Oh the drama

So, after much trauma, including 2 hours in the car, a police officer, and many tears, I have finally taken the GRE and don't have to think about it any more. Apparently it's good for you to be near hysterics right before you take the exam, as my math score improved over 100 points from any of my practice exams. My verbal wasn't quite as high as I would like, but it's on par with the practice scores I've been getting. Now on to the application!

Because of my morning trauma, I treated myself to a Panera lunch (why don't they have Paneras in the city!?) and a trip to Target for ... bathroom cleaning supplies. It's odd, but it does feel like a treat to be off work and finally able to clean my bathroom and my room and everything that I haven't been able to get to the past 8 days. Just another example of how my work schedule messes with my mind I guess.

GRE

I'm taking the GRE on thursday and for some reason I am extremely nervous. That is all.

Plugging Away

I'm starting to accumulate a pile of books that I want to read again, but I'm forced to put them to the side to prepare for that great 20s coming of age tradition, the GRE...

I'll be taking the GRE soon, which I just realized the other day was in just 8 days, so I've been trying to focus more on studying. I've been slowly plugging away at it for about a month, but now I'm trying to be more focused. It's pretty much just like the SAT, and I've been pretty consistently doing well on the verbal. I just haven't taken a formal math class since high school (eek!) so I'm having to relearn how to do simple things, like geometry, or how to add and multiply fractions. I think I'll do fine if I can learn to manage my time well. You get 45 minutes to answer 28 questions and I spend too much time on the early questions, which leaves me with not enough time to answer the last 10 or so. I suppose I just have to learn when to cut and run on some of the tougher ones.

Of course, I'm also not positive I need to take the GRE for my program, but I've already registered and paid so I'm doing it. Maybe I'm just an overachiever...