GRE Jinx

[Zonky]

hello Oldman,

I hope everything is sorted out in your favor. Best of luck. I have a question though... for how long have you been preparing for this test?

[maple_leaf]

I was planning on taking the exam this august. But I am working 40+ at my current job. On top of that I am looking for a new job since the contract of this job is going to be over by the end of august. I am having no luck in finding a decent job since most of the big companies are reluctant about sponsoring work visas ( I am an international student)...arrrghhh...I am so stressed out that I can't even study. I think I have to reschedule and take the exam in late september/early october:<

[Smileysquared]

Personally I think that you should take the GRE. I also work full time and when I was doing the GRE I was working 40+ hours, I was ill and I was also sending out applications and studying for another exam. On the day of the exam we were left in an open classroom in the middle of our country's Carnival procession. In the end I got a 1300 and I didn't get alot of time to study. I am thankful I did it at that time because now I know that I have to do it again in October (the exam is only offered twice in our country for the year) and I think that I will be alot better prepared after seeing what the real exam was like. In addition ETS does not give you a full refund if you postpone your exam and you can always cancel your scores if you don't like the final result.You may be surprised how well you may end up performing under the pressure that you are facing.

[maple_leaf]

Originally Posted by Smileysquared

Personally I think that you should take the GRE. I also work full time and when I was doing the GRE I was working 40+ hours, I was ill and I was also sending out applications and studying for another exam. On the day of the exam we were left in an open classroom in the middle of our country's Carnival procession. In the end I got a 1300 and I didn't get alot of time to study.

I know what you mean. Taking GRE in the middle of a Carnival Procession? That's pretty rough. I get distracted very easily; if I were in your situation, I do not know what would have happened. I am going to see how things go for the next two weeks or so. If I get enough studying done, who knows I might end up taking the test in august.

[Smileysquared]

Try doing something to distract yourself from the stress. I know you must be thinking 'is she crazy I hardly have time for myself' but if you can find a way to calm your mind you will get more work done (both for GRE and in work).
If you do decide to do the GRE exam in August I am sure you will do fine.......my prayers are with you and Oldman-I know how difficult it can be to have to study and work more than the required amount of hours. Good luck to both of you!

[Oldman]

Thanks guys, well today was another 11 hour day but I am going to study anyway. :-) Thanks for the advice to just take it. For me it takes about a day to de-stress from my job. So it would be helpful to get a few days off before hand, but we'll see how things work out.

I've been preparing for a few months now, but I'm in communications, so I haven't used college math in years. Even then I just did just enough to get by. So, I've had to work doubly hard in that area. For others, the amount I've done may be overkill. Like you guys, I have other parts of the applications to work on, so I'm looking forward to finishing the GRE so I can move on.

[maple_leaf]

Thank you Smileysquared :> I have decided that I am going to give up on all the fine things in life and become a hermit and study like crazy till i finish GRE.