I'm back...
A co-worker, who was a rank above me, was laid off a week and a half ago. There was no warning at all. He was essentially "caught with his pants down." This was a reality-check, because that could have been me. It was was this event that made me realize that I need to have something going besides my daily job. A criminal justice degree won't take me far.
And thus my GMAT studies restarted, once again. I reviewed my
MGMAT Math/Verbal notes and some OG12 Problem Solving questions. It was a very meager amount of preparation, but I decided to take the plunge and do a CAT test (for the first time).
I scored
510 on the GMAT Prep #1 CAT. The split came out to 32Q and 28V.
My thoughts:
-The score seemed expected, given how long I was on "studying hiatus."
-The most surprising part was how poorly I did on the Verbal section. Granted, I did almost zero preparation, but the RC/CR sections were rather difficult.
-My biggest issues was
time management. I flew through all the questions. I finished the Quantitative section with
30 minutes to spare, and the Verbal section with
20 minutes to spare.
Going forward, I will continue to review all the PS + DS questions in the OG12. At the same time, I will be reviewing all my incorrect questions from the CAT test.
I plan to take a CAT test every Saturday or Sunday until I feel somewhat ready to schedule a test. The plan is to take one in either June or July.
Target score: 650+.