my journey through grad school

September 24, 2009

Attention to Detail is a Virtue

Filed under: GRE — chasingl @ 1:00 am

I may have made a poor decision by studying at a cafe tonight. I finished the quantitative portion of my practice exam.

I fail to pay attention to detail. As with reading comprehension, it is much more effective to read and work problems out carefully than it is to go back and fix a mistake. During the exam I won’t be able to go back and fix it. I have 4 nights to train myself to do undo a lifetime habit of rushing.

The good news is that I am definitely capable of working out the problem!

The bad news is the distractions and my lack of attention to detail resulted in an hour and a half of math problems, rather than the 30 minutes it should have taken.

Tomorrow I will try again, in a quiet room.

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