Questions of the day - 08/18/2011

1. If the remainder is 7 when positive integer n is divided by 18, what is the remainder when n is divided by 6 ?
   (A) 0
   (B) 1
   (C) 2
   (D) 3
   (E) 4

2. On the day of the performance of a certain play, each ticket that regularly sells for less than $10.00 is sold  for half price plus $0.50, and each ticket that regularly sells for $10.00 or more is sold for half price plus $1.00. On the day of the performance, a person purchases a total of y tickets, of which x regularly sell for $9.00 each and the rest regularly sell for $12.00 each. What is the amount paid, in dollars, for the y tickets ?
   (A) 7y - 2x
   (B) 12x - 7y
   (C) 
   (D) 7y + 4x
   (E) 7y + 5x

Questions of the day - 08/17/2011

1. Between 1990 and 1998, occupancy in Branson Hospital averaged 79 percent of capacity, while admission rates remained constant, at an average of 9 admissions per 100 beds per year.  Between 1998 and 2002, however, occupancy rates increased to an average of 85 percent of capacity, while admission rates declined to 8 per 100 beds per year.

Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn from the info given above?

A.  The average stay for Branson Hospital residents rose between 1998 and 2002.

B.  The proportion of children staying in Branson hospital was greater in 2002 than in 1990.

C.  Hospital admission rates tend to decline whenever occupancy rates rise.

D.  Hospitals built prior to 1998 generally had fewer beds than did hospitals built between 1998 and 2002.

E.  The more beds a nursing home has, the higher its occupancy rate is likely to be.

2. Although perioral dermatitis rashes are believed to be caused by reactions to Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS) found in shampoos and other personal care products, instructing patients to eliminate all products with SLS frequently does not stop the perioral dermatitis.  Obviously, some other cause of perioral dermatitis besides reactions to SLS must exist. 

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weakens the conclusion above?

A.  Many personal care products elicit an allergic skin response only after several days, making it very difficult to observe links between specific products patients use and the perioral dermatitis they develop.

B.  Skin allergies affect many people who never develop the symptom of perioral dermatitis.

C.  Many patients report that the personal care products that cause them perioral dermatitis are among the products they most enjoy using.

D.  Very few patients have allergic skin reactions as children and then live rash-free adult lives once they have eliminated products to which they have been demonstrated to be allergic. 

E.  Very rarely do personal care products cause patients to suffer a symptom more severe than that of perioral dermatitis rashes.

Questions of the day - 08/16/2011

1. Is z less than 0?
(1) xy > 0 and yz < 0.
(2) x > 0

2. If x = 0. rstu, where r, s, t, and u each represent a nonzero digit of x, what is the value of x?
(1) r = 3s = 2t = 6u
(2) The product of r and u is equal to the product of s and t.

Sample Essays

Below website has lot of sample essays which covers wide variety of topics.

http://writefix.com/blog/

Authors invited!!!!

A few of you have been invited to join this blog as authors.....if you accept you will be able to actively contribute to this blog.....

I will go on inviting the new members as and when they join........

Happy collaborating.......

Aritro

Questions of the day - 08/15/2011

1. The black hole has entered the popular imagination as

  an object too massive that neither light nor matter can

  escape its gravitational pull.

  (A) too massive that neither light nor matter can escape its

  (B) too massive for either allowing light or matter to

      escape its

  (C) massive enough that either light or matter cannot

      escape their

  (D) so massive that neither light nor matter could

      escape their

  (E) so massive that neither light nor matter can escape its

2.

A company is considering changing its policy concern-

 ing daily working hours. Currently, this company

 requires all employees to arrive at work at 8 a.m. The

 proposed policy would permit each employee to decide

 when to arrive—from as early as 6 a.m. to as late as

 11 a.m.

 The adoption of this policy would be most likely to

 decrease employees’ productivity if the employees’

 job functions required them to

 (A) work without interruption from other employees

 (B) consult at least once a day with employees from

    other companies

 (C) submit their work for a supervisor’s eventual

    approval

 (D) interact frequently with each other throughout

    the entire workday

 (E) undertake projects that take several days to

    complete

Links to free tests.......

Guys, these are links to a few free resources available on the net. 

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http://gmatclub.com/static/files/ppgmat30.exe
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I will update the list as and when required. Request you to send me links you know as well.

Cheers

Professional Profiles

Guys,

I was just wondering if you will share a very brief summary of your professional profiles. I guess that will help us gauge out where each of us stand, and also, how we can present our profiles in the best possible manner. As most of us are Indian professionals, I guess this collboration wil help us all in the long run while applying, as it will give us a sense of the application we should be expectiing. 

For a starter, am submitting my own profile:

Personal details:

Indian Male, 29
Education
BS in Pharmacy from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India 2005. Was an Honor Student.

Work Expreience:

2005-2007: Software Programmer at XXXX (India's second largest IT company)
2007-2010: Senior Software Programmer/ Team lead at YYYY

2010-2011: Team/ Project Lead at ZZZZ (One of the fastest growing global IT majors)

Professional achievements:

Turned my current project around in terms of delivery and client satisfaction. Client ratings went up from 3.6 to 4.1 on a scale of 5.
As the lead of a Performance Enhancement module in my current project, I have overseen implementation of tools that saves the client around 40000 USD per annum.
Excelled in various critical roles in my previous organizations.
ALMI Level 1 and AAPA certified.

Extra curricular:

1. President at an international students' conference
2. Student delegate at International Biomedical Conference
3. Student delegate at Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, 2004.
3. Involved with Toastmasters' International
4. Involved with a couple of NGOs.
5. Amateur quizzer

GMAT:

Taken twice. Score of 660 in 2008 and 750 in 2011.

Post MBA goals:

Work with a major IT firm preferably in Business Development/ Strategic Consultancy, and then finally start my own firm.
 

The basics of prepping.......

GMAT must-haves and must-solves.....

QA:

Must-haves are

1. OG12
2. Kaplan Premier/ Kaplan 800
3. Manhattan Guides

Must-solves:

1. Manhattan tests
2. Grockit forums
3. Powerprep tests

4. All free tests available (I will post a comprehensive list of such links)

For VA:

Must-haves:

1. OG12

2. Manhattan Guides

3. Kaplan Premier/ Kaplan 800

4. Princeton Review

5. Nova GMAT, if possible

Must-solves:

1. Manhattan tests

2. Grockit forum

3. 800score.com tests

4. Kaplan tests

5. Princeton review

6. 1000 SC, CR and RC

AWA reviews.....

Guys,

A couple of friends I have and myself have reviewed GRE and GMAT AWA essays for quite some time now. So just in case you need to get some AWAs reviewed, please send them across at aritro.b@gmail.com

A decent and prompt review is promised!!!

Cheers

Tests from 800score.com

Guys,

I have the complete set of mock tests from 800score.com. They are pretty good, and can give you some much-needed practice.

In case you need to save 25 dollars, please drop me a mail at aritro.b@gmail.com, and I will mail across all of them.

You can also go to LOG IN PAGE: http://www.800score.com/log and use

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Cheers.

The first batch of cookies....

I am done with taking my Manhattan tests for now. So I am sharing my account details-

User ID: aritro.b@gmail.com

Password: popeye00

The tests have been taken once, but you can retake them as muany times as you want to, provided you don't try peeking at the already taken tests. Also, you can have a pretty good idea of what you will be able to get for 70 USD if you decide on buying the tests.

Also, there are some other question banks that are totally worth going through.

Will be very pleased if you are helped a bit.

Starting off.........

Without much ado let's start this thing off and take it to the highest level of awesome. The agenda is simple- to make all the viewers and followers of this blog believe that a perfect score in GMAT is possible.

You just need to remember the following things:

1. All you need in GMAT is stamina to tolerate the 4-hour mind-numbing experience. Skill is not much celebrated.

2. The term 'innate skill' is highly overrated. For GMAT 'acquired skill' works just as well.

3. Seriousness is not as much a prerequisite of success as sincerity is.

4. The GMAT is always right - doesn't matter if the official answer of a DS or a SC looks dubious to you. The test-administartors don't give a damn. So, it doesn't pay to be impeccable. Rather, be GMAT-smart.

5. Collaboration is absolutely a necessity for success. Don't be selfish in spreading out knowledge and study materials. Hoarding never made anyone richer by as much as a point!!

6. If the author of this blog can dream of making it big on the world-business stage, so can you. And if GMAT is your avenue of choice, you are in the right direction. You have already set sail- just steer your ship well and an 800 is pretty much your for the taking.