Day 10: GMAT comes back into focus

The perils of studying for the GMAT are that many people don't have a social life during that critical study period. Having already done an attempt in the past, I was in social hibernation and had assumed I"d be out of it at this time and had gone ahead and made a few social commitments. Unfortunately for me.. I'm not out of the woods yet, but I had to keep the appointments I'd made, so that was the focus this week.

So, while this weekend (Day 6, 7) was study oriented, my Mon - Wed (Day 8, 9, 10) were not. I"ll be honest... I averaged approximately 45 min on Day 8, 9, 10 between work and the social engagements. Being a social butterfly and then disappearing opens up a lot of questions and concerns from friends, so I had to do my rounds and assure everyone that I was still alive and kicking.

So, tomorrow, Day 11, starts afresh.

In the meantime, here's a summary of what I've accomplished from Day 5 - 10:

• Finshed MGMT Strategy Guide 2, and halfway through Strategy Guide 3 (Equations, Inequalities, VICS)
• I noticed that I got 1 or 2 'Plug in the Formula/Sequence' type questions on the GMAT, which I didn't feel I had the background knowledge for. MGMAT does a good job of laying out the ground work of what these question types will look like so I've made notes on these particular areas 
• Started reading up on MGMAT Critical Reasoning Strategy Guide
• I know that many people focus more on MGMAT's SC bible, but I want to study the CR Strategy Guide as well, b/c CR is my weakness and I like the way the key points are laid out in the guide. I try and do CR when I'm feeling not as sharp, because, even though my previous English score was low (V 29), I know that its generally something I"m more comfortable with and feel confident I can get better with practice and memorization

Goal for the end of this week:

• Simple: Finish all Strategy Guide (SG) #3 (including advanced theory), with notes. 
• Plan is to do SG #3 questions on Saturday and start SG #4 on Sunday

How am I feeling?

• I'm not feeling guilty that I didn't study much this week, because I had to do the social rounds, considering I have been off the map for a long while. However, I am eager to go back to GMAT focus because I will not feel completely relaxed until I beat this thing!

Have a good night folks! :)

Viva la GMAT! Woot! ;)