For this MBA Application Time Management Series, I will share 4 Strategies for your GMAT/GRE prep and your MBA Application.
1) Plan According to your Starting Hour
There are certain times of the day when your energy is really high. If you are in a traditional Investment Banking or any job where you must report by a certain time of the day, the hours leading up to the commute is your peak energy. Practice your GMAT/GRE prep before you reach the office.
2) Plan According to your Productivity
Even if you have a lot of energy at a certain time, the mindset required to solve a complex GMAT/GRE problem vs. writing a draft essay for your MBA Application is completely different. And it is not the same for everyone. For many, the end-of-the-day schedule after work is when they get the freedom to think creatively.
Monitor your optimum productivity in writing draft essays for 1-week. Once you have a habit of allocating a fixed time for your creative writing and a time for your GMAT/GRE prep, don’t change the schedule. Keep showing up at your desk at the exact time.
3) Planning by Energy/Mood
When you are really exhausted, you tend to be vulnerable and open to capturing aspects of your life that are tough to capture when you are raring to go, and your ego is shielding you from any honest reflection. You are also vulnerable after a failure or a bad day. When such a moment arrives, write the weakness or the failure essay.
4) Planning by the Hour
This strategy works if your GMAT/GRE test date or your MBA application deadlines are a month from now. In such cases, you must plan by the Hour, even allocating which topic you will cover in a certain hour and which essay you will write in another hour.
If you need help planning for your MBA Application, Reach out to me, Atul Jose
