Let the studying begin!
I plan on taking the GRE in July. Exact date - TBA. It's up in the air at least until I accumulate my $100+ in exam fees or whenever Feanil gives me his schedule for that month.
I am excited because it gives me some long needed direction and sort of forces me to make important decisions about my future. About damn time.
I am now up to 5 (including one that has not been given to me yet) GRE practice books, all loaners from people that have taken or bummed around and ended up not taking this lovable test. Although I know I don't need most of them, I want to see how many GRE books that I can accumulate before the test day. I know that I am lucky to not have to pay for them, but I am almost afraid to mention that I am taking the test out of fear of a practice book magically appearing and smacking me in the face.
Anyways, I started studying the verbal section today and just like before, I struggled with the analogy section the most. It kicked me in the grouch (I was gonna tack on "hard" at the end but any level of grouch kicking -even of the gentle and feathery type- hurts. It's a grouch kick! It just hurts thinking about it.). Fortunately, my practice book added a few tips that I had never considered. So... if you say my average on analogy sections was 50%, it is now 60% after my time spent with the practice book. Regardless, I still have not clue what most of the words mean, but I am better at elimating choices, which makes me optimistic. As long as I no longer have the uncontrollable urge to rip a dictionary to shreds with my teeth or to shake the shit out of an english teacher by my test day, I am confident the verbal section will go well.
Oh yeah, I need index cards.
-B
I plan on taking the GRE in July. Exact date - TBA. It's up in the air at least until I accumulate my $100+ in exam fees or whenever Feanil gives me his schedule for that month.
I am excited because it gives me some long needed direction and sort of forces me to make important decisions about my future. About damn time.
I am now up to 5 (including one that has not been given to me yet) GRE practice books, all loaners from people that have taken or bummed around and ended up not taking this lovable test. Although I know I don't need most of them, I want to see how many GRE books that I can accumulate before the test day. I know that I am lucky to not have to pay for them, but I am almost afraid to mention that I am taking the test out of fear of a practice book magically appearing and smacking me in the face.
Anyways, I started studying the verbal section today and just like before, I struggled with the analogy section the most. It kicked me in the grouch (I was gonna tack on "hard" at the end but any level of grouch kicking -even of the gentle and feathery type- hurts. It's a grouch kick! It just hurts thinking about it.). Fortunately, my practice book added a few tips that I had never considered. So... if you say my average on analogy sections was 50%, it is now 60% after my time spent with the practice book. Regardless, I still have not clue what most of the words mean, but I am better at elimating choices, which makes me optimistic. As long as I no longer have the uncontrollable urge to rip a dictionary to shreds with my teeth or to shake the shit out of an english teacher by my test day, I am confident the verbal section will go well.
Oh yeah, I need index cards.
-B
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