Lesson of the Day - 45 days until GMAT.

I'm just reviewing all the verbal sections that I've done so far. For CR, it seems like in more than one question, there is a good answer and then there is a better answer. I have a tendency to find an answer, think it's good and move on without reading all the answer choices. A good practice would be to thoroughly read all the answer choices with a comprehension of what they each say and then narrow the answer choice down.
With regards to SC, I noticed that when I'm unsure, I ought to trust my instincts. I had a hunch that a certain answer was correct but wasn't 100% sure. So I chose A because it also seemed correct.

Also, during my GMAT class, the instructor suggested that the class look at old SAT or LSAT questions for extra reading comprehension or critical reasoning help. He also suggested to not use sample problems from either the Princeton Review or Kaplan books because he could always tell when a question was not a real GMAT question. I've been following his suggestions about not using problems from PR or Kaplan and I'm thinking about taking him up on his LSAT suggestion. I'm pretty sure that I have it in me to ace the math section of the GMAT. I did perfect yesterday on a data sufficiency and the most I've missed on a problem solving section is one. I have in my hands a few LSATs. I haven't started the OG, yet, but I'm exhausting my resources as far as verbal is concerned. I've been focusing my studies on sentence correction since that seems to be the area I need the most help on. I've done a few critical reasoning sets and no reading comprehension sets.

Kellogg and Wharton coffee chats

Within the past week, I've participated in a Kellogg coffee chat and a Wharton coffee chat. I was the only guest at the Northwestern coffee chat and I was 1 out of 4 guests at the Wharton coffee chat. It seemed to me that most of the guests at the Wharton coffee chat were concerned about admissions. At this time, I'm mostly concerned with fit (whether or not I'd like the people and culture of the school). I know a few people from both programs. Based on these people and the coffee chats, it seems like Kellogg is the more relaxed, fun, social and partying crowd whereas Wharton is the more serious, mature and sophisticated crowd. Within the past week, I've also become interested in the Lauder program. It seems like most Lauder graduates have lived or desire to live out of the US. At this point in time, I would like to live in and spend a significant amount of time in the states. Is the Lauder program right for me?

Day 8 - Another ace

I did problem solving section C today and performed the section flawlessly. I did notice that I was getting bored and annoyed towards the end of the section, though. I think I need to build up my stamina. It's been 3 days since I last studied. I reviewed some math and some sentence correction. SC gives me anxiety. At the end of the day, all parts of the GMAT are about analysis. If I think that my analysis skills rock, I ought to be able to rock the GMAT. I've noticed that Charles mentions that by looking at the answer choices in SC, one could usually figure out the concepts being tested. By knowing the concept being tested, one can figure out the right answer based on the concept.

Day 4

I am going through material taught to me in Charles' class. I am up to verb tenses I think. I am memorizing which pronouns are singular and which pronouns are plural. Tonight, I did another section of sentence correction. I let the fact that I've done some of these problems before affect me. I had the following problems during sentence correction tonight:
* Misunderstood the meaning of original sentence
* Since I've done these questions before, was thinking that the right answer ought to have been something rather than choosing the answer that I really thought was right
* I ought to have reviewed some of the answer choices that crossed out when I couldn't decide between 2 answers

Day 2

Studying wasn't good today. I was rushing. I'm tired. My mind ran out of stamina as I was doing 1 section of sentence correction. I have forgotten some things from class. I want to be hopeful. I feel deflated. Well, here's a list of mistakes that I made. Hopefully, in the future, I can learn from my mistakes:
1. I missed a word in a sentence and thus misinterpret the grammer of the sentence.
2. Forgot about the existence of parenthetical statement and assumed that the parenthetical statement was a modifying statement.
3. Didn't notice the concept tested by looking at the answer choices
4. Missed how a letter in a name (Guernsey vs. Guernseys) means the difference b/w right and wrong answer.
Ok, after this list, I feel a lot better. I hope to learn from my mistakes

My first 100%!!

I took a GMAT prep course during Fall 2008. During the prep course, I was very excited about the GMAT and hopeful that I could get a good score. Then my boyfriend dumped me, my grandfather died and an opportunity to live in a cheaper and almost just as nice living space opened up. So much was going on that I lost energy to study for the GMAT. So I took a break. This past weekend, I moved to the new place. The day after my move, I cracked open the GMAT material. I did a section of problem solving and aced it! My first ever ace! Hooray! I am hopeful that I can still rock the GMAT. I aced today's section because I was not only very careful but I was also very rusty which added to my concentration. I don't know how this will help me in the future but my rustiness equated to heightened awareness.
I want to eat well tomorrow. I prepared 3 mini meals : yogurt w/ grapes and oats, hummus and pita, string cheese and an orange. I hope I eat my 3 mini meals and not let the food go to waste. I also signed up for some coffee chats for B school during the X mas week. I wonder what those will be like and the kinds of people that will show up for these events. How should I prepare for such things?