Over the past 20 days, I’m estimating I’ve spent close to 75 hours studying for the GMAT. I’m not trying to brag, but really, my knowledge of quadratic formulas and figuring out how many different combinations there are for four out of ten people to be appointed to a committee needed some brushing up.
To make the time for this activity, I’ve had to let go of a few normal activities, most notably watching television. In some ways this has been a blessing, but in other ways I have often found myself irritable, grumpy and tired of doing math problems that seem to have little or no relevance except for the fact that someone, somewhere with a higher salary than mine thinks this will be a clear indicator of whether or not I will be successful in an MBA program.
Now that is off my chest, I have had to really motivate myself to keep going. One of the largest motivators for me, beyond my family, has been the occupy wall street (#ows) movement.
Sounds odd right? But I have been reflecting upon what it must mean to be a part of that movement and what they are fighting for. To me, and I think it might be different for everyone involved, but I think this movement is about the inability for a regular guy to work a regular job, such that he can afford to raise two kids.
In applauding their efforts, I wish some of them would realize, as I have, that education is the key to change. Take all of the time spent protesting and spend it on studying innovation and new job skills. The results of such actions would be amazing.
And to that end, I am going to keep truckin’ with the 60-day GMAT study guide and hopefully prove that I am worthy of the highest level of education Minnesota has to offer.
20 down, 40 more to go.
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