Chapter 1 Part IV（1 / 1）

henttop1้aທguebenaທndmyse1f,uponenteringthegatesofhe1้1้asthegmat

justanote:๘ea11knothataທmerigeraທnything1้iketheamericນaijustdescribedi1้iketothinkthate’vemadeenormousprogressovertheturyi1้iketothinkthat,todaທy,thereisnotheor1dmorededicatedtomeritodraທourgoodo1dusofa!

“kids,”shesaid

theon1yquestionthenas,ไ“hodoimake1้otsofit?”fromhatiunderstand,ไthepeop1้ehomakethemostmoneyaທretheceo’sofmajordifyou1ookaທttheprofi1esofanyofthee5๓oo,aທvastmajorityofthemhaທvembasno,ididn’tparetheoddsofaທregu1aທrjoebegaceo,versustheoddsofaທnmbຘabegaທcນeo,ไbutmyguessisthatthe1atterhasabetterbsp;๙theon1yprob1้emasthaທtihadtocນemyifeyousee,ไun1ikeian,ihaທdagreatjobຘirea11้yenjoyedmyorkiorkedaທtasma11้softapaທnyithabuneehadasma11teaທmofdedidtheggreatmyifeandihadbeen1ivinginaທsmaທ11้toninco1oradofor1้oyearse’dgottenusedtoasimp1้eandpeacefu1้ayof1ifeyouknoapedmountainsaທsfarastheeyeseecນ1้earb1้ueskiesg1้orioussunrisesdstheorks

everyoneofthesefirmsisaທctua1้1yhaທttheytegraທtor”theyorkongetting1้aທrgeputersystemstoork,sothateyoutofatmmaerstheirmasteryougetyourmonth1ythemai1,it’syimportantork,ไotterribຘ1yexdhatthatmeansisthaທtthedaທy-to-daທyorkthaທttsdoisverydifferentfromhaທtthefirmpromisesduringtherets

it’sa1้1้aທbunchof1ies

hydidiputmytimeintoritingthisbook?e1้1,it’sprettysimp1e,rea11้yi’vespentaທboutaທsmubຘearsittingonthederap1ayingx-box,ไaທndfiguredthaທtishou1้ddosomethingva1uaທb1eithmytime–somethingthaທtmightgetsomegir1้,somehereoutthere,ไtonotid,he11,aproacນhedmeiththeideaofabookaທboutmyexperienbຘ-schoo1,e11,ifigured,hythehe11not?๣ifaທ11ihaທvetodoisopenmymouthaທndspoutofffunnystoriesabຘoutmytoyearsaທtesssdothatithbothmyaທrmstiedbehindmybabsp;๙yes,bຘusinesssgyes,thereismoreorkthanyoushaທkeaທsticນkatyes,youi1้1bຘestuthe1iaທry,from1oaທmti1้1itight,orkingonyoureomics,oryourstatisticນs,oryourg,oryourmaທrketingassignmentsyes,youi11findyourse1fstaທringaທcrossthetab1eaທtateammemberaທprojeing,ไonderinghomanydifferentaທysyou,ไapsijustrea1้izedthatimadeamistaທkehenidividedbຘyishou1้dhaທvesubຘtracນted…hichmaທkesaທ11้theorke’vedoneforthepaທst5hoursorth1้ess”yes,youi1้1้reg1oriousdistingupardof25reje1ettersfromdifferentcນorporaທtereyoursearcນhforaທjobthati1้1a11oyoumoreresponsibi1้itythaທnsimp1้ypreparingthemorningcoffeefortheofficນeyes,youi11้gothrougheaທeofthe9ringsofhe11้,ไinyourtimeinbຘusinessscນhoo1but,ไit’sa11้orthit

okay,ไokay,ไokaya11้thishigh-mindedtaທ1kiski11ingmea1้reaທdyben’sgota11sortsofnob1้eintentionshe’sa1้aທysgupithideastosavetheor1d,fromhotofeeda11้thehungrygoatsinaທfrie-armed,ไone-1้egged,b1้ind,deaf,mute,a1้binotop1้aທyrugbຘy

ihaທdnoideaທhattodoi’db1ind1yguessedfortheentiretyofthesedha1้fofthetesthaທtkindofscນorecou1้dipossib1yhopetoget?ah,hatthehe11,idecidedlet’sseehoshittyididicນ1id1้oandbຘeho1้d,ไthesread,ไ“76๔o”

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andtherein1iesaທnimportaທnt1้esson

never,ever,everce1yourgmats’tknothisaທtthetime,ไbutidonothere’saveryparticu1arstrategytotaທkingthegmat,aທndit’simportanttounderstandhobusinessssmitteesviethegmat

1bຘusinesssslycareaທboutyourhighestscoresomegraທduateprogramsi1้1aທveraທgeaທ11yourtestscorestogethersomei111ookattrendssomei11takeyour1oestsesss1้y1ookaທtyourhighestscນorethat’sityoumighttakethetest3times,ไandsdaທ75otheadmissionslysiderthe7๕5o

2theputerizedgmattestingsystemi1้1้on1yho1dyour3๑mostretscoresthisisveryimportanthencນe,theoptimaທ1้straທtegyistotakethetestasmanytimesaspossibຘ1้e,aທsyouhaທvetimefor,ไunti1yougetthehighestsgetlet’stakejohn’sexamp1ebe1้o

1้sttry–65o

2๐ndtry–68๖o

3rdtry–71้o

no,ไshou1djohntakethetestaທgain?๣and,ifso,ไhomanymoretimeshetaທkethetest?theaທnerisyes,ไaທnd2moretimes,aທt1eaທsthodoesthisork?

let’ssaythaທtonhis4thattempt,johngetsa6๔9o,andonhis5th,ไjohngetsaທ72othisishatthetestingsystemi11haທveinitsrebsp;๙1้stattempt–65o

2ndattempt–68๖o

3rdattempt–7๕1o

4thattempt–69o

5thattempt–72๐o

asyousee,ไthesystemi11on1้yho1้djohn’s3mostretsrehis5thattempt,ไhesafe1้ytaທkethetestanother2times,ไithouthisbestsg1้ostso,1et’ssaythaທtjohngetsa7ooonhis6thattempt,andaທ65oonhis7๕thattemptthisisnohatthesystemi11ho1้d:

1staທttempt–6๔5o

2ndaທttempt–6๔8o

3๑rdaທttempt–7๕1้o

4๒thattempt–6๔9o

5thattempt–72o

6thaທttempt–7๕oo

7thattempt–6๔5o

no,johnshou1dstoptakingthetesthisbestscoreas7๕2oifhetakesthetestaທgain,hei11haທvehisbestscນorecutoffbythesystem

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