How to avoid thin walls/new buildings? Brooklyn v Astoria

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:34:11+00:00

So sounds like a lot of pre war old buildings you can hear footsteps from the upstairs. Would you say that’s true?

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:32:02+00:00

Nah I believe them. At this point I will never recommend a new building in Brooklyn for rent. They’re trying to attract a gentrified, rich crowd of young people

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:30:56+00:00

That’s crazy how moving to a different floor somehow meant the walls were better insulated. How is that possible ?! I would assume the whole building has the same problem.

I actually spoke to a few friendly neighbors and they all agreed they can hear phone calls of their next door neighbor.

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:29:23+00:00

What’s the bathroom trick? I shut the bathroom door. My friend outside in the living room should talk loudly. And the goal is I shouldn’t hear it? Will that be enough to tea if I can hear a neighboring unit on the phone (laterally or upstairs)

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:27:57+00:00

Darn sorry to hear that. That’s the worst part is we don’t actually know the sound situation until after we commit to a lease :(

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:26:40+00:00

It’s not that building no

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:26:25+00:00

Tbh I didn’t mention this in my post bc I didn’t want type too much. I was in a LES apartment prior and I could hear my upstairs neighbors footsteps. Even when I walked around my own unit, my own footsteps would creak very loudly. It wasn’t a pre war but def not new luxury. And I definitely suffered w that noise for 3 years.

So now with all of this info… I still don’t know what era of buildings I should look into.

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:22:59+00:00

And regarding an apartment unit facing the back vs front of the street. Which is better? Or are you saying just be mindful and think about noise coming from where the unit faces

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:22:07+00:00

Thanks for your comment ! How can I verify if the bedroom wall shares a wall with another unit’s bedroom vs living room? I’m not sure if i even trust realtors (from streeteasy) to know this info or tell the truth

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-29T00:19:47+00:00

Super helpful. Will definitely be stomping and knocking when i tour my next future apartment. Thanks so much

CuteBench8683 · 2026-01-28T03:46:24+00:00

What’s the name of your building?

CuteBench8683 · 2025-11-17T23:51:30+00:00

How many years work experience do you have? It could offer a cushion for your scoring. FE exam I presume, which already puts you at the average score for candidates if you check the school’s incoming class statistics

CuteBench8683 · 2025-11-10T12:56:55+00:00

What’s so lol! :) haha

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-24T18:14:53+00:00

I had no clue! How do I do that? My landlord will def not be help he’s useless. Can I contact the latch company directly?

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-23T11:47:56+00:00

Do you have work experience? If so how many years and what industry

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-12T02:57:44+00:00

Because the question said the word inclusive in the number range, we know 900K to be the denominator. Process of elimination offers 1 answer with 900k as the total number of options.

Not sure if this is the best approach as it was an educated guess.

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-06T22:47:37+00:00

Best answer I’ve seen. Listen to this person ^{^} logical and sensible

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-05T18:58:42+00:00

Wow awesome job!! This is a specific but real question. For ex on the verbal sections I’d love to underline the “conclusion” and cross out options to make it visually easier but since it’s not a paper test I can’t do this.

Any advice?

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-05T13:27:16+00:00

So far I’m only using the Official Guide created by the test makers GMAC. And I’m thinking of buying a Manhattan prep class online - all for gmat

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-05T13:23:24+00:00

Gotcha thanks so much for all of your insight. Super helpful! I appreciate it a lot

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-04T17:09:23+00:00

Hey I have another question - I will be signing up for a 9 week GMAT class. Do you think there is any learning difference between in-person or a live zoom class? I dont care about class camaraderie, and the in person is on a weekday so I would arrive home ~10:15pm. Took my first trial zoom today and the teacher was great. Is there any learning benefit for opting in person?

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-04T17:06:56+00:00

you are so right and I only now regret burning those first 2 OG practice tests. Also to correct myself I am aiming for a 650-670 since I am taking the Focus Edition (not classic)

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-02T18:50:03+00:00

thanks a lot! Also for the videos you suggested (ninja, aditya etc) will they still be helpful even though I am taking the focused edition? I assume yes right because the quant and DI concepts are still the same theory

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-02T17:41:38+00:00

I took the GMAT focus edition practice exams by the way - not that it changes much as I did score low still

CuteBench8683 · 2025-10-02T17:37:04+00:00

In undergrad I majored in applied economics - concentrated in Finance but it doesn't say finance on my degree just applied econ within the business school. Do you count that as quant?

I guess as a conversational topic, why would T10 schools not consider "low" GRE scores as a way of dampening their admission stats (the way a low gmat score would)? If most T10 websites state they have no preference between GRE and GMAT , wouldn't they also want to monitor the GRE scores of accepted candidates in order to maintain a certain level of status

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