On my third attempt at the GMAT, I finally beat my goal. Although it was much, much lower than probably anyone else's idea of "good", I am more than ecstatic!
A month ago to the day, I was devastated because I did not reach my goal...again. I really felt like giving up, but I had that feeling of determination and almost an anger that I was going to do this.
I found this website and researched how to study more efficiently. Prior to my third test, I had only studied with Kaplan materials. I will, from this day forward, recommend anyone to NOT get these. I followed advice on this website to invest in the Manhattan study guide materials. I can't begin to explain how much I valued these. Since I only had a month, I was only able to go through all of the math books and SC book once. But once was enough! I have no doubt if I had more time my score would've been even higher than it was today.
I downloaded the flash cards from this website, as well as making my own along the way. I made an effort to go through them once a day.. even if it was an "off" day for me. I had those bad boys memorized to every detail. They were extremely helpful and I really recommend doing the same.
This morning I woke up at 5 AM because I wanted to be up and ready to go with my brain in full functioning (not awakening) mode. I left my house at 7:30, arrived at 7:50 and entered the test center. The lady asked for my name and I started to panic when she couldn't find it. Come to find out, my appt was at noon
. That shaved a lot of nerves off. I came back after an hour nap and relaxation ready to do it. No regrets, no looking back. It was do or die. The biggest difference this time compared to the times I have taken it earlier was my attitude. I didn't allow myself to think about the reprocussions of not passing or how I was doing. I felt in control this time. I felt like this time I had the GMAT; the GMAT didn't have control of me.
I wish you all the best of luck in your future GMAT experiences and business endeavors!
