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04 Jun 2013, 06:41
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I need everybodies help!
I work full time, kind of stresful job.
I want to start study for GMAT exam to get axcepted for 2014 school year in Toronto: Ryerson University, University of Toronto, York University.I find it impossible to work and study.
I am thinking to leave my job and devote my time just to study for GMAT test. 15 months before school starts.
Is this bad idea?
Please tell me what to do, what did you do.
Thank you all
I work full time, kind of stresful job.
I want to start study for GMAT exam to get axcepted for 2014 school year in Toronto: Ryerson University, University of Toronto, York University.I find it impossible to work and study.
I am thinking to leave my job and devote my time just to study for GMAT test. 15 months before school starts.
Is this bad idea?
Please tell me what to do, what did you do.
Thank you all
RyanCJW
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GMAT 1: 550 Q30 V36
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GMAT 3: 670 Q44 V38
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04 Jun 2013, 11:20
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I don't know that leaving your job to solely study will be a good move for you. The school probably would rather see an ability to multi-task. You also need to show professional development. Now if you've got the appropriate experience already and can take some time off to do something career-related in addition to GMAT prep - maybe that will be a better move. Perhaps you could find a less intense job that is in the field you wish to be in after school. Is it possible to just take a few weeks in a row off? Just to get a base to work from?
Aside from that - you're going to have to find time - whether on your commute, after work, on weekends or breaks and study. Maybe you could take a class? Or an online self-paced course so that the timing would not matter.
Not everyone has a job where they can study during downtime, but if you're in a job that has a strong quantitative demand, perhaps that can help explain a less-than-ideal score. With this job I am fortunate to have a small amount of downtime that I can devote to studying. I also use my commute and my lunch hour. But my previous job did not allow for this and was a lot more physically demanding so I would be pretty tired by the time I got home - when that was the case, I'd take advantage of my breaks and I also enrolled in an online course that was self-paced so I could do it late at night and days off and wouldn't have to worry about it interfering with my work schedule.
Aside from that - you're going to have to find time - whether on your commute, after work, on weekends or breaks and study. Maybe you could take a class? Or an online self-paced course so that the timing would not matter.
Not everyone has a job where they can study during downtime, but if you're in a job that has a strong quantitative demand, perhaps that can help explain a less-than-ideal score. With this job I am fortunate to have a small amount of downtime that I can devote to studying. I also use my commute and my lunch hour. But my previous job did not allow for this and was a lot more physically demanding so I would be pretty tired by the time I got home - when that was the case, I'd take advantage of my breaks and I also enrolled in an online course that was self-paced so I could do it late at night and days off and wouldn't have to worry about it interfering with my work schedule.
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04 Jun 2013, 11:36
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think of it this way, gmat prep while working is the first test to see if you can truly handle the workload and stress you'll be dealing with in B-School.
Don't quit your job... Take a few weeks off if you have vacation time to burn (although I'd save it for school visits and interviews) or just fit it in early in the morning, late at night and on weekends.
Good luck!
Don't quit your job... Take a few weeks off if you have vacation time to burn (although I'd save it for school visits and interviews) or just fit it in early in the morning, late at night and on weekends.
Good luck!
