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@Seniorsaru, Awesome analysis man... I am sure your test went as good as you prepared for.

me too... Anybody else?? BTW, someone just told that he attempted 65 and is expecting 50 right :(

Relative error = Delta (correct value, computed value)

0-->0-->0--->... m times and then 1--->1-->1--> n times... it is regular

Should be A.N I guess, because any DFA might as well be called an NFA, in which case the conversion will just need to iterate through the different states.

Hi all, I think this will be helpful to us all... please just list the commonly known NP Hard and Complete problems you know... on the exam, it will make sense to know that at least since this problem X is in NP, it will not be solvable in polynomial time.

Sure! you can do that... but if you choose ahead you save yourself 60$ Suit yourself... ;)

Not sure about estimates or percentile ranks.... I have been stumped by the questions themselves... chalo good to hear from you... will say if anything new turns up

Hello people, I was just wondering how much you guys are scoring in any practice tests you may be taking these days... I actually went through some practice material... and I saw that I am sure headed for doom:(. A little assurance from you people will sure help me a lot. Especially Chris, how much were you scoring one month before the exam? Thanks a lot in advance Sudipta

Chris, That was indeed wonderful!! Thanks a lot... BTW, I am planning to apply to the CMU... will drop you a personal mail soon

Thank god that we can do that! :) BTW, any idea about how long it takes for taht admission ticket and all to reach home after you register?

Hi knd7, are you referring to the fact that these guys here are referring to the comp sci GRE in 2004? Even then, I guess my question stands :) Any ideas about the answer?

Hi all, I read through the entire thread and actually gained a lot of knowledge from you guys. I wanted to know something... how bad is it to score badly on the CS GRE while you have a good score in the normal (general) test? Does it really paint a bad picture?

Sakib, Great to hear from someone with a similar profile. I too am from NIT Surat, with 67% B.E percentage and 1500 on the general GRE (700V). I want to go into AI and NLP. Tell me where you are preparing from, I mean practice questions, etc.

Thanks a lot, guys.... I already took my GRE and scored 1500 (700V + 800Q) this Friday. Also wrote the essays and I think they were well-written. Thanks a lot for your support. Regards, Sudipta

Hi Shalini, Thanks for reviewing and rating this one. You are right, I need to shoot off not on the basis of the order in which the points are mentioned in the argument itself, but based on their relative merits. Thanks a lot! Cheers! Sudipta

Guys, This is the dumbest question you have seen in this context, but still I have to ask this because I lack the knowledge. Where do I register for the AGRE in Comp sci? In case you want to refer to the prometric website, please tell me the option to select from the initial drop-down menu that appears. Thanks a lot Your dumb-brother

Hi all, I am a new member here. Please rate my argument essay. " The following appeared as a letter to the editor of a national newspaper. "Your recent article on corporate downsizing* in the United States is misleading. The article gives the mistaken impression that many competent workers who lost jobs as a result of downsizing face serious economic hardship, often for years, before finding other suitable employment. But this impression is contradicted by a recent report on the United States economy, which found that since 1992 far more jobs have been created than have been eliminated. The report also demonstrates that many of those who lost their jobs have found new employment. Two-thirds of the newly created jobs have been in industries that tend to pay above-average wages, and the vast majority of these jobs are full-time." Downsizing is the process in which corporations deliberately reduce the number of their employees. " The analysis of the recent article by a reader of the national newspaper where it was published seems to point to the mis-representation of facts on behalf of the author. However, this analysis is based upon a set of assumptions and incorrect conclusions which need to be addressed in order to draw a unanimous inference from the facts. First of all, the reader cites the example of a "recent" survey, which had considered the jobs of the United States from 1992. At the present day scenario of 2005, while the total number of jobs may have increased from that day, it might very well be possible that the jobs were actually created after 1992 and now their number is on the wane. Secondly, the same report is quoted to state that "many" people who lost jobs have found re-employment. This statement makes no reference to the reason behind these people losing their jobs, or of regaining them. Hence, the article in the daily that stated that people are losing jobs due to corporate downsizing may be right in its own context. Also, while 'many' people may have found employment again, the actual percentage of people regaining a job once they have lost it due to corporate downsizing may be very less, considering the huge American workforce that goes to the office every day. Also, even if the survey quoted by the reader actually suggests that more jobs have been created in recent years, they field in which they have been created might vary greatly. Newer vistas of technological advancement may have created jobs in different nascent sectors while the older areas may be dying out and jobs might have been reduced in them. Thus, it is not necessary that the same people who were handed the pink slip were the ones who got a job. Besides, the total size of the workforce and the population itself may have varied, and consequently, even though the newer jobs were created, the percentage of people who are actually employed may have remained constant or may have decreased. Fifth, we need to see the economics of the situation. As per the author of the letter to the editor himself, two-thirds of the jobs have been created in industries that pay above-average wages. In such a case, assuming that the country's revenue remained constant over the years, the number of people who got such lucrative jobs may have actually decreased. If the price of 10 simple meals feeds 10 mouths, only one person can have a regal dinner at the same price. Last but not the least, most of these jobs, as stated by the reader, were full-time. The survey he quotes never mentions about the classifications of jobs. Hence, although diversity may have created more and more full-time jobs that increased the head-count of the total number of jobs, the workers who used to work part-time (and who may have been the majority of the workforce) may have been deprived of their daily bread. Therefore, we may conclude that the article published in the national newspaper may have conveyed the true story, and the reader had jumped to the defense of a theory he holds dear to his heart with any survey that supports his specious argument. The reader should try to understand what the real conclusion of the survey was before he infers data that support his viewpoints. ------------------------- Thanks a lot in advance, guys