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sisterallie35

My Goals for the Summer ...

Mar 30, 2009 17:02

A.M.D.G.
J.M.J.

As I was walking back to the nunnery today after lunch, I was thinking about many things. First, the fact that I really want this week to end quickly and with loose ends all tied up and taken care of so I can get to Easter Break sooner. Then, I was glad that my Fall Semester schedule was all ready and taken care of ... one less ( Read more... )

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crazy_dewmaster March 31 2009, 14:32:26 UTC

Excellent to hear of these goals!

cosmic_reverie March 31 2009, 15:41:16 UTC

That's great that you have such clear, organized goals for the summer! Three months doesn't seem very short, but I always find that it passes quickly. It's good to know what you want to do during that time and go after it.

The GRE is a pain. It's a lot like the SAT, only the English section is 10 times harder. I thought I'd be able to make educated guesses on the meaning of words using their root Greek or Latin like I did in high school, but somehow, during the GRE I was only tested on words that I couldn't do that with and therefore had no idea what they meant! The math part of the GRE is actually around the same level as the SAT math, but if you haven't done high school math in a while, it may be difficult. Also, calculators aren't allowed.

I've been meaning to ask: What do A.M.D.G. and J.M.J. mean?

jesusfreak84 April 2 2009, 01:02:28 UTC

If I had one piece of advice on the GRE, BRUSH UP ON THE MATH! A lot of it is math you've likely not done in years, and possibly NEVER without a calculator. I got a B in Calc 1 at Aquinas, a 32 in math on my ACT, in the 80-something percentile on my SAT II Math IIC, about the same in math on the SAT itself, and yet on the GRE, the best I could pull was 42%, and for a lot of schools, that % matters more than your raw score. Also, the Reading/Vocab/etc. section "adjusts" itself for how you're doing; math does not. If you're doing well on Marshall papers, the language section will be no problem.

Ben, who took 4 years (I think) of HS Latin actually found that it DID help him on the language portion of the GRE.

Ganbatte! \^_^/

sisterallie35 April 2 2009, 01:08:24 UTC

Yeah, the thing that scared me when I first started thinking about the GRE was Monsignor's reaction to my stating that I had to take it. As far as I am concerned, Monsignor is a freaking genius so if he hated the GRE ... dang, I screwed.

I plan on getting some of those GRE guides and such to help me prep. Math has never really been my strong point and my terminal math class at AQ was Intermediate Algebra/Intro to Trig. I got a B in that class but the GRE most probably goes beyond that. Luckily for me, SHMS will probably care more for how I did in general with a probable focus on my Language,etc score. I am going for a MA in Theology and Pastoral Ministry ... not Math.

I am sooo looking forward to taking Latin next year! It would *almost* make me wish for the new school year to get here. But, I am not that desperate. I just want to gradumatate and move on.