So I took my first real GMAT test. Wow - that was intense. I completely bombed the quant section just like I thought I would. But I did great on the verbal. So now it's crunch time and tackle that math. I've devised a sort of study plan for it but I'm going to take this week off and do the stuff I haven't been able to do!!

So tomorrow is the day I take the GMAT. Finally. I still don't feel as though I'm ready...especially with the math. But I'm going to take it anyway and see how I do. Cross your fingers for me!!

The tour went pretty well. I was plugged into the "Professional MBA" program due to my 5+ years of managerial experience. It sounds like an awesome program. The only downside......that particular program is geared towards people who will be working through their MBA experience.

Saturday I'm going to visit one of my schools I'll be applying to. Georgia State. I decided to look at an in-state university for the sake of tuition costs and for the job market for my husband. He currently has a job in Atlanta but is quitting to hike the Appalachian Trail and his firm has offered to hire him back on when he completes his hike.

So I'm really stressing about this studying thing. I keep thinking my score should have gone higher.....I'm way over analyzing this. I literally spent most of my day freaking out over it. BBBBUUUUTTT......I found the greatest way to relieve my stress...and anyone is more than welcome to try it.....

Okay - I took another practice test and my verbal score jumped considerably. But my math went down a couple of points. If I can just get my math up considerably I think I'll be okay. My overall score is still pretty low but it's getting there!! The last 2 weeks I really concentrated on verbal and some math.....I'm going to switch it around the next 2 weeks.

So I've been doing really great with sticking to my 2 hours a night of studying. Sometimes I do more. I'm taking the weekends off though. I feel like I'm starting to really get a grip on the material.

So I took a practice GMAT test tonight........I better get with it. With that score I don't think I could get in anywhere! LOL - okay I shouldn't be laughing but really - I can only go up from here! That's the attitude I'm going to take now. Earlier today I was freaking out about even taking this practice test, but you know, I can do this! Baby steps if I need to. I'm not dumb, it's just a matter of learning things a little differently!

Okay - I had to reschedule my test date. So from tomorrow I have exactly 6 weeks to study. And I've devised a study schedule. I found that it was just too difficult to try to study for that and also take my 2 classes online, work full-time, and volunteer full-time. But I think I have a handle on things and I'll be able to conquer it since the quarter ends on Sunday and I've decided not to take classes this next quarter so I can solely concentrate on the GMAT.

Anyone else out there completely discouraged by studying for the GMAT? Last night I worked on sentence correction for 2 hours straight. How dumb can I possibly be? I didn't know I couldn't speak, read, or write the English language.

Okay, so I finished up that accounting class. I ended up with a "B" in the class. As far as I'm concerned - that's pretty amazing based on the fact that I had to teach myself all the information for the class. I really did enjoy learning all that information though. I think I really have figured out what I want to do or concentrate on during my MBA.

Okay, so I'm taking this accounting 101 class......this class is horrible!!! Who ever heard of having 2 midterms for a class that lasts 1 quarter? Sheesh! And half of this stuff on this midterm we didn't cover! The first midterm took me 6 1/2 hours to complete and I've already invested 4 1/2 hours into the second one. The professor is so slack on returning e-mails and don't even try to leave a phone message for him.....half the time you can't even get to the point to actually leave the message. So where is the help? There isn't any, simply put.

I signed up to take the GMAT!! The date - February 19, 2007. I figured if I went ahead and set the date, I'd really get my butt in gear. :) And it worked...I've been studying every night so far!

Okay from this day forward.....I am no longer going to search out blogs to read.....I got myself all "worked up" the other day reading about people who took years of trying to get into grad school. Scared me to death!! So needless to say, I can't read that anymore because it made me doubt myself and my abilities. I can't have that! Especially if I'm required to "sell" myself to these schools.

So I've had a little down time at work these last few days. So I've been surfing the web checking out what everyone else has been saying about this whole process.....I really need to get my act together if I want to make this dream a reality!