MBA on the Horizon

The three day weekend is winding down...how did it go by so fast? I've done a lot of studying, but I also got in some relaxing, workouts, and time with friends and family which is good.

One tip that I heard about GMAT studying and now agree with after trying it - make yourself go back and re-do the practice problems that you did wrong. Not immediately after, but a little while after. It helped me to show myself that my practice is paying off and that I'm learning how to tackle problems that I couldn't before.

The studying seems to be going well. I'm through the Princeton Review and Kaplan books, and am now tackling the CD and online aspects of them. After those, time to dive into the OG's...

Off to practice some more!

Posted in: GMAT, studying on Monday, January 19, 2009 at at 5:33 PM 1 comments Links to this post    

I am currently in the thick of my self-imposed hermitage in order to study for the GMAT. Because it's me and I'm not satisfied unless I'm doing 18 things at once (successfully), I'm also trying to get myself in the habit of working out every morning before work and starting up a volunteer program at my (already very busy) job.

Nevertheless, I am happy in my multitasking, anti-social state. Tonight was supposed to be study night, but I'm tired, studied the past two nights, and will be studying quite a bit for the next five days straight.

I took my first practice test last night using the Manhattan GMAT free one. I actually took the AWA and quant portions one night, and the verbal last night. I was expecting a horribly low score, being that I hadn't studied math in a month (and not much before that), and was going on zero sleep during the verbal. I ended up with a 640, which I can handle - hopefully with studying and some sleep, I can rock the 700's!

Off to do some review...

Posted in: GMAT on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at at 9:07 PM 2 comments Links to this post    

Four of my best friends from high school were in town over Christmas break, and three of them live on the east coast not far from my dream schools. They are (unwittingly) going to help me achieve my GMAT goal.

I really want to go visit them, and visit some schools at the same time. One of them won't be able to spend much time if I go after about March, so my requirement of myself is that I take the GMAT prior to that. What does that require? Some serious studying on my part for the next 4-6 weeks (depending on how it goes).

I have set out my study schedule for the next week. I will take it week by week, but for the first week I have carved out 16 hours of study time between Wednesday and Sunday. We'll see if I manage to squeeze that all in (I have a required attendance bday night out in there) but either way, I'm going to do this.

Posted in: GMAT on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 at at 10:59 PM 0 comments Links to this post