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@@suprotimroy I'm really sorry to hear that. If you're still committed to business school and plan to take the GMAT again, shoot me an email at brett@dominatetestprep.com. I'd love to help you have more success the next time around.
This was very helpful, but for the figures I often have trouble trusting them too much. For example in the final question, I took a screenshot and mapped the smaller, parallel line to the diameter and it came out to much closer to half of the diameter than 1/3 (which would be = 6). So I'm wondering at what point do we take a different route to try to get a more exact answer? I understand that it's time permitting, it's just frustrating because if you solve for the minor arc using (40/180) = (x/9pi), the answer does come out to the low 6.something, which is the answer you got to assuming the smaller line was about a third of the diameter. Any suggestions on when to try to solve this out rather than take the 50/50 guess?
The "eyeballing" strategy is no longer as relevant since the new version of the GMAT (formerly called the GMAT Focus Edition, now just called the GMAT Exam) no longer contains geometry. Just focus on Working Backwards, Making Up Numbers, and WIBNI! There are a couple other useful strategies that we discuss in our complete GMAT Prep Course, fully updated for the latest edition of the exam: www.dominatetestprep.com/gmat-focus. Hope this helps!
Do you know what happens if you select an answer wrong instead of skipping it and then you change it correctly at "Review and change screen"? Does the algorithm increase your overall performance? Yesterday I fiìnished the quantitative part of the gmat focus online changing 3 answers (20 and 18 from incorrect to correct and 18 from correct to incorrect). 16 of my answers were correct so only 5 answer were wrong (2, 3, 6, 14, 18) ... I got only 40th percentile :(
Yeah, it's a tricky aspect of the algorithm and they don't reveal exactly how it works behind the scenes. I was at a conference at the GMAC headquarters last year shortly after they announced this new feature, and they did confirm that the algorithm is still question-adaptive meaning that yes, if you select an answer and get it wrong on the first pass-through, it will send you to an easier next question and your score will take a short-term hit -- even if you later go back and change it to a right answer. That said, ultimately getting the question right is a GOOD thing. Does it more than make up for the initial hit to your score? They weren't clear on that. But an eventual right answer is definitely better than a wrong answer. This is one of the reasons why they limit changes to three questions per section, by the way. And they did make it a point to say that people shouldn't try to game the system by purposely getting the first three questions wrong so that you get easier questions -- and therefore more right answers -- the rest of the way, and then go back to change those first three wrong answers to right answers. With a wink and a nod, they basically said that your score will end up lower if you do that. All of that to say, do your best to get every question right on the initial pass-through, treating it as if it were question-adaptive with no ability to change answers. Then if you do find a mistake you made along the way, so much the better to get that one extra right answer.
Thanks for sharing. Can you kindly help me understand the following - Despite the popularity of vitamin and mineral supplements, people taking them are not giving themselves any significant nutritional advantage. Vitamins and minerals derived from fresh fruits and vegetables have far more potency than those processed in pill form. Not long ago, the Surgeon General recommended that people consume five servings of fruit and vegetables each day. I can say 'why' to the 1st and 3rd sentences above. What's next here?
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "why" to the 1st and 3rd sentences. I'm assuming you mean answer choices A and C? Here's a link to the full question (CR) with answer choices, in case anyone else is curious: gmatclub.com/forum/despite-the-popularity-of-vitamin-and-mineral-supplements-people-taki-241442.html. This is a "Find the Assumption" question, and a good strategy for finding assumptions is what I call the "Negation Technique" (I teach it in detail in my course). If you negate the answer choices, only with answer choice E does the argument fall apart. Hence, it's the correct answer. If you want me to further clarify why answer choices A and C are wrong, let me know. Hope this helps!
Hey mate, your method is fairly reasonable, but I would like to share another more time-efficient one. What if we subtract the last digit (7)-(3) we get =4 and the same thing with exponents (28)-(23)=5 so basically it is 4^5 = 1024 ends in a 4. and hardly takes less than 30 sec.
Your approach won't always work. What if the second term ends in, say, a 9 instead of a 3? Now subtracting the last digits results in -2. As another example, try your method for 6^5 - 4^3. According to your approach, it should be the same as (6-4)^(5-3). But it's not.
Please help me Is there any conclusion in the following Recent evidence suggests that minimum wage hikes undermine the welfare to work transition.kelvin lang of Boston university found that low skill adults often were crowded out of the Job market by teenagers and part time students after a minimum wage increase, though adults have the greater need of income.Brandan report that minimum wage hikes results in lower work force participation among welfare mothers.This suggests that President Clinton proposal to raise the minimum wage undercuts his goal of ending welfare as we know it.
@@gamingpur2008 That's what I thought. Remember that you can't use a calculator on the Quantitative Reasoning section of the GMAT, so make sure you have other ways of solving questions like this.
Some schools like Fosters Washington also have test waiver (as per their website for admission requirements) but they mention about demonstrating some quantitative aptitude either through work ex (quant focused role), a CFA/CPA or similar finance certification, or by giving GMAT/GRE. Now, in this case, giving the GMAT/GRE will be far cheaper and easier than studying for CFA, and only option for people who didn’t work in a quant role. So you still need something …
Yes, you're exactly right. Poets & Quants just published a helpful article on how to boost your quant profile, and that's one of the points they made. Here it is if you want to check it out: poetsandquants.com/2024/05/14/how-to-improve-your-quant-profile
I think the real problem is that you think you are too close to the answer, and say that it's ok if I'm over by a min since I'm very close, I will regret having the wrong answer after wasting 3 mins on this question, specially when I'm so close. This is how you loose marks, and the question was actually very simple, but you made a silly calculation error somewhere, which is why so much time was wasted.
That's a good point. That's why another good strategy is to use logic and common sense to eliminate clear throw-away answers early on. Often you can get a general sense of approximately what the answer will look like so that even if you make a calculation error but you're still in the ballpark, you won't get distracted by some of the other wrong answer choices.
@@Conk-bepis If I've left a video up on this channel, then it's still relevant to the current iteration of the GMAT Exam. And yes, I still love to connect with people who find our videos! I'm glad you found it helpful. Good luck and let me know how else I can help.
My pleasure. Glad it helped! P.S. Here's a podcast episode that lays out a game plan for your final week before test day, including a downloadable checklist that you can use to stay on track in the final days leading up to test day: podcast.dominatetestprep.com/548431/4566068-27-7-days-out-from-test-day
It's still relevant! And rest assured that our course has been fully updated for the new GMAT Focus Edition if you decide to go that route. Good luck and let me know how else we can help!
I'm deeply impressed by this. I came across something with a similar message, and it was truly captivating. "Dominating Your Clock: Strategies for Professional and Personal Success" by Anthony Rivers
That's correct. It's crazy how quickly the industry in changing! At the time I recorded this video, not a single law school accepted the GRE. Now, many do... and many aren't requiring the LSAT any more at all. Are you using the GRE for law school or for a different grad program?
This was a wonderful example and explanation. You are like a magician. Actually you did a good job of using the laws of exponents and simplifying terms.
I have solutions for the DS questions in the new guide but still working on the IR questions. They're included with our current GMAT course and will be included with our new GMAT Focus course as well.
Whishing you the best Brett! Can't tank you enough. If I hadn't taken your course around a year and a half ago, I wouldn't have gotten to my masters program and would have not been able to study abroad! Cheers
That's great to hear. I'm glad your hard work paid off. I hope you're enjoying your Masters program abroad. Good luck and all the best to you in the future!
Use Legendres formula which basically tells u the amount of prime factors a factorial has. 15! Is the answer cause when u divide 15 by 5 u get 3 factors of 5 and when u divide it by 2 u get more than 5 so u can see it’s the answer in less than 10 seconds.
Thanks for the informative video. Similar to your 3rd point at 8 mins 30, my biggest concern is that we don't know how scoring percentiles will shake up. Say I want to apply in 2025 but I'm currently studying for the GMAT focus edition. If I write it in January 2024, and get a score I'm happy with... is my percentile likely to get pushed down as more people take the GMAT Focus? If so, a score I'm happy with in January 2024 might not be a good enough score in August 2025, long after I've forgotten much of the material. Anyone have any insight here?
I just got back from a conference at the GMAC headquarters where I heard first-hand from their lead psychometrician. He got into the weeds explaining the reliability and validity analysis of the new GMAT Focus Edition, and while the nuances are a bit complex, the overarching message was that the new score range is very stable and expected to remain consistent in the coming years. So I wouldn't worry about how your score will stack up two years from now due to shifts in the scoring algorithm itself. If anything, it actually fixes the upward skew (especially in Quant) that we've seen over the past 5 years. All of that to say, take the GMAT when you're ready, apply when you're ready, and your score will stand up if it's good enough.
@@dominatethegmat Thanks a lot. That's an extremely helpful response, and definitely helps quell my concerns. Now it's time to work toward that score! Thanks again.
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