GRE = DONE

I am OFFICIALLY done with the GRE. Done. DONE!

I took it this morning at 10:30. At 7, I got up and went for a two mile run. I took my time getting ready. Had a dance party while doing my hair. I even put on makeup (it made me feel more confident--I would have worn skinny jeans and heels if it wasn't completely impractical).

They told me to arrive 30 minutes early, so I left around 9. I was there around 9:45--parked a few streets down to avoid parking tickets. I can never to go UWL without getting a parking ticket. However, I didn't get a ticket today :)

I was ridiculously nervous. But I think it went ok. I did the two writing sections, which didn't seem bad at all. The verbal seemed kind of scary, but I've done really well on verbal on the practice tests I've done. The quantitative section was not as scary as anticipated. It didn't seem EASY, don't get me wrong. But I didn't panic (like I did on the first few practice tests). And the research section, where they test out new questions? It was verbal, and seemed super easy. That section doesn't factor into my grade, though.

After I finished the test, it asked me if I wanted to view my scores...or cancel that screen. I sat there for a minute or two...I mean, it's kind of scary. What if I did terrible? But, I decided it really didn't matter. I can always take it again if necessary.

So...I got a 1320. 660 on the verbal, 660 on the quantitative. For the verbal, I'm pretty sure that's a good score. I've been getting around the same score on practice tests, and it puts me around the 90th percentile usually. For the quantitative, I don't think it's a GREAT score, but I think it's a little higher than average. I had been scoring around a 590 on practice tests, which put me in the 50th percentile.

In 10-15 days, I'll receive my official score results in the mail. They'll tell me the real percentiles, so it'll be much easier to interpret my scores. For now, I'm going to say that they are good enough, and just be happy. I'm done!

Now onto fun stuff--making fruit pizza, veggie pizza, and taco dip for the bridal shower I'm hosting tonight! And now my blogs won't be about boring things like studying :)