all preppy

After months of procrastination, I’ve decided to begin prepping for the GMAT.  Though it’s not a difficult test, scoring in the top 1-2 percent will still require a lot of work.  If there’s anything I learned about myself last year is that I can sit in a chair for many, many hours at a time–focused on one thing (albeit, poker).  Hopefully, this will carry over to studying.  I plan to take the test in the summer–most likely in July or August. 

There’s also a timed writing section.  For practice, I’ll post my timed essays (30 minutes each) on my blog.  Timed essay writing is not my forte, but with practice, I’ll get better.   

Realistically speaking, piano (practice limited to 4-5 times a week) and poker (limited to max of 1hr/day; apply hit-and-run style–if you’re up 100 or more early, then quit) will take a hit during the next couple months.  My social life will take a hit as well, but then again, I don’t have many friends down here anyway so it’s not a big loss.  I’m also trying to include cardio Lose Weight Exercise 5-6 times/week; Lose Weight Exercises 2-3 times/week (from now until mid-April, I’ll just focus on pushups and situps).

While i’m committed to studying hard for the test, that’s not to say that I don’t have some reservations about going back to school.  While I’m the type that enjoys school and [healthy] competition, part of me senses that an MBA from even a ‘prestigious’ school is overrated (There’s an article in a recent issue of Businessweek that discusses how the MBA is overrated).  The conclusion from the article is that getting an MBA education from even a Top tier school won’t necessarily make you a better manager, but you may benefit from the social networking. 

Yesterday, someone remarked:  “If you got a business degree from ______, then you probably don’t need an MBA.  But because you didn’t major in business, you’ll need it”. 

It’s pretty obvious that this person didn’t know what he was talking about.  IMO, a business-focused degree at the undergrad level at any school is a joke.  At least not any better than a science major who then took 4-5 business-related courses after graduating. 

Before I decide whether to go back to school, it’s important that I at least get the requirements out of the way.  The next 3 months should be fun.