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The school is IESE in Spain. From what I heard so far from other students is they rented out a video conference room which costs around $200-$250 per hour, which personally I think is way too much. Some did it at work who have have such a room available. I am looking for options before I go and pay $200 for a room.

One of the schools I applied to is asking to do a video conference interview? Anybody has experience with doing video conference or can suggest something? I live in NY and called a few places that offer video conferences and they quote around $200 per hour (phone call charges not included). I also have a video camera at home. Look for suggestions....

Sorry about your score. I don't know if this will help, but a lot of my friends who took the GMAT several times had great math scores and poor verbal. Of course you need to concentrate on the verbal. But one thing that I heard from everyone is that people forget that GMAT is a really a test of endurance, not only how long u study but how well you take it. So everyone tries their best on the math section and when verbal come around your brain is tired and that's where a lot get killed. Verbal for many tends to determine your final score. Try on the math section not to over stress yourself. You already proved that you can do well on this section, so take it easy. Take the 10 min break in between the sections and really relax yourself. Believe me it helps. So then when you start your verbal you are all ready and refreshed. GMAT is a bit like a race. Pace yourself and you will do well. Good luck!

I am soo excited about going to ESADE!!! :tup: I found out this Thanksgiving and it totally made my holidays. Even thought my GMAT was very average 640, I had a good application, great recommendations, a great interview, I speak a few languages and it helped that my undergrad was at NYU. I think the one thing I consistently heard from European admin people is that you really need to stand out on your apps. Everyone who is applying to top tier schools sound basically the same: great company, great grades and great GMAT. So the question is what makes you differant? One alumni at IESE said the best part of his app was when he bought an old house and the entire summer worked on renovating it. That's cool and differant. In my case, they loved the fact that I am super creative. I dance, write poetry, draw, and play the piano, which actually helps me in my job on a day-to-day basis. Since it's a Spanish school they thought the fact that I dance flamenco is very cool. ( I am not Spanish). The only 'ouch' point with the school is the tuition. It's 52.000 euro which does not include living expenses. Now I have to figure out how to finance this, but school does really helpful when it come to financial aid. I hope this help!

Has anybody used any tutoring services? If you have could you please recommend someone?

I know what you mean. I just registered 2 days ago for the 23 of Oct and starting to freak out a bit. My suggestion to u is that if u still plan to take the test in Oct u must register now. The only dates really left are 30 and 31st. Good Luck!

Oa: C

If it is 6:27 in the evening on a certain day, what time in the morning was it exactly 2,880,717 minutes earlier? (Assume standard time in one location.) (B) 6:24 © 6:27 (D) 6:30 (E) 6:32 See Answer below:

OA is C

A is correct.:tup:

In order to increase revenues, an airport plans to change the parking fees it charges at its hourly parking lots. Rather than charging $2.00 for the first two-hour period, or part thereof, and $1.00 for each hour thereafter, the airport will charge $4.00 for the first four-hour period, or part thereof, and $1.00 for each hour thereafter. Which of the following is a consideration that, if true, suggest that the plan will be successful in increasing revenues? (A) Very few people who park their cars at the hourly parking lot at the airport leave their cars for more than two hours at a time. (B) Over the past several years, the cost to the airport of operating its hourly parking facilities has been greater than the revenues it has received from them. © People who leave their cars at the airport while on a trip generally park their cars in lots that charge by the day rather than by the hour. (D) A significant portion of the money spent to operate the airport parking lot is spent to maintain the facilities rather than to pay the salaries of the personnel who collect the parking fees. (E) The hourly parking lots at the airport have recently been expanded and are therefore rarely filled to capacity.

Advertisement: The world's best coffee beans come from Colombia. The more Colombian beans in a blend of coffee, the better the blend, and no company purchases more Colombian beans than Kreemo Coffee, Inc. So it only stands to reason that if you buy a can of Kreemo's coffee, you're buying the best blended coffee available today. The reasoning of the argument in the advertisement is flawed because it overlooks the possibility that (A) the equipment used by Kreemo to blend and package its coffee is no different from that used by most other coffee producers (B) not all of Kreemo's competitors use Colombian coffee beans in the blends of coffee they sell © Kreemo sells more coffee than does any other company (D) Kreemo's coffee is the most expensive blended coffee available today (E) the best unblended coffee is better than the best blended coffee

1)Mr. Kramer, the losing candidate in a two-candidate election, received 942,568 votes, which was exactly 40 percent of all the votes cast. Approximately what percent of the remaining votes would he need to have received in order to have won at least 50 percent of all the votes cast? (A) 10% (B) 12% © 15% (D) 17% (E) 20%

The correct answers according to the answer sheet for this exam are: 1)C 2)D

When should you start really practicing AWA as in how long before the test date? I have been studying the GMAT since July, but have done no work on AWA since it graded separately and seem like a very basic thing to do. What are everyone's thoughts?:hmm:

1)Which of the following procedures is always equivalent to adding 5 given numbers and then dividing the sum by 5? I. Multiplying the 5 numbers and then finding the 5th root of the product. II. Adding the 5 numbers, doubling the sum, and then moving the decimal point one place to the left. III. Ordering the 5 numbers numerically and then selecting the middle number. (A) None (B) I only © II only (D) III only (E) I and III 2) If x, y, and z are positive integers and 3x = 4y = 7z, then the least possible value of x + y + z is (A) 33 (B) 40 © 49 (D) 61 (E) 84

A)If r is represented by the decimal 0.t5, what is the digit t? (1) r (2) r B)Committee X and Committee Y, which have no common members, will combine to form Committee Z . Does Committee X have more members than Committee Y ? (1) The average (arithmetic mean) age of the members of Committee X is 25.7 years and the average age of the members of Committee Y is 29.3 years. (2) The average (arithmetic mean) age of the members of Committee Z will be 26.6 years.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I am looking for someone's note or a good review of probability. :grad:

IMO E. B and D are automatically out. The pronoun "he" in the 2nd sentence must refer to a noun, which is this case would be "Degler". "Degler's" is incorrect since its a possessive noun and you can think of it as an adj describing the object it possesses (in this case 'study'). C is out because "has done" is past perfect which is not parallel w/ present tense of the 2nd sentence. A is out because "summarize" and "construct" have to be parallel. Degler does what? summarize and construct. A also just sounds awkward to me. So there you go, E is your answer. Hope that helps

is E possible? I think the pronoun here "they" is not exactly clear on what it is referring to "the journalists" or "the power plants". Only E specifies which one "could or would be made sufficient" Also correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't it be "The majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations...." since the verb 'view' here is plural?

esnips.com Search 1000 SC. Also if you search 'GMAT", the zip files have a tons of sets.

I have seen a lot of threads about the various 1000 sets and I have done a few myself. There seems to be a general disagreement on whether this is something that really should be used to prepare for GMAT as there are no answers and the questions are not similar to the ones you would see on the real test. I would like to know what everyone's general feel on this is and if these sets are really worth the time.:hmm:

I have been practicing the GMAT now for 2 months and I have until the end of October. I doing fantastically well on math and absolutely miserable on on the Verbal section:eek:. It's pulling my score way down and I am seriously worried that I will just never score well. To give you a general feeling i usually only get an avg of 50% right! I have read through the GMAT Manhattan stuff (took a course last year) and done tons of problems in Kaplan and OG 11. Now starting the Princeton book. I believe my problem is in my approach. I can get down to 2 answer choices and then always pick the wrong one of the two. The other choice is always the right one. Does anybody have a step-by-step approach or can point to notes on how to specifically attack critical reasoning and reading comprehension? I would greatly appreciate anybodies help on this!:tup:

A good website for additional GMAT material is: Home | Scribd It' s like the document version of youtube. You can upload your own documents as well as view documents of existing members. A lot of the documents are from actual books (if not the entire book itself) that you can buy in stores, but here you get them for free. You will need to sign up for the website which is completely free. Once logged in just search for GMAT or any GMAT related topics. Of course, I still strongly suggest that if you are serious about this test that you do invest the money:2cents: to go buy either the Kaplan book or my favorite the Official Guide 1th ed. Hope this helps.:tup: ~N

Hey there. I have been studying for the GMAT now for only a month using the OG ed. 11 (seriously recommend it). I recently took a practice test and had a very decent math score and a very poor verbal. Biggest problem was the reading comprehension. :eek: I seriously get bogged down with the science passages and all the technical terminology. I have been following the methods that I learned from GMAT Manhattan class (also highly recommend it), to read activity (aka take notes as you read). I don't think I need to write down all the technical names as it will take too much time and I am not sure it necessary. Does anybody have a good approach to these type of questions? THanks! PS I hate science in school.:blush: