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Hassanmirza
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Hi everyone
I've been struggling alot the past 5 months. I hadn't thought about business school as an option until dec 09 when a friend who's a student at NYU Stern talked to me alot about business school and encouraged me to go (I work full time as a social media consultant for a charity and used to work as a journalist)
I spoke to some others who also encouraged me to go for it, and was especially encouraged by a friend who heads up social media strategies for High profile companies. I thought my decision was made so I bought test prep books, booked a test date and even booked myself in for a Veritas course...
I started studying at my own pace which was going reasonably well...but then I started the Veritas course
In a nut shell - i studied for 4 months...as the course progressed I felt more and more frustrated with my inability to understand the material. I have a degree in English and the verbal was tough for me - and the Quant just became unbearable.
The whole process just made me feel awful about my abilities...and I felt confused about why i was considering business school at all
I stopped studying, stopped going to classes, became physically ill with stress. I started to ask my GMAT teacher about how much math is involved in business school...and that basically ended it for me. He told me I would struggle with material in school in business school if i was struggling with the GMAT - and I don't want to be someone who barely passes who barely gets accepted.
I knew I wouldn't enjoy a process that would regularly make me feel inadequate.
Also I completely didn't relate to anyone in the classes, felt confused why I was there (especially as I don't want to change careers)
So I've decided to stop where I am...not take the GMAT or apply for business school. Although I regret that I ever considered business school ( i also went to plenty of information sessions and did research) I do feel a bit relieved...but am finding it hard to completely relax. I decided I just need to change jobs and look for graduate programmes that I will genuinely enjoy and ones that I will do well in.
Does anyone else relate to my situation?
hassan
I've been struggling alot the past 5 months. I hadn't thought about business school as an option until dec 09 when a friend who's a student at NYU Stern talked to me alot about business school and encouraged me to go (I work full time as a social media consultant for a charity and used to work as a journalist)
I spoke to some others who also encouraged me to go for it, and was especially encouraged by a friend who heads up social media strategies for High profile companies. I thought my decision was made so I bought test prep books, booked a test date and even booked myself in for a Veritas course...
I started studying at my own pace which was going reasonably well...but then I started the Veritas course
In a nut shell - i studied for 4 months...as the course progressed I felt more and more frustrated with my inability to understand the material. I have a degree in English and the verbal was tough for me - and the Quant just became unbearable.
The whole process just made me feel awful about my abilities...and I felt confused about why i was considering business school at all
I stopped studying, stopped going to classes, became physically ill with stress. I started to ask my GMAT teacher about how much math is involved in business school...and that basically ended it for me. He told me I would struggle with material in school in business school if i was struggling with the GMAT - and I don't want to be someone who barely passes who barely gets accepted.
I knew I wouldn't enjoy a process that would regularly make me feel inadequate.
Also I completely didn't relate to anyone in the classes, felt confused why I was there (especially as I don't want to change careers)
So I've decided to stop where I am...not take the GMAT or apply for business school. Although I regret that I ever considered business school ( i also went to plenty of information sessions and did research) I do feel a bit relieved...but am finding it hard to completely relax. I decided I just need to change jobs and look for graduate programmes that I will genuinely enjoy and ones that I will do well in.
Does anyone else relate to my situation?
hassan
