ONE BAD RC Can Spoil your GMAT. RC SC

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I just wanted to know if my thinking is spot on or am i just overthinking.

Every now and then I've seen lot of GMAT aspirants especially Indians put lot of emphasis on sentence correction. 
IMO RC should play a key role since one bad RC can really hurt your chances. SC questions are anyway scattered and it's risk is - lets say diversified.

I used to literally hate social sciences and all those topics about humanities, philosophy etc. But with lot of effort I'm starting to increase my accuracy.

This might be just a start to ensure there's no so called ” bad RC day"

Also want to know why it's so neglected by so many aspirants given that it has more number of questions as well.

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bb · Answer

I don’t think RC is ignored. RC is a very challenging skill to master. Much more so than SC or CR. It is harder to teach and there is not that much to teach.

You want to invest time into whatever gives you the highest score during prep and also during the test…..

You can see our GMAT research in the “gnat prep what if scenarios” topic. We messed up all RCs in one case.

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GMATNinja · Answer

I think you're identifying a real problem that some test-takers have, Hemanthdasu13. It's true that a lot of folks ignore RC, and that's clearly not a great idea. Frankly, I think a lot of test-takers are afraid of it or just think that it's impossible to improve, so they avoid it. And obviously, that's a big mistake.

Of course, everybody you tagged would agree that most test-takers need to take a hard look at the RC skills, and do whatever it takes to get better at RC. So would @SajjadAhmad, who has heroically attempted to inspire more engagement in the RC forums for years now.

So I agree wholeheartedly with your punchline: keep at it, especially if some aspect of RC scares you.

Thelegend2631 · Answer

Thanks for your response " Guruji "

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Thelegend2631 · Answer

RC is ignored as in , the man hours spent on RC is significantly low.

This thought is consistent Atleast with the forums I'm in touch with.

KarishmaB · Answer

SC gives you maximum ROI in terms of effort put in during prep as well as during the actual exam. It's easier to improve in SC since most questions test from a defined set of errors (tenses, SV agreement, parallelism, modifiers etc). Once you get a hang of how to choose the best available option, your accuracy improves a whole lot. Often, decision points help you answer each SC question in under a minute. So it gives you the biggest bang for your buck, so to say.

Improving in RC, on the other hand, is a slow, tedious process. That doesn't mean it cannot be done but a period of 2-3 months is certainly not enough to make a marked difference. What helps is a lot of regular reading (it helps with SC too) on every conceivable topic, and still, what you get may be totally out of your comfort zone. Yes, RC is extremely important and understanding the question types helps, but it is a life skill you build over years.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

In my opinion CR is the most easy section, SC is at number two (It is easiest for many native English speakers) for me being a non-native and RC is the most challenging. One can master CR and SC sections in ten day each but i don't thing RC can be mastered within ten days. Conclusively, the RC is important and specially you cannot ignore this section if you are looking for a V38+ score in the verbal.

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

"...want to know why it's so neglected by so many aspirants"

Might be because there is a lot one can "actively" do to improve SC (i.e. memorizing idioms). For RC, it's probably fair to say there is less out there to "work with".

mSKR · Answer

I like RC

more than CR

and CR more than SC

. I get to know some new information every time I read a passage. Solving questions confirm my understanding whether it was right or otherwise.

Thelegend2631 · Answer

I generally hate RC but I'm trying to love it the way you do, seems like that's the only way you can get through.

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