The Test series came about with the first test on May 18........As i was associated with IMS i chose their test series and i do not complain.........:).........my test series started on a bittersweet note when i got a 99.95 %ile overall but missed the cutoff for the english section getting just 21 out a possible 100 there........Atleast i got to know what i had to do in the next 6 months.........
There was a long break between the first and the second tests.......i totally messed up the 2nd one and got a mediocre percentile there missing the english cutoff again......finally i redeemed myself with a good performance in the 3rd one as i obtained my first national rank of 18......the 4th one was a disaster.........i mean that literally as i managed a score of 3.5(yes) out of 100 in english........
The tests kept coming and going and i could see no visible improvement in my performance....i started getting ranks regularly but was lacking the spark that i wanted........no rank in the top 10.......also i had never got a 99+ percentile in english......something changed with the 10th test on........i guess the official gmat guide was a big help........my english scores drastically changed......i would recommend that book to everyone who can lay his hand on it......
Anyway the last 2 tests were very good......i ended up with a 99.92 and a 11th rank in the 15th one........and an even better 99.99 with a 3rd rank in the last one......that was the impetus i was looking for......
i remember when i was preparing for IIT one of my favourite teachers ever used to talk about the importance of momentum before a major exam.....he used to give us the example of the 2003 cricket world cup final.....talked about that famous(or infamous) first over that zaheer khan bowled where he was extra generous with wides and no balls.....and gave australia the perfect start to the match.........
That momentum believe me is very important and it can come from anywhere.........go watch a movie that you really enjoy.....solve some problems that make you happy........talk to people who make you happy......or simply do your last exams well.........:)
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