Back in 2010, my sister rang me up and announced that she was getting married. So I decided to write the GMAT. These two seemingly unrelated events are linked through a very complex logic.
That was April. My sister was getting married in August. That gave me three months to prepare for the test, exactly the time recommended by the Internet guys. Poochi recommended a month (and also trek to Snowdon)
I believe in most things that Rajini says. He was once caught smoking a cigar by his father. So his father bought a room full of cigars and locked Rajini inside and told him that he will be let out only after he smokes all the cigars. Rajini does so happily and in the process is fed up of cigars.
Life Lesson 27: If there is a distraction, be distracted by it to the fullest and soon you will be over the distraction.
So I spent all of May inventing potential distractions and getting distracted by them. In the process, I watched 17 movies, hosted three parties, spent a night at the emergency ward in a hospital,walked only 789 yards in the whole month, replaced blood with alcohol for bodily circulatory functions, took vegetables off my diet and ate 400 grams of meat every day.
By the 1st of June I had distracted myself off every conceivable distraction. But by the 11th of June someone invented the football world cup 2010.
So between the 64 football matches that I watched at home and many bars (one with 3D glasses. Bad idea. It gives you a hangover), 1973 ticks, 7892 crosses, 11 full tests and 2 red bulls my preparation was over. Or atleast I have had enough. I spent the last 2 weeks before the test not knowing what to do. I should have followed Poochi's advice.
I know I have got everything wrong until this point. But in this process, I have amassed enough wisdom to share with the world.
That was April. My sister was getting married in August. That gave me three months to prepare for the test, exactly the time recommended by the Internet guys. Poochi recommended a month (and also trek to Snowdon)
I believe in most things that Rajini says. He was once caught smoking a cigar by his father. So his father bought a room full of cigars and locked Rajini inside and told him that he will be let out only after he smokes all the cigars. Rajini does so happily and in the process is fed up of cigars.
Life Lesson 27: If there is a distraction, be distracted by it to the fullest and soon you will be over the distraction.
So I spent all of May inventing potential distractions and getting distracted by them. In the process, I watched 17 movies, hosted three parties, spent a night at the emergency ward in a hospital,walked only 789 yards in the whole month, replaced blood with alcohol for bodily circulatory functions, took vegetables off my diet and ate 400 grams of meat every day.
By the 1st of June I had distracted myself off every conceivable distraction. But by the 11th of June someone invented the football world cup 2010.
So between the 64 football matches that I watched at home and many bars (one with 3D glasses. Bad idea. It gives you a hangover), 1973 ticks, 7892 crosses, 11 full tests and 2 red bulls my preparation was over. Or atleast I have had enough. I spent the last 2 weeks before the test not knowing what to do. I should have followed Poochi's advice.
I know I have got everything wrong until this point. But in this process, I have amassed enough wisdom to share with the world.
- Prepare for not more than 40 days.
- Do not drink on the day before a practice test even if you are taking the test on the following afternoon. Alcohol enhances test performance and provides you a false perception that you are super intelligent at all times.
- Do not drink red bull during test breaks. Red bull takes effect after 17 hours but drills your bladder in exactly 17 minutes.
4 comments:
Hell...I understand this very well...Same things applied to me during my GMAT prep.
didnt know you wrote a gmat. how? sorry when?
nice post
Atul
haha, you missed - Don't "I think" too much in your bulleted list.
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