Jamboree Question of the Day - Day 136, May 18th 2011

The nation’s three military academies have seen a dramatic rise in applications, one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, increasing tuition costs at private colleges, and improved recruiting by the academies.

(A) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, increasing tuition costs at private colleges, and improved recruiting by the academies
(B) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, tuition costs that have increased at private colleges, and academies improving their recruiting
(C) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, private colleges that increased their tuition costs, and recruiting improvements by the academies
(D) fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, tuition costs increasing at private colleges, and academies improving their recruiting
(E) fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, increasing tuition costs at private colleges, and academies improving their recruiting

Solution (Posted on 20th):
Choice A makes the list parallel. All elements in the list are nouns. A remains.

Jamboree Question of the Day - Day 135, May 16th 2011

The most favorable locations for the growth of glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes, where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year.

(A) glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes
(B) glaciers are not the cold, dry polar regions but the cool, moist middle latitudes
(C) glaciers are the cool, moist middle latitudes rather than the cold, dry polar regions
(D) glaciers, instead of being the cold, dry polar regions, would be the cool, moist middle latitudes
(E) glaciers are, instead of the cold, dry polar regions, rather the cool, moist middle latitudes

Solution (Posted on May 18th): 

Choices A and D are passive. rather than indicates a preference, thus incorrect. Instead of indicates substitution, thus incorrect. In choice B, not.........but.............. is parallel and thus is the best answer. B remains.

Jamboree Question of the Day - Day 133, May 11th 2011

In how many ways can the letters A, B, C, D, and D be arranged so that there are is least one letter between two "D"s?

(A) 12

(B) 18

(C) 24

(D) 36

(E) 60

Answer is D

Jamboree Question of the Day - Day 131, May 9th 2011

A 4-digit positive integer consists of none zero digits. If exactly two of the digits are the same, how many such integers are possible?

(A) 72

(B) 144

(C) 216

(D) 504 

(E) 1008

Answer is E

Jamboree Question of the Day - Day 130, May 7th 2011

Eight students are equally divided into 4 groups who divide 4 different projects between themselves.  How many different groups are possible?

(A) 1280

(B) 960

(C) 840

(D) 1680

(E) 540

Answer is D

Jamboree Question of the Day - Day 129, May 5th 2011

A 6-digit code consists of two number digit chosen from 0, 1, 2, 3 and four letters chosen from p, q, r, s, t. If the first and last digit must be a number digit and each digit can appear more than once in a code, how many different codes are possible?

(A) 375

(B) 625

(C) 1,875

(D) 5000

(E) 10,000

Answer is E

Jamboree Question of the Day - Day 128, May 3rd 2011

How many integers from 500 to 799, inclusive, contain 6 or 7 in it ?

(A) 220

(B) 236

(C) 238

(D) 240

(E) 242

Answer is B

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B-School Admission Trends

This article is with the intention to share the latest trends of admission results of Indian Applicants who have applied to B Schools for Fall’10, the trend this year has been the increase of the applicants especially from IT- Pool, ( even the admission comitte of most B-Schools in US / Europe Would agree ), this  Obviously has made getting into Good B-Schools tougher.  So , what can make the difference ? 

GMAT Score? Of course GMAT Score is important, higher the score better the chances however is just a good GMAT score enough to get into Top Schools? No – With most of the Applicants coming from similar backgrounds in terms of work Experience, Academics and Background a lot depends on the application ( Essays , Recommendations etc..) , The applicant communicates to the Ad-Com through his / her application and hence it’s imperative to ensure the “BEST Application” is presented for the B-School. Now, what does “Best Application” mean? – Let us try to understand this, Based on my experience i would suggest the following to ensure a winning application.

1) Theme : Always have a Theme in mind before approaching the application this includes your experiences ( Both Professional and Personal)  and try to build your story based on that.

2) Goals : Almost every B-School will ask you this Question , It is a must to have your short term and Long-term goals clearly defined ,there can’t be any compromises made in defining your Goals, its  also necessary to mention what made you decide on the Goal’s .

3) Diversity : As mentioned earlier most of the applicants come from similar backgrounds and hence it very important to display what diverse skills / experiences  you posses.

4) Leadership : A B-school can facilitate the path to be a leader, However if you already have Leadership skills it will attract the Ad-Com , Any leadership activities in your life can be presented in the application , it’s not a necessity that you have a Managerial Role ( If you do it will add ), leadership is not defined by you designation but by your actions, organising a camp or an Idea that has been implemented can also be considered as Leadership Trait.

5) Social- Awareness : A Business leader is also responsible for the society , indicate different social activities that you’ve participated in throughout your life.

6) Language / Data :  Flowery language is not really required , however Grammatically correct and crisp language is. Ensure there are no errors while filling the online application for eg : Dates, GPA , Names etc..

7) Plagiarism :  A Strict No-No , Copying content from the Net or other applicant is a definite setback to  the application.

8) Choice : Outlay clearly why you have chosen that B-School , Subject and most importantly Why an MBA and what can it do for you.

9)  X-Factor : Stress on what can you bring to the class and how you will contribute to the School over-all. These are some points that should be kept in mind while applying for any B-School , There is definitely no single point strategy to ensure an Admit however a combination of these with a decent profile should at-least give you an Interview Call.

HAPPY APP’ing

Jamboree Question of the Day - Day 124 April 25th 2011

Rules banning cancer-causing substances from food apply to new food additives and not to natural constituents of food because their use as additives is entirely avoidable.

(A) their use as additives is

(B) as additives, their use is

(C) the use of such additives is

(D) the use of such additives are

(E) the use of them as additives is

Please give your answers in the comment box below. Solution will be posted on April - 27th with an explanation for the answer!