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The Quest for 700: Weekly GMAT Challenge (Answer)

Yesterday, Manhattan GMAT posted a GMAT question on our blog. Today, they have followed up with the answer: Since each cucumber is 99% water by weight, each one is also 1% something else (say, “mush.”) So each cucumber is 99% water and 1% mush. That means that all the cucumbers together are 99% water and … Read More  

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The Quest for 700: Weekly GMAT Challenge

Each week Manhattan GMAT posts a GMAT question on our blog and follows up with the answer the next day. Are you up for the challenge? Each of the cucumbers in 100 pounds of cucumbers is composed of 99% water, by weight.  After some of the water evaporates, the cucumbers are now 98% water by … Read More  

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Event Notice: MbaMission/ManhattanGMAT to Co-Host Long-Term Planning Seminar

Applying to B-School in the Fall? It’s not too early to start planning! Preparing quality business school applications can take months. If you’re applying in the fall, now is the time to get a head start on understanding the application process. On March 12, 2009, at 6:30 PM at ManhattanGMAT’s New York Location, Jeremy Shinewald, … Read More  

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Mission Admission: New Stories in Interviews?

As candidates continue to interview, many have asked whether they are obliged to bring new information to their interviews or whether they can simply repeat the strong stories they offered in their essays. Well, the vast majority of interviews (CBS, Chicago, Tuck, Kellogg, Wharton, etc.) are blind. Your interviewer may have read the resume you … Read More  

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The Quest for 700: Weekly GMAT Challenge (Answer)

Yesterday, Manhattan GMAT posted a GMAT question on our blog. Today, they have followed up with the answer: Label the keys A, B, C, and D, such that key A fits the first lock, key B fits the second lock, and so on.  Each possible reassignment of the keys can then be seen as a … Read More  

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