christophery

I couldnt remember much from the test honestly. :mad: I couldnt remember a single time when i was so freaked out during a test. I totally lost it. In fact after the quant section, i was praying that was the experimental section. Out of all the quant questions, there was only about 4 or 5 which i was really sure. The score i was expecting after i completed that quant section? 500 plus range. :yuck: Was glad that i still manage to hit the 700 range in the end. Oh ya, there was no experimental section for me. :tup: As much as preparation is concern, please do prepare yourself mentally for testday. No amount of preparation would help if one is not in the right frame of mind. The fruits are there for us to take... But we have to go get it.

Congrats Chistophery! I have some of questions to ask : * Were there long RC's ? greater than 100 words? * How many RC were there ? i got 3 RCs during the actual test, 2 of them being around 200 plus to 300 words. I gave up reading on the longer ones (around 6-8 questions in all) because i know i havent got enough time and i know i can score in SC, Analogies and Antonyms. I did made educated guesses though. (Eliminating answer choices that were too strong in nature) * Did you face extra words other than barrons No. * Was quant tougher than you expected ? Yes, definately. Some of which i havent got a clue to how to approach it. * And if it was tougher, was toughness due to difficult questions or due to unfamiliar questions like median, mode, and sometimes coordinate geometry? I put it down to me not knowing how to approach the question (Where the trick lies, what forumula to use). There were moments where i stared at the question and asked myself huh? Median / mode was on my test but only in basic forms.

Phew, what a memorable journey. :tup: Now, its my turn to give something back to this wonderful forum. Here's what i thought is most important: Verbal Preparation: Word lists are essential. One simply cannot afford the luxury to try and second guess the meaning of the words. Remember you are under stressful test conditions. At an average of 1 question per minute for verbal section (including the time consuming RCs), solving Antonyms or Analogies within 20 seconds or less is critical to getting a respectable score. Start early. I would suggest starting with all the hit list from whatever sources you can get (Kaplan, Barron, Princton etc) before moving on to Barron's 3500. A lot of work, but I would think that the verbal section is a more "preparable" section than the Quantitative section. When you are in the slumps, wondering if its really all worth it, ask yourself. How badly do you want it? Quantitative Preparation: A bit disappointed with my Quant score because i was getting close to 800 in PowerPrep. But i guess no matter how much you prepare for it, a lot still boils down to your composure and temperament on test day. I got overwhelmed when i saw question types i wasn't familar with. Was kinda appalled by that actually because i did so many practice questions from various sources and yet all of them couldnt prepare me for the inevitable. Still, i would suggest getting your hands on all sorts of questions you can get and start doing them. Practice is the key. Whether that will get you through that door, depends on how you perform on test day. Practice, Practice Practice. I have yet to receive my AWA score. What kind of schools should i be looking at with my scores?

Guys, give an equation of a circle lying on a xy plane with its center being at (0,0), how do i find the radius of the circle? The equation is as given: x^2 + y^2 = 4 Thanks and regards

Big news! (April 2, 2007) — ETS has cancelled plans to launch the revised Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®) General Test. The decision was made in consultation with the Executive Committee of the GRE Board. While ETS and the Board remain committed to improving the test, on balance, GRE officials said they believe problems guaranteeing complete access to the new Internet-based test outweighed the benefits of immediately moving to the new format. ETS originally planned to launch the revised GRE General Test worldwide in September. Instead, the company will continue to offer the test worldwide in its current computer-based, continuous testing format. Registrations in India, China and Japan, which had been closed, will be reopened in the near future to accommodate application deadlines. Likewise, registrations for the current GRE General Test will continue elsewhere. "The decision to cancel the revised GRE General Test best serves the interests of test takers and the graduate institutions that use those scores to make admissions decisions," says David Payne, Executive Director of the GRE Program at ETS. "After much debate and evaluation, it became clear that the current format offers students more convenient and flexible opportunities to test when and where they choose, while still providing score users with valid predictors of test takers' preparedness for graduate school study." The primary reason for cancelling the launch of the revised GRE General Test was test taker access. Plans called for the revised test to be delivered over the new worldwide network of 3,200 Internet-based testing centers. Despite the network's size, ETS officials did not believe that full access to the General Test for all students could be confidently assured. "As the launch approached, ETS determined that, despite the aggressive development of our Internet-based testing network, we could not guarantee complete access to all students needing to take the exam" Payne explains. "While the graduate community supports, and in fact helped develop and pilot the revised GRE General Test, they have also stated that they are satisfied with the current GRE General Test, until such time as improvements can be gradually implemented. ETS is being responsive to their best interests." ETS officials will work with the GRE Board to implement many of the planned test content improvements in the future without the access issues associated with changing to an entirely new test delivered over a brand new testing network. Administering the GRE General Test in two testing sessions in The People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong), The Republic of Korea and Taiwan will also continue for the immediate future.

If say a triangle is inscribed inside a circle with diameter of the circle being its base and the vertex of the triangle touching the circumference of the circle, does that implies that the angle touching the circumference of the circle is 90 degrees? (the vertex can be anywhere along the circumference) I went through a couple of questions related to that and the OA seems to point towards that assumption. Anyone? Thanks and regards

After much discussion, there doesnt seems to be a consensus on the following questions. More contributions anyone? 1) Suppose that the weight of adult males in the US is normally distributed with mean 179.6 and standard deviation 31.2. What approximate percentage of adult males weighs less than 150? 2) The mean height of a sample of 100 women is 65 and standard deviation is 2.5. The mean height of a sample of 100 men is 70 and standard deviation is 4. Column A The standard deviation of a sample of 10 men Column B The standard deviation of a sample of 10 women

My take on using permutation / combination to solve: Number of ways to distribute the remaining 4 bills after each of the guys got one = 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 = 81 (there are 3 ways each of the notes can be distributed). This is equivalent to the total number of ways the notes can be distributed, column B. Calculating column A baffles me..

good questions

A worker can complete a task in 8 days. After he worked for 3 days, a second worker joins him and working together, they completes the task in 3 more days. How long would it take the second worker to complete the task alone? OA : 12

Hi christophery, 1. its very simple. just recall that area of a rect is L multiplied by W. since diagonal divides a rect into 2 right angles, according to Pitha...theorem, d_sq=L multiplied by W (cannot insert signs.....lol) The pythagorean(sp?) therom = x^2 + y^2 = D^2. Diagonal^2 doesnt get us the area. It gets us L^2 + W^2 2. dont substitute equation. instead, look that 1/2 is the slope and 1 is y-intercept. now try to find out two points that result in 1/2 when deducted as to get slope...and then u will get it. 4. u have misread 1/2 or .50....its not 50. and since o It was a mistype instead. I will clarify what im trying to put across: Column A = p(p-1). substituting p=.999999 into p(p-1)... doesnt result in more than 0.50 5. consider the pattern...it goes as 1 divided by the consecutive squares. this continues to be smaller than small fractions that dont sum up to 1. Am I wrong at any problem? Im stuck at these questions. But your answer is different from the OA thanks

Whats the OA?

Answers: 1. A....because the diagonals must go through the center, and since area of that rectangle equals to the square of the diagonal and r is a half of the diagonal.....D.sq=(2r)sq, that means area of the rect is larger. hmjp, how do you derive area of rectangle = diagonal ^ 2? 2. C....(1,-1/2) Substituting (1, -1/2) into the equation of y = 1/2x -1, we got equal values for both y and x. But so does option A. How do you decide between the 2 options? 4. A....the possible value of p=.9999999... which is clearly more than .50. Column A = p(p-1). substituting p=.999999... doesnt result in more than 50. 5. B... in column B the first term is 1/2 followed by 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32....which will sum up less than 1. N is undefined, is S still less than 1 if N is equal to say 1 million? no matter how small it is, summing up will only add to S making S bigger and bigger.. Or will it? The OAs are D, A, A, C, B by the way.

Please share your approach to these questions. 1) A rectangle is inscribed inside a circle with a radius of r. Column A The area of the rectangle Column B r^2 2)For what ordered pair (x, y) on the graph of y = 1/2x – 1 does the x coordinate equal the y coordinate? Column A (-2,-2) Column B (1/2,1/2) Column C (1,-1/2) Column D (2,1) Column E (2,2) 3) S = 1 – 1/2 + 1/3 – 1/4 + 1/5 – 1/6 + 1/7 – 1/8 + 1/9 – 1/10 (any shortcuts for this?) Column A S Column B 1/2 4) p is between 0 and 1. Column A The greatest value of p (p-1) Column B 1/2 5) S is the sum of the first n negative integer power of 2. i.e. S = 2^-1 + 2^-2… Column A S Column B 1 Spoilers: D, A, A, C, B Thanks and regards

madhur_ahuja, cant the angles be 89, 50 and 41? (largest angle less than 90) or cant the angles be 91, 49, and 40? (largest angle more than 90)?