Question of the day 14-2-2009

Question of the day : Feb - 14 - 2009

Question Type : Data Sufficiency

Greg and Brian are both at Point A (above). Starting at the same time, Greg drives to point B while Brian drives to point C. Who arrives at his destination first?

(1) Greg's average speed is 2/3 that of Brian's.

(2) Brian's average speed is 20 miles per hour greater than Greg's.

(A) Statement (1) alone is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.

(B) Statement (2) alone is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.

(C) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.

(D) Each statement ALONE is sufficient.

(E) Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

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Question of the day

Question Type: Data Sufficiency

Set A, Set B, and Set C each contain only positive integers. If Set A is composed entirely of all the members of Set B plus all the members of Set C, is the median of Set B greater than the median of Set A?

(1) The mean of Set A is greater than the median of Set B.

(2) The median of Set A is greater than the median of Set C.

(A) Statement (1) alone is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
(B) Statement (2) alone is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
(C) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
(D) Each statement ALONE is sufficient.
(E) Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

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ESSENTIALS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT GMAT -2

So after discussing various sections of this four and a half hour exam That was developed in 1953 by a comman banch of 9 Business schools with the goal of finding a standardised base to provide B.schools with quality applicants, which is now taken more than 250 thousand times annually and that sucks the hell out of your brain and practically leaving not a single second of relaxation - coz more harder answer you gave, harder the question become that gona be shooted at you (though the credit that question carry increases with the hardness). This happens due to the fact that GMAT follows computer adaptive testing (CAT).
I would like to remind you that you can Score MAXIMUM - 800 MARKS ( which depands on the actual score computation).
But the actual score you get is categorised in the following format:
-overall score : ranging 200 - 800
-math score : ranging 0 - 60
-verbal score: ranging 0 - 60
-Analytical Writing Assessment(AWA)score: ranging 0 - 6

THE THREE MOST COMMANLY ASKED QUESTION ABOUT GMAT SCORE THAT I FACED IN LAST 2-3 YEARS IS:
1)when the score for gmat is valid for 5 years in a row, why business schools preffer sometimes lower score to higher one?
-so the answer is as simple as a cup of tea.
Percentile is the thing that counts- a particular year's question bank could be harder in comparison to another. so percentile is the thing that provides B.schools clearest picture.

2)HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE GMAT TEST?
-This can be done online by going to the official site of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). The seat availability can change quickly. If you are sure about the date and if it's available, you should register immediately. You would need to pay the required fee of US$250 by credit card.
If you are an international applicant and do not wish to pay by credit card, you can register at the Regional Registration Centers (RRC) of GMAC in your area for gmat.

3)WHAT'S THE MINIMUM ACCEPTED SCORE?
-This is the question that i feel toughest to answer. The reason is possiblity to overcome a low test score with impressive real world accomplishments, good undergraduate performance, etc.

Moreover most B.schools do not publish a minimum acceptable GMAT score or detailed statistics about the scores achieved by applicants. However, schools do generally publish the average and median score of their latest intake, which can be used as a guide. At nearly all of the top business schools that are commonly listed in popular magazines and ranking services, the GMAT scores will average in the upper 600s or low 700s.

-The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania : commonly regarded as one of the top business schools in the US, reports an average GMAT score of 713
-Harvard Business School: another top U.S. business school, reports a 2006 average of 707.
-Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management: an average GMAT of 700, with approximately 75 percent of enrolled students scoring between 650 and 740.