Hello All. Yesterday was my d-day for the GMAT. I prepped for about 1 month studying about 10 hours a week. Unfortunately my life and work schedule isn’t conducive of a study schedule that the GMAT requires. My target score was 650+. This was being achieved on all my prep and all GMAT prep exams with a score of 700 and 710 on the GMAT Prep on Monday and Tuesday respectively.
In sitting the exam today, I think my major downfall was that I scheduled my test at 11:00AM and didn't have make time to eat lunch before or during my exam breaks. Breakfast at 8:00AM consisted of a couple slices of toast on my way to taking care of work issues before my exam. The lack of food coupled with a 5 hour energy shot for an extra "boost" led me to have uncontrollable cold-sweats and shakes starting at about question 5 on my verbal section and lasting the duration of the remainder of the exam. I had to get up and leave to the restroom to try and cool off and get my head back into it. Unfortunately, I couldn't get my head back into comprehending what I was doing.
Ended the day with a 630(47Q 30V). Not too disappointed as I really only need a 600 for my program but needless to say, I wish I knew that I was 100% during the test. I guess I will never know what could have been.
Oh well. Just wanted to thank everyone for their help around here. I can say that the GMAT is by far one of the most mentally tasking four hours, especially when you feel like your going to yak the second half
.
Take Care All
In sitting the exam today, I think my major downfall was that I scheduled my test at 11:00AM and didn't have make time to eat lunch before or during my exam breaks. Breakfast at 8:00AM consisted of a couple slices of toast on my way to taking care of work issues before my exam. The lack of food coupled with a 5 hour energy shot for an extra "boost" led me to have uncontrollable cold-sweats and shakes starting at about question 5 on my verbal section and lasting the duration of the remainder of the exam. I had to get up and leave to the restroom to try and cool off and get my head back into it. Unfortunately, I couldn't get my head back into comprehending what I was doing.
Ended the day with a 630(47Q 30V). Not too disappointed as I really only need a 600 for my program but needless to say, I wish I knew that I was 100% during the test. I guess I will never know what could have been.
Oh well. Just wanted to thank everyone for their help around here. I can say that the GMAT is by far one of the most mentally tasking four hours, especially when you feel like your going to yak the second half
.Take Care All
