TMinus(16:00 09/22/2009 – DateTime.Now)

The past weekend was supposed to be dedicated to burying my head in GMAT books. Instead, I played beer pong and lost money in hold em  ($5 of my own, participated in $10 of others). So much for being studious but I had a good reason; I was getting too burned out. With the test bearing down, the looming presence of the essays and apps, and the aggravations of work, I had a lot on my mind and needed a break. The “Welcome Back for a Week Party” for Lily definitely helped sooth some of my crankiness. Thanks to TL for being understanding.

That being said, I still managed to get some studying done. I took two more practice tests, one PowerPrep and one GMATPrep. The PowerPrep score, as others from the GMAT forums have pointed out, was highly inflated. The GMATPrep score was definitely more in line with what I was expecting, albeit more disappointing when compared to the PowerPrep score ;) If I score somewhere in between the two scores tomorrow, then I’ll consider it a victory.

I also went over the problems from the OG books that I had trouble with. During this last take of studying, I diligently recorded my answer choices from all the problems that I did and marked the ones that I found difficult. For anyone starting out, I highly recommend this tedious but extremely worthwhile task of record keeping. It’s very helpful in collecting good data and assessing what your weak areas are.

Tonight, I’ll be reviewing some of the highlighted quant/verbal materials as looking over the AWA stuff again. I’m definitely going to to sleep on time and get my 8 hours of sleep. Despite TL’s suggestion, I’m still going to go into work but will be leaving around 2pm. The test center is only a couple of miles away from the office so I’ll probably go hang out at SBUX or Marukai for an hour and a half. Maybe I’ll buy some brain power boosting fish snacks at Marukai. I’m sure my brain and stomach will appreciate that, especially around ~6:00.

Whatever happens tomorrow, I’m glad that this chapter of the bschool app process will be over and done with! I was going to use “Eye of the Tiger” as my motivational theme, but then I came across this gem.

Remember, ALWAYS LOOK EYE!

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