Saturday, June 24, 2006

 

Taking the GMAT Again

Okay, I will retake the GMAT on July 21. I wanted a weekend, but this was the best I could do next month. That only gives me a few weeks, but I feel like that is all I will need.

I just picked up a Princeton Review book (is that Hugh Grant on the cover??). It looks like it is okay as far as these books go. I mainly just wanted access to a new set of sample problems. I am not going to use it to cram. I mainly want to stay fesh and go in and take the test one more time with a clear head.

This throws off my plans slightly since I wanted to really start research schools by now. I have already done some of that, and will continue to do so when I'm not pickng at a few GMAT problems here and there...

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

 

And the Score Is...

690. I have to say that I am slightly disappointed since 700 was my bogey, but I still consider it a modest success. 82% verbal, 87% quant, which is pretty much in line with my practice tests.

It all went pretty well, no horrible glitches or questions that totally wrecked me. I managed to finish each section. And the AWA questions were pretty straightforward. But, I do think that I screwed up a REALLY easy quant question early on (one of the first five or six), which everyone knows is a no-no. If I had gotten that one right, maybe I would have broken the 700 barrier. Who knows.

So, I guess I am somewhat relieved, because I feel like I know I can do this (get a decent score). And the "experts" say that anyone can get in with a 690 if the rest of their app is good.

But, I feel like I can't quite let it go. This is killing me... Should I take it again??

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

 

The Final Countdown...



Five days until I take the GMAT! As I type this, Europe's "Final Countdown" is playing over and over in my head. Can you hear the power chords?

I have completed all of my Kaplan and POWERPREP exams. I've been getting scores between 670 and 740 on the exams (most within 20 points of 700). Pretty consistent, which is a good sign.

My plan is to flip through a few other materials that I have over the next few days, and then RELAX this weekend...

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