Guten Nacht, GRE

December 15, 2003

This past Saturday, two days ago, I put the GRE to bed. Like most standardized tests, I could have done better but I could definitely have done worse. No more flash cards. No more practice exams. I am free to read my book on the subway again.

Despite my emancipation from the tyranny of studying, I think I'm going to miss it a bit. I have been out of school for 18 months and, despite my poor studying habits while in school, I miss doing all the reading and preparing for classes or exams. There is something easy about that schedule.

When I was in college it didn't make much sense, but people are not lying when they say college is the best time of your life. Maybe not the best, but certainly the easiest.

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