Gisele Has Applied to a Very Competitive Graduate Program

question 173

Multiple Choice

Gisele has applied to a very competitive graduate program. She knows that a faculty committee meets for several days to make decisions about who to admit. Based on research, the faculty committee will be making their best decisions ____.

• A) after a relaxing lunch break on the first day
• B) towards the end of the first day, when they have gotten used to the criteria
• C) towards the end of the second day, when they only have a few decisions left
• D) throughout both days, since they are professionals

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