Need help on SC and CR

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Hi all,

I need an honest review on e gmat SC and CR coursework . Currently i am taking on average 3 mins for a CR question and I want to cut it down to 1.5-2 mins , and I follow POE approach to arrive at answer . I am done with manhattan SC guide and still can not mark under 1 min .
Can anyone let me know if E gmat helped him or her in reducing time for CR/SC ?

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

When it comes to reducing time per question, consider trying to see if you can recognize some of the patterns thrown in them.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi TheGriffin,

Many GMATers face pacing issues in the Quant section, the Verbal section or both – so you are not alone. However, it's important to remember that pacing problems do NOT exist on their own - they're the results of OTHER problems. Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

vamshikaithi · Answer

Hi Griffin,

I think I can answer this question. I used both egmat and GMATWhiz for my prep. Let me briefly explain you.
  With respect to SC, both egmat and GMATWhiz don't have much difference in content. 
 The main difference lies in CR and RC. I felt that egmat teaches only falsification condition to solve CR questions. But when it comes to gmatwhiz, it has a specific framework and a pre-thinker's guide which makes life easy.  
 Coming to RC, egmat has a pretty short module for RC whereas gmatwhiz has relatively elaborate content for RC. Even though both teach you the reading strategies, gmatwhiz additionally teaches you the strategies which help you to eliminate answer choices which are very closely worded such as establish, evaluate, etc.

And I could score 97 percentile on CR after studying using GMATWhiz. So, I feel gmatwhiz has a slight edge over egmat with respect to CR and RC. I would suggest you to check the free trial and take a decision.

CAMANISHPARMAR · Answer

For difficult SC questions you should allocate more time; For the easier questions you can do the question is less time.

For CR also for the difficult questions, you might need more than 2 minutes sometimes.

With more practice, your timing will come down further. 
All the best!

neelgmat · Answer

Hello Vamshikaithi,

I read your post on an analysis of egmat and gmatwhiz verbal course. I am about to start my preparation and want to go ahead buying either of the courses. 
I'll be glad if you can elaborate more on these courses.

P.S. I had bought egmat last year but could not complete the course(Approx 60% of SC, just touched CR). I liked the course but now I am looking for a better option, if any !

Thanks & Regards.

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