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Ok, just got back from 4 hours of torture. But in the end, I was happy to see the result
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Within my grasp!
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awesome. let me be the first to congratulate you. best of luk for next leg. (..oops chix did it before me...talk abt concurrency eh!)
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Eager!
Join Date: Aug 2005
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My Background:
I am 30 years old, Indian, California resident, a software developer by profession, working in a top 3 movie production studio. Scheduling of test: I decided to take GMAT in July and fixed the date - July 30th to be exact. Let me quote TicTakToe here - "While a very late test date would rob you off the HEAT of the moment and one starts feeling kind of saturated during the long wait to the test date, a test date too early would leave less time for you to work on your potential weaknesses". In my world, work tends to expand with time, so I decided to give about 2.5 months prep time and fixed October 17th as the G-day. Days leading to the test: I have taken many competitive tests before - from TOEFL, GRE to MCSD etc. So I was not nervous. Although I am not a morning person, I scheduled my exam for 8am because the mind'd be fresh in the morning. I am a firm believer in giving as many tests as possible - therefore I took the Friday off, used Friday, Saturday and Sunday to acclimatise myself by giving complete practice tests (starting at 8am). I also went for a long walk yesterday evening. So although I was anxious, the early morning routine + walk gave me a good night's sleep. G-DAY: I had taken everyone's advise and scoped the place out on Saturday. So reached the center without any worries by 7:15. They let everyone in by 7:30. Competed the formalities and was ready to take the test by 7:45. AWA (dedicated to TicTakToe and his wonderful template) Analysis of issue came first. It was about razing old buildings to facilitate new development. I was fully prepared with a customized version of TTT's template, so it was a breeze. I was able to write around 6 good sized paragraphs. Analysis of Argument came next. It was about relationship between extra hours and productivity. Again, used the template to get in 5 good sized paragraphs. I then took the break. I was feeling good because the day had started off on a decent note. I think I will definitely get 5 or more in AWA. Went to loo - drank a red bull - came back to my computer right on time. QUANT Then came the Quant. In practice tests, I usually aim to complete 6 questions in 15 minutes, 13 in 30 minutes, 21 in 45 minutes, 26 in 55 minutes, 31 in 65 minutes and the rest.
Difficulty level - Somewhere between PowerPrep and GMATPrep VERBAL The following are my observations about the verbal section. In the days leading to the practice test, I found that I usually commit 60% of my mistakes in SC, around 30% in reading comprehension and 10% in critical reasoning. I have the following to say about the actual test
================================================== ======= Let me quote TTT again - "The most important things during the test is NOT TO PANIC. Stay calm n cool even if you are stuck somewhere. If you can manage that , its not very difficult to crack". This is true 100%. I honestly didnt think I would score 650 when verbal was in progress!
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The Power below Zero
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Excellent debrief Bala.
Which were the toughest questions in Quant ? You mentioned that you had got stuck somewhere from Q10 to Q12.
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Smile. It makes people wonder what you are upto
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Preparation
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I also prepared GRE style flash cards with all the idioms & formulas to remember. It was an exhaustive list, taken from Spidey's notes + Princeton review etc. But I just got ONE idiom SC though - a "just as .... so too"! So I am disappointed. But this list of idioms gave me confidence - so you may want to do it.
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