Dear all recently people who had appeared GMAT after 15th august normally reported disappointments and too much deviation from their Avg mock test score (as much as 80-90 points) even I posted my De-Brief got-destroyed-610-from-119906.html i also wrote in this post that SC was entirely different from all prep material 4-5 were short ones some people must have thought its only a way to gain sympathy and etc etc but here is the big news for all of you GMAC has made my Statement Official now!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSS you are reading it right SC will no more be as you have done in your prep materials recently held 4th summit of GMAC officials declare the below major changes 1 No idioms will be Tested anymore 2 more than one answer will be correct 3 SC will be more about meaning these changes are going to make impact in the following way 1 GMAC indirectly saying that they are going to favor native speakers now as only native speakers can do this without any specific study 2 GMAC declared it after making changes as according to Dr. Larry Rudner (the man behind GMAT) declared by now the pool should have changed completely So my dear test takers specially non native mates there is no such SC oriented material in the market or on the web as far s my knowledge goes for those who are still thinking that i am cooking some story please check out this link https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... orrection/ i would like you guys to come out with your strategy to fight with this best from me

It is so difficult for the students to understand that this test need an holistic approach, is a test about logic, is an entrance test, is'nt a test of the end of the book "done I know all the necessary to tackle the test".............

and you always are the last geek on earth..............

lol i was just trying the new tapatalk anyway, i think the new so called "radical" changes in the GMAT is a HUGE marketing ploy by some prep companies. I think it is largely similar as it used to be, and I also think a person who scored a 750 in 2002 will NOT score less than 720 if he takes it right now.

Then why the OG13 includes idiom SC questions???

Because OG contains historical questions as well. The previous collection had Idioms as well! Its no where written clearly that Idioms wont be a part of the test. Instead of avoiding idioms, we can just be as prepared as we were planning to!

wow thats a great post sandeep. do you have any such post for quant as well. if not i request pls do write something as good on PS and DS. i am to write my test in 2 weeks- any tips on verbal and quant will be really really appreciated. and i follow your videos. they are just brilliant. thanks again prachi

This is such an old post...why dredge up the past?

Dear PSMBAPS , First of all, on the issue of idioms, see: https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/how-import ... orrection/ Here's a free idiom ebook: https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-idiom-ebook/ Here's a blog with DS tips: https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-data- ... ency-tips/ Here's a blog, with several links about number properties, one of the most tested topics: https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-number-properties/ Here's an article about CR strategies, with links to individual CR question types. https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/save-time- ... questions/ I hope all this helps. Mike

great, thanks mike. do you have any great tips on the RC, IR , AWA and the test day strategy/ timing strategy as well?

OG 13 uses retired questions, which are by definition 8 years old. Any recent GMAT taker would vouch for differences in SC. Countless debriefs have reiterated the same.

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