Post-Exam Assessment

Just finished my "Post-Exam Assessment" over the phone with MGMAT instructor John. Very cool!
His points:
- Looking at the MGMAT tests I took, it is pretty clear that I have the ability to get 700+ questions in both Q and V right, yet I am getting too many in the 600-700 wrong. He believes this most likely kept me away from getting out of the low level problems.
- My problems seem to mechanical type issues, not in over all concepts. So he suggests I stay away from going straight to the MGMAT strategy guides and focus more on drills.
- Do drills on one topic at a time. Gave me some ideas for drills beyond the OG books to help me out.
- Do only one or two practice tests as practice tests only tell you were you are at, they don't really teach you like doing drills would.
- For V, he suggested I focus less on what makes an answer right, but rather focus on what makes the answer wrong. When the questions get more difficult, it will be easier to pick the correct one this way.
- He said it is pretty obvious that 510 is hardly my true ability.

He wants me to shoot him an email in a couple weeks to see where I am.

Nancy Kerrigan circa 1994

So after a few days of walking around in shock, crying like a baby, and sleeping more hours than being awake for, I am pulling out of my cave.

I emailed my MGMAT instructor. She suggested I do the "Post-Exam Assessment" that MGMAT offers. This is an hour long session with a an expert in this exact situation. The instructor promptly notified MGMAT which sent out a Post-Exam form that I sent right back. I now am set up to talk to Johnathan about a game plan moving forward.

I haven't been able to look at gmat stuff. Still in shock. I feel like Nancy Kerrigan "Whhhyyy, whhhyyy?"

UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE

510 Q34 V29

WHAT THE FUCK. I fucking hate this.. why can't I fucking even get same score as I did before.. how can I lose fucking brainc ells like this. It is unfucking real.

I emailed my MGMAT instructor for advice and posted something similar to gmat club. I have no idea what went wrong do I have no clue what to do next.

Fucking hell.

GMAT DAY!

Went over the GmatPrep I had incorrect.. found the errors in my ways. Not bad really. Really noticed the trickery in the questions.

Feeling good... my mind is ticking exactly the way I want it to be.

(BTW... Today is the first day of class for 1st year Tuck students... oh the irony!)

An update to follow.. naturally!

MGMAT #5 620 Q42 V33

Hmm not sure how exactly I feel about this score. It was really the ideal testing set up. Quiet, comfortable, and in the afternoon. The only thing that somewhat distracted me was the fact I was going to the US Open afterwards.. but still that wasn't all that distracting, really.

I did see some repeat questions from prior tests, but I still have to figure out the answer so it really didn't matter much. The quant range is still in the range of 40-43 that I have been hitting fairly consistantly on the MGMAT tests. My verbal was a bit on the low side, but that is really a focus issue more than anything.

The Manhattan GMAT testing center allows you to take the GmatPrep tests too. I wish I would have realized this earlier! So I am going to go do that today.. see how that score compares to the MGMAT score. Also to compare what questions I am getting wrong and can cram for.

What concerns me is that I feel I need to be doing better on these tests than the base score I would be happy with. I am basically ok with 660 and above...so if I was hitting 680's I would feel great, the margin of error is worth it. BUT, if you frankenstien my highest Q43 and highest V36, it is estimated to be a 660. Nice! Again this is comparing the MGMAT scores which I am told over and over again are harder than the real test... so who knows how things end up.

T-2 Days until the test.

The last missing holes T-4 days

Quant:
Quadratic Special Formulas
Inequalities

Seems like 75% of my incorrect quant problems have something to do with these two concepts. So I will focus on them today at work with flashcards on the subways, bookwork at my desk, and mgmat question banks while in the control room.

Verbal:
Critical Reasoning
Reading Comprehension (inference, author agreement)

The issue with reading comp is more about not having enough practice in. The passages are long and I am too lazy most of the time. This might be a good one to also do in my office today. For critical reasoning I need to dumb it down a bit. I can seriously take my way in or out of each answer (gee sot of like real life) but I need to really act like a dumb lawyer type... nit pick each answer and assume little. Also lack of considerable practice ties in hear as well.

other than these issues, I feel ok with most everything else. Ok enough that I am cool with dumping out of other questions that are still bugging me. Why spend a couple hours really getting to understand the slope intercept equation when the likelihood of getting that exact question is limited.. smart guessing is cool with me on that.

Equally important is the fact I need to mentally prepare. Today is studying at work with some tv watching... tomorrow TV is cut out with some studying and a break to go to the US Open... Sunday.. just studying, maybe in my office in peace and quiet with no tv and no facebook. Monday I am off of work, no tv, no work emails, no facebook. Tuesday is the big test day. No emails, tv, facebook, twitter... no bs.

also load up on Pepsi Max, Red Bull Shots, Protein bars... etc

GMAT Prep disappointment

600 Q37 V35

Dammit. These questions look and act very different than the Manhattan Gmat questions. Fucking hell..

Well the GmatClub.com score predictor has me at a 630. Ugh, not where I want to be exactly. Now I have read forums of people that never broke 680 on a practice test, yet landed a 710 on test day. So who knows? No seriously, I want to know who knows what the hell to expect!

I guess I will keep plugging along.. not sure what else to do really.

Whitney Houston... and little studying

Maybe I should not have gone.. but I went to Whitney Houston today. No studying, just trainwreck watching. Tomorrow I will really buckle down and do overview work and a GmatPrep test (sans essays). I am taking the work laptop home so I can actually do the test.

It is incredible how much my body aches right now. Yea we stood around waiting for Whitney, but I mean it wasn't strenuous or anything. I did only get 6 hours of sleep.. knowing me.. that is more the issue.

A good nights rest in order.

Sick

Ugh, my stomach is a mess. I was was so sick last night, so nothing got done in terms of GMAT. So today I must bust on it. (even though I still feel crummy).

The GmatPrep tests do not work on my janky iBook. So I need to remember to bring home the work laptop tonight for the testing.

MGMAT Practice test #4

610 Q37 V36

Hmm. The testing center was packed and I was stuck on a left hand desk and the guy next to me would not stop farting. Yuk. So while I was doing the quant section, I felt like I was bombing it but muddle through regardless. The boost in the verbal section is nice. Seems like with verbal I just need to slow down because I have plenty of time and I tend to get more right that way. If you take my highest quant and highest verbal together, it is a 660. Encouraging. I would love to see a practice test that is 650+ at this point.

I think I will take the GmatPrep test today. Considering there is a crackhead screaming across the street, it may be best for me to go to my office to take the test, maybe around 7p tonight. This should really tell me more accurately where I am at. Of course I would love to see a 700 + score, I am guessing it will be around 650.

Cool, misty, damp, class-free day

I miss my Manhattan Gmat class. :(

Even though every time I went I felt half retarded due to the top level questions they were teaching, but I got used to it and learned to like it. I really can't wait to be back in school and doing that academic grind again. Also, I did feel a bit of accomplishment by actually learning something in a formal way. I feel I haven't really learned something in a long while. The way I gain knowledge is more of a hunting & gathering mission more than a formal teaching experience.

Anywho, I am going to take another practice test at the MGMAT testing center. Not exactly to see leaps and bounds from the practice test earlier this week, but rather to increase endurance and to get used to the feel of testing. I am such a sucker for aesthetics . To really do well on this thing I need to know the feel, smell, look or the test. So more testing it is.. blerg.

Combinatorics and Quadratics

OK.. I think I understand Combinatorics now.

Quadratics I sorta of understand better, yet not comfortably. The problem is there are not many quadratic questions in the Official Gmat guide book. Which leads me to think there are not that many on the real test, most likely not a good thing to assume. I will have to google this more today while at work.

PS I really don't want to go to work today. I hate that place/job/industry/staff

Post-Course Assesment

So out of all the students that took the prep course with me, I am the only one that has actually taken the 3rd practice test. Lame, yes, but I will take that as a token of over-achievement on my part. Yay me.

In the post-course assessment, she noted exactly what I thought she would... quadratics, exponents, and inequalities. Seems like I do best with number properties and geometry, so she suggested I develop some kind of formula for myself to go into those problems with so I am systematically prepared. She also noted I could be doing better at reading comp even though I have high marks, that I could be easily getting them all right. Interesting. So she suggested 2 hours on each noted topic and 3-4 hours one day this for reading comp alone. Ouch.

So I am going to rearrange some of the practice test plans I have for the rest of this week and do more of the type of studying the instructor suggested. With the death of Ted Kennedy, things are a bit all over the place. I find it unlikely I will get much of this work done while at work like I like to do. Better now than the week of the actual exam I suppose.

Thursday: 10a-12p Combinatorics
12p-2p Quadratics

Friday: 10a-12p Stupid mtg for work (dammit)
1p-4p Reading Comprehension

Saturday: 10a-12p Critical Reasoning
2p-6p MGMAT #4 @ the MGMAT Testing center

Sunday: 10a-12p MGMAT #4 overview
12p-2p Inequalities
2p-4p Exponents & Roots.

Monday: 11a-2p GMAT Prep #1

Yea, I got some work ahead of me. ugh. I wish they gave points for effort alone.

Practice Test #3

630 Q41 V35

So a bit down in Q and up a bit in V. Ok, better, warmer. Glad to see that my last Practice test was indeed more of a fluke than anything. At least I am in the 600 range. Technically it is an improvement of 70 points from my standing official GMAT score. Which is sorta amazing to think about... and dammit I will take that little ego boost.

I will also take a little drink tonight thank you very much.

Practice Test #3, Shut Up Brooklyn

Ugh Practice test #3. I am going to try it at home, with loud Brooklyn in the background. Hey I will give it a shot and hit pause if there is some over the top noise (sirens, etc). Muddle through. This will be the 3rd MGMAT test, I need to finish it for my MGMAT instructor to give me a full analysis on what to work on. Which I already know she will say "algebra, quadratics, exponents", but I will let her say it.

Thursday I will take my first GmatPrep test. now for those in the know, those are supposed to be the most accurate in assessing your skills to the GMAT. The MGMAT are notoriously more difficult, the instructor even said this in the class. She said it is highly unlikely you will get combinatorics on the GMAT that are as complex as the ones on MGMAT. Even knowing this, I still would love to have a MGMAT that is 650+... for my ego if nothing else. I have read that there is about a 40 +/- on MGMAT scores. With that, the 620 I got could be really a 660. Hmm still not exactly what I want on test day, but nice to think about nonetheless.

Gameplan Time

Today I am going to review a few sticky topics and maybe do some drills. The points of fundamental weaknesses are getting smaller and smaller. Seems like I have a hard time applying formulas to problems.. or at least recognizing what kind of problem it is. I think these types of issues will fade with practice. Well here's hoping.

Yesterday was pretty darn fun. Brunch in NYC is a sacred thing.. and with M* it is always great. M* is a part-time MBA student at NYU and works full time. This chick hustles... so if she is up for brunch, I'm going because you may not see her for months. Lucky for me, she is also going for consulting, so I can get information through her and maybe she will help me land a job in the future.

Last Class...

Awh... just got back from my last Manhattan Gmat class. How very sad. Though it was always a little rough getting out of bed after a mere 7 hours sleep and go straight to class... in the summer no less... it was definitely worth it. The instructor was great, even if I was secretly wishing I was her. (you know all accomplished and high percentile on everything).

Now I am kicked out of the nest and need to man-up and get on it. After a booze free brunch tomorrow, I am going to take another MGMAT Cat test. I think I will go to my office to take it. No one will be around and I have soundproof walls (neat, no?). This might be helpful seeing what kind of foundation I really do have. There are things I know already I need to work on and will bust on those things today. Some quadratics, some coordinate graph stuff, and of course exponents/roots.

BTW NYC weather today feels like a hot steamy bath. Yuk!

Fuckety Fuck Fuck

A 530, are you fucking kidding me? This better be a fucking fluke and not ever happen again.

Now I know I was super distracted by all the douchebags in the testing center.. but douchebags will be in the testing center for the real thing. Dammit dammit.

There were some problems that I know I know how to do.. but my brain wouldn't turn on for some reason. Fuck!

...and now I need to go to work. Lovely. Did I mention it is a million humid degrees out?

Wake Up and Go Test

Ugh, my work hours of 4-midnight are great for studying during the week. It sucks though to try to get a practice test in the testing center done. Basically I roll out of bed and take a 3 1/2 hour test. Brutal. May need to procure a Red Bull along the way.

Stretching out Negative Motivation...

Since it seem to work well for me .. I decided to stretch out the negative motivation just a little bit more. Yesterday, I deleted his number... today, he his email address is gone! This should lead to another couple days of motivation for some solid studying. Further out, I will think of all the great comebacks for when he texts me out of nowhere (because he is passive aggressive and those types always seem to). That will buy me even more motivation. Thanks for being a douchebag, douchebag.

Now I sorta plowed through my assignments for class this week. So for today I am going to re-do some Exponents & Roots sections. I also made some flashcards with exponents and roots I should memorize to speed things along on the tests. I may add some more to that flashcard stack today. Also, while at work it seems feasible for me to do some GmatClub math tests. Keeps me hustling through the night. Tonight will be even better since chatterbox weirdo won't be in the control room like he was the last two nights.

Friday I take my 2nd practice test. It was been a few weeks since my last and I am excited (oddly even looking forward) to how I will do. I am going to guess it will be in the 650+ range.

Negative Motivation

I don't know what it is with me, but I love some negative motivation. All I need is someone to tell me 'no'... and BAM I am in full game on mode. I am still pissy about this weekend and it lead to doing a full set of GMATclub math test. I actually did pretty well on it too!

So for added motivation I blocked his chat.. and later this week I will delete him from my phone ;)

Studying: OG Polygons

Bad Girl

So I did go to class this weekend... so I wasn't a complete flake... but I was too wrapped in a boy to get much studying in. Lame, considering I was stood up on Sunday, you would think I would be able to get things done. Moving on....

Anyways... I was back into today and was pretty darn successful in getting lots of OG problems out of the way. Even with my house being a million degrees. I did bring some things to go over while at work.

Biggest issues:
Exponent & Root rules
Quadratic Equations
Triangle rules

Game on... T-22

Books, what books

Jeez you throw in a hair appointment and my week gets completely side-tracked. I haven't studied since Tuesday. Bad, very bad. Yet I am still unmotivated to get going today. Class is tomorrow, so I will get on it... after this cup of coffee :)

In the meantime, I have set up my interview/campus tour of Tuck. I have been there before, but I would love to see the new buildings and feel the vibe again. I also think that would help with my essays. With any luck, I will be able to tell them all about my kick ass GMAT score.

Fine I will go study... (grumble)

DAMMIT

So I just learned that my company granted those on shift work 3 three day weekends to take in during the summer. I just now heard about this. WTF!! Summer is almost over.

Luckily, I have a cool boss that will work with me on this and this might actually benefit my studying, but I am still pissed!

To backtrack in studying just a bit...

I have to get the Root & Exponent rules down better in my head. I can muddle through some problems but it takes up too much time. Other problems come to a screeching halt. (cue tires screech car crash noise here). So I am going back to the Kaplan math workbook to lock in some of those concepts. Not sure why my head has an issue with that. Combinatorics-easy, Inequalities-easy, add some exponents-holy shit. I'll get it eventually.

Speaking of... I better get on it!

Work is slowly asking more and more of me...

So I currently have ideal hours for studying by not having to be at work until 4p everyday. I swear more than any other one factor, a consistent schedule at work is key to succeeding on the GMAT. Last year, I was working way too much, on hours that generally were exhausting.

Now work is asking me to attend 'mandatory' meetings in hours outside my shift hours, eating into my study time. Of course this is all during the last week of my studying before the big test. A 10am meeting here, a 3p meeting there... it adds up to less study time for me. I think now that I have agreed to two meetings outside my shift, I will put a cap on my availability for that week. Sorry, but just because my hours don't lend well to business meetings, doesn't mean I have all dam day to lend back to attend. Most of these types of meetings do not really even pertain to me. A two hour session on how something works... something I don't even use.

28 days until the big day!!

Practice Test #1 - Done

Had to wake up early... (well early by my standards) and head to the testing center. I had a bit too much caffeine, to the point I was shaking a bit. Whoopsie. Some breakfast would not have hurt either. Oh well.

I busted through the essays.. blah blah. You know, the essays are a big 'whatever' anyways. Then I go to the math.. There were exponents like everywhere. WTF! I know those are an issue for me, but I swear 2/3rds of the questions had exponents involved with them. Ugh.. and in a silly move, I timed out on the last answer because I was not watching the clock. How lame of me! Next up, the verbal. At the start of this section, you can test with a time limit that you set or with no time limit. Stupidly I typed in "45" minutes instead of "75", I did not notice this mistake until I was into the first question. D'oh. I did not not want to throw the whole test out, so I hit pause. Considering timing in Verbal isn't really an issue of mine, I am not too concerned. Towards the middle of the verbal I was starting to burn out. Spacing out a bit, not focusing as well.

The score...
620 (Q43, V32)

Not bad, not bad. I am pretty pleased with the improvement.
(My standing official GMAT score is a 560 Q30, V37).

I have 31 days to get up over the 700+ mark. I can do it!!

Practice Test Prep

Looking over some concepts and feeling ok. Should be interesting what my score ends up being. I need to keep telling myself it is a "learning process" and not to be devastated if this is a low score.

T-35 days and Feeling Good

35 days to go. 3 Manhattan Gmat Sessions to go.

Friday, I take my first Practice Test since I have been enrolled in the prep course. I elected to take it at The Manhattan Gmat testing center. If I take it at home I know I will hit pause, so watch tv.. etc etc. It won't be the most accurate way to go. At the testing center it will be very similar to the real thing. I hope that it makes the test center feeling less intimidating. Also, they have air conditioning!

I was so freakin tired yesterday at work, it gave me horrible writer's block on my essays. I will try again today. Once I get these Kellogg ones out of the way, it will be easier. I will be in "the zone"

Daydreaming of sleeping.

I want nothing more than to take nap. To the point, I am really wondering how I am going to stay awake today. I bought a 12-pack of Pepsi Max to have in the office to help.. but it may not be of any help... but I am certain a nap would totally help. I know i slept well last night.. but it doesn't seem to matter. ugh. I wish I did not share an office. I like my office mate.. but I like the fact we have a couch even better.

Maybe at 7p I will get a nap in.

T-36 Days

I got a decent amount of work done this weekend, pretty darn proud of myself! With the test day now official, I have a new momentum to get crackin!

In the GMAT Club forums I came across a fascinating profile. A girl, singer/songwriter, with a non-business background, with a 770 that received a full scholarship to Chicago-Booth. A 770! Yozer! That is one of the highest scores I have ever seen! So I reached out and got a quick reply from her. Turns out she is currently teaching prep classes in Chicago and is attending school in the Fall. She led me to a little blog she had about her success story. She seems to be a normal girl who really worked at it. How inspiring! It was interesting to read up on her interviews. Seems as though the ad-coms really were into her story, even before the interview started. I would love nothing more than to knock the GMAT out of the park like that! Add in my work history... oooooweee I would be unstoppable!

Studying: FDP fractions, OG Combinatorics and Probability, SC Modifiers

* I have to work on World News tonight, so a lot less work will get done at the office today. When I say 'work' I of course mean 'writing college essays while giving the appearance I am doing official business'.

It's on like Michelle Kwan! T-37 days

So I signed up for the test. September 8th, the day after Labor Day. It seems to make the most sense timing wise. It will be nice to have the 3 day weekend off of work leading up to 4pm test time. 4 pm is a bit later than I care for but it was that or 8pm. Or the dreaded Brooklyn testing center... which I will never go back to and I would advise no one go to. The people there are JERKS. No I will be going to the one near Bryant Park. Been there before and it worked out ok. The ladies who work there are sweet and kind like moms.. I like! Can I get a cookie and a hug afterwards please?

Talked to my older sister today. I love that lady, she is crazy, but I love her. She is going back to college at age 37.. I am so excited for her. I think it is funny how she used to sell herself short. The "I can't" mentality. Now she is all about it. What started as taking a few accounting classes turned into "maybe I will get my AA" to "When I transfer to the University and get my BA" How cool is that! Funny this is exactly how her and I differ. She shoots way too low... I shoot way too high. "What do you mean I can't be CEO?"

I can't wait to look at all this 5 years from now. Both sisters with degrees, me with an MBA, my parents will be ecstatic. My parents are always proud of us, you know like most parents are. But I imagine they would be over the moon and you always want to impress your parents.

Well on this humid, overcast, rainy day I think studying, essay writing, and cleaning up my room a bit will be the only things I really get done today. Good times!

Mid-course Class

Oh jeez... now I am officially halfway through Manhattan GMAT class. Yikes.. that means the real test is that much closer. (sigh) But I don't feel all that terrible about it. I feel like my head is starting wrap around the idea there are only so many types of problems that will be on the test. Which is great.. some of these few concepts that will be on the test I get. Not only I get... but I can recognize those I know off the bat. Probability, Combinatorics, percents.. I get and spot them a mile away. Yay! Now just need to wrap my head around exponents, square root, quadratic equations and I will be good to go!!

Did some decent outlines for the Kellogg essays. I started with the Kellogg essays because I hear they were good, tough general questions that are a decent exercise in admission essays. So today I will work on the Kellogg Essay 1 today and I am sort of geekin out on it. I also love I have a hip writer friend to look these essays over before I send them out. Sometimes it helps to work in media!

In the meantime.. to add to the loudness of studying in Brooklyn... I suddenly have a mice problem. Now about 6 months ago, the roomie and I spotted one mouse... then caught 6. 6!! So far we have caught 2 so far this time... and I just saw two more JUST NOW. So I took out the second trap we haven't used yet... you know, hedge my bets. It isn't like I live in a complete dump. Everyone says that is just "living in ny". I hate it. I sit with my legs off the ground because I can't help but think of them running over my feet. Ewwww!

TV Freaks

Oh crap, I forgot. There is a crazy guy that rolls in here on Friday nights. He is hired simply to babysit this place, waiting for the world to end. God forbid some dumbass story happens at 3am Saturday morning and we are not all over it. This guy comes in with his strange Indiana Jones looking hat, calls his german family with loud phone calls, and prints like every freaking email he recieved this week. He always asks me if anything 'exciting' is going on. "Nope" the answer, it is always "nope" and I imagine will most likely be "nope"

Go away freak, I have gmat'n to do.

*Update* Mr. Freakout just had me chase my tail for like 10 minutes on some Ted Kennedy "what ifs" Jerk

Better... better

Did some OG Rates & Work problems today and actually did alright. I think I actually got more right than wrong for a change! Sweet! The positive feedback really helped me focus today. YAY!

Now with any luck I can bust out the last bit of the Word Translations book and I will be golden. Here's hoping I have some time here at work to get this done. Lately distractions have been a plenty in the control room. being as it is Friday... maybe everyone will go home early! Looking forward to class tomorrow!

Right now I am going to do my Kellogg Essay rundowns. From reading on the GmatClub forums, sounds like Kellogg essays are the best to start with. Get me in the zone for it... subsequent essays will be easier to do.

Studying: WT Overlapping sets

Fire Trucks, Car Alarms, and Loud People

OMG Brooklyn can be so freakin loud! In the middle of some probability study, 3 fire trucks came roaring down the street. Which set off the car alarms... and horns blaring because no one knows how to yield.. people yelling. Fucking hell.. everyone shut up.

Nonetheless, little to no studying was happening. Getting ready to bust some out here in the office now that everyone who have real people hours have cleared out. Focus Mindy, focus.

In the mean time, seeking quiet study places in NYC/Brooklyn.

Hot, Humid, perfect study weather?

Blech... it is gross out today. Well to be honest, it doesn't bother me too much. Reminds me of New Orleans. I would love nothing more than to call into work, sit on my porch (if I had one), and drink sweet tea. But noooooooo I have to study GMAT. Boo.

I got a wee bit of studying in at work... but I am trying hard to keep it under wraps. I don't need everyone yapping about me going to grad school until after I get in. ;)

Studying: Combinatorics

Not enough time in the day...

Ugh, I seriously need an extra 2 hours a day, with out subtracting that from my glorious hours of sleep. But I imagine I need to get used to it... B-school is more of the same. I got zero studying in today because I had to go to to Target.. f'ed everything in terms of pre-work studying. Ugh. Better luck tomorrow.

Studying (once my office mate leaves): Word Translations

My strange GMAT trend

So while doing some Word Translations in the Official Guide today I noticed I am getting heaps more of the DS questions right than I used to. Not sure if this is due to just knowing the material better than before... maybe the Manhattan Gmat course I am taking... who knows. Regardless it makes me very happy!!! I am such a sucker for positive reinforcement.

Weekend bust

Ok.. that the last of that business. I can't drink all day one day to be hungover all day the next. Nothing gets done that way! So today hitting the books for real this time!

Also today I am going to start writing my essays, while at work. Getting a book out and trying to focus is a bit impossible... also I am still trying to keep this whole thing under wraps. So having a word document up and typing away should keep me under the radar for just a bit longer.

Studying: Word Translations Part II

Weekend fun... now to the books

Went to class yesterday.. it was a good one, wrapping up the first section of word translations. Fun fun. Then blew the rest of the day out in Astoria at a beer garden. (whoopsie)

Landed an invite to Martha's Vineyard.. of course it is the weekend I planned to use for last minute studying because the test day I was looking at was just after labor day. Dammit. I really want to go to MV.

Yikes!

So Tuck posted their essay topics this the class of 2012. Yikes.. it's on! Tuck is my #1 school and I won't even write down the things I would do to get into that school! The essay topics are the same as last year and are fairly straight forward. I feel bad for my poor friends that are going to be reading lots of essay revisions in the days to come!

Time to hit the Red Bull and get crackin on some studying.

Studying: Word Translations-Statistics & Minor Types

Test Day Planning

So not to get too ahead of myself, but it looks like Sept 8th, day after Labor Day will be a good time for me to take the test. Gives me a holiday weekend off to prepare and is not too late that if I have to take the test a second time (or what is this the 5th time total?) I can before the deadlines for my favorite schools R1.

Also it is getting closer to event/reception/visit season. September is going to be CRAZY. Signed up for Chicago-Booth Reception here in NY. It is going to be a bit tricky for me to make these as they are in the middle of my shift.. but I think if I space them apart no one will notice.

My days are filling up fast.. so I stoked the house with Red Bull and Pepsi Max. I think the Red Bull/Pepsi Max diet will continue through December. Yay!

Stuffy

I bailed on getting after-the-show drinks with the production crew last night... I just can't afford the grogginess and sleeping in that comes with it. Yet I woke up with stuffy head anyways, boo. Days like today make studying extra difficult. AND I am out of Pepsi Max. Crap. I guess I need to go to Key Foods. (freaking hate that store)

Studying: Word Translations Statistics, EIV review.

Everybody leave so I can sneak in some studying!

Tonight was an Obama presser and the people that want to be seen all pile into the control room. Most people have no useful purpose being there, but watever. I finished up my real work and hid in my office until it was over. Now people are lingering. Shoo... out you go.. shoo!

... halfway.. ouch really?

So I am almost halfway through the Manhattan Gmat course and I am feeling a bit mixed about it. Sometimes I wonder if it is designed that way... to make it feel like you have made huge improvements by doing the hard stuff first.

I feel like things have improved, yet I am not feeling completely comfortable yet. Maybe I am just expecting everything right away... I don't know. I daydream about getting a 700+. We will see I guess.

Studying: Word Translations and Reading Comp-Long Passage.

You should blog about this...

Well fine. Here I am blog'n about my MBA journey.