ketanm

Good essay... somewhere between 5-6. You can improve on the following points : 1) More points of argument (you have used only 2) 2) Do not end the argument by provding "what way it should be written to sound more logical".... end the argument such that "if these flaws are removed then it will be more convincing" Otherwise it was nicely written essay Ketan

This is what i wrote some time back: The author concludes that the Apoogee Company would imporve profitability by cutting costs and helping the company maintain better supervision of all employees because of centralised operations. The author's line of reasoning is that when the company was located in a single location, it was more profitable than it was today. The argument is unconvincing for several reasons. Firstly, centralisation would improve profitability is based on the questionable assumption that centralisation would imply cutting costs and better employee supervision. However, it might be possible that with so many employees at a single location would inturn detoriate the employee supervision, due to more employees per supervisior. Also, a single location may not be able to attract a high level of quality employees thus reducing the productivity. Secondly, the author assumes that the Apoogee Company was profitable in the past solely due to having a single location. However, it seems equally resonable to assume that during that period the operations of the company may be small enough to keep it profitable in a single location. Also, the nature of the operations of the company would have allowed the company to stay profitable in a single location. Finally, the author fails to indicate the nature of the company. For example, a media company, which requires to keep information about various geographic regions, may not be profitable in a single location, while a Information Technology company, may remain profitable working from a single location. In conclusion, to convince me that the Apoogee Company would become profitable from a centralised location, the author would have to provide evidence that it is indeed able to cut-off costs and improve employee supervision, operating from a single location. Without this additional evidence, I am not convinced that it would be profitable for Apoogee Company to close down its various locations and maintain a single location.

I think both are correct and have different meanings Independent of : separate Independent from : free Ketan

That was unnecessarily harsh and specially when you have a lack of knowledge of some of the forum features. Example: This question posted by piyusht, has a SPOILER at the bottom of his post. Just point your cursor on it and you will see the official answer. A SPOILER is something like this: --> So use a little nicer language. Ketan

I think (E) is the right choice. "yet" introduces the necessary contradiction . © is wrong since a simple past should be used. Ketan

It has to be (B) BTW the choice is between only (B) and (E), since all other wrongly use "have" for fascination. And obviously © is too wordy and wrong. E is wrong because of usage of present tense "bring" rather than progressive tense "bringing" Ketan

Is this an argument? I believe it is an issue..... Ketan

Excellent post.... :tup: Ketan

Well, I can put forward some eligibility criterion for being a moderator 1) You need to actively contribute here on the forums 2) 24/7/365 net connect 4) Patience and an INDEPTH knowledge of the forum which takes months to acquire (this can be quantified by something like number of posts say 1000) 5) Ability to be nice (fair, polite, helpful as Erin suggested:) ) 6) Ability to get along with other moderators (absolute essential) [i have seen bickering amongst the mods ruining the spirit of a forum] 7) Ability to visualize Erin's vision for TM (where is TM heading) 8) Have to be extremely patient (esp with newbies) 9) Must be creative in the sense of providing valuable suggestions from time to time....(regrading everything) 10) Must be "good" (now this is relative term) in the specific sub-forum he/she is expected to handle (say SC, RC, CR etc etc) 11) Must be available for next one year (This is because a person entering a B-school in next 3-4 months would be a bad choice... it would take probably 2-3 months just to "understand" the fourm and then only you will be able to contribute) Ketan

Guys n Gals, I read this thread from Erin's first post to the last, and sorry to say but I am kinda dis-appointed......All the posts following Erin's first post have the same content "I want to be a moderator" OR "Erin, please make me a moderator".... What I would have loved is a discussion on some suggestions on how Erin should implement the moderatorship, without diluting the quality of the forum. (I know that Erin is the sole person to take the ultimate decision, but its like the CEO of a corporation, who has to get inputs from his team, before any major decision) Although Erin didnt requested specifically for any such discussion, but he also wouldnt mind any (unwarranted :hmm: ) suggestions from our side... sometimes a good discussion can open new doors or if not atleast help him to choose the right one..... He has some "ideas" :idea: about moderatorship which he has expressed in his first post.... and I know that there are so many talented and experienced people out here, who have been on numerous other fourms... and they can put forth their ideas and experience about moderatorship and the way a public forum like TM should go, so that it attains a distinct identity ...... I would really HATE :yuck: to see TM as just another GMAT/GRE/TOEFL/LSAT forum.....(hard to even imagine that)..... BTW, I know that I might be inviting flames (which is not my intenstion)..... but I have seen many forums simply vanishing because of BAD moderators.... I am not saying that there the people were wrong..... it is just that they were BAD as moderators...... and wouldn't like to see Erin regretting his decision to have moderators later on..... No offence meant to anyone..... Ketan PS: If this is being discussed in some other thread, then please let me know.

Well there are only two "hard" magic words: DETERMINATION and PATIENCE You need to remember : 1) Nothing is impossible 2) Mastery of anything requires time and effort Although this might sound like some preaching... so here are some active ways you could save yourself from falling to sleep during RC passages...but beware these are "hard" ways 1) Start reading "Economics" "Arts" or "History" blogs regularly for 2-3 hours daily. 2) Everyday go to www.economist.com and read 2-3 articles. 3) Generate "interest" in anything you read 4) Start discussing what ever you read daily with someone (Improves retention) 5) Read for general concept NOT for details Do it regulary for one month and you will realise how you breeze through GMAT RC passages..... Edited: BTW, RC/CR is not about speed, but about logic...keep this in mind... read slowly but only the relevant ......And how to identify relevant portion comes with practise.... Ketan

satu, The first thing you should have done is to visit www.mba.com and read everything about GMAT. Do it and then come back to this forum.... you would then find better value of this forum... Ketan

I would rate it between 2 -3. Problems: 1) Too less number of words (size) 2) Pick 2-3 flaws and write atlest 3-4 lines on each 3) Dont use "questioning" language HTH Ketan

That was an absolute essential tip.... comp_bos & Sargataur... you people rock :tup: Thanks Ketan

Hmm...I agree.... Boy this would be a tough call under exam pressure :crazy: :mad: Thanks greycellz Ketan