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Imply or infer question require you to infer as little as possible. So we can look at the answer choices and eliminate those who are going overboard. 1. "up and down are universal concepts" "universal concept" is nowhere in stem 2. "define the world around them" the ste...
- by simplyjat
Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:45 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Explanation Plzzz..
- Replies: 6
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- by simplyjat
Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:40 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: How many schools should you apply to?
- Replies: 4
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This is one of the questions from MGMAT whose explanation is hard to buy. OA states that first statement does not give the frequency! I might be bad in English, but if "Since the population divided two hours ago" is not specifying the frequency as 1 hour, WTF else does the statement specif...
- by simplyjat
Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:38 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: cell population doubles at constant intervals
- Replies: 8
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There are two types of MBA: progressive and transitional. Progressive are better served by smaller 1 year programs and transitional are better served by bigger 2 year programs.
- by simplyjat
Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:29 pm- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: PhD to MBA: Switching a science career to Business?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19354
- by simplyjat
Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:02 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Gmat Prep-Ratios
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1602
That is the intentional gotcha here...
Statement 1 says xy = y^2. and you interpreted it as x = y and this particular interpretation is wrong. xy = y^2 can be true even when y = 0 and in that case x may not be equal to y
- by simplyjat
Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:58 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: DS princeton - pls clarify the off. explanation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1363
- by simplyjat
Wed May 28, 2008 8:29 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: gmat over: 750 !!!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2431
My apologies codesnooker, but we can't release this kind of data. I don't want to project the impression of a walled garden, but we will not be able to provide individual feedback for applicants. Eric, you are not giving the impression of walled garden, you are giving impression of "My way or ...
- by simplyjat
Wed May 28, 2008 8:17 pm- Forum: 2008 Scholarships
- Topic: Drumroll please...we have our winners!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7727
- by simplyjat
Wed May 28, 2008 7:36 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sentence correction from ETS- land values
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5074
Re: First GMAT Prep ... HELP!!!!
Hi ; I gave my first GMAT prep test after studying for 1 month. Score : 630 Verbal: 30 (16 mistakes) Quant: 47 (14 mistakes) This was my first and I totally ran out of time in verbal, actually I was at q 30 when only 2 min were left. Also I found it damn hard to answer question during the test as c...
- by simplyjat
Sun May 25, 2008 11:13 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: First GMAT Prep ... HELP!!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2092
Basically the problem is with java version installed on the system. If the latest Java version is installed on the computer, the question is properly formatted.
- by simplyjat
Sun May 25, 2008 11:08 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Eq Value
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1814
- by simplyjat
Sun May 25, 2008 10:57 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Few questions - please help me to solve
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1486
Lets start with the stem "Seventy percent of the 30,000 trees in an orchard are apple trees, and the rest are pear trees" apple trees = 0.7 * 30,000 = 21,000 pear trees = 30,000 - 21,000 = 9,000 Statement 1. Let apple trees planted this year = X then apple trees planed prior to this year =...
- by simplyjat
Sun May 25, 2008 10:51 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: PR Online Test ...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1713
However, I suppose that another translation of the rules would require S to contain at least {1,1} based on statement (2), in which case 1+1=2 would be there, in which case 1+2=3 would also be there. I don't think this translation is correct, however. . I would prefer to go with the second interpre...
- by simplyjat
Sun May 25, 2008 10:36 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Try this DS problem from Nova prep
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1602
Vitamin C
There have been lot of question regarding vitamin C usage as mentioned in my debriefing. My Dad is PhD genetics and he told me this. I never bothered to verify the information, but some support is lent by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C . And furthermore there is also a book written about it....
- by simplyjat
Sun May 25, 2008 9:42 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Vitamin C
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1634