So this one day while reflecting on my GMAT prep, i realized that this test has influenced my life in more ways than just trying to learn the material and improvise upon test taking strategies; if a lot of you in the midst of their GMAT prep are like me and have seen a majority of your life dominated by this test, you probably fall in the same boat.
Below is a list of some of the ways in which the GMAT has changed my life. Feel free to add your own.
You know you have been studying to hard for the GMAT when:
- You are provided a spreadsheet for analysis and you immediately suspect that the data provided to you might not be sufficient to complete your analysis
- Your friend asks you how much time are you reaching his or her place in and you reply , well your house is about 3.5 miles away and I am walking at a speed of 2 miles an hour hour so I should be there in approximately 1.75 hours or a 105 minutes.
- You know the probability of there being a traffic jam on your way to and back from work on each weekday
- Your boss announces a change of strategy and you immediately try to figure out his underlying assumption and try to come up with a way to weaken it
- You make it a point to include at least one modifier and one parallel structure in every email you send at work.
- Someone tells you he enjoys things LIKE x, y , z and you immediately correct him by saying ' I believe you meant, SUCH AS x, y, z
- You have noted down all the foods that those who scored well in the GMAT said that they ate and have captured them on your grocery list
- When you hear the word Manhattan , New York is not the first thing that pops in your head.
- You have spent so much time answering questions on various forums that the thought of becoming GMAT tutor after you take the test has crossed your mind at least once.
- No wait, i can't end this at 9, I have to hit the magic round number
- You subconsciously keep reading the word LAST as LSAT
by akhileshgupta051. You read statuses on FB and see only grammatical errors in them.
2. You comment on those statuses writing the correct form and your friends call you a douche.
3. While arguing with your mom you say that her assumption is incorrect. And she's like 'huh!'
4. While running on the treadmill you calculate your average running speed within seconds.
5. You get dreams of hitting the perfect score. Everyday!
Credit for this one goes to 285south