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So update, I took the admission exam for my PLAN D last weekend and it was not really as hard as I expected it to be. I bought a GMAT Comprehensive Book by The Princeton Review to cram REFRESH my memory and it was really helpful, especially if you’re like me who’s been out of school for a long time. But because the exam is time pressured, I don’t feel 100% confident with my answers. Also, it did not help that my body is drowning in caffeine since I only had 2-3 hours of sleep AND I decided to report to work to finish my report couple of hours before my scheduled exam. SHUNGA = ME!!

ANYWAY, I’ve been thinking non-stop about the results ever since I went out of the exam room. I keep checking my email and account portal for any update even though the facilitator told us that the results will be released after 4 WEEKS (given that you submitted the complete requirements). 

Syempre, hindi ko na naman nasubmit lahat ng requirements dahil BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. EXCUSES.

So imagine my surprise when I got a call from the Admissions yesterday, asking if I’m available to be interviewed this coming Saturday. YES, OF COURSE I SAID YES!!! Even if I have work and reports to submit on Saturday, I told myself that I’ll just go straight to work after.  Hello, hindi naman siguro yun buong araw diba? hehe. Besides, my VACATION LEAVE na nga pala ako.

But I’m still actually confused if being granted an interview means I passed the admissions exam? I don’t really have an idea on their process and I have no means of confirming it whatsoever because most of the blogs and forums online I’ve searched are for the Standard Program, which mostly does not require an interview.

Great move, Andy. Another one of those procrastinated moves. 

Two factors led me to this. First, I had a hard time deciding whether I wanted this or not. On January 2018, I made a commitment that I would really start this degree on August 2018, which is the first semester. Lo and behold, June came and I was unprepared to submit my MBA requirements to Ateneo. Second, I was really busy at work. When I submitted my MBA requirements in June, I did not consider that June is the End of Financial Year for our company, which is one of the busiest months of the year! There is absolutely no time to work through any reviewing. 

So, one week before the actual entrance exam, it’s become apparent that this is pretty nerve-wrecking and the advise online is limited. There’s really no way for you to know what might happen. 

For the record, I think I am a very diligent person. I have never had problems at school that led me to fail, not because I was intelligent, but because I industriously studied as best as I can. So now, I am worried. I don’t have enough time to study for this exam, and ace this with my industriousness. I am dreading the unknown. 

When I looked online, one of the things people recommended was to review as if you were doing the GMAT. The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a qualifying exam used for business courses. It analyses an individual’s capability to perform in  real-life business scenarios by testing their analytical, problem-solving, and comprehension skills. While Ateneo is definitely not accredited to deliver GMAT, the entrance exam will most likely adapt the GMAT in terms of what skills to test out. 

So, tomorrow’s the exam, and I am posting this just so I have reference of that one time I regret not doing something, in case I fail this exam. 

Fingers crossed xx,