Aimhighest

Thank you for your advice!

Hi Guys, I got a waitlist from NYU. Is it a good idea if I visit the school and talk with admission staff? From what I knew, in my area, NYU sent invitation interview to one guy and waitlist 3 more candidates (including me). My country is very very far from the States. Would it help much if I fly to NYC? Cheers, Aimhighest PS: This is my last shot.

Thank you very much for your reply!

Hi guys I was put on NYU waitlist, which I heard that approximately 500 applicants were put on the waitlist. So long... Do you have any advice on how to be pulled out from the waitlist? I'm thinking about writing more essays about career goals and contributions to NYU. I was also invited to interview with Columbia alumni. Do you know whether Columbia interviews many or only a few applicants? I want to evaluate a chance of being admitted. If you have any comments or experiences, I would be glad if you can share with me. Cheers, Aimhighest

Try GMAT Sets and Priceton Verbal Workout! Those are real good.

Did you register for CFA? If yes, I think you should go for CFA especially if it is level II or III. If no, I think you should stick with GMAT. If you leave GMAT for too long, you will forget most parts and have to read them all the way. Just put your focus on one thing at a time. I believe that study strategy is the most important thing. Study effectively is more important than having much study time. Find strategy that suits you. Believe me, good strategy will definitely help improve your score. Cheers Aimhighest PS. I felt that GMAT is much harder than CFA level I exam.

Rellay great improvement! Congratulation

It is "A". "whatever its merits" correctly modifies "the proposal". "The proposal to tax" sounds better than "The proposal of taxing". Last, "the proposal to tax" is the subject of "would have a disastrous effect".

Thanks guys! For skarya I found that quant is easier than my first attempt, but a bit more tricky especially on DS. I have to think twice this time. However, I can get every quant question done on time. On my first attempt, I could not finish them on time, guess about last 5-6 questions. For verbal, I guess about last 10 questions in my first attempt, however, only 5 questions this time. I really believe that time and stress management help me a lot this time. I do not panic and can keep myself calm during test. You can build stamina by studying 3-4 hours in a row with a little brake, like 10 minutes. (I learn this trick from somebody around here. ^_^) It works for me. Another important thing is studying strategy. Find one that suit yourself and stick to it. I owe a great deal to Twinsplitter. His strategy helps me a lot. HTH! Any questions welcome. I'll try to help you just as you guys used to help me. All the best.

What a relieve, 130 points improvement in one month is above my expectation. First of all, I would like to thank you Erin for creating this great site. Needless to say, Bob, you are the real contributor of this site. Your comment and lesson are invaluable. Moreover, shaq and should, you guys offer insightful discussions. Still others such as TwinnSplitter, Clintonn, and tictaktoe, you gave us the best GMAT information and material. Finally, thank you everyone. Test date: 26/10/06 ---> Q49 (90%), V19 (17%) Test date: 28/11/06 ---> Q50 (95%), V32 (66%) I believe that time and stress management play important roles in a test. Nothing too say much about quant since it is my strongest area. For verbal, it is a bad dream for me. Material SC: Manhattan and Princeton Verbal Workout are the must. CR: A lot of practices with LSAT since I remember most questions from OG. RC: Didn't do much. Try to read 2 articles from Economist everyday. IMO, OG is not that helpful for me. I found that OG questions are too easy comparing with the real test. After my first attempt, I decide to leave OG and practice a lot from 1000SC (really good) and LSAT (also good). Since I know that my strategy did not work (know from my first score hehe..), I decide to follow strategy of Twinsplitter: How to Decide Which Aspects to Target First and For How Long: I believe that, in general, 2 weeks on a specific subject will give you an absolutely solid grasp on it. However, if there are some sections that you feel need more work than others (i.e. if you're strong in CR but weak in SC), then you could spend only one week on the one you're strong at and 3 weeks on your weakness. In my opinion, it is best to put quant first for two reasons: 1) this site has a lot of great quant questions/resources, and it's easier to utilize them if you're caught up and fresh in quant, 2) Quant is the easiest to keep fresh by doing a few problems a day, so if you put it in the beginning then you still probably won't forget most of it by the time the test comes around. As far as what to put second, I believe that it is best to put your biggest weakness in verbal second. Why? Because the topics you put near the beginning will be the ones you get the most practice on, since you'll spend 2 weeks targeting them and then will also do 10 questions a day in these topics from then on. In other words, here's the prep plan I would recommend to most people: Quant (2 weeks) Biggest Verbal Weakness (2-3 weeks) 2nd Biggest Verbal Weakness (2 weeks) Verbal Strength (1-2 weeks) All Types of Questions, General Prep, and Practice Tests (2 weeks) For a total of about 10 weeks. This strategy is proved to be very effective for me. However, my time line is only 1 months. So, I used 2 first weeks dealing with SC, another week for CR, and last week for all verbal. I also found that GMAT Sets (can be found somewhere from this site) are very helpful. You should simulate real test situation when practice (75 mins for Q/ 10 mins brake/ 75 mins for V). This will help you deal with time and stress. However, I did only 3 GMAT Sets because I ran out of time. I just got GMAT Sets 1 week before the exam. Hope that my debrief will be helpful for any one trying to take the test again. I believe that with your determination and good strategy everyone can beat the GMAT. Cheers!:tup:

Nice explanation as always, Bob!

http://www.wikigrammar.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31

Why "are" is not neccessary here? Don't we need verb (are) to make sentence parallel?

OA is "D"

I am still not clear with explanation. Could s/o throw light here?

As it becomes more freguent to have spouses who both work outside the home, companies are beginning to help in finding new employment for the spouses of transferred employees. (A) It becomes more frequent to have spouses who both work outside the home (B) it becomes more frequent to have couples both working outside the home © it becomes more common that both husband and wife should be working outside the home (D) it becomes more common for both husband and wife to work outside the home (E) couples in which both of the spouses working outside the home become more common

OA is "A". Thanks everyone especially vijay!

"D" for me. Totally agree with debarshi!

Tough one! Need advise too! TIA

D and D

I got it by POE too. I'm not sure whether CR question in GMATPrep reflects that in real test. Does anyone know?

Why "A" is wrong? Need gurus here! IMO, "A" is concise but I cannot find anything wrong with "B".

What's wrong with A? I think "A" is grammatical correct but "B" is more concise. Am I right? Please give your comment! TIA

Animesh, could u please explain your reason?

Animesh, you got it right! OA is "B" Could u please explain? BTW, this is LSAT question.