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If you want to experience the real testing environment it is good to go with but it should not be a hurdle to your practice. You can learn concepts and practice without it. Scratch pad is not so different THING to make difference on the test day but your learning, test taking strategy, and how you take the test.

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Hello everyone, today I started my learning journey GMAT Do you have any advice for me?

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Lots of tips and direction on resources.

Hi dev21212121

Please find a very comprehensive resource collection here:
GMAT Critical Reasoning Resources Collection!

Also two very good CR guides below:
Start Here For CR: GMAT Ninja's Critical Reasoning Resource Collection
Mod Nightblade's Quick Guide to CR Proficiency

In this GMAT Success Talk, Abhrajit shares his extensive journey of overcoming a prolonged GMAT score plateau—after five years and four attempts—to finally achieving a 695 (98th percentile) on the GMAT Focus. Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPUgXcEpLHo

For all those gunning for Round 1 deadlines of Sep 2025 for the intake of Fall 2026, here’s a rough sketch plan to consider:

A. Independent of, and in parallel, to B
- Building (packaging) your profile by going through reflections*
- Finalizing CV*
- Developing pointers for Recommenders*
- Figuring out financials

B. Key Milestone*: GMAT/GRE (for R1, get this done by end May ’25; worse case, by mid-June)

C. Dependent on B:
- Research & shortlist schools*
- Networking with students*
- Attending webinars/events*
- Drafting essays using the insights from reflections*
- Securing LORs*

* denotes time consuming activity

I’m planning to take the GMAT after my undergrad and need guidance on preparation during undergrad years cuz it’s become co managing...Could yall give some tips🍁

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Looking to take the EA after having not hit my target GMAT score over the past 9+ months. Are the practice exams in the GMATClub bundle for the EA access to the same official practice tests on mba.com? Also are the practice "quizzes" and example problems in the GMATClub bundle for the EA similar to the question bank that is available for the GMAT?

Data Sufficiency Butler: April 2025
April 7	DS 1	DS 2

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DS 1

How many miles long is the route from Nurich to Greensburg?

(1) Sam drove the first hour of the three-hour trip from Nurich to Greensburg at 5 miles per hour faster than he drove the final 2 hours.
(2) Sam drove the first 1/3 of the trip from Nurich to Greensburg at 38 miles per hour.

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DS 2

In a certain store, the price of five pens is equal to the price of a notebook. What is the cost of a ruler in this store?

(1) The cost of four pens and two notebooks is 10 dollars more than the cost of six rulers.
(2) The cost of seven notebooks is 25 dollars more than the cost of 15 rulers.

Critical Reasoning Butler: April 2025
April 7	CR 1	CR 2

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CR 1

When the nineteenth-century German bacteriologist Robert Koch identified a particular bacterium as responsible for cholera, Max von Pettenkoffer, a physician, expressed his skepticism by voluntarily drinking an entire bottle of the allegedly responsible bacteria. Although von Pettenkoffer took his failure to come down with the disease as a refutation of Koch's hypothesis that cholera was caused by bacteria, Koch argued that von Pettenkoffer had been protected by his own stomach acid. The acid secreted by the stomach, Koch explained, kills most ingested bacteria.

Which of the following, if true, provides the most evidence to support Koch's counterargument?

A. Peptic ulcers, often associated with excessive secretions of stomach acid, are common in certain areas characterized by low rates of cholera.

B. As von Pettenkoffer later admitted that he had previously had cholera, it is probable that he had developed antibodies that protected him from a second attack.

C. Cholera is endemic in areas in which poor sanitation results in high concentrations of cholera bacteria in drinking water.

D. Although stomach acid kills most ingested bacteria, large numbers of e. coli bacteria nonetheless manage to make their way to the lower intestine of the digestive tract.

E. Cholera bacteria ingested with bicarbonate of soda, a neutralizer of stomach acid, is more likely to result in cholera than if the bacteria is ingested alone.
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CR 2

Over the last five years, demand for introductory-level philosophy courses at Inagua College has increased significantly, as has the number of students across the country who choose to major in philosophy. These trends are projected to continue for the next several years. In response, Inagua College is considering a plan to stop hiring professors in other fields and hire only philosophy professors in order to attract more students to the college.

Which of the following would it be most useful for Inagua College to know in evaluating the plan it is considering?

(A) Whether the number of philosophers awarded doctorates is expected to grow in the next several years

(B) Whether availability of philosophy courses has an effect on potential students' decisions regarding where they will attend college

(C) Whether demand for post-secondary education in Inagua is likely to increase in the near future

(D) Whether the increased demand for philosophy courses, if met, is likely to lead to an increase in the demand for courses in related fields, such as logic

(E) Whether, on average, newly-hired philosophy professors are as highly-rated by students as the professors currently teaching philosophy classes at Inagua College

Problem Solving Butler: April 2025
April 7	PS 1	PS 2

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PS 1

Which of the following has a decimal equivalent that is a terminating decimal?

I. 1/128
II. 1/225
III. 1/384

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. I and III
E. I, II and III
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PS 2

Alex and Sam are playing a game of dice. Sam, being the evil one, loaded the dice in such a way that the probability of getting any number n is n times the probability of showing up of 1 when the dice is rolled. The rules of the games are such that for every time an odd number shows up, Alex scores a point, otherwise the point goes to Sam. What is the probability of Alex scoring a point at any single roll?

A. \(\frac{2}{7}\)

B. \(\frac{3}{7}\)

C. \(\frac{4}{7}\)

D. \(\frac{5}{7}\)

E. \(\frac{6}{7}\)

Here are a few great articles to check out:

How to Start Studying for the GMAT Focus: 5 Steps for Success

GMAT Study Plan: The Best Way to Study for the GMAT

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Hi Guys! From when can I access a refurbished copy of the official GMAT focus edition or a PDF?

Problem Solving Butler: April 2025
April 8	PS 1	PS 2

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PS 1

Set A consists of integers -9, 8, 3, 10, and J; Set B consists of integers -2, 5, 0, 7, -6, and T. If R is the median of Set A and W is the mode of set B, and R^W is a factor of 34, what is the value of T if J is negative?

(A) -2
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 2
(E) 5
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PS 2

What is the greatest prime factor of 12! * 11! + 11! * 10! ?

(A) 7
(B) 11
(C) 13
(D) 17
(E) 19

Critical Reasoning Butler: April 2025
April 8	CR 1	CR 2

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CR 1

Nick: The best way to write a good detective story is to work backward from the crime. The writer should first decide what the crime is and who the perpetrator is and then come up with the circumstances and clues based on those decisions.

Which one of the following illustrates a principle most similar to that illustrated by the passage?

(A) When planning a trip, some people first decide where they want to go and then plan accordingly, but for most of us, much financial planning must be done before we can choose where we are going.

(B) In planting a vegetable garden, you should prepare the soil first and then decide what kinds of vegetables to plant.

(C) Good architects do not extemporaneously construct their plans in the course of an afternoon; an architectural design cannot be divorced from the method of constructing the building.

(D) In solving mathematical problems, the best method is to try out as many strategies as possible in the time allotted. This is particularly effective if the number of possible strategies is fairly small.

(E) To make a great tennis shot you should visualize where you want the shot to go and then determine the position you need to be in to execute the shot properly.

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CR 2

Often considered a branch of folklore studies, cryptozoology is the study of hidden or mythological animals such as the Yeti or the unicorn. However, cryptozoologists use methods more akin to the field of zoology to seek evidence as to the existence of such creatures, rather than study the legends formed around the creatures in human societies. Therefore, cryptozoology should not be classified as a branch of folklore studies.

The above conclusion is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?

A. Unequivocal proof of the existence of the Yeti and the unicorn has been found.

B. Cryptozoology is studied in prestigious universities all over the world.

C. Folklorists investigate the legends themselves rather than try to prove them to be real.

D. Some cryptozoologists are acclaimed anthropologists and folklorists.

E. Folklorists often shy away from fieldwork.