MBA Scholarship competition

Question 1: Sentence Correction
Please correct the underlined part of the sentence, if necessary, with one of given options. Egyptians are credited as having pioneered embalming methods as long ago as 2650 BC.
as having with having to have as the ones who for being the ones who Next Question

Question 2: Problem Solving
A carpenter constructed a rectangular sandbox with a capacity of 10 cubic feet. If the carpenter were to make a similar sandbox twice as long, twice as wide and twice as high as the first sandbox, what would be the capacity, in cubic feet, of the second sandbox?
20 40 60 80 100 Next Question

Question 3: Critical reasoning
A company is considering changing its policy concerning daily working hours. Currently, this company requires all employees to arrive at work at 8am. The proposed policy would permit each employee to decide when to arrive - from as early as 6am to as late as 10am. The adoption of this policy would be most likely to decrease employees' productivity if the employees' job functions required them to
a) work without interruption from other employees. b) consult at least once a day with employees from other companies. c) submit their work for a supervisor's eventual approval. d) interact with each other throughout the entire workday e) undertake projects that take several days to complete. Next Question

Question 4: Data Sufficiency
Data Sufficiency - please determine whether the data provided by the statements are sufficient to answer the question. In Jefferson School, 300 students study French or Spanish or both. If 100 of these students do not study French, how many of these students study both French and Spanish? 1. Of the 300 students, 60 do not study Spanish. 2. A total of 240 of the students study Spanish.
A. If statement (1) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) alone is not; B. If statement (2) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) by itself is not; C. BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient; D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question; E. Statement (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question, requiring more data pertaining to the problem. Now enter your personal details

The Competition

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is delighted to partner with The Irish Times to offer readers the chance to win a scholarship to cover full tuition fees for a part-time Executive MBA at UCD Smurfit School, worth up to €30,000.

Over four weeks from Friday January 22nd to Friday February 12th readers have the chance to answer 4 GMAT questions as provided. Applicants for the scholarship must answer three of the four questions correctly and submit a short application form, registering their details as a participant. Those who answer the questions correctly will be asked to submit a full MBA application form, these will be assessed and successful candidates will be invited for interview. The best candidate will win the overall scholarship prize.

Entry Requirements

1. You must have a university degree or equivalent professional qualification and a minimum of three years' professional experience.
2. You must answer correctly three of the four GMAT questions online at www.irishtimes.com/competitions/mbascholarship
3. Those who answer three of the four questions correctly will be invited to complete the standard MBA application process for the second-round of the competition.
4. You must have already taken or be prepared to take at short notice the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Admission to the programme will be conditional on satisfying the GMAT requirements of the Executive MBA programme at UCD Smurfit School. Further information at www.smurfitschool.ieand www.mba.com
5. A panel of judges will then select a third-round short list, based on applications. These candidates will be interviewed.
6. The Irish Times scholarship will be awarded to the highest calibre candidate selected from the applications received, subject to their meeting, at a minimum, the standard entry requirements of the UCD Smurfit School Executive MBA programme.

Terms and Conditions

1. Competition is open to residents of Ireland except employees of UCD and The Irish Times, and their associated affiliated or subsidiary companies, and their immediate families, agents, or anyone connected with this competition.
2. The competition is open to those who have already submitted an application directly to UCD for 2010 entry to the executive MBA programme.
3. The Irish Times Executive MBA Scholarship will be awarded to the candidate deemed to be of the highest calibre by the UCD Smurfit School judging panel. UCD Smurfit School reserves the right not to award the Scholarship prize if no candidate of the required calibre is identified. The decision is final and correspondence will not be entered into.
4. Candidates should have a university degree or equivalent professional qualification, a minimum of three to five years' professional experience, an acceptable score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), and two references, normally from current and/or former employers and/or colleagues.
5. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by the judging panel.
6. The winning candidate has a choice of three MBA courses: Executive MBA Blackrock Midweek; Executive MBA Blackrock Weekend; Executive MBA City Centre Midweek.
7. Prize consists of two years' tuition fees, worth up to €30,000.
8. Candidates must be available to commence the Executive MBA programme in September 2010.
9. The competition is not open to recipients of any other MBA scholarships being awarded by UCD Smurfit School, but is to open to those who have applied for 2010 entry to the programme.
10. Closing date for entries: Monday 15th February 2010.
11. Winning candidate will be informed in May 2010.
12. Classes commence late August 2010.
13. No cash alternative.
14. No substitutions allowed.
15. Winner must agree to participate in publicity if applicable.

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The Competition

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