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I found the scores for MGMAT and Kaplan irrelevant. MGMAT Quant is nowhere close to the real stuff and Kaplan Verbal, esp RCs, is miles away from the real stuff. Of course, I went bonkers when I saw those scores but the key was to plug the gaps each time I scored badly. GMAT Prep is a great practic...

by gmatsensei

Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:03 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 710: Q50 V36. Not great but not bad
Replies: 15
Views: 4157

osirus0830 wrote:your score doesn't match your subscores
yeah, its a typo. It should be V36.

by gmatsensei

Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:41 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 710: Q50 V36. Not great but not bad
Replies: 15
Views: 4157

In what year was Heidi born? 1. Heidi’s daughter was born in 1960 when Heidi was 28 years old. 2. Heidi’s birthday and her daughter’s birthday are exactly six months apart. [spoiler]Source: majortests.com[/spoiler] If A is the answer, then this question is just way too easy to appear on the G...

by gmatsensei

Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:19 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: was Heidi born?
Replies: 4
Views: 3697

A university has 2,000 faculty members all of whom have a masters degree, and some of whom also have a doctorate. 35 percent of the faculty members are female. What fraction of the faculty members are female doctorate holders? 1. 20 percent of the male faculty members have a doctorate. 2. A total o...

by gmatsensei

Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:17 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: have a doctorate
Replies: 1
Views: 1256

In that case, i'd advise that you start your prep right away and target taking the test sometime in late oct/ early nov. That way, you'll have adequate time both for your gmat prep and for your essays.

by gmatsensei

Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:10 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Preparation , help!
Replies: 5
Views: 1489

how many hours/ week can you dedicate?

by gmatsensei

Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:29 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Preparation , help!
Replies: 5
Views: 1489

Hi Since we have responded to your " invitation", it will be "nice" if you can let us know on "what" basis the seats have been reserved? Seems Like I am reserving a seat for Harvard LOL!! gmatmachoman, i understand your frustration, i truly do. Please understand that w...

by gmatsensei

Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:24 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: 5 *10 "Personal Tutor" hours giveaway - contest en
Replies: 28
Views: 6215

Thank you Beat The GMAT for hosting our giveaway. The response was tremendous and I had several difficult decisions to make. Unfortunately, I could only select five amongst the lot. For what its worth, you are all winners in my book, and I wish you all the very best. Once again, thank you all for t...

by gmatsensei

Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:44 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: 5 *10 "Personal Tutor" hours giveaway - contest en
Replies: 28
Views: 6215

Thank you all for participating. We will carefully review each profile and announce the lucky five tomorrow; stay tuned. NB: Kaplan will be hosting an Information Session with UCLA. Regardless of whether UCLA features amongst your target schools, i would advise you to attend. Click here for more det...

by gmatsensei

Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:11 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: 5 *10 "Personal Tutor" hours giveaway - contest en
Replies: 28
Views: 6215

CR is not exactly my strong point, but here's my take on this: Everyone who has graduated from TopNotch High School has an intelligence quotient (IQ) of over 120. Most students with an IQ of over 120 and all students with an IQ of over 150 who apply to one or more Ivy League universities are accepte...

by gmatsensei

Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:00 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: mgmat-school-700-800
Replies: 13
Views: 2209

ALSO, I tried installing the GMAT prep 2005 software from the GMAT club web site but when I try to run the .EXE file, nothing happens. Has anyone else encountered the same problem? Any ways around it? Thanks in advance. Don't use GMAT Club and all to get this standard software. It may jeopardize yo...

by gmatsensei

Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:26 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Knewton practice GMATS + GMAT Prep 2005
Replies: 8
Views: 2414

DAYNE wrote: If you spent alot of time on the test, how in the hell could you not finish the strategy materials?
I agree. Instead of piling all the blame on Knewton, Ziggy would be better served taking a long hard look at himself/ herself.

by gmatsensei

Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:56 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 460, What just happened?!
Replies: 14
Views: 3864

Ziggy, it appears that you did not spend enough time practicing and reviewing OG problems.

How did you fare on your practice tests? Were your troubled by any particular question types, or was the whole test a blur?

by gmatsensei

Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:36 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 460, What just happened?!
Replies: 14
Views: 3864

:) happens to everyone one time or the other Not sure if this helps much, try replacing "least" with "smallest" -->"what is the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to z" Once you see this question, a voice inside your head should say "hmm.. asking for sm...

by gmatsensei

Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:31 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: OG Quant Review PS Q96 - Translation
Replies: 2
Views: 2885

1 . Verbal – I need to improve my overall score from 27 to 37 – how and what materials should i use? I have the 1000 RCS file which I can keep doing. For CR what should I use? And SC- any other material or should I redo the Manhattan SC more thoroughly? Go through MGMAT SC again. After every ch...

by gmatsensei

Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:59 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: HELP ME! THE GMAT IS DRIVING ME NUTSSS!! PLEASE :)
Replies: 2
Views: 1468