GMAT & Pizza Bagels

Featured below are the nutritional components of the pizza bagels I heralded last blog, for those interested.

Some of you may have read about my ambitions for grad school and landing an MBA. Well, on the 17th of this month I'm scheduled to write the GMAT. This standardized test will help determine my eligibility for most MBA programs. The one I want requires a 550 (out of 800), but I hope to do better than that for scholarship purposes, since I cannot afford the tuition as it stands now.

Last year I bought a big thick GMAT prep 'n' study book, which includes a ton of test examples and detailed explanations of said examples, as well as six practice tests. Now, the real GMAT is a computer adaptive test so the practice tests in the book aren't designed in the same way, but I'll be taking them for skill-building purposes. I'll be tracking my progress on this blog: exciting, I know!

There's an essay writing component that I can't mark myself, but I can mark the other components.

So yeah, wish me luck; hope my scores improve!

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Practice test #1: ~ February 8th
TOTAL SCALED SCORE: 591
Breakdown (Correct/Incorrect): Problem Solving-Data Sufficiency: 33/11; Verbal: 45/15

Mock Test @ http://www.800score.com : ~ February 10 & 11
TOTAL SCALED SCORE: 640
Breakdown (Correct/Incorrect): PS-DS: 26/11; Verbal: 29/12

Practice test #2: ~ February 11
TOTAL SCALED SCORE: 591 (lol)
Breakdown (Correct/Incorrect): PS-DS: 34/15 Verbal: 45/14

Practice test #3: ~ February 12
TOTAL SCALED SCORE: 629
Breakdown (Correct/Incorrect): PS-DS: 37/10 Verbal: 47/14

Practice test #4: ~ February 13
TOTAL SCALED SCORE: 662
Breakdown (Correct/Incorrect): PS-DS: 38/9 Verbal: 51/10

Practice test #5:

Practice test #6:

Mock Test:

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Pizza Bagel Nutrition (for ~2 halves):

BAGEL
300 cal
1g fat (0.2 trans-fat)
410mg sodium
60g carbs
12g protein

PEPPERONI (8 slices)
130 cal
9g fat (3.5 trans-fat)
580mg sodium
4g carbs
9g protein

SAUCE
40 cal
0.5g fat (0 trans-fat)
240mg sodium
8g carbs
1g protein

CHEESE
80 cal
5g fat (3.0 trans-fat)
170mg sodium
1g carbs
8g protein

TOTAL
550 cal
15.5 g fat (6.7 trans-fat)
1400mg sodium
73g carbs
30g protein

And I leave you with mouth-watering deliciousness:

GMAT & Pizza Bagels

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TropicalParadise 2009-02-09 20:58:17

So delicious and gorgeous.

And the bagels aren't bad too.

Zerok 2009-02-09 20:58:17

Dawww shucks.

paradox9 2009-02-10 17:02:37

i know grammer isnt spelling -.-

but grammer nazis tend to pick up on spelling mistakes as well

Zerok 2009-02-10 17:02:37

There are very few real "Grammar Nazis." I'd bet 9/10 of the people you assume to be "Grammar Nazis" have only very basic grammatical awareness. It's incorrect spelling, improper word use and apostrophe misuse that people pick up on.

Evark 2009-02-10 17:25:22

Haha, awesome, nutrition facts. I wasn't saying they're something I wouldn't eat, just that healthy foods have more in the way of green vegetables and lean protein than carbs, typically. 1.4 grams of sodium could be avoided too.

All this said: that close up is killin' me. Looks like the back of that plate cooked better than the front, pepperoni's best with that slight searing.

Zerok 2009-02-10 17:25:22

It's the bloody pepperoni, saltwise. But you can't live without it! Well, actually, a three cheese one of these things would probably be awesome.

I keep forgetting to sprinkle our "real" bacon bits onto one of these before cooking. >:|

DevourerJay 2009-02-11 10:16:05

Sadly, i think both a Whopper & A big mac are WAY fattier than your invention zerok...

Zerok 2009-02-11 10:16:05

Probably. And they're not my inventions :O

DevourerJay 2009-02-11 10:17:26

you should speak to someone about maybe marketing those, and sell wm for say $2 a pop? you'd make a killing
(sorry for the double)

Zerok 2009-02-11 10:17:26

Ha, I don't think that'd a great entrepreneurial idea. It would take too long for the profits to pay off the startup costs, and by then the novelty would've worn off. And that's not even considering the time cost.

paradox9 2009-02-11 11:54:53

yea, i guess your right

TacoFreak 2009-02-15 19:34:00

zerok you fat fuck why care about the calories

Zerok 2009-02-15 19:34:00

People asked.

TheSilverGuitar 2009-02-16 13:25:21

I fed my family the pizza bagels for lunch the other day, and they loved it.
Thanks for the recipe, I shall use it for future reference.

Zerok 2009-02-16 13:25:21 (Updated 2009-02-16 14:12:28)

Excellent, the bagels are spreading!

Alpha-Critik 2009-02-16 18:47:45

I've never been more hungry in my life... What I wouldn't give to eat those...

Zerok 2009-02-16 18:47:45

They're cheap and easy, you need not make any substantial sacrifices!