Which time of the day is better?

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by uptowngirl92 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:12 am

Hey guys..
I was just over at mba.com planning to book my date.The center timing starts from 10:00 a.m and the last timing is at 3:30..with FIFTEEN mins interval..that is one could book the time for 10:00,10:15,10:30.....3:15,3:30..Apologies,mentioing this cos i don't know what ts like in the other states:(

Allrite so I was jus wondering what time would be the best cos i thot that whatever time i book it i plan to study those hrs till the date..im planning for arnd the 20th of oct. so if i book it at 10:00 am,in this mnth i'll make sure that im siiting with my books frm 10 to 2.

Pt.1: i am a morn. person so thot the first slot would be the best.But when i say "morn" i mean 4 am..so unless the test would have been at suppose 7/8 Am it would have been advantageous..being a morn person n' siiting at 10 doesnt really make a diff

Pt2:The clincher.If i take the 10 am slot it means every 15mins somebody would be entering the room.Wont that be a distraction??From this pt of view probably i should be taking the very last slot!!

watssay??

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by DanaJ » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:22 am

First off, I think you'd better avoid writing without vowels so as to make it easier for people to understand what you're saying.

Secondly, I think you should go for whichever time fits your schedule. I wouldn't worry about distractions in the room (i.e. people coming in and getting out), since you're seated at an individual position, with walls around. Besides, there's no guarantee that every slot will be filled.

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by uptowngirl92 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:45 am

Thanks for the quick reply!
I just found out that the only avalable center has just three computers..so need'nt worry about the distractions i guess..

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by thexravenx » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:10 am

I had this dilemma as well. My first attempt was at 8am. So I started waking up at 7am every day for the 3 weeks leading up to the exam.

I would then start practicing my material at 8am sharp. I got to the point where at 8am I was ready to do the critical reasoning needed for the exam.

So I would say pick what will fit into your schedule then tune your body to be ready to perform at that time.

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by uptowngirl92 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:30 pm

thanks i had heard somewhere that ur brain takes 3 hrs from the time to you get up ..to get into fully functioning mode...so if one gets up at 8 and thinks by 9 he'll be on high alert its actually not true!

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