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11 Jan 2020, 12:14
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Rukia - My friend suggested to do as much RCs as possible in 2 hours. Although its been a week, I am noticing the results.
P.S. He scored 750 last Sep, so can trust him a bit :P
P.S. He scored 750 last Sep, so can trust him a bit :P
I really really really^infinity urge you to do UNTIMED RC practice until you are executing and getting all sub-600 and 600 questions 100% right.
Quality over Quantity with RC, but you still need to hit the streak requirements.
RC is one thing that relies more on the consistency of your practice.
Thank you so much for the tip. I did a mistake by not practicing enough passages for RC. I should have practiced RC more consistently. By the way I think your debrief is really inspiring! It really motivates me more to push harder.
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11 Jan 2020, 12:20
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dcummins - Thanks Dan. Yes, indeed I am trying your "streak" approach.
Also, one thing if you can answer, I think I have "day/s" for CR. As in, few days I am super confident with CR and get even the toughest questions correct and for few I struggle with 600-700 level.
I always thought CR to be my strength but I think it betrayed me during the exam.
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Also, one thing if you can answer, I think I have "day/s" for CR. As in, few days I am super confident with CR and get even the toughest questions correct and for few I struggle with 600-700 level.
I always thought CR to be my strength but I think it betrayed me during the exam.
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We learn and stay proficient at things in spikes unless we do that thing everyday. So we may be stronger on some days, and that strength will dull if we don't practice.
It's important as you get into the 600 area to focus on problem topics- by topic, as an example, i mean Weaken the argument/ strengthen the argument (2 separate topics in CR).
Take a topic-by-topic approach and make sure you meet study success criteria. CR is great in that once you truly know the content and logic you don't exactly drop-off over night.
The problem is, it may take you a while to work on those weak points. If you apply the streaks method properly then it should work because it forces you to work.
My worry is a lot of people will hear about the streaks method and they'll do it wrong and not learn properly - so i may need to do a deeper dive on it in another video.
So the streaks method will look like this:
Say you are studying Weaken the Argument questions from CR.
Assuming you covered the content, go and filter the questions using the GMATClub search function. Tick 'sub-600', all official sources, manhattan, veritas.
start answering the questions untimed in gmatclub and achieve streaks.
This might look like this (using weaken the argument topic as an example):
Sub-600 - Weaken the argument
1,2,3,4,5,6,7** (broke streak (solved incorrectly)) - Review the question you broke and write out why each answer choice is incorrect/ correct. Make a flash card.
Restart the sub-600 streak:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 (got all 15 questions correct - it doesnt matter how long it takes to achieve this as long as you achieve it)
++++ LEVEL UP++++++
start working on 600 level Weaken the argument questions
1,2,3,4* break streak (review question, make a flash card)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7* break streak again for whatever reason - restart again
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - DONE
++++LEVEL UP +++
start working on 700-level streaks
1,2,3,4*break (review incorrect Q)
1,2*break (review incorrect Q)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7* Break (review)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10* (break on 10th question, review)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - perfect streak achieved
MOVE ONTO NEXT SUB-topic in CR, so Strengthen or assumption or whatever is next for you..
Hope it helps.
That’s helpful I’ll try that thanks. For CR I always have success narrowing it down to two choices and have trouble selecting the correct one between the two and most of the time I end up selecting the wrong one
11 Jan 2020, 12:37
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dcummins - Thanks Dan. Yes, indeed I am trying your "streak" approach.
Also, one thing if you can answer, I think I have "day/s" for CR. As in, few days I am super confident with CR and get even the toughest questions correct and for few I struggle with 600-700 level.
I always thought CR to be my strength but I think it betrayed me during the exam.
Posted from my mobile device
Also, one thing if you can answer, I think I have "day/s" for CR. As in, few days I am super confident with CR and get even the toughest questions correct and for few I struggle with 600-700 level.
I always thought CR to be my strength but I think it betrayed me during the exam.
Posted from my mobile device
We learn and stay proficient at things in spikes unless we do that thing everyday. So we may be stronger on some days, and that strength will dull if we don't practice.
It's important as you get into the 600 area to focus on problem topics- by topic, as an example, i mean Weaken the argument/ strengthen the argument (2 separate topics in CR).
Take a topic-by-topic approach and make sure you meet study success criteria. CR is great in that once you truly know the content and logic you don't exactly drop-off over night.
The problem is, it may take you a while to work on those weak points. If you apply the streaks method properly then it should work because it forces you to work.
My worry is a lot of people will hear about the streaks method and they'll do it wrong and not learn properly - so i may need to do a deeper dive on it in another video.
So the streaks method will look like this:
Say you are studying Weaken the Argument questions from CR.
Assuming you covered the content, go and filter the questions using the GMATClub search function. Tick 'sub-600', all official sources, manhattan, veritas.
start answering the questions untimed in gmatclub and achieve streaks.
This might look like this (using weaken the argument topic as an example):
Sub-600 - Weaken the argument
1,2,3,4,5,6,7** (broke streak (solved incorrectly)) - Review the question you broke and write out why each answer choice is incorrect/ correct. Make a flash card.
Restart the sub-600 streak:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 (got all 15 questions correct - it doesnt matter how long it takes to achieve this as long as you achieve it)
++++ LEVEL UP++++++
start working on 600 level Weaken the argument questions
1,2,3,4* break streak (review question, make a flash card)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7* break streak again for whatever reason - restart again
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - DONE
++++LEVEL UP +++
start working on 700-level streaks
1,2,3,4*break (review incorrect Q)
1,2*break (review incorrect Q)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7* Break (review)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10* (break on 10th question, review)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - perfect streak achieved
MOVE ONTO NEXT SUB-topic in CR, so Strengthen or assumption or whatever is next for you..
Hope it helps.
That’s helpful I’ll try that thanks. For CR I always have success narrowing it down to two choices and have trouble selecting the correct one between the two and most of the time I end up selecting the wrong one
Rukia - Actually a good sign. This implies that you are on the right path because GMAT intentionally makes the last two options too narrow. Just make sure to remember why the option you selected was incorrect over the other. Practice similar questions on the same topic until you master.
