{"id":3153,"date":"2010-05-21T15:00:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T23:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2010-12-15T04:58:18","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T12:58:18","slug":"veritas-prep-gmat-tips-reading-comprehension-the-michael-bloomberg-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/veritas-prep-gmat-tips-reading-comprehension-the-michael-bloomberg-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Veritas Prep GMAT Tips: Reading Comprehension The Michael Bloomberg Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian Galvin is the Director of Academic Programs at Veritas Prep, where he oversees all of the company\u2019s GMAT preparation courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s true of New York City that \u201cif you can make it there, you can make it anywhere\u201d, Michael Bloomberg is qualified to be mayor of the universe.\u00a0 He reached partner at a top Wall Street bank, Salomon Brothers, then took his severance package to fund an upstart business, Bloomberg, that would ultimately service the entire financial industry.\u00a0 After conquering the private sector, he ran for and became New York City mayor, achieving enough popular support to reverse the two-term limit and earn a third term.<\/p>\n

A successful MBA applicant in his day \u2013 Bloomberg earned an MBA from Harvard Business School \u2013 he exemplifies nearly all that business schools want in an applicant.\u00a0 Leadership, innovation, teamwork\u2026he\u2019s demonstrated all of the relevant skills and qualities for business success several times over.\u00a0 What\u2019s more, Bloomberg would absolutely shred the GMAT verbal section because of the way he thinks and conducts himself.<\/p>\n

Despite the fame and fortune, Bloomberg still rides the New York City subway to work from his uptown apartment, eschewing the mayor\u2019s mansion and the typical (if that\u2019s even an appropriate adjective to describe the upcoming noun) billionaire\u2019s transportation for the reliable methods that have worked for him for years.\u00a0 For Bloomberg, the method and routine are more important than are the details, which he has never let redefine him and the way he conducts himself.\u00a0 These traits are crucial for successful Reading Comprehension performance; after all, Reading Comprehension questions represent approximately 1\/6 of your GMAT score, a number which seeks to separate the Michael Bloombergs from the field.<\/p>\n

On GMAT reading comprehension questions, the details are much less important than is the structural framework of the passage; if, like Bloomberg, you continue to use the methodology that works for you regardless of the little details, you\u2019ll continue to put yourself in a position to succeed.\u00a0 While the details of each RC passage \u2013 be it about botany, astronomy, poetry, colonial architecture, magnets\u2026 - will be different from passage to passage, the structure of each passage will be common enough to allow you to build mastery and set yourself up for the questions that follow.\u00a0 If you can determine paragraph-by-paragraph what the author is trying to convey, you\u2019ll come away from your initial read of the passage with a strong understanding of any entire-passage questions (the author\u2019s main point, the author\u2019s tone, the author\u2019s intent, etc.) and also have a good idea of where to look for specific-detail questions as they come (the cell-mediated response theory?\u00a0 That was the second theory\u2026the one the author described in the last paragraph after proposing the first theory then showing its flaws).<\/p>\n

With Reading Comprehension, is important to read each passage at the same level, avoiding the temptation to become: intimidated if the passage is about an unfamiliar subject; engaged in the smallest details if the topic pertains to a hobby or interest; distracted if the passage is about a subject that doesn\u2019t hold your interest; etc.\u00a0 Reading for the author\u2019s intent and the passage\u2019s structure is a standardized way to efficiently and effectively read each passage.\u00a0 Whether the passage is scientific, literary, interesting, or boring, to paraphrase Bloomberg\u2019s predecessor as de facto king of New York, Frank Sinatra, if you can read this passage here, you can read any passage anywhere.<\/p>\n

Read more GMAT advice on the Veritas Prep blog<\/a>. Ready to sign up for a GMAT course<\/a>? Enroll through GMAT Club and save up to $180 (use discount code GMATC10)!<\/p>\n

\"Veritas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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