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Thanks steveko. I'll go buy the Barron's and give it my best shot.

Hey guys, I am actually a business school applicant but one of the schools requires a GRE instead of GMAT (it's more of a social degree). I just spent 4 months preparing for GMAT... so I'm very comfortable with the quant and RC parts of the GRE. Now the only thing that's kicking my butt is the actual lack of vocab studies. I want to give GRE a shot since I really want to apply to that school... what would you recommend I study to have a good overview of the vocabs in such a short amount time? I know the time is not enough to get a great score but even if I score decent enough, I will be comfortable applying. I recently took a mock test and got a score of 540 for verbal and 740 for Quant. Is it possible to increase my verbal by about 60-80 points in this timeline? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Get MGMAT and OG. I haven't used Veritas but I think atleast OG is essential if you wanna hit above 600 mark.

I took my gmat a year ago... put in a good 2-3 months and ended up with a 640 (Q47 V31). Since my verbal score was pathetic, I wanted to retake it but then I was starting to have some doubts about doing mba at all and wanted to take some time to think (I am from non-profit background and wasn't entirely sure if I wanted to pursure an mba or an mpa). After a lot of thinking and discussions, I decided that I did indeed want to get a business degree, so I retook gmat again a couple of days back. I put in a solid month of prep, focused on my verbal a lot and felt much better than last time. Second attempt- another 640!!! Only this time I got a 37 in Quant and 40 in verbal. I am really disheartened right now... I think I'm gonna go ahead and apply with this score instead of waiting for another month and stalling my apps even more. I can't believe my luck. I definitely did feel I was bombing the math part during the test because the questions kept getting easier... but I guess it was too late to fix anything by then. So mad at myself! :mad:

No, they've given the correct answer as C. Here's the explanation given: (and somehow I still don't understand it) If z – y = y – x, then the three numbers x, y, and z are evenly spaced on the number line (i.e., they are in arithmetic progression). The key to this observation is the fact that, in any set whose elements are in arithmetic progression (no matter how many or how few numbers are in the set), the median and mean are equal. (1) INSUFFICIENT: Adding a number higher than a set’s mean increases the mean, and adding a number lower than the set’s mean will decrease the mean. (Adding a number equal to the mean will not alter the overall mean.) Therefore, this statement means that the number 4 is greater than the mean of the original set {x, y, z}. However, this fact gives no insight into whether x, y, z are in arithmetic progression. Sample cases: {1, 2, 3} gives a YES answer, and {1, 2, 4} gives a NO answer. (2) INSUFFICIENT: Adding a number lower than a set’s median either decreases or does not change the median; adding a number higher than the set’s median either increases or does not change the median. (Adding a number equal to the median will not change the median.) Therefore, this statement means that the number 4 is less than the median of the original set {x, y, z}. However, this fact gives no insight into whether x, y, z are in arithmetic progression. Sample cases: {5, 6, 7} gives a YES answer, and {5, 6, 8} gives a NO answer. (1) AND (2) SUFFICIENT: Both statements together show that (mean) The correct answer is C.

Hi naso, thanks for clarification. D is indeed the correct answer. One thing i still don't get in statement b: every positive integer that is a perfect square has an odd number of odd factors. But what about the case of even perfect squares, for instance 36. The distinct factor is 6 which is even. Or 64, where the distinct factor is 8. So it still has an odd number of factors but it is even, right?

Six mobsters have arrived at the theater for the premiere of the film “Goodbuddies.” One of the mobsters, Frankie, is an informer, and he's afraid that another member of his crew, Joey, is on to him. Frankie, wanting to keep Joey in his sights, insists upon standing behind Joey in line at the concession stand, though not necessarily right behind him. How many ways can the six arrange themselves in line such that Frankie’s requirement is satisfied? 6 24 120 360 720 I thought the answer would be 120 since Frankie has to be behind Joey and hence there would 5! ways but apparantly the answer is 360

If x, y, and z are integers, and x (1) The mean of the set {x, y, z, 4} is greater than the mean of the set {x, y, z}. (2) The median of the set {x, y, z, 4} is less than the median of the set {x, y, z}.

Is the positive integer N a perfect square? (1) The number of distinct factors of N is even. (2) The sum of all distinct factors of N is even.

E. We need "that" at the end of the sentence; anxiety about their prospects for being hired and promoted are being stunted is grammatically incorrect. Also, frequently express agrees with current hostility, which implies present.

Should be A. B is not parallel... to be lacking in... is to lack. C is too strong with must D is just awkward but could be a contender E is not parallel; lacking x is the lack of y...

C. "The number" is ALWAYS singular and "a number of" is always plural. Also, "numbers of" is always always wrong! In A, 'they' doesn't agree with singular number, and in E again, the numbers were is wrong.

Is the answer A? I think the trick here is to realise that even though they use "populated" which seems like simple past, the main verb is "is". "is populated" makes the action present, the system is populated with xyz and features abc....

A. "dispute over" is correct.. you never say "there is a dispute about the land"... you always go "there is a dispute over the land" "after there was a dispute" would change the meaning of the sentence. 'A' implies that they broke due to the dispute and 'C' implies that they broke after the dispute, of which they may or may not be a part of. So i would go with 'A'.

Yes, I would with D too. benefits is plural... so it should be paired with "come"... so you can eliminate A & B right away. "they is ambigious in E and D creates the best parallel structure: "compounds that... and that"