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Re: less than 24 hours left.....my 1st attempt
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29 May 2008, 06:32
hey walker,
i think 'dushver' is right on. if you were getting 85 percent on SC, and got that verbal score, im guessing you really need to improve in RC and CR.
These are my two strongest areas, easily. And both areas I have had done least studying for.
Reason is, cause i think ive read good literature. Some people attack the RC/CR, with strategies, trying to udnerstand the argument types, etc.
I really thinkg Dushver is correct. If you can realy just improve how fast you read and understanding what you read, you'll see a big jump. 'The Economist'. I cannot think of any piece of literature, more than this one, which will prepare you better for the GMAT CR/RC. No study guide, imho, will better equip you.
Read that magazine relgiously. What i mean is, every article, read it, and read each article again and again, untill you really understand what they are saying.
you will see improvement in a few weeks. it will take you less time to get thru an article and understand it, i think this will translate on the gmat.
again, if you were getting 85 percent on SC 1000, i think this means you've got this category pretty well covered. your verbal score does not match up to 85 percent on SC1000; so it must be CR/RC where you really struggle.
There are lots of 'strategies' on RC. I think (and Ive gotten perfect RC scores on last two gmatpreps), its most important to just read thru the passage, absord it, and understand it, then answer questions. questions that refer to specific details, or parts in passage; simply go back to that part of passage and read it again.
making notes, etc, i dont think is way to go. better just improve your ability to read high quality literature and understand it in limited time.
The Economist will help you here alot. I cannot praise this magazine enough. The RC in gmatpreps; are to me just like any economist article i read all the time; and i can breeze thru them. also the articles usually have arguments built in them; you see the logic. it helps you with CR.
Again, there are shortcuts to improve your RC/CR score. But they limit you to a certain score. Approach it from the holistic standpoint of improving your ability to read and understand high quality literature in a shortened time; and your score has a higher ceiling.
READ. READ. READ.