 |
| This is me reverting back to my 5th Grade Self in Elementary School Now Lol Lol |
I took the GRE last Thursday and after another failed attempt at yet another test, GMAT included from the April 2009. I, honestly, just wanted to give up. My coaching call with my MBA Coach, Kaneisha really sucked that day b/c I basically told her I was quitting. I was on a clear dose of NMA (Negative Mental Attitude), lol. Clearly, I was overwhelmed by the temporary defeat that was staring me in my face. Its true…I am going to have to rant on this one before I can move on to focus devising a strategy & executing a plan
Clearly, these measurements are not accurate gauges of intellect. How is it that you test people who have been removed from a college environment for 5+years on stuff they learned in high school. But, NOOO, we test takers are left out in the dark frustrated because we "know we're smarter than a 5th grader" on the things that Apply realistically to an adult working professionals life.
Please show me the proportional ratios that support how logical this thinking is. Is it not only a dead end road, but it locks people out of the ability move fwd. If business school is about business, why not test professionals on their professional background skills, proving that there is an added value of having this person in your Top Bschool program. The stuff we learn in Finance, Marketing, & Accounting is how to build cash flow analysis, analyze corporate financial & income statements…etc. These are the concepts that are needed to do a finance deal! Or make cash flow projections for a mid sized company needing to grow. Why would you test a professional on high school math? It makes no sense to me.
Another thing I have noticed is that the people teaching the courses are not your average learner. Honestly, these people are the Super Geeks that were about genius’ in Math in School, which equated to less than 10% of the class. My coach said look at it as a game. Ok, if that’s the case fine. I will look at it as such. But, the game does not have adequate measures to gauge my ability. With that being said, even though I disagree with their methodology. It has to be followed. Well, at the moment anyway. Thank God that are people in the world who believe change starts with one person.
Clearly, I am not quitting. I needed to allow myself at least 2-3 Days of self-pity partying after I got those test results. Anyway, here’s the plan. I signed up for Manhattan GRE Seminar on Wednesday.
It is the first time they are offering the services for the GRE. So, more than likely, I will be signing up for their online class, which starts Jan 11th-March 8. It’s a 9 Session Course. In addition to this, I have bought some Math DVDs for refreshers so that I can relearn the material from basics, which should be helpful. And, I am thinking about taking an Algebra 1 & Geometry Course. With this in mind, my end goal of course would still be to apply third round after getting my desired results. If it takes longer, then the goal would be to apply early decision, first round for Fall 2011. Thus, applying 1st Round Next Year is what my coach advised. I do not desire to do that. But, she may actually be right. And, if that is the case, the good news will be aside from going through the whole process again. I would simply be waiting for deadlines with an already complete application ready to move fwd. There it is in a nutshell. We shall see what the end results will be as time moves us on. The Consortium’s deadline is soon along with R2 Applicants, good luck to all of my friends applying, I hope & Pray You GET THE SCHOOL OF YOUR DREAMS;0)!
As Always…Be LUV!!!
Ra’
No comments
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.