing in your post.... maybe cause I'm logged in the forum I'm linking from. you have to be a member to see the images. Both are attached now this is insane! :( how come (x+5)*V(1/x+1/5)=(x+5)(5x/(x+5)???? (1/x+1/5) is in a squroot, how come it suddenly be equal to 5x/(x+5)??????? I agre...

by showbiz

Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:42 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Equation
Replies: 12
Views: 1509

The key to this question are the words "Only Brand A"

The Venn diagram drawn above puts 60 and x in one circle, which doesn't apply in this case. In essence, you would have to take the middle slice (x) separately from 60 and 3x.

http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/post4973.html

by showbiz

Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:21 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Venn Diagram vs. Formula [Grp 1 + Grp 2 - Both + Neither ]
Replies: 18
Views: 38412

If a, b and c are the sides of any triangle, which of the following inequalities is not true? A. ab > 0 B. a + b > c C. a + c/2 >b D. b + c > a E. (a + b)*(b + c) > a*c I came up with E after canceling A...D Patiently attack this problem. If you have 2 minutes, use them properly. We dont/can't have...

by showbiz

Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:50 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: triangle sides
Replies: 4
Views: 1308