Starting Back Up

I want to start this post with 2 words... Joe's Goals.

You may be wondering what the hell I'm talking about. And no, I'm not going out of my mind.

Joe's Goals is a FREE website set up to help people gain good habits and crack bad ones. The website itself is quite simple, but that's why it is great. It could end up being my savior from procrastinating on the GMAT, among other important aspects that have been pushed aside for the past few months.  http://www.joesgoals.com/

Here is a copy of my current goals.

I would recommend checking it out sometime. What do you have to lose?

Now on to some more exciting news.  Recently, I was able to speak to Nani Attar, an Alumni / Admissions Officer from IESE, one of the premier MBA schools of Europe and the world.  If you have ever thought about going to an international school (away from the United States), IESE has probably popped up on your radar. I haven't personally visited the school, but fell in love with Barcelona itself last summer.  But on to my conversation with Nani; it was an amazingly comfortable conversation that could have been mistaken for a conversation with a close friend.  If you have questions about the school I would definitely recommend contacting the school directly.  They are willing to go out of there way to answer any questions. In fact, Nani gave me an alumni contact in the Seattle area.  Overall, a great experience.

Well I'm off to some Seattle rainy weather. Wish me luck!

Adios.

It's Been a While...

The first go around of this blog didn't last too long and the last thing I updated you all on was about a vacation I was just about to leave for. So, let me update you with what I've been up to the last several months....

Work
Manhattan GMAT Class
Work
Film Class
Work
ANDDDDDDD Work.

I hate to make excuses, but as you can see, work consumed my life a little more than I was expecting.

HOWEVER, I did get to take the GMAT. Drumroll please....................... Score: 680


Not terrible, but I've brought it upon myself to go beyond that "average" score and move above that oh so beautiful 700 score. And I do have a plan!

But first, I would like to give you a little info of how I got to the 680 from my first diagnostic score in the mid 500s. First, half of the credit has to go to hard work. And the other half needs to go to my good friends at Manhattan GMAT. If you are one of those people who need to be pushed, these guys are perfect. The one thing I wouldn't suggest doing is taking the GMAT exactly 2 weeks after you finish the class. I was only able to finish about half of the problems in the OG books and feel I could have probably surpassed the 700 level if I would have just done more problems.

So don't make that same mistake! (Unless you already are scoring what you want)

Now it's time to get to my new plan.

First of all, my weakness is Quant. I don't know what it is, but I just feel plain stupid after solving some of the problems (that's if I am able to solve them). So, I'm starting strong on Quant and going to ease up into next year (2011). I've already started with the Foundations of Quant book from Manhattan (EASY!!!!) and will actually be finishing that this weekend. From there, I plan on using the Official Guide (OG) to get solid practice in. I want to finish the entire Quant section of the OG by mid January, which is definitely doable. The one thing I don't want to do is just skip over problems. Understanding each problem is probably necessary for me to get the score I want.

Once I get through the OG Quant section, I will brush up on my verbal while also sticking to quant.

I did make out a calender for the rest of November and all of December. I think I will try to get that on here on my next post.

However, I have to get going. Film class tonight... lighting workshop. Should be fun.

Adios!