You know you have been studying too hard for the GMAT when.. : General GMAT Questions and Strategies

ravish · 2011-01-18T21:27:23-08:00

So this one day while reflecting on my GMAT prep, i realized that this test has influenced my life in more ways than just trying to learn the material and improvise upon test taking strategies; if a lot of you in the midst of their GMAT prep are like me and have seen a majority of your life dominated by this test, you probably fall in the same boat. Below is a list of some of the ways in which the GMAT has changed my life. Feel free to add your own. You know you have been studying to hard for the GMAT when: You are provided a spreadsheet for analysis and you immediately suspect that the data provided to you might not be sufficient to complete your analysis Your friend asks you how much time are you reaching his or her place in and you reply , well your house is about 3.5 miles away and I am walking at a speed of 2 miles an hour hour so I should be there in approximately 1.75 hours or a 105 minutes. You know the probability of there being a traffic jam on your way to and back from work on each weekday Your boss announces a change of strategy and you immediately try to figure out his underlying assumption and try to come up with a way to weaken it You make it a point to include at least one modifier and one parallel structure in every email you send at work. Someone tells you he enjoys things LIKE x, y , z and you immediately correct him by saying ' I believe you meant, SUCH AS x, y, z You have noted down all the foods that those who scored well in the GMAT said that they ate and have captured them on your grocery list When you hear the word Manhattan , New York is not the first thing that pops in your head. You have spent so much time answering questions on various forums that the thought of becoming GMAT tutor after you take the test has crossed your mind at least once. No wait, i can't end this at 9, I have to hit the magic round number You subconsciously keep reading the word LAST as LSAT by akhileshgupta05 1. You read statuses on FB and see only grammatical errors in them. 2. You comment on those statuses writing the correct form and your friends call you a douche. 3. While arguing with your mom you say that her assumption is incorrect. And she's like 'huh!' 4. While running on the treadmill you calculate your average running speed within seconds. 5. You get dreams of hitting the perfect score. Everyday! Credit for this one goes to 285south https://i.imgur.com/SJxtz.pngSo this one day while reflecting on my GMAT prep, i realized that this test has influenced my life in more ways than just trying to learn the material and improvise upon test taking strategies; if a lot of you in the midst of their GMAT prep are like me and have seen a majority of your life dominated by this test, you probably fall in the same boat. Below is a list of some of the ways in which the GMAT has changed my life. Feel free to add your own. You know you have been studying to hard for the GMAT when: You are provided a spreadsheet for analysis and you immediately suspect that the data provided to you might not be sufficient to complete your analysis Your friend asks you how much time are you reaching his or her place in and you reply , well your house is about 3.5 miles away and I am walking at a speed of 2 miles an hour hour so I should be there in approximately 1.75 hours or a 105 minutes. You know the probability of there being a traffic jam on your way to and back from work on each weekday Your boss announces a change of strategy and you immediately try to figure out his underlying assumption and try to come up with a way to weaken it You make it a point to include at least one modifier and one parallel structure in every email you send at work. Someone tells you he enjoys things LIKE x, y , z and you immediately correct him by saying ' I believe you meant, SUCH AS x, y, z You have noted down all the foods that those who scored well in the GMAT said that they ate and have captured them on your grocery list When you hear the word Manhattan , New York is not the first thing that pops in your head. You have spent so much time answering questions on various forums that the thought of becoming GMAT tutor after you take the test has crossed your mind at least once. No wait, i can't end this at 9, I have to hit the magic round number You subconsciously keep reading the word LAST as LSAT by akhileshgupta05 1. You read statuses on FB and see only grammatical errors in them. 2. You comment on those statuses writing the correct form and your friends call you a douche. 3. While arguing with your mom you say that her assumption is incorrect. And she's like 'huh!' 4. While running on the treadmill you calculate your average running speed within seconds. 5. You get dreams of hitting the perfect score. Everyday! Credit for this one goes to 285south https://i.imgur.com/SJxtz.png

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14 Feb 2011, 08:28

when you try to time anything other than gmat problems..hell ya I do that

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15 Feb 2011, 11:26

This post is hilarious. I have been correcting everyone sentence- thankfully in my head!

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21 Feb 2011, 21:35

You know you have spent too much time on gmat club ...
When you search for the kudos button on fb and then settle for 'like'...

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22 Feb 2011, 07:39

You nailed it; FB now seems less familiar!

sanlitun wrote:

You know you have spent too much time on gmat club ...
When you search for the kudos button on fb and then settle for 'like'...

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02 Mar 2011, 01:59

How about when you correct your friends on subject verb agreement? Or see flaws in everyone's arguments?

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05 Mar 2011, 22:16

the manhattan one is very true in my case

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07 Mar 2011, 06:57

You know you have been studying too hard for the GMAT when.. You start rating women out of 800!

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12 Mar 2011, 03:21

Thats really gr8.... I found myself in correcting mine and others mails and technical documents. Plus I remember one day I intended to ask about Half marathon run to one of my frnd and I said how was ur Manhattan run

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29 Mar 2011, 12:52

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Your friends are more and more falling into one of two categories:
1) Friends that are becoming more and more grammatically correct
2) Friends that are becoming less and less likely to email / IM you.

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26 May 2011, 00:56

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'You subconsciously keep reading the word LAST as LSAT'

Here's hoping the word 'last' doesn't show up on any of my Reading Comprehension essays on the actual test.

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16 Jun 2011, 08:05

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You should know that you've had too much of GMAT preparation when:

1. You read statuses on FB and see only grammatical errors in them.
2. You comment on those statuses writing the correct form and your friends call you a douche.
3. While arguing with your mom you say that her assumption is incorrect. And she's like 'huh!'
4. While running on the treadmill you calculate your average running speed within seconds.
5. You get dreams of hitting the perfect score. Everyday!

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16 Jun 2011, 09:57

This was sadly almost all true for me. The saddest part is #8 especially because I lived in New York for 12 years. hahahha

great post! +1

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16 Jun 2011, 10:01

You know you've been studying too hard for the GMAT when...

11. you understand what each of the 10 points is referring to and cannot stop laughing as a result.

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02 Apr 2012, 13:54

Awesome post. Made my day after a long time of studying.

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03 Apr 2012, 01:18

When you feel GMAT has become a part of your life when you can't live without or live with it. You have a difficultly either letting it go or trying to wrap it up.

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03 May 2012, 09:03

LOL..............really this is great.

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03 May 2012, 09:21

Begin to think GMAT like an adversary almost an human being whom you want to conquer and defeat. You say in mind "GMAT, here I come". You start to enjoy studying for GMAT.

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