Only another week to go
11/15 - Painfully back to studying - it took me 2 hourss to complete 30 SC's, I didn't feel like studying at all, but I forced myself to. Slept at 1:30AM
11/16 - Woke up at 8AM, but I acted like a lazy baby, instead of waking up and sitting myself down to study, I again snoozed on the bed, doing an SC on and off all the while sleeping on the bed, I dozed so much that, I got to work an hour late :"( Urgh why am I not panicking?!?!, After getting home, I hope to get on with the DS OG and get a couple of questions done there, I don't want to continue with this lame attitude anymore.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Week 6 (11/08 - 11/14) - Review - DEAD WEEK :(
I will not be grubbing this time. I am not panicking, even though I haven't completed OG so far, even though I'm not on my own schedule, even though I have tons and tons to read and do, I am not panicking. I have been in this weird zen mode since past week, which is unlike me, I mean I always panic and not study, but this time around the fear is missing and so is the study. This entire week, the 6th week is probably the worst, I haven't studied a single thing, I haven't even revised my notes or go through a few questions that I marked for revision. There I have laid it, my productivity is like a sin cos graph. This is one thing I hate about myself. The more I'm noticing this, the more I find myself practicing it.
Despite my determination during last week to not waste time again, I yet again wasted 10 whole days.
There was the piled up work, the husbands birthday, the get together to celebrate nothing, the chronic laziness, the omnipresent procrastination. I gave up. - I know, I can't afford to do that but I did give up and literally avoided study for an entire week.
Enough brooding. To summarize, this is what's happening with me over the past week -
1) The guilt is killing me, all the time I was focusing on my work I had a low humming of GMAT in the back of my mind wearing me out. I couldn't get any work done and I wasn't getting anything done on GMAT side either
2) I wasted a lot of time - Simply put, I have lost the motivation to study, I have to literally drag my ass around to study, why am I behaving this way lately, I used to like studying for GMAT early on, I think the steam is wearing off. Or may be that my study is not improving my score, well I can't say that, I have only made one GMAT prep attempt so far. I will take one this week, may be that will put me on track.
3) I feel sleepy and lethargic all the time, eating double than I used to, I catch myself going to kitchen all the more frequently whenever I sit myself to study
4) I have been slacking at work and it is taking a toll on me. I can work from anywhere I want at anytime I want, this should be a boon to a hard worker but its a bane for a procrastinator like me. I post pone my work thinking that I will do it later and the later never comes.
5) I miss the feeling of being on top of things very much, its been a year since I have had a nice sup of tea without worrying about my things to do which I never get around to doing.
Urgh, why am I acting like such a lame loser when I know that all I need to do to turn the situation around is to just start working! its as simple as that, instead I'm always introspecting and looking to other blogs for motivation, I couldn't be more stupid.
Like a pattern that repeats itself, here I go. Again. With the hopes of not loosing it. Again.
Take 3 - trying to make every minute count. For now, because I am at work, please give me the strength to see through this project God.
Despite my determination during last week to not waste time again, I yet again wasted 10 whole days.
There was the piled up work, the husbands birthday, the get together to celebrate nothing, the chronic laziness, the omnipresent procrastination. I gave up. - I know, I can't afford to do that but I did give up and literally avoided study for an entire week.
Enough brooding. To summarize, this is what's happening with me over the past week -
1) The guilt is killing me, all the time I was focusing on my work I had a low humming of GMAT in the back of my mind wearing me out. I couldn't get any work done and I wasn't getting anything done on GMAT side either
2) I wasted a lot of time - Simply put, I have lost the motivation to study, I have to literally drag my ass around to study, why am I behaving this way lately, I used to like studying for GMAT early on, I think the steam is wearing off. Or may be that my study is not improving my score, well I can't say that, I have only made one GMAT prep attempt so far. I will take one this week, may be that will put me on track.
3) I feel sleepy and lethargic all the time, eating double than I used to, I catch myself going to kitchen all the more frequently whenever I sit myself to study
4) I have been slacking at work and it is taking a toll on me. I can work from anywhere I want at anytime I want, this should be a boon to a hard worker but its a bane for a procrastinator like me. I post pone my work thinking that I will do it later and the later never comes.
5) I miss the feeling of being on top of things very much, its been a year since I have had a nice sup of tea without worrying about my things to do which I never get around to doing.
Urgh, why am I acting like such a lame loser when I know that all I need to do to turn the situation around is to just start working! its as simple as that, instead I'm always introspecting and looking to other blogs for motivation, I couldn't be more stupid.
Like a pattern that repeats itself, here I go. Again. With the hopes of not loosing it. Again.
Take 3 - trying to make every minute count. For now, because I am at work, please give me the strength to see through this project God.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Week 5 (11/01 - 11/07) - Review
I need to urgently get done with the OG and with the revision too. I find myself over PS all the time, I'm aware of myself prancing around RC's but never getting around to doing them. Must put a stop to it.
Here goes my most ambitious plans so far (Very anxious about it as I haven't been able to keep up the needed levels of dedication earlier.)
11/01 - Complete 120 SC OG questions + Review (Only 60 Completed), Follow Rule 1? - No (Thanks to the deviation from my routine sleep pattern over the weekend, and partly due to useless thoughts)
11/02 - Complete 87 DS OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? -NOPE, did a bit of SC, wake up at 6? YES!!! (All credit goes to the wonderful hubby who literally kicked me out of the bed :) )
11/03 - Complete 87 DS OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - NOPE, did a bit of SC
11/04 - Complete 70 RC OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - NOPE
11/05 - Complete 70 RC OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - NOPE
11/06 - Complete Quant Review PS OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - NOPE
11/07 - 3rd GMAT prep test and review, cook dinner for a few friends, this should be the last of the dinner parties.
NOPE
I basically hope to get the OG done over week 5:
OG 12 SC - Eventually done by today on NOV 16th, late by 12 days
OG 12 DS
OG 12 RC
Quant Review 2nd Edition PS - Complete the remaining 120 Q
I have got to revert back to my old sleep time and start waking up early, worried that I won't be able to perform as well on the test day. 28 days to go for the test. Exactly 4 weeks.
Here goes my most ambitious plans so far (Very anxious about it as I haven't been able to keep up the needed levels of dedication earlier.)
11/01 - Complete 120 SC OG questions + Review (Only 60 Completed), Follow Rule 1? - No (Thanks to the deviation from my routine sleep pattern over the weekend, and partly due to useless thoughts)
11/02 - Complete 87 DS OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? -NOPE, did a bit of SC, wake up at 6? YES!!! (All credit goes to the wonderful hubby who literally kicked me out of the bed :) )
11/03 - Complete 87 DS OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - NOPE, did a bit of SC
11/04 - Complete 70 RC OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - NOPE
11/05 - Complete 70 RC OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - NOPE
11/06 - Complete Quant Review PS OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - NOPE
11/07 - 3rd GMAT prep test and review, cook dinner for a few friends, this should be the last of the dinner parties.
NOPE
I basically hope to get the OG done over week 5:
OG 12 SC - Eventually done by today on NOV 16th, late by 12 days
OG 12 DS
OG 12 RC
Quant Review 2nd Edition PS - Complete the remaining 120 Q
I have got to revert back to my old sleep time and start waking up early, worried that I won't be able to perform as well on the test day. 28 days to go for the test. Exactly 4 weeks.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Week 4 (10/25 - 10/31) - Review
If I had followed my earlier plan, I would have completed the OG by now - SIGH!!!!! I should have known better. Well I learnt my lesson at the expense of 10 days of valuable study time. The reason this blog has been so quite all along is because I had nothing to post. I was bored of typing - "I didn't get done what I wanted to get done" all the time. My gullible mind had to take a break from all this. I had to let my procrastination and laziness win, for my will to get stronger and defeat it at its own game. And it has. I know it, because I'm living it!. This is me, but ye be not so stupid enough to practice procrastination.
I have to double my speed to compensate for the lost time. Here I go!
10/25 - Complete 50 PS OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - Yes
10/26 - Complete 80 PS OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - Yes
10/27 - Complete 50 CR OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - No
10/28 - Complete 50 RC OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - No
10/29 - Complete 50 DS OG questions + Review, Follow Rule 1? - No
Update: Although I did not diligently complete the 50 questions each day, by the end of 3 days I did complete all the 150 Questions.
What I got DONE during week 4:
OG 12 PS - Complete, yet to review last 100 answers
OG 12 CR - Complete, review complete
OG 12 SC - 20 Complete, review complete, 120 more to go
Quant Review 2nd Edition PS - About 60 complete I think, need to recheck
It was a busy weekend yet again. My entire sleep routine was disturbed thanks to the partying sat night. I will however dedicate this entire November to GMAT.
I have to double my speed to compensate for the lost time. Here I go!
Update: Although I did not diligently complete the 50 questions each day, by the end of 3 days I did complete all the 150 Questions.
What I got DONE during week 4:
OG 12 PS - Complete, yet to review last 100 answers
OG 12 CR - Complete, review complete
OG 12 SC - 20 Complete, review complete, 120 more to go
Quant Review 2nd Edition PS - About 60 complete I think, need to recheck
It was a busy weekend yet again. My entire sleep routine was disturbed thanks to the partying sat night. I will however dedicate this entire November to GMAT.
Week 3 (10/18 - 10/24) - Review
Few PS problems here and there. Avoided GMAT all long work week. I'm one of those who can't start when they know that the task ahead of them is really long. I procrastinate and I procrastinate.
Didn't take any test on 24th as I didn't put any effort all along the week.
Week days - No GMAT at all.
Weekend - Attacked GMAT with fervor thanks to the increasing dose of nervousness. Completed about 100 PS over 2 days, didn't get to study a lot in the first place.
Didn't take any test on 24th as I didn't put any effort all along the week.
Week days - No GMAT at all.
Weekend - Attacked GMAT with fervor thanks to the increasing dose of nervousness. Completed about 100 PS over 2 days, didn't get to study a lot in the first place.
Week 2 (10/11 - 10/17) - Review
Passed a whole lot of time during the week, didn't get a whole lot of gmat done, skimped on Rule 1 all along the week.
Completed Diagnostic verbal + Review.
Completed Kaplan SC + 1/2 Review.
Doses of PS probability and speeds here and there, thanks to the hubby, I delegated the task of searching for specific areas in PS to him, and the plan is has worked out well so far.
No test taken on 17th, I felt I hadn't learned anything new in SC's, need more work in Verbal.
Completed Diagnostic verbal + Review.
Completed Kaplan SC + 1/2 Review.
Doses of PS probability and speeds here and there, thanks to the hubby, I delegated the task of searching for specific areas in PS to him, and the plan is has worked out well so far.
No test taken on 17th, I felt I hadn't learned anything new in SC's, need more work in Verbal.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Week 1 - Review
I hate reviews when I'm aware that I haven't put as much practice as I would like to. Quick update on the weekend:
Day 6 Sat - Follow RULE1, - begin with diagnostic verbal, I will be doozy but I will have to try. Complete as much of it as I can. ~~ Nope, woke up at 8am, stayed up until 1:30am on friday night at a friends place, sat down to review Math, with beatthegmat.com error log.
Keep myself in the bedroom or come to office to avoid the football mania in living room. ~~ Yes! but I was so passive in my review that it took me a good 4 hours!! to review the 48 questions of diagnostic math. I discovered that of the 20 questions I went wrong, I could have easily gotten 10 right if only I was more alert :(.
Begin prep for a dinner party of 6, by 3PM, finish up by 7 or 8pm, wind up the party by 1 or 2 at max, but must wake up at 7 atleast the next day. ~~ began the prep at 4pm, it was 8 when friends arrived and they left at 1am. Was dog tired and woke up at 10:30 the next day :(
Future Day 7 Sun - [ONE CHALLENGING DAY!] RULE1 exempted due to party on previous night. But get to library by 8am, Take GMATprep test. ~~ Got to the library at 12:30PM!
[Right from AWA and attempt all sections. No excuses allowed. I know I will be feeling lethargic,sleepy, wanting to treat myself to the warmth of the bed but NO, I got to take the test at 8AM, as it will be the same on Nov 29th. ] ~~ No amount of self talk seems to motivate me, feels like I just waste time trying to correct myself.
[Get back home (IGNORE THE HUBBY and THE FOOTBALL on TV), eat, gym and sit back for test result analysis, record results on the grid and revise notes. Work on OG and get diagnostic test and reult analysis done by night. If the plan is accomplished successfully then steal a late night dessert with the hubby (Sigh!)] ~~ This one totally went haywire, got back from the library at 4:30pm, had to get ready for a dinner at 7 and it was late by the time we got back home :( Its getting tougher and tougher to cut myself out of these get together's I worry about coming under someones judgment by declaring myself committed to GMAT and still scoring dismally on the test despite all the drama I put up.
How did I do on the test? BAD! same score as last time 570 - the only teeny tiny plus point is, I got 20/29 questions right, when I ran out of time and had to just mark answers for the remaining questions to complete math section on time. All of those 8 were wrong. On review, I realized that the 9 questions I went wrong in the earlier part of the test were the my time killers, I remember trying to solve those questions so hard during the test that I must have easily wasted a good 3 minutes on it and I still got it wrong. And of the 9 questions, I wasted my time and was wrong, 7 of them are DS, and of the 8 that I marked hastily, 7 of them were DS as well. So yes, my status on DS still remains as 'I suck at DS'. Scaled score on math was 45/60. I got to pace myself properly to push the score up and also practice more of inequalities in the form of DS to overcome spending too much time in evaluation.
As for Verbal - Terribly Bad! worse than first time! - Most of my RC's went wrong, in spite of using kaplan strategies. My attempts at trying to find the gist of the passage seem to go wrong most of the time, I get lost in all the mumble jumble that goes on in the passage and get carried away by the transitional words and end up deriving an explanation all on my own logic which finally ends up being wrong. My sentence correction is equally dismal. Of the 17 questions I went wrong in verbal, 7 are SC's, 6 are RC's, 4 are CR's. Man, SC's are so damn confusing! I should get around to that SC chapter of Kaplan and revise some of the strategies there. The 5 answer choices for SC's exist only to confuse me more. Given that I'm a non native english speaker, I have to iterate a sentence multiple times to accurately asses the correctness of the each and every answer choice present. My scaled score in verbal was 23/60. Boohoo.
Finally, I wasn't able to complete verbal diagnostic test and Kaplan sentence correction. I'm eager to get the OG done but I don't find myself going anywhere with it. Honestly - it is driving me insane... Must balance work, life and gmat better.
Day 6 Sat - Follow RULE1, - begin with diagnostic verbal, I will be doozy but I will have to try. Complete as much of it as I can. ~~ Nope, woke up at 8am, stayed up until 1:30am on friday night at a friends place, sat down to review Math, with beatthegmat.com error log.
Keep myself in the bedroom or come to office to avoid the football mania in living room. ~~ Yes! but I was so passive in my review that it took me a good 4 hours!! to review the 48 questions of diagnostic math. I discovered that of the 20 questions I went wrong, I could have easily gotten 10 right if only I was more alert :(.
Begin prep for a dinner party of 6, by 3PM, finish up by 7 or 8pm, wind up the party by 1 or 2 at max, but must wake up at 7 atleast the next day. ~~ began the prep at 4pm, it was 8 when friends arrived and they left at 1am. Was dog tired and woke up at 10:30 the next day :(
Future Day 7 Sun - [ONE CHALLENGING DAY!] RULE1 exempted due to party on previous night. But get to library by 8am, Take GMATprep test. ~~ Got to the library at 12:30PM!
[Right from AWA and attempt all sections. No excuses allowed. I know I will be feeling lethargic,sleepy, wanting to treat myself to the warmth of the bed but NO, I got to take the test at 8AM, as it will be the same on Nov 29th. ] ~~ No amount of self talk seems to motivate me, feels like I just waste time trying to correct myself.
[Get back home (IGNORE THE HUBBY and THE FOOTBALL on TV), eat, gym and sit back for test result analysis, record results on the grid and revise notes. Work on OG and get diagnostic test and reult analysis done by night. If the plan is accomplished successfully then steal a late night dessert with the hubby (Sigh!)] ~~ This one totally went haywire, got back from the library at 4:30pm, had to get ready for a dinner at 7 and it was late by the time we got back home :( Its getting tougher and tougher to cut myself out of these get together's I worry about coming under someones judgment by declaring myself committed to GMAT and still scoring dismally on the test despite all the drama I put up.
How did I do on the test? BAD! same score as last time 570 - the only teeny tiny plus point is, I got 20/29 questions right, when I ran out of time and had to just mark answers for the remaining questions to complete math section on time. All of those 8 were wrong. On review, I realized that the 9 questions I went wrong in the earlier part of the test were the my time killers, I remember trying to solve those questions so hard during the test that I must have easily wasted a good 3 minutes on it and I still got it wrong. And of the 9 questions, I wasted my time and was wrong, 7 of them are DS, and of the 8 that I marked hastily, 7 of them were DS as well. So yes, my status on DS still remains as 'I suck at DS'. Scaled score on math was 45/60. I got to pace myself properly to push the score up and also practice more of inequalities in the form of DS to overcome spending too much time in evaluation.
As for Verbal - Terribly Bad! worse than first time! - Most of my RC's went wrong, in spite of using kaplan strategies. My attempts at trying to find the gist of the passage seem to go wrong most of the time, I get lost in all the mumble jumble that goes on in the passage and get carried away by the transitional words and end up deriving an explanation all on my own logic which finally ends up being wrong. My sentence correction is equally dismal. Of the 17 questions I went wrong in verbal, 7 are SC's, 6 are RC's, 4 are CR's. Man, SC's are so damn confusing! I should get around to that SC chapter of Kaplan and revise some of the strategies there. The 5 answer choices for SC's exist only to confuse me more. Given that I'm a non native english speaker, I have to iterate a sentence multiple times to accurately asses the correctness of the each and every answer choice present. My scaled score in verbal was 23/60. Boohoo.
Finally, I wasn't able to complete verbal diagnostic test and Kaplan sentence correction. I'm eager to get the OG done but I don't find myself going anywhere with it. Honestly - it is driving me insane... Must balance work, life and gmat better.
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