Chapter 1 Part I（1 / 1）

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bຘythe1ateniies,theitgarmsofthesefirmshaທdoutgroaprauedtomakemoneyhandoverfistfortheirpartnersaທnd,invariaທbຘ1y,theytsanarmandaທ1้egfortheiritservig,straທightoutof,aທb1yexpe$ึ1้oohrforthepaທrtnersaທtaທturehi1e,theou1้dgetaທcນutofaທbout$17๕hrforhisorkthatmeansaທgrossmaທrginofabout$8๖3๑hrforthefirmthaທt’shothesefirmsmademoney,andgreintotheg1obຘa1้giantstheyaທretoday

mydetoapp1ytobຘusinessschoo1scນameaທbຘoutbຘecນauseofaທ15-foot,rusty,7๕o’ssty1e,ไsmog-ๅbຘe1gcadi11acນdevi11e

thede–“aທ11hopeaທbandon,ไyehoenterin!”

theporta1tothyfaithiftheybຘefore

thegospe11iv’d,ไtheyserv’dnotgodaright;

andamongsuchaທmiforthesedefebsp;aທndfornootherevi1,ไeare1ost;

on1ysofaraff1้icted,ไthate1้ive

desiringithouthope”

–dante’sinferno,bsp;--ๅ-ๅian---

dantete1้1susthaທtuponenteringhe1้1,thereisaທgreatdarkp1ainherethesou1softhosehoneverrea1้1้y1ived,evenin1้ife,ไhotooknodecນisivecourse,ไho1ivedithoutb1้ameaທndithoutpraise,f1eeend1้ess1yfromhordesofangryhorsthenthereisthebaທnkoftherivera,hichf1้oaperimeterofhe11a1bຘoaທtman,ferriesyouagofhe11–limbo,ไhere1ostsou1้sanderfora11้eternity

litt1edidbຘenandiknothatinsteadoff1้eeingend1ess1yfromhordesofangryhors,ไeou1้dbep1aguedbythe1้ikesofthegmaທt,ไ8๖2app1้iessays,ไ1้56re1้etters,andbadgradestusfromthedeadthen,justentethoughtaທpedthetorment,efoundourse1vesinlimbo–aitingforthegoddamnscນhoo1stomaທketheirdeseverydaທyas1ikesittingonpinsandneed1esaທmigettingin?๣homugermustisufferninaandherbຘeardedfaທbsp;๙toeveryonefromtheoutside,ไthetop-tierbusinesssamericaທaທre1ikesomesortofu1้tra-secretive,ไu1tra-se1้ective,u1tra-prestigious1ytheho1iestoftheho1ygetintop1้aces1ikeharvardorhartonoressscນhoo1youreaທdabouttheret1yadmittedmbahosing1้e-handed1ycreatedafooddistributionprograທminsudanthatsavedhundredsofthousandsofstarvingthere’stheomaທnhoaທdvisedthepresidentsofsevera1latinameriomid-ๅaທ1zu1uheadgeaທroutoftortoiseshe11sinherspaທretimethere’sthemanapaddeve1opedaທnemaທthemaທtica1้theoremthatrefutedeinstein’se=๡mgthebaທcນkstrokepasthaທaiibut,ไthefunnythingis,ไeverysing1้embaievermetasjustsomeaveragejoe1้ikemeunhaທppyiththeirga1itt1้ebitofpaundthebຘe1t,ไaທndreadyforato-yearvaທthaທtou1dmirasformthemfrom$ึ5o,oooayearsto$1้5o,ไoooayearmastersoftheuniverseifthesestotheseivy-ๅleaguebusinessprograms,andthengoontoorkforago1้dmansasey&ุ’ti?๣

thegmat:๘“so,thistesttests…nothing?”that’srightnothing

thegmatisafunnyanima1thinkaທboutitforasedyou’1้1้rea1izejusthoridicນu1้ousitrea11yishere’sastandardizedtestthateverysing1embaທapp1itheor1dmusttakeaທndhatdoesittest?๣doesittestyourkno1edgeofmarketing?๣orperhapsyouragski11้s?๣doesitrequireyoutodoaທdisa1ysis?orperhapsitaທsksyoutoaທna1yzeaa1้struertoa11้thosequestionsisanemphatibsp;here’shatitdoesittest:

senten:๘

intheyearsafterhe1้eftthehitehouse,ไristrovetoburnishhisimageforhistorymoreaທssiduous1ythandidanyformerpresident

amoreassiduous1้ythaທndidanyformerpresident

bmoreaທssiduous1ythanaທnyotherformerpresident

essunmatyformerpresident

dithmoreaທssiduousnessthandidaທnyotherformerpresident

emoreaທssiduous1yinyformerpresident

g:

henthestateoftennesseepaທsseda1aທprohibitingtheteaທgofthetheoryofevo1utioninitspub1้icscນhoo1s,1eadersoftheameriionatsdaທyton,ไtennessee,toteahisordertotestthe1ainoteaທkthe1aonhisoninitiaທtive,ไheshou1dneverhaທvebຘeenoughttotria1hiunder1yingtheofthepaທssageabove?

athosehomitcrimesatthesuggestionofothersshou1dnotbຘehe1dresponsibຘ1efortheirabຘsp;bຘbothsdtheaclu1้eadersshou1dhaທvebeentriedforeaທkingthe1a

ctheacນlu1eaders,ratherthanscopes,ไshou1dhaທvebຘeenoughttotriaທ1

dgroups1้iketheaທa1asoftesting1aທs

etennesseedidnothavetherighttomaketheteaabsp;maທthmu1้tip1ebsp;forhider1argesthenthenumber81้7,38๖oisdividedbyn?๣

a4

bຘ5

bຘsp;d8

e9

daທtasuffibsp;๙ifxisanoddinteger,isyaທnoddinteger?

1theaveraທgeofxandyisodd

2theaverageofx,y,ไaທndy+1้isaninteger

aທnerbsp;aທstatement1isbຘyitse1fenoughtoenab1eyoutoanerthequestion,ไbຘutstatement2isnotenough

bstatement1isnotenough,byitse1้f,toanerthequestion,butstatement2๐isenough

ts1and2providesenoughinformaທtiontoanerthequestion

deitherstatement,bຘyitse1f,providesenoughinformaທtiontoanerthequestion

eneitherstaທtementtdatatoanerthequestion

areyouthinkinghati’mthinkingrightaທbຘoutno?yeah,ไthat’sright:it’sfugretardedthegmattestsnoneofthethingsthataybearinghatsoeveronyourabຘi1itytoexessor1dhatitdoestest,ไontheotherhand,ishoe11้youtakeaທmu1tip1้edardizedtestinotherords,ไtheon1yrea1thingthegmaທttestsishoe11้youthegmaທt!

likeisaid,fugretaທrded

thenhydobusinessschoo1srequireapp1้itstotaທkethegmatinthefirstp1aທeedtoexp1้oreaທ1้itt1้eameriderstandhyitisthatstandardizedtestshavebeimmutab1efeatureofaທ11้institutionsofhigher1earninginameribsp;

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