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I am sure you can do it. Best of Luck. Suggestions:- 1. Work on your intro + conclusion 2. Above will also help in putting together everything Steps I used:- 1. Find arguments for and against. 2. Find what my gut feeling says 3. Pick best side I can defend 4. Make a teenager believe in what I am saying 5. Work on intro and conclusion

HTH

Hi Guru(s), I went to the 'MBA forum' workshops. The former addmission director there, categorically told not to go a SINGLE word beyond the limit. She justified it as ADCOM has too much to read, it can take offense and as a business writer, you are supposed to be succint. What do you think? What about 1100 word on a 1000 word essay. Thanks, Parag

1. You are making too many spelling mistakes. 2. You should take a direct aim at the question, which is agree or disagree. Although you seem to totally agree with the quotation, you did not say it in words. Moreover, you have modified the original quote too. 3. Conclusion goes into totally different direction from what is discussed in prev. paragraphs. Cheating and promotion are probably not related to this topic. If they are, you have not shown the connection. Best of Luck.

In 1 year MBA you will have less time to network and do project or team work.

Thanks a lot David. I appreciate your input. I am thinking, if I am a stretch candidate, should I do something about it and apply next year? Maybe join some NGOs etc.. What do you think?

Some more good books, Which MBA and How to get into top MBA programs

Hi David, Please look at my details, I am an Indian currently a permanent resident working in Bay Area. Experience: 6+ years in Software {Company A: Got 2 raises one promotion, Company B: Got 2 raises Company C: got 2 raises and one promotion} GMAT : gave twice: 07/2003:-- V40(90%)--Q48(87%)---710-----AWA(4.5) 11/2002:-- V31(61%)--Q49(91%)---660-----AWA(4.0) TOEFL --5/31/2003--- got full 300 GPA:-- 3.4 -- B.Tech in Computer Science from IT-BHU-- This ranks 8th among engineering institutes in india. Around 1% among quarter million applicants get selected to this University. Extra activities:- 1. Was fully involved in my familiy businesss in India from age 15. Helped in financially and manged the business when in need. I have learned a lot from the business. Gone through a complete cycle of ups and down and still like business 2. Currently involved in alumni fund rasing for my institute 3. Coordinated a task force in former company A Why I want to do it:- 1. Get knowledge before I grow into a manager 2. Start my own business some time in 5 years Queries:- 1. I am thinking of applying to top schools only(Stnfrd, Harv, Whrtn, Kllgs, Sloan, Tuck, Haas). Do you think I have a chance. Or should I reduce my risks by submitting to lower ranked colleges. I feel as an Engineer I can grow more, only if, I join top 10 colleges. 2. I would like to know if I take your services, can round one still be done. 3. Do you have any offices in Bay area Thanks a lot, Parag

Great relief. I missed out on quant though.

RTF format is a standard format and results are not different on different machines. You cannot use many fancy features of Word though. You can save any doc file to rtf in Word. One additional benefit is in rtf file you cannot pass around word viruses. HTH Parag

Thanks Erin, I appreciate your input. I was running out of time and did not get any time for review. Looks like, I have to speed up my typing. I am thinking of keeping 5 mins for review, so I need atleast 30 wpm.

But here, The fatty and highly processed foods is a single factor, hence I think the subject is singular. Moreover, it refers the whole thing as a single class not as multiple food items. I do not think we need a parallel verb structure here.

Here is my essay on this topic. Please give inputs to make this better. Thanks, Parag ============= I think author is oversimilifying when he says that with increased number of college age people available more teacher will be required hence the job market will improve for people seeking college level teaching postions and this will improve situation at Waymarsh University too. I find this argument unconvincing because t fails to address the liking of future generation, changes which may come in the new decade and fails to show that new people will indeed find it easier to find job as teacher. Most conpicously, the author fails to prove the link between increased number of people reaching college age and the improvement of job market for teachers. Those new people reaching college age does not neccesarily mean that they will join college. Had author given more information about the trends in poplulation about joining college and colleges increasing the faculty with increased students, the link between increase in number of people and improvement in job market could be clearer. Secondly, the reason for not finding jobs may not be that there were less number of people taking those class, but it could be many other things. Author fails to list other studies to nail this problem to the pupil. There could be many reasons that job market in teaching is bad. Many times students are not interested in some specific classes because there is no potential for making living in those subjects. This may reduce the number of students in the class and hence universty might stop that course. Finally, It is known that there will always be more students than the teachers, hence not every student who gradutes can start teaching in his speciality. If there are not many jobs available in the given speciality except in the teaching, there will always be too many students vying for the same job and new students will find it as difficult as former student to get jobs in faculty. Author could make his assertion more compelling by providing more information about the kind of courses available in the Waymarsh university and the job prospects of those courses. In conclusion, I find the argument that increased number of people at college attending age will relieve the difficulty in finding teaching jobs unconvincing. Author is oversimplifying the problem and he should give more information about the university and the courses offered in it. Author should also give clear reasons for linking number of people at college age and availability of teaching jobs.

Please critique. A company's long-term success is primarily dependent on the job satisfaction and the job security felt by the company's employees. =========================== Job satisfaction and security in itself can not guarantee success of a company. Job satisfcation and security can lead to complacency and inertia that can doom a company instead of leading it to success. Moreover, Company's success primarily depends on how innovative it is, how much profit it is making and how fast it is growing. First of all, employees of a company can become complacent if they have job security and not at will employment. They may not like changes, as steel worker in maerican companies do. These steel worker are in a comfortable union negotiated contracts and they have job security. They oppose modernisation of the steel mills on the grounds that there will be less jobs, hence they are leading these mills to bankruptcy as mills cannot compete with imported products which are cheaper because it is made using new technology. Secondly, job satisfaction stops ambition at individual level, because when a person is satisfied he does not try to reach a new goal or dream of his. This loss of ambition in employee may lead to the loss of ambition, for example to be better and more successful, and hence lead the company to a stagnant state and company may stop growing and be succesful. Most importantly, for long term success company need to innovate its product and services so that customer like it. Company needs to remain profitable so that it survives and pays the employees. If company cannot pay employees it cannot give job security anyways. Comapany should also grow because its competitor will not stop to grow. If competitor becomes very big, the company may find it difficult to survive a hostile competitor. In conclusion, I think a successful company needs innovation, growth and profit more than it needs stisfied and complacent employees. A company becomes succesful be constantly evolving itself by innovation, by growing and by being profitable. Job satisfaction and security may help in retaining top talents in the company, but it is required for constant innovation or keeping competetor out, for extra profit, and not for the sake of just keeping all workers.

Hello Gurus and Erin, Please clarify this argument and the answer choice. Thanks, Parag

I have similar question, Some authors say that writing in third person makes your writing dull, less powerful and impersonal. So should I go for it OR people should go for something else.

Hi freinds, Please give inputs. --------------- 24. "A powerful business leader has far more opportunity to influence the course of a community or a nation than does any government official." Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading. ----------------- I think government officials have more opportunities to influence the course of a community than any business leader because government officials implement the policies of the government, they do not have any personal agenda that conflicts with overall good of society and they are appointed by government which makes them responsible to the people in turn. Firstly, government officials are appointed by the government, which is responsible to the people and thus making these officials responsible to the people. A sytem of check is maintained hence it gives confidence and also a sense of belonging to the people. People believe them and hence make these officials more effective in influencing the community. Secondly, government officials do not have any conflict of interest with society. They are paid for their role as a public servant. They cannot make money for themselves because of the actions they take as part of their job. It is illegal for them to do so. On the other hand, business leader are doing business and their job is to make money for themselves ot their company. This job to make maoney restricts them to make or influence decisions that run counter to their own interest. Hence, government official can make decisions and implement them more freely and whenever required. Thus government and communities trust them and give them more responsibilities than they would be willing to give to any business leader. Most importantly, government officials are implementing policies of the government hence they are always in the middle of implementing policies that influences the community. Every new government brings new policy and these officials give their inputs to the leader, thereby influence the formation of the policy. This new policy is then implemented by government official which again can make significant contribution over how the policy is implemented. For example, SEC commisioner has a policy of more transparency in corporate governance. He influences the whole stock market by his actions. I therefore believe that government officials are in best position to influence the community and they have the most opportunities to do so.

Sorry not 45 degrees, it is 90 degrees

3/4 of circle is there, the chord is making the cross section of the tunnel road. now if you draw line from the center of the circle to the end of the sides of the road you will get an isoceles triangle with equal side being radius. Now it is known that the curved part is 3/4 of a full circle so the missing part will be 1/4th of the circle. If you take 1/4 th of any circle it will be dividing the circle from center at 45 degrees. I wish I could draw this, that way it will be much clearer. try creating a circle then divide the circle in 4 from middle, like a pizza, take one part out and eat it :-). Now, put the pizza vertically making it stand on the side taken out. Visualise this as the cross section of the tunnel, as you will see it when you are entering the tunnel. Now can you see what I see... :-) HTH Parag

If they are designated seats. Each position is separate then, the number of ways to seat those people will be 2 x 4! x 4! = 1152 Check your math. Edited by Erin.

Can you just explain how the 2 configurations around table are different:- One which starts with arts student: A S A S A S A S and One which starts with science student: S A S A S A S A They are same. Edited by Erin.

if everyone is already seated in first set then whr will the ppl in second set sit, on ..... thr is no relation between two ways, either u sit first way or u sit second way. Brush up ur math skills, it will serve u good and dont give wrong explainations, it confuses others. if u dont know sumthin just dont post, I do it this way. ur explaination is incomplete, incomprehensible and totally wrong. This is the best you can come up with?? Flame?? Just explain that how the 2 configurations around table are different:- One which starts with arts student: A S A S A S A S and One which starts with science student: S A S A S A S A Both are same, since around the table it does not matter you start with S or A, the seating is same. And this is what you have used for explanantion. Also, explain the 2 S and 2 A configurations, which I cannot resolve with your explanation. if the answer is correct, explaination can't be wrong. Sorry, but I beg to differ on this.

I can explain only one answer:- 2D This is mentioned in following:- We ¡¡¡¡would need to comprehend thoroughly (25) their adaptive origins in order to ¡¡¡¡understand how badly they guide us now. ¡¡¡¡And we might then begin to resist their ¡¡¡¡pressure. Thus author implies that to control these lusts we have to know we have to know the origins and HOW they guide us.

I think this is still wrong. The 2 configurations around table are same:- One which starts with arts student: A S A S A S A S and One which starts with science student: S A S A S A S A The above explaination falls apart for 2 S and 2 A:- for 2 S and 2 A according to above 2! x 1! x 2! x 1! = 4 But there are only 2 ways, viz., s1,a1,s2,a2 s1,a2,s2,a1 All other combinations can be derived from the fact that these people are around the table. Just repeat these e.g., s1,a1,s2,a2,s1,a1,s2,a2,s1,a1,s2,a2,s1,a1,s2,a2; any 4 consecutive from these are already included in the first sequence and hence not a different configuration. The first set of alternate positions will have n-1! ways to put but second set has n! ways because its location is with respect to the set already seated. Hence there is only:- 4! x 3! number of ways = 144 ways. number of ways is same as above but explanation is wrong.

OK so cord is 12 ft ==> radius r= 12/1.41 [i.e. root 2] because center of circle and ends of this chord will form a right angle isosceles triangle. Hence, the perimeter of curved portion:- 2xPIxrx3/4 = 2x3.14x12/1.41x3/4 = 40.08