All my studying paid off. I took the GMAT last weekend and scored better than I was hoping. I took one practice exam a couple nights before the official test and scored 690. Half of the questions on the practice test were the same to ones that I already worked through. The other half were new to me. I figured that my score would be lower by 30 or 40 points because I knew the questions on the sample test. The one nice thing about the test being a computer adaptive test is that I got my scores to the multiple choice portion immediately after the test. I ended up with a 680 on the multiple choice part. It'll be another 2 weeks before I get the results of the essay part of the test. I'm not really worried about this part of the test. There were two essays to write: analysis of an issue and analysis of an argument. They were pretty straight forward but I'd still like to know the score of them soon. Patience is not a virtue I have.
The next steps I have to take is to get all my application material together. I have to update my resume and write five essays for the U of M application. St. Cloud State is just an single essay, but it will cover three or four different topics. I plan on starting on the applications this weekend. I should be able to get the resume done and rough drafts of the essays. I'm still trying to get the letters of recommendations completed. I never thought that it would be so hard for people to find the hour to write the letter. Only one out of the three have done this. It was one month ago that I talked to the people. I touched base with the two to make sure I was not forgotten and they both assured me that they would get these done. I'll wait until I get my essays done before I start being obnoxious. It's always hard asking your boss to get something done for you. I can't give a fake deadline because the deadline is clearly stated on the form. I can only express my desire to have it sooner rather than later. If all else fails, I could ask a former supervisor to get the recommendation done.
August 2005 Archives
I know I've been neglecting the site for awhile. So I thought I'd take a break from studying and watching Big Brother 6 to officially welcome Apple to the 21st Century.
With the introduction of the Mighty Mouse Apple has finally acknowledged the need for a right-click. I'd like to point out not only did they add a right button, but also middle and side buttons. This increases the click options by 4 times over their standard mouse. There is also a little trackball that functions as a up-down and side-to-side scroll wheel. It seems that they have gone from extremely simplistic to somewhat complex in one fell swoop. They have increase their click options by 4 times!!
The single mouse button made people new to technology comfortable. They didn't have many options. It was either a single or double click. Apple seemed attached to the simple is better approach for so long. The Mighty Mouse seems to go against what Apple has stood for. I do think they are smart in not packaging the Mighty Mouse with a new Mac. Only the power users and PC converts are going to want the right-click. And if they want their mouse to match their iMac, they get to pay $49.99 plus tax.
