Finally took my GMAT today. I too have joined the BY NOW famous 690(Q48, V35) . Am I happy ?? Well, i dont know But I am definitely not crying. Very sad to have missed out on the 700.. but not complaing either, because the way the test went, I wouldnt be surprised if I had even got a 600. My test was scheduled at 10.30.Somehow my timing calculation went wrong and I reached there at 10.32 ! I went in with a panic mood, but AWA was alright. Felt a bit better after that. As for Math, my God !! I was completely bowled over. The questions were just so difficult. There was some twist to almost every problem. If there was a straightforward problem, then the numbers were quite big. I knew I was wasting a lot of time, on a few problems, but in the 29th question, I glanced up at the time and saw that I had only about 5 minutes left!! I got very nervous. The next problem was easy and after that was a long DS. Probably the question was easy, but I knew I didnt have time to read it. I did one after that. I hurried up until the 33rd question and I had just about 20 secs remaining. I just clicked on the remaining questions to finish the section and not get penalized. I finished the section with 5 secs remaining and my hands shaking. I was completely let down and thought I completely messed up. During the break, I smsed my husband to tell him this. I was not sure if I even wanted to attempt the Verbal. But went in anyway to realise that I was 2.5 minutes late. Another chill went down my spine Verbal was okay I felt, though the very first SC, I narrowed to two and had to select one for no good reason. There was also another SC where I thought all the choices were bad. Maybe I had gone for the wrong option. The CRs were okay I thought. RC, I got a long passage in the 33-34th question. I thought all the Pearson passages were short. My 35/36th question was a BF CR. This gave me a consolation that may be I was doing well. But obviously I was not. I finished the section with 5 minutes to spare. So, with all this happening, I was pleasantly surprised to see the 690, that too with 48 in Quant. Either I did my initial questions well , or God thought " poor little one, you've worked hard " and made the last guesses right. Maybe this is one reason that I am not complaing about the score because the way the test went today, I was not expecting anywhere near this range. But then again.. not a 700 ! That feeling really kills. I thank each and everyone of you in the club. I dont know what I would have done without you guys. I feel so much a part of the club now and kind'a addicted to it I think its become a long post now. So time to wind up. If anybody has any quesions, please feel free to ask.

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I'm a bit late but a BIG congrats Remgeo. You have worked hard with us here and have answered many questions that helped me learn from you. Thanks and do stick around.

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Remgeo,
Congrats on your score. I had a similar experience today that I just posted. I felt like I was in over my head throughout the Quantitative section. Only I didn't score a 48 :-/

All the best in your apps.

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Congrats Dude! I share ur feelings!

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Thank you everybody. You've all been so great. I sure do miss this club already.

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Congrats! What's your next plan?

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Congrats! What's your next plan?

I am in a dilemma myself HongHu. I am considering applying in the fall of 07 for MBA/Msc Finance. I am a working mother of 2 small children (3.5 and 1 year old!! ). We are settled in London and I have to look for some place commutable from home. Moreover I am 31 years old. I am still weighing all the options I have.

Commutable from home leaves me only 2 choices in what I consider the elite cluster - LBS and LSE. Oxford/Cambridge are too far away for me. Other than these 2, I am interested in Imperial Tanaka as well.

Can I ask what you are doing now, after your wonderful score. I understand you too have children. How are you able to manage all this.

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Remgeo, if you need any help with LBS, I can offer you as I will be an alumnus of the school in about 4 weeks

Feel free to PM me should you require so. And good luck!

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Ahh I can certainly relate to you dear remgeo. My two children's 7 and 4 now. They are my greatest accomplishment. :D

I'm going to enter Simon's MBA program this fall, and am still considering doing a PhD (Health Service Research) / MBA dual degree. Simon is my only option because my family is physically located in Rochester. Graduate studying with kids is hard, but can be done. You just have to be more efficient than other people, and try to use every bit of time to its potential.

Best of luck to whatever you decide!

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Congraturation..and Good luck...

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Remgeo, if you need any help with LBS, I can offer you as I will be an alumnus of the school in about 4 weeks

Feel free to PM me should you require so. And good luck!

Thanks a ton Paul !! I will definitely be requiring your guidance and expertise. That was so kind of you. I will be coming for the information session in LBS for MBA on Wednesday.

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Good luck to you too HongHu. Yes, I agree. We definitely have to put in more effort. I had a taste of it during my GMAT

I was pleasantly surprised when I read your posts that I was not alone who is a working mother of two children trying to fulfil dreams such as this. Your posts have been a great inspiration for me. Thanks

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