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Four days till my exam, starting to get the jitters..advice? 03 Nov 2013, 16:43
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Alright, so I'm taking my GMAT on Thursday, this is probably the one chance I'm going to have to take it, as applications are due in early January. I've taken the last several weeks off from working to prepare, so this is most likely going to be my best effort. I've tested between 690-770 on my practice exams (last 4 have all been in mid 700s), the last 5 I've gotten a 45 on verbal every time (is it possible to get higher??). Quant I'm stressing out over though. I've gotten between 45 and 52 on it; and I know that difference is huge in the eyes of most admission committees. I wish I could just use the 770 on the practice exam :P

Anyway, it's really starting to hit me that it's coming up in a few days, it just feels like after studying 8 hours per day for the last several weeks that I'm somehow still running short on time. I don't even know what to bring with me to the exam (bananas, fruit?, energy bars? Water? I get ravenous if I don't eat for more than 2 hours, so I have to bring something). So it's all kind of hitting home right now. I'm doing ok, not great, but ok on the practice exams, but that's in the confines of my own home. I've got this test in 4 days and it pretty much determines the rest of my life. I'm usually a great test-taker, but still, there's always that chance.

I'm rambling, basically what did you guys do, or what is recommended to stay calm leading up to the exam?
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Four days till my exam, starting to get the jitters..advice? 04 Nov 2013, 07:10
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Alright, so I'm taking my GMAT on Thursday, this is probably the one chance I'm going to have to take it, as applications are due in early January. I've taken the last several weeks off from working to prepare, so this is most likely going to be my best effort. I've tested between 690-770 on my practice exams (last 4 have all been in mid 700s), the last 5 I've gotten a 45 on verbal every time (is it possible to get higher??). Quant I'm stressing out over though. I've gotten between 45 and 52 on it; and I know that difference is huge in the eyes of most admission committees. I wish I could just use the 770 on the practice exam :P

Anyway, it's really starting to hit me that it's coming up in a few days, it just feels like after studying 8 hours per day for the last several weeks that I'm somehow still running short on time. I don't even know what to bring with me to the exam (bananas, fruit?, energy bars? Water? I get ravenous if I don't eat for more than 2 hours, so I have to bring something). So it's all kind of hitting home right now. I'm doing ok, not great, but ok on the practice exams, but that's in the confines of my own home. I've got this test in 4 days and it pretty much determines the rest of my life. I'm usually a great test-taker, but still, there's always that chance.

I'm rambling, basically what did you guys do, or what is recommended to stay calm leading up to the exam?
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You have probably done the best you could, now time to relax a bit and save some energy for the D day.

Some nice articles..

gmat-snacks-98462.html

what-to-do-30-14-7-3-1-days-before-the-d-day-152540.html
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Four days till my exam, starting to get the jitters..advice? 04 Nov 2013, 07:19
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Alright, so I'm taking my GMAT on Thursday, this is probably the one chance I'm going to have to take it, as applications are due in early January. I've taken the last several weeks off from working to prepare, so this is most likely going to be my best effort. I've tested between 690-770 on my practice exams (last 4 have all been in mid 700s), the last 5 I've gotten a 45 on verbal every time (is it possible to get higher??). Quant I'm stressing out over though. I've gotten between 45 and 52 on it; and I know that difference is huge in the eyes of most admission committees. I wish I could just use the 770 on the practice exam :P

Anyway, it's really starting to hit me that it's coming up in a few days, it just feels like after studying 8 hours per day for the last several weeks that I'm somehow still running short on time. I don't even know what to bring with me to the exam (bananas, fruit?, energy bars? Water? I get ravenous if I don't eat for more than 2 hours, so I have to bring something). So it's all kind of hitting home right now. I'm doing ok, not great, but ok on the practice exams, but that's in the confines of my own home. I've got this test in 4 days and it pretty much determines the rest of my life. I'm usually a great test-taker, but still, there's always that chance.

I'm rambling, basically what did you guys do, or what is recommended to stay calm leading up to the exam?

You have probably done the best you could, now time to relax a bit and save some energy for the D day.

Some nice articles..

gmat-snacks-98462.html

what-to-do-30-14-7-3-1-days-before-the-d-day-152540.html
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Thank you very much for the articles!!
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A water bottle and a granola bar or two should be fine.

Try not to start eating something that you don't already eat on a regular basis -- don't want to disturb your inner workings just before the exam.

Drink water - but not excessively to the point that you will end up going to the bathroom often. You might get nervous/anxious before the test - be sure to make a trip to the restroom before the test to enter out your bladder so you can focus on the exam.
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