GMAT Changes Coming in 2016 [Exam Pack 2 coming in 5 days]

My pleasure to share. Points that I think make such difference in my score:

- SC: I try to lower the allocated time for each question to 1m15s from the 1m30s previously. This saves me tons of time for time-consuming parts such as CR and RC. I realize that the lack of time for CR and RC usually causes me to make very silly mistakes. So the only way to prevent such mistakes is to use more time to read carefully and pay attention to details.

- CR: read the stimulus carefully and CORRECTLY identify the conclusion (it is vital). After that, re-think about the logical structure of the argument and the conclusion in your mind. Then just jump into each answer with the conclusion in your mind. By doing this, you could eliminate 2-3 irrelevant answers, especially easily when you have the conclusion in your mind. I don't find the process of pre-thinking an answer works for me, so I don't use it.

- RC: read very carefully to understand the passage's content and details (some but not all), even if I have to re-read one complex sentence the second or third times. Also, just as in CR stimulus, while reading RC passage I try to think about the logical structure of the content, thus of the paragraph and of the passage. This really helps in Main Idea and paragraph's function questions. It could take you so much time following this approach, so try to increase your reading speed. I read 2 to 3 Economists articles each day for 2 months before the exam, and undoubtedly it really helps.

- LSAT materials: 1 month before the exam, I decided to practice from LSAT LR and RC (the LSAT Set 1 by Aristotle Prep and the 116 LSAT RC passages). Personally, I think they, especially LSAT RC, are helpful. Just use the same approach in RC passage that I mentioned above to understand LSAT RC passages. LSAT passages are much more complex than GMAT RC passages'. When you come back to GMAT RC passages, you will happily feel the difference.

- About the mock tests: I took the exams yesterday, so I retook 2 GMATPrep tests (Exam 5 of EP2 and Exam 1 of the free tests) on last Saturday and Sunday. However, because I faced too many familiar questions, 2 tests were just to help me understand more about these questions, rather than practicing time management.