I'm Going Off the Grid!

Good Afternoon everyone - as you know I don't usually post in the middle of the day, but there are some things I want to just put out there in the mba blogosphere.

First an update about me:  So as I told you all yesterday I went sailing!  It was an absolutely gorgeous day! We definitely lucked out with the weather.  I actually got to steer for about 20 minutes and the captain said "GLAD YOU'RE HERE... I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING... YOU DEFINITELY HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE BEFORE!"  -  My response to that was "must have been all that rowing I did as a boy scout!"  He just laughed.

Today I am going off the grid!  What do I mean by that?  Well last Saturday I lost my phone... (iphone4)... yeah I think it fell out of my pocket in a cab!!!  I've been through the mourning stage and I've come to terms with it.  My phone was my life, and I didn't know if I should buy a new phone and just get on with my life.  Then I thought about it and decided to hold off on buying a new one.  I did the cost/benefit analysis of buying a new phone and decided against it.  It would be better for me to use that money for my tutor so that I can get into business school!  So... I won't have a new phone until about November!  I do have a prepaid phone though for emergencies.

The upside to what I'm calling "Going off the grid" is that my friends cannot contact me and distract me with nonsense to go out and party.  I figure that if I get into b-school, there will be many parties in my future I can sacrifice 2 weeks of my life.  It'll definitely be MUCH cheaper too!

Today my schedule is as follows:

1.  Exponents Practice worksheet
2.  Conversion Drill worksheet
3.  Geometry worksheet
4.  Tuck Essays
5.  25 CR questions.
6.  Tuck Essays

I'll post tomorrow about how this schedule went.

The main reason I wanted to put up this post though was to add some links that I've found particularly helpful.  I've been "starring" these in my Google Reader for a long time now and feel that it's time to share the wealth!

How to Put the "I" in Application - Veritas Prep

9 Do’s and Don’ts for Writing Your Resume – Part 1: The Do’s

Self Examination is a Varsity Sport

Admissions Resume: What to Include

Why MBA Letters of Recommendation Matter

Applicationomics: Admissions Committee Incentives

Ok I think there are enough links to keep everyone busy!  Enjoy!

510 GMAT Admitted to HBS!

Hola!  So I was reading an article that came through my Google reader the other day.  What caught my eye was that the:

Preliminary Class of 2012 at HBS: GMAT range was 510-790!

Full Profile:  http://bit.ly/HBS2012Profile

Granted the mean GMAT was a 724 but I just thought it was great to see that yes GMAT isn't everything.  I'm sure this person had a very compelling application or has been to space! J/K I'm sure it's very very well deserved!

Anyway - I found that to be very interesting and I thought I would share with you folks!  Back to what's going on in my GMAT world...

So today I finally cracked open the Veritas CR book again.  I'll be honest in that I was apprehensive about tackling CR again.  When I took the class last month we were doing more advanced CR problems and they were throwing me for a loop.  I guess I got discouraged with it, but I know that with this test... if you have a weakness you cannot let it get the best of you otherwise the test will!

So tonight I went through the end of the Geometry guide.  I must admit that some of them stumped me.  There was one question asking about something shaped like a Toblerone box... you know... not quite a cylinder or a rectangular box... yeah they threw in a triangular shaped figure and wanted me to find out the area of the triangle or something like that... I didn't know the formula so I gave up on that one.  When I looked at the explanation it looked pretty standard!

Michigan Ross?

Let's see.. let's see.. what else is going on in my world?  Oh.. I signed up to attend a Michigan Ross information session at the Kaplan center here in NY on 7/19.  I'm kind of excited to go... but I get excited about going to any information session.  I'm interested in Ross for a couple reasons.  My two new friends 

(Remember back to when I started talking to the kids in the train station after our Yale SOM visit - Here's the link to that Blogpost: http://bit.ly/YaleSOMVisit) 

In any event... they're both going to Ross and they keep telling me that I would love it and that I should visit.  I did some research into the curriculum and what not and the main takeaway is that my favorite color is Blue, so I can see myself there for two years.  Of course you guys will get an update on how it goes...  

That's all she wrote tonight!