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Hi: First of all, don't despair or give up. Write on a piece of paper that you can do it and post it some place where you will see it every single day first thing in the morning. then get to the basics... trust me it is NOT hard. You are not taking school / college maths here. It is more to do with ...
- by thebigkats
Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:39 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: My endless journey with 380 :(
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7713
Hi:
Congratulations on your score... nicely done. I also took my GMAT a couple of days ago and am planning to take it again (debating is more like it). After reading your story I am thinking of just going for it
good job again,
- by thebigkats
Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:18 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: GMAT – A game where the scoreboard is hidden from you.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5299
- by thebigkats
Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:28 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Finally done - 710 (Q48, V40, AWA 5.5)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5272
Hi: Let me try this graphically... |-------------------------t--------------------------------| |--------s--------------------| |-------------m------------| |--b-| |---n--| ok so the stem is telling us that m >100 stat #1 --- 0.15 s = 72 ==> s = 480 . It doesn't say anything about actual size of m (...
- by thebigkats
Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:12 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Sets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10648
Thanks @wayofjungle.
GMAT PREP is the tests you can download from MBA.com when you register there. These are supposed to be representative of your actual potential and most swear by it accuracy to final scores. Apparently I am on the exception side 
cheers,
- by thebigkats
Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:18 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Finally done - 710 (Q48, V40, AWA 5.5)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5272
Congratulations Angelina.
"i'll not give up and I'll do my best" - great attitude. You deserve the success.
- by thebigkats
Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:39 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 700, satisfied
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2647
Hi @gmatmachoman - thanks. appreciate it.
@BennyJH - thanks. I topped my university in CS major, so hopefully it counts as good GPA score. I sure hope so 
@skbjunior - thanks
- by thebigkats
Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:37 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Finally done - 710 (Q48, V40, AWA 5.5)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5272
Hi: First of all, thanks for your advise.. I have been through the entire thread and have discovered loads of info. I had a couple of small Qs - 1. I did my BS from a college in India and topped the university. How do I get GPA / prove it (that I did indeed top the class should I need to prove it) 2...
- by thebigkats
Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:49 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: How to deal with a low GPA
- Replies: 420
- Views: 288542
- by thebigkats
Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:44 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Finally done - 710 (Q48, V40, AWA 5.5)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5272
Hi: Heartiest Congratulations. Great score and great story. I do wish you all the best in your academic endeavors. I must admit, you are the first person on these forums whom I can relate to. I have 16 years of industry experience and hence am worried that it may work against me given majority of ot...
- by thebigkats
Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:05 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Back to the Basics......One last time!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4748
Finally done - 710 (Q48, V40, AWA 5.5)
<4/29/2011 - AWA score received and duly added> Hi: I took my test earlier this morning and scored 710. Must admit... am a bit disappointed (although not kicking myself yet :-)). I thought of sharing my experiences with this forum which has given me so much. WHO AM I? East Indian male with 16 years...
- by thebigkats
Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:20 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Finally done - 710 (Q48, V40, AWA 5.5)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5272
Hi:
Lets keep it simple... no of pages from 1-100 -
9 , 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 (TOTAL 19)
same pattern repeats for 100-200, 201-300, 301-400, 401-500, 501-600 and 601-700 (TOTAL 6 more such 'groups')
TOTAL = 19 * 7 = 133
regards,
- by thebigkats
Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:44 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: pages of the book
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16139
Added to worries about budget cuts and costs of living increases, the administrators of public health care facilities must contend with the possibility of a strike by employees. (A) Added to worries about budget cuts and costs of living increases INCORRECT, because administrators are note getting ad...
- by thebigkats
Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:23 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Added to worries about budget cuts and costs of living...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16466
Hi: Why is E the correct answer... even D should be correct, isn't it? Assume that 1942 film only had ONE set and William P got national recognition for it (like an award or something). In this case the sentence "Although William...designs, including that for the 1942 film..." also works, ...
- by thebigkats
Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:54 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Doubt regarding the use of present participle modifier
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10259
Answer B. Reason - Parallelism Consider following sentence (after replacing the underlined portion with #b) As envisioned by researchers, commercial farming of lobsters will enable fisheries to sell the shellfish year-round, taking advantage of off-season demand, to standardize its sizes and colors,...
- by thebigkats
Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:10 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Parallel structure: confusing
- Replies: 37
- Views: 22033