Tough ka baaappp!!!

The date today is 1st May, 2 006 and the day - Monday... This being a day so very important for all the laborers, we, the laborers here in Infy were given OFF... So, i thought why not to make the most of this holiday by writing a test??

The last time i wrote a test was on last saturday. The test i wrote was a pen-paper test and so i was in a mood of giving a Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) this time... Came to office after changing 2 autos and 2 buses... Was half exhaused by then.... Booted the PC and was disappointed to see the mailbox deprived of any mail from my CHARGER... :)

Nways, i thought.... Life goes on and i started with Kaplan GMAT CAT - 1. After skipping the AWA section, i was into the quant section and was hardly realizing that i a hell of a toughy in front of me!! The questions in the quant section were a bit tough, and so i had to do them with a bit more precaution. This resulted into poor time management and i was left with 2 mins and 4 questions unanswered. Completed 2 questions somehow and left the other two unseen... This was indeed bad!!! This is the last thing i can think of happening with me on the D day!!

Verbal started with some easy CRs... I was getting a lot of confidence on my Critical Reasoning abilities... The SCs were again tough, as expected and the RCs were also horrifying... All in all, they were so very time consuming, that i had no option but to guess most of the RC answers so that i can complete the entire section... Though i completed the section with a min to spare, i knew the accuracy was going to be real bad!!

These Kaplan people have indeed desinged a very good software for test analysis.. Quickly i was able to see the questions on which i had spent most of my time, the questions in which i had changed my answers... Not to mention, it also showed me the questions i answered incorrectly... :) Things were fine till now... But a real shocker was experienced when i clicked on View My Score.. Quant: 42 Verbal:33 with an overall score of 620!!! My Gossshhhhhhhh!!!

I was determined to hit a 700 this time, when i entered the office premises today... But dint realise that Kaplan GMAT CATs are certainly not recommendable if you are searching for a score of 700... If you get a 700 here, you are bound to get 770+ in actual GMATs!!!

Read PG's post then where he describes streching your limits!!!

Its time for me too to strech my limits!!!