Today I registered for the GRE exam. I'll be taking it on Monday July 18th 2011, at 12:30PM in Queens NYC. The damn thing cost $160, but thanks to the Tax Gods I can afford it haha. I have a while to conquer the strategy. If I start studying the week of the 22nd, that leaves me with 4 months to study....I think I'll be good. I'm sure I'll have some witty vocabulary blogs, as well as frustrating math problem blogs. I'm already entertained, and I haven't even begun! I bought the essential vocabuary flash cards. Those will come with me everywhere I go, because its easy to carry and great to kill time, especially when I'm travelling between CT and NYC on the train. Perfect. I mean I woud prefer a novel, but this is essential to my future! Kinga is a darling for giving me her old GRE test prep book.
I should put a countdown timer on here, and a progress meter or something. Gotta keep track of my goal!
Now just for the record, if any of my coworkers are reading this, don't fret! The scores are good for 5 years! I just need to do this because I think about Grad school often, and the test is changing, and I need to do it before it changes into something frightening! Wow if I wrote that last sentence in a GRE essay, I would fail. It was a terrible run on, and badly structured hahaha.
What else is new? Well, I have NOT been driving in a car since the accident. My plan is to get back in the saddle this coming week, and the week after. The test is on March 26th. I think I'm good. I just have to get over the accident part. I also realized that I would have to get insured under someone, probably my mom, so I can legally drive in a private vehicle. That's gonna be an expensive headache!
This weekend I promise recipes. I'm overdue and I apologize. Its been a hectic few days. There will probably be one complete meal on here and it will be delicious!
I bought a new point and shoot digital camera. My little "pocket" one broke after several LONG years. It was time for a new one (again thank you Tax Gods!). It was only 146 with shipping and tax. Its a Sony Cyber-Shot, like my last one, but better! I decided to go with a Sony as opposed to a Nikon or Cannon, mainly because I have memory cards to go in a Sony and a battery and charger. This way I don't have to dish out even more money on those items. I wanted a green one, because I'm 27 and still have a favorite color, but instead I got a blue one. It was so pretty I couldn't resist! I just hope it ships in time for next weekend. I really wanna take pictures at Kinga's birthday party.
and I ramble on...Time for a movie and some lite supper :)
Congratulations on committing to taking the GRE! You are really smart to take the current test and get scores you can use for the next five years. As a Kaplan teacher, I know that it's going to be tough to get test times in July, since a lot of people will wait until closer to the last minute.
ReplyDeleteYou might enjoy this (free!) 20-minute GRE workout: http://kaplanworkout.com to help your studying motivation.
Thank you Elisa. Thank you for the website as well. I'm sure I'll use it!
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ReplyDeleteYou're quite welcome! Please let me know if there's anything else you might want to know about. I'm a big fan of the Kaplan GRE Blog, too--it's sort of a well kept secret, with loads of useful ideas all from experienced teachers.