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Over and Done

Published on October 30, 2008 in Anu. 0 Comments

Today, I am done with all my toefl and gre exams. It had been three hard months, procrastinating and putting off the day that I would have to eventually write the gre. Well it was today, and I am glad it’s out of the way. For once do I get a breather before again getting busy with the acads.

I am much dissapointed with my gre result. Quant was as usual, scoring the perfect mark of 800. Verbal was not so good, managing just a meagre score of 470 in 800. As a result the summation comes out to be 1270 which is considered below par.

I fared much better in toefl though, obtaining 110 in 120. A perfect score in listening, 1 less in reading, and around 25 in both speaking, writing helped my total to the magic figure of 110. However, with the dissapointing gre result, the toefl score becomes redundant I suppose.

But the results do not discourage me. Never were my intentions to apply for a phd position (more on this later on). Writing the gre had become a mere formality for me. I had lost the motivation to perform well and outshine the others. Also the pattern of gre does not suit me.

Most importantly, gre is not the end of the world. I am saddened today at the dismal performance, but also take this defeat in the right spirit. It shall motivate me to do well in the other exams, to make amends for my mistakes.

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Too Much To Take

Published on October 28, 2008 in Anu. 0 Comments

Today I am reaping the benefits of having made reading a good habbit. I have my GRE exam in a couple of days and without any remorse I admit that my preparations have not been upto the mark. But the reason was just that I am no longer motivated enough to write this exam. It has become mere formality, to get a good score. I dont think I would care even if I got a low score.

And it’s good that I have mentally prepared myself to accept low score in GRE, afterall that is what I will get. Inadequate preparation has really dented any chance I had to score well.

However, at the moment my biggest concern is not the GRE. Instead, it is my BTP. I have my viva on the 4th of november, and yet have’t done anything substancial. I did work on a project with determination to arrive at a result, but now have fallen short of time. I need to get some work done this week.

We had a great time in the wing though, bursting crackers and all. Good to spend time with the 3rd years of the wing. Have posted a few photos on picasa. Sooner than later I shall be adding them here too. Tomorrow being the Diwali, we shall definitely do something worthwhile – already there were plans of going out for dinner, but nothing confirmed for sure.

I now need to sleep, must complete Barrons tomorrow, so that I have my wednesday for revision and practising on sample test. I really hope I score 1300, even though the chances appear feeble.

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