Sunday, July 11, 2010

... well I do have 12 useless hours

Back on the pony. I have the pleasure of working a 12 hour, Sunday shift. I will get two comp days for this, but this generally blows. So I plan to watch the last World Cup Game and then study the gmat. Since it has been a while I am going to take a MGMAT practice test to see where I am lacking and go from there. I imagine it will be fairly low, but it will be good to guage what to do next.

Also many schools have posted the dealines and essays for the fall. I have my jump drive neatly organized and mayeven start cracking on some essays. Well, maybe.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

... those crazy broads on tv are distracting

I have been a bad, bad girl. In the past month I have studied a bit, but has been wildly distracted by food, layoffs, Real Housewives of NY/NJ, and RuPaul's Drag Race. I have squeaked some study time in, but I am lacking the psychotic resolve I need to kick this shit.

Of course it won't start tonight as my office husband is moving and I am getting one last dinner with him. Thursday I am off to San Fran for 5 days. Then... THEN... I will buckle down, hide from all social activities, and do some studying. Nonetheless, I had decided not to lock in a date for the retake until I am hitting 700+ on my practice tests. It is hard to stay on track without a goal date, so June 21st is penciled in date.

Monday, April 26, 2010

... I hate hitting the books when drag queens are on tv

After a weekend of getting nothing GMAT related done, I am following that with MonGay TV. I can't miss the RuPaul Drag Race finale! I mean seriously! But I do need to start declining social invites and bust on the books. Sucks, but hey, i need to.

I am scoping out dates for the retake. Looks like there is an appointment open June 21st at noon, though it is not at the place I like to take it. I also want to get the special room in the corner, the one that is a single desk room. Where I can cuss and bitch to myself. How awesome would that be? But maybe if I really knew the material.. it may not matter as much. Either way, I should at least try for it.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

... with books come man-babies and other non-sense

This week was a fine week in studying. Busted through the EIV book (with the exception of a be more formula works to do)... some OG work.. some other junk. Naturally, once I get into studying, the people come out of the woodwork. J* from out of town, man-babies from my past, etc etc. I will make time for the friends, not the man-babies.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

... making a plan about plans

Ok, I reckon I should post a bit about my plan as I am back in the 'ole GMAT saddle again.
GMAT - Work on the 9 week MGMAT plan and test again in June. Re-take until I get the score I want. Ideally I want a 720, but would be seriously happy with a 650+.
School Applications
Round 1 -Tuck EA, Darden, UT, Columbia EA, Northwestern, Cornell
Round 2- NYU, UNC, U of Chicago, Yale
Pipe dreams if I bang out my GMAT - Wharton
Safety (or at least safer) schools- Georgetown, Boston U
Quit work sometime July 2011. (dayum, that is forever away)

So there it is... my next 6moths mapped out.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

... another pretty afternoon ruined by math

I slammed through most of the number properties MGMAT book yesterday...until I hit exponents/root. (inset screeching brake noise here) That I saved for a hardcore concentration session. Blerg, I hate even thinking about them. Almost as much as I hate thinking I have to stay at my current job for another year and then some. Double blerg.

Friday, April 16, 2010

... freaks and other things not in my favor.

Working in television for over a decade, I have come to terms with the freaks that work in this industry. Rattle the cage a bit and the freaks get, well freaky. Layoffs at work have sent the freaks into overdrive. It doesn't help my studying schedule to be filling in here and there on night shifts. But it does and fuel to the fire that is under my ass to get the funk out of this biz.

Other things working against me is my roommate. Filling the house with booze and offering dinners that take too long to eat or prepare.. etc etc. Thing most people would be delighted to have, but to get home from work at 8.. eat at 9 and not study until 10p... that isn't going to work for me. I think I may need to start hiding out in my office after work. Until the move my office.. then I have no clue what I am going to do.