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730 (Q 50, V 38) with a nervous break down the night before 20 Nov 2006, 12:11
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Hi all,

this should be an encouragement to everybody who gets nervous about not getting enough sleep the night before and having emotional turmoil. I hoped to get about 650 in my GMAT.

My boyfriend and I broke up the day before the test and the night before the test I couldn't sleep more than 4 hours. I was getting so worried that I wasn't able to sleep that I totally stressed out about the test and the breakup with my boyfriend, that I had some kind of nervous breakdown as everything came out. I'm normally a very relaxed person, but I guess the nerves just went crazy.

I felt terrible the morning of the test and had shaking hands and heartrace......

In summary: My mental condition wasn't the best for writing a GMAT and I hoped that I wouldn't totally flunk the test.

I could not believe when I saw the result on the screen: 730! That was higher than in any practise test. I couldn't believe it.

So this should be an encouragement for everybody: YOU CAN WRITE A GOOD GMAT EVEN IF YOU ARE A NERVOUS WRECK AND CAN'T SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE!

Thanks to all the help in the quantitative section of this forum. I bought question set no 2 and it really helped me to crack the most difficult concepts. Thank you guys!!! This forum is awesome.

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730 (Q 50, V 38) with a nervous break down the night before 20 Nov 2006, 17:01
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Jules, the advanced girl... you told them our secret!!! I also broke up with my gf the day be4 and got a similar score. Now everybody will start breaking up or divorcing their loved ones be4 the D-day. Welcome to the 700's and Single Club!!!!
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730 (Q 50, V 38) with a nervous break down the night before 21 Nov 2006, 00:05
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LOL.

so the study schedule and no time to meet up caused the breakup?
Maybe you can sue the GMAC to demand the US$250 back.
lol..
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730 (Q 50, V 38) with a nervous break down the night before 21 Nov 2006, 01:03
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LOL.

so the study schedule and no time to meet up caused the breakup?
Maybe you can sue the GMAC to demand the US$250 back.
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$282.50 in Japan.

Congrats on the outstanding performance given the circumstances. I probably would have succombed to nervous anxiety and/or just failed again. You really know how to contain your emotions, an attribute that will greatly benefit you in the higher escelons of the managerial world.

As for the break-up, if it was inevitable, then move on. If you feel cheated, then it's like they say: "success is the best revenge." :-D
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730 (Q 50, V 38) with a nervous break down the night before 21 Nov 2006, 08:08
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congratulations. you should be very proud of yourself.
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730 (Q 50, V 38) with a nervous break down the night before 22 Nov 2006, 06:58
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Thanks everybody for your encouraging words.....

Hehe.. maybe I should really sue GMAC for the break up. It was probably inevitable, but sped up by the tension the lots of studying caused.

LOL

I'm studying for the TOEFL Now..... Hey, compared to the GMAT, that's a breeze......

Jules
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730 (Q 50, V 38) with a nervous break down the night before 24 Nov 2006, 18:36
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I wouldn't say that breakup before exam is always good. I also had breakup before my exam and I still took the test. not very happy with my score so I decided to take the exam again. I 100% agree that success is the best revenge.
I found better job, about to finish my CISCO certification and my life is back on track and going to start MBA very very soon.

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