I recently wrote about how important it is to be specific about your plans for graduate school. Since founding Gurufi in 2006, we have helped several thousand clients get into their top-choice Ph.D. and Master’s programs, including hundreds of people seeking admission into hyper-competitive...

         Most graduate programs require only a personal statement, but many (particularly, some of the BigTen schools) require both a personal statement AND a statement of purpose. Many applicants can find the distinction confusing, so we’re here to clear that up. For the last 17 years,...

Math Box A contains 2 black chips. Box B contains 2 white chips. Box C contains 1 black chip and 1 white chip. Ted chooses a box at random and then randomly selects a chip from that box. If the selected chip is black, what is...

Verbal Almost all arguments against the theory of evolution stem from the fact that it is very difficult to prove how a group of non-living elements can combine together and give rise to life. However, just because something cannot be proved with certainty today doesn’t mean...

Math Line M is y = 3x + 10. Line N is 2y = 5x- 6. Line P has a y-intercept of 6, and the point (6, 4) lies on line P. Quantity A Quantity B The measure of the largest angle created by the intersection of line M and line...

Math n is an integer, and \({|2n + 7| \leq 10}\). Quantity A Quantity B The difference between the greatest and least possible values of n 10 A) Quantity A is greater. B) Quantity B is greater. C) The two quantities are equal. D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.   Correct Answer -...

Verbal The federal government expects hospitals to perform 10,000 organ transplants next year. But it is doubtful that this many donor organ will be available since the number of fatalities resulting from car and motorcycle accidents has been dropping steadily over the past decade. The argument above...

Math The areas of the two shaded regions of the circle are equal. Quantity A Quantity B The area of unshaded region A of the circle The area of unshaded region B of the circle A) Quantity A is greater. B) Quantity B is greater. C) The two quantities are equal. D) The relationship...

Math Polygon SUVNPQ is equilateral and equiangular and TWOR is a rectangle. Quantity A Quantity B \({\frac{{x}}{{y}}}\) \({1}\) A)The quantity in Column A is greater. B)The quantity in Column B is greater. C)The two quantities are equal. D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.   Correct Answer - A  - (click and drag your...

Verbal The playwright's approach is (i) ___________ in that her works (ii) ___________ the theatrical devices normally used to create drama on the stage. Blank (i) Blank (ii) (A) pedestrian (D) jettison (B) startling (E) experiment with (C) celebrated (F) distill   Correct Answer - B & D  - (click and drag your mouse to see...