x squared plus 10y = 720

if x>1 solve for y...

Thank god it is all over, for now. :) After 4 hours of the most intense testing conditions I have ever experienced I completed the GMAT exam yesterday. For those who are asking "g what"? it is just an entrance exam for the MBA course idea with which I am still toying for next year. It was a stressful experience, but more than stressful it was bizarre. I arrived early, having been told I should be there at 07h45 (gulp) for an 08h30 exam. This is so they have enough time to "register" you before taking the exam. The registration process involves having your ID verified, your photo taken, you fingerprint electronically scanned into and your signature captured onto the system. It was an exercise in new technology I tell you.

Then you are escorted to the testing centre - a little room with computer cubicles. You are not allowed to take anything into the centre, not even a bottle of water. My request to be allowed to take a jumper in was even met with slight concern! Once I had proved there was nothing in the pockets though, the request was approved :) Your little workstation is monitored by cameras above your head. Felt very sorry for the invigilators who have to spend 4 hours watching two people sit at a desk. When you reach one of your optional breaks between sections you have to wave at the camera above your head and sit back to wait for someone to come fetch you. Then your fingerprint is scanned again to log you out so you can go pee, have a drink etc. Then your fingerprint is scanned to log you back in and you are taken back into the testing centre. So 1 hr, break, 75min break, 75min again.

Anyway, the Maths section was a disaster. But the Verbal (such a misnomer for an entirely written exam testing your correct use of language and grammar) section pulled me up, thank god! Get my final scores in 20 days, so we will see.

So now I can get back to the craziness that is prepping for Balkanology as we scramble to find a new venue at the 11th hour and not stress about x squared and story sums :) Chat again soon!!
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