I know, this has nothing to do with GMAT or my application plan but look at it! Doesn't it look nicer? :D
No, not trying to hide the fact that I didn't get to do my AWA assessment today. It's not my fault, the professor was out. Plus, I don't think he even read the 2 essays I emailed him. So, rescheduling that for tomorrow.
Now, today was not completely wasted and I did not just spend 3 hours of my GMAT study time playing around with the blog's layout.

Instead, I used that time to go through beatthegmat and look for more study tips. I found a few very useful articles on the math topics that the Quant section covers, as well as strategies on how to answer certain types of questions and shortcuts for math problems. I probably won't focus on these too much until my 3rd week, but it's good to have them on hand now. I'm only gonna get busier from now on so while I have the time right?


Aside from that I spent a bit of time getting some insight on the admissions process. I've already read tons of articles and talked to a bunch of people, but you can never be too prepared and so I'm asking for advice from the friendly BTG community - they're all so responsive! One of the things that I read about MBA admissions is that each applicant needs to have a "brand". Yes. A brand. Something that makes you stand out from the pack. Something that identifies strongly with you. I've already been brainstorming about it this whole month with myself, and had a discussion about with a friend, and it looks like I might have something to work with. I just need to spend more time on it and maybe if you guys are willing, I'll be asking some of you for advice! :)

So, that's that. Oh yeah, I think all this GMAT excitement is giving me insomnia. I've only had about 5 hours for about a week now. That can't be good. So I'm gonna try to call it in early tonight and hopefully my energy will be up again tomorrow.

Jya, oyasumi!