Starting Serious Prep

Starting on an auspicious note…
Yesterday (13th Oct) was a very auspicious day in India for starting off studies-was reliably informed on this by a family friend. Kids are ushered off to temples and churches where they are made to write in rice or something similar happens…never bothered to find out what happens. Although I try not to swing this-a-superstitious-way, in such big matters like the GMAT, not taking any chances ;-) So started off in earnest at the cost of something else precious.

Anyways finished Quant review in Kap/OG and finished off the PS section in Kap. Trying to work out a schedule where I can do 2-hour chunks of GMAT questions at night (after work) and revise the mistakes in the morning. Realized that I am very bad at inequalities and problems where am asked to estimate “What is the least possible/ what is the max possible”…However earnestly trying to crack it by going through answers and solving them again. Nothing beats the rush of blood to head when you crack a diff problem…some of these problems fight back-“Bull!” you say? Try your hand at some of these dreaded perm-combo problems…So much for all that forced eating of spinach/ lettuce and what not when I was a kid - supposedly to improve my math skills.

Anyways, the goings OK so far…today will finish off the problems in PR and hopefully finish off the basic review material for verbal/cr/sc/RC. After this would be chunks of 80 qns everyday, followed by a FLT on weekends. After the FLT would be reviewing, both scores and prep style if I am missing out on anything or need to focus on any area.

On a diff note, have pasted my prep schedule & a countdown calendar in my room to make sure I catch glimpses of Time flying by…

Lets see-may the Force be with me. Burp.