I took the GRE yesterday, after studying all week for the vocabulary section. The test was quite challenging for me. My target composite score was 1200, I came up a little bit shy, reaching only 1150. Generally I think the Analytical section would have been my best one, however as you may know, it was retired in October. Sooo... I had to do the Analytical Writing section instead. I haven't written something so good, in such a short amount of time (30-45 minutes), in a while. So I'm hoping for a really good score on that. It has been my experience that this will not be the case. It will come back with, at best, a slightly above average score, but in general _nothing_special_. This isn't raw pessimism. This attitude is simply realistic. Over the course of my existence, I have become (often) painfully aware that I do not fit _THE_MOLD_. I think I more than make up for it with hard work, alacrity, creativity, insight, and fresh perspective. The question is: are these qualities going to prove useful in the course of my career?? Whether it be in academia (as I have always hoped) or in the Maya of the corporate world.
Music for the Night: Everything Claude Debussy (Classical)
