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10 Feb 2010, 17:56
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To crack the CR section on the GMAT, several successful folks have repeatedly mentioned that they had practised with the LAST books. Could any good samaritan soul suggest a worthy prep book? Unlike say Barron's or Princeton's GMAT, it's like, jeeez, if you don't know just shut up, don't teach it wrong!!!!
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12 Feb 2010, 07:22
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Mr Stinson,
When I wrote the LSAT a few years ago I found the best way to improve my CR/RC scores was to practice the prep tests. The LSAC, equivilent to the GMAC, releases much more offical material than the GMAT. You can purchase every test (with answers) they've ever released. Only problem is that they do NOT come with explainations. In conjunction with the harder material you may find yourself spending more time wracking your brain trying to figure out tough answers.
They have released 3 books with 10 official tests in each and they are dirt cheap ($20 each - great deal) on amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Next-Actual-Offic ... 431&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/More-Actual-Offic ... 455&sr=1-3
https://www.amazon.com/10-Actual-Officia ... 482&sr=1-4
That's MORE that enough tough, tough CR/RC to last you for only $60.
Each test will have a logic games section, obviously you can skip that. Which is great cause I found it to be the most difficult part of the LSAT. Each test will also have 2 CR sections and 1 RC. At an average of 25 questions per section thats 500 CR and 250 RC per book. With all three your looking at well over 1500 CR and 750 RC.
When I was studying for the LSAT I found reviewing "stratgies" and "techniques" from study guides to be kind of unhelpful. Its tough to teach somewhat innate analytical skills, the answer (for me at least) was intense practice. I just kept plowing through the prep tests until I honed my analytical reflexes. You'd begin to notice logic patterns in questions, begin to be able to have an idea of what the answer your looking for is after reading the passages but before you read the answer choices, begin to notice common traps and trick wording that they use over and over. I did probably 25-30 LSAT prep tests before I wrote it and the way I had to train my brain still sticks with me today (Suffice to say most of my GMAT studying has been centered on quant) I got in the 81% percentile on the LSAT, a poor logic games showing stifled a higher score.
In any event, thats my advice. If you you'd still like to get a book to help you navigate the basics of CR/RC strategy I highly recommend MGMAT RC/CR books. I'm in no way affiliated with them, but IMO they produce the best, most comprehensive self-study guides out there.
Hope this helps, take care.
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When I wrote the LSAT a few years ago I found the best way to improve my CR/RC scores was to practice the prep tests. The LSAC, equivilent to the GMAC, releases much more offical material than the GMAT. You can purchase every test (with answers) they've ever released. Only problem is that they do NOT come with explainations. In conjunction with the harder material you may find yourself spending more time wracking your brain trying to figure out tough answers.
They have released 3 books with 10 official tests in each and they are dirt cheap ($20 each - great deal) on amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Next-Actual-Offic ... 431&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/More-Actual-Offic ... 455&sr=1-3
https://www.amazon.com/10-Actual-Officia ... 482&sr=1-4
That's MORE that enough tough, tough CR/RC to last you for only $60.
Each test will have a logic games section, obviously you can skip that. Which is great cause I found it to be the most difficult part of the LSAT. Each test will also have 2 CR sections and 1 RC. At an average of 25 questions per section thats 500 CR and 250 RC per book. With all three your looking at well over 1500 CR and 750 RC.
When I was studying for the LSAT I found reviewing "stratgies" and "techniques" from study guides to be kind of unhelpful. Its tough to teach somewhat innate analytical skills, the answer (for me at least) was intense practice. I just kept plowing through the prep tests until I honed my analytical reflexes. You'd begin to notice logic patterns in questions, begin to be able to have an idea of what the answer your looking for is after reading the passages but before you read the answer choices, begin to notice common traps and trick wording that they use over and over. I did probably 25-30 LSAT prep tests before I wrote it and the way I had to train my brain still sticks with me today (Suffice to say most of my GMAT studying has been centered on quant) I got in the 81% percentile on the LSAT, a poor logic games showing stifled a higher score.
In any event, thats my advice. If you you'd still like to get a book to help you navigate the basics of CR/RC strategy I highly recommend MGMAT RC/CR books. I'm in no way affiliated with them, but IMO they produce the best, most comprehensive self-study guides out there.
Hope this helps, take care.
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