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Essaysnark, THANK YOU. SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU. That genuine response should be an indication of the quality of the advice you are offering your clients and that response was really well thought out. I mean the big thing with me is this: you have virtually 40+ years of Berkshire Hathaway's history to c...

by bpolley00

Fri May 31, 2013 5:41 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Rejected from all schools
Replies: 26
Views: 10512

Essaysnark, Thanks for the response. I am not trying to be off-putting; however, it is frustrating when people say that could be the single reason why he was rejected. I mean, for all you know he could have had serious family issues at the time or some sort of traumatic life event or, in my case, I ...

by bpolley00

Thu May 30, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Rejected from all schools
Replies: 26
Views: 10512

Alex, With all due respect, the GMAT was also 10X easier 10 years ago. I took all of the practice ones from 2001 or 1999 or whenever it was and scored a perfect score on every single one of them. So there is that. Basically what you are all saying about gpa is that top tier schools have 0 ability to...

by bpolley00

Thu May 30, 2013 9:15 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Rejected from all schools
Replies: 26
Views: 10512

Lmar- Thanks for your thoughts and support. I guess that is just the difference between IQ and Emotional IQ. It will be interesting when I actually send in my apps; although, I am retaking the GMAT in the upcoming month so if I can swing a 700+, it will be very interesting to have interviews as whil...

by bpolley00

Tue May 28, 2013 9:27 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: Rejected from all schools
Replies: 26
Views: 10512

Ron, To the first part, no not really. I just haven't had a chance to really study Neuroscience so I thought the question was relevant. Just because I didn't care about my GPA doesn't mean that I didn't have to pass the class or that I didn't find some of the information relevant to my career goals ...

by bpolley00

Sun May 26, 2013 7:26 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Can't seem to see an improvement on GMAT - Help Please
Replies: 8
Views: 2635

hahah I didn't even notice that. Nice catch Ron. I think I got his drift from the previous post, so I generally knew what he was trying to say.

by bpolley00

Fri May 24, 2013 6:17 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Decimal Question
Replies: 8
Views: 4748

Ron,

Quick question: if the upper threshold to learn is 4 hours, how come in college I could read an entire book the night before and get an A on the test the next day? I am not bragging, I just think either that is a really weird skill or what you said can't be correct. Thanks!

-BP

by bpolley00

Thu May 23, 2013 7:40 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Can't seem to see an improvement on GMAT - Help Please
Replies: 8
Views: 2635

Hey Jim, Thanks for the thoughts. Yeah, I feel like I am right in that 680 ( on a bad day)- 740 on a real good day range. Last time I took a practice I scored a 720 but at this point there is definitely recognition issues and I feel like there is small holes in my knowledge (real tough DS questions ...

by bpolley00

Thu May 16, 2013 5:09 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Can I get an experts opinion
Replies: 2
Views: 1218

Thanks Brent for the explanation, crystal clear!

by bpolley00

Wed May 15, 2013 2:55 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Decimal Question
Replies: 8
Views: 4748

Can I get an experts opinion

If you went through the GMATPREP SC part of the Quesiton pack, what should your general hit rate be if you are aiming for a 700+? I missed 10 out of the 75 and I was wondering what an experts general thoughts are on that.

by bpolley00

Wed May 15, 2013 2:28 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Can I get an experts opinion
Replies: 2
Views: 1218

Brent- But For statement 1) 3.146, in standard mathematics you would round 3.146 to 3.15 which then rounds up, right? You don't just ignore the hundredths digit completely, ever. Unless of course I am miss informed. But, I mean let's say you are doing your physics homework and your answer comes down...

by bpolley00

Mon May 13, 2013 7:08 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Decimal Question
Replies: 8
Views: 4748

Decimal Question

In The decimal 3.1de, d and e each represent a digit. If X represents the decimal 3.1de rounded to the nearest tenth, what is the value of x? 1) D=4 2) E=8 Ok, so me being the simpleton I am go through this question as follows: 1) 3.14E, Not sufficient. How could this be sufficient, you don't know w...

by bpolley00

Mon May 13, 2013 6:42 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Decimal Question
Replies: 8
Views: 4748

David, what would you say the best source is for 70%+ questions?

by bpolley00

Sat May 11, 2013 5:53 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: OG13 - Do questions get harder?
Replies: 6
Views: 4735

IF x does not equal -1

If X does not equal -1 then 1-x^16/(1+X)(1+X^2)(1+X^4)(1+X^8) is equal to
A) -1
B) 1
C) X
D) 1-x
E) X-1

Can someone touch on this

by bpolley00

Sat May 11, 2013 10:29 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: IF x does not equal -1
Replies: 6
Views: 2292

700orhigher,

Thanks for the reply, that is kind of what I figured as one of my good friends just got done with the MCAT and did real well, so it is interesting to hear from someone who has taken both. You would obviously hope the MCAT is harder than the GMAT .......

-BP

by bpolley00

Fri May 10, 2013 2:24 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Your average med school dropout (570 to 730 in 2 months!)
Replies: 12
Views: 10370