One step closer to the edge

hi friends,

I took the exam today out of the blue again. Result 690 47Q(82%) 38V(85%)
91% overall. I had mixed emotions when my score popped up. Part of my wanted to laugh, part of me wanted to cry and part of me wanted to smash the computer. Im not thrilled but not upset. After a month of verbal practice, i improved 20pts. Was it worth it? Short answer is yes cuz i wouldnt have been doing anything productive anyways. Did it make a difference in my chances for admission? Probably not so much or at all. Even though i have not reached my goal of 700+, I am planning to ease up on the studying for now. I feel that i have neglected my friends, family and mostly myself. However, throughout my journey thus far, It was a very comfortable feeling to have friends with similar goals and ambitions and are here for support at the gmatclub. thank you to you all. I couldnt have gotten to this level without you guys. I do plan on taking the exam again but not in the near term. There is "things" that i just dont understand and will take time to develope. Only a 750 + will justify stuying for next time.

It was a hot day here in ny. I took it at the same test center because i thought they did a wonderfull job last time. Arrived early, was able to take it early. The room was like a sauna cuz the center was too cheap to turn on air conditioning. I should have worn shorts and a wife beater.

AWA, was a breeze but i wrote more than usual. I think i got at least a 4.

Math-Difficult! I felt it was more difficult than last time. The thing is, i see many people preparing for difficult problems such as perm or combo but i only saw 1 on the exam. Sometimes questions that are bewildering can be a simple division problem made complicated such as the one i had today. Spent 5 mins on it and probably got it wrong. So i suggest that you get acquainted with as many types as possible. I thought i had bomed this section but did decent.

Verbal-Even more difficult!. Probably the most difficult verbal i have ever had. I couldnt even guage how well i was doing nor did i have confidence in any of my answers aside from rc. Its strange, i cannot even teach one my strategies. Kind of just a gut feeling about an answer. So i thought this section was hit or miss. I spent the majority of this month on verbal and improvent showed but i dont think i "learned" anything new. I was just more focused this time. RCs were ok, I feel that RC under pearson is shorter than RC under ETS. However, they are slightly trickier. CR is difficult. I just cannot comprehend or elimante 1 answer for some of them. SCs are probably the most difficult youll ever see. Errors are very difficult to spot. NOTHING is really clear. I relied on my gut here really and it is scary. In the end, I did ok and improved.

Well I wanted to thank vivek, andygr8, laxie, himalya, duttsit, haddy, remgeo, simaq, nakib, tk, gamjatang, tehcm, bhai, chriswll, paul, bewakoof,scorpioguy, allabout, giddi, selene,conocuier, chirgrar,NTLancer,willget,spongebob, gmatacer,psdahiya
lhotseface, rhyme,sm176811,bg,ipc, professor, ywilfred and EVERYONE that responded to my posts. If i missed anyone, i am sorry but i love you also. I feel that i was more selfish and could not teach due to my unconfident answers. I would be happy to answer any q's about the exam and my preparations.

I will be on and off this forum but not as often as i used to. But i will be back most likely for a 4th round. It aint over yet. Good luck to you all. God bless.