I am quite busy in gathering info to update my popular CSQA blog as I've been getting so many mails requesting me to put in the guide according to the new version of the CSQA - Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK 2006).

Hence, my journey to MBA came to a stand still. Not a good sign though - but I'm happy that this is to help many others in helping not to stop their CSQA journeys :) I've estimated that this CSQA guide blog updation shall be finished by this year [only one week more :)] so that I can continue with my GMAT prep from the new year! And that's the reason why I'm going to shift to a dorm at our office to stay alone - tough decision to stay away from friends; only my target GMAT score of 750 can justify this!

I could not spend more time this day.

I met my friend Madhavi to congratulate her on being commissioned as Flying Officer, Indian Air Force. Felt quite elated to see her interview along with her photo was published in the local news paper - available at this location.

Later I had a fun with some experiments in cooking chicken which turned out to be a great success. Later watched the movie - "Apaharan", didn't like it though :(

This day is an important one for me - I've taken a decision on MBA. It relieved me of the following dilemmas which were stopping me until now:

• Whether to go for MBA or look for other options in software? MBA
  
• Should I go for CAT or GMAT? GMAT
• What should be the target date? April 2006
  

I'm targeting score of 750. I know this is tough keeping in view of my current level of preparedness. But I believe nothing is unachievable unless we give up!

I'm going to start with the Princeton Review - Cracking the GMAT

I've chosen www.beattheGMAT.com as my first online guide to start my prep. As was pointed in this site, I'm going to use the following fora:

• Test Magic Forum
• ScoreTop Forum
• PaGaLGuY Forum
• Sentence Correction Forum
• GMAT Club
• Businessweek Forum
• Wharton Student-2-Student
• Chicago GSB Discussion Forums

Few articles listed below from Pagalguy.com provided better insight for me, specially the Part 2.

• An International MBA - Part 1
• An International MBA - Part 2 (CAT or GMAT)
  
• An International MBA - Part 3
• An International MBA - Part 4
• An International MBA - Part 5
• An International MBA - Part 6