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| I have the OG11 and Kaplan 800 books for prep... i started the RC with the Kaplan 800. some of them go way over my head. and the questions are so tricky that sometimes my opinion does not always match what is expected.. I am pretty nervous now. ALso i have noticed that my mind wanders quite a bit while reading a pwassage. hw could i improve my concentrTION TOO.. pl advice.. |
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Hi ferns:
I think that the RC you encounter on Kaplan 800 is much harder than what you should expect on the actual GMAT. Focus on practicing more with OG...
With regards to improving reading comprehension. Take some time to explore the resources on the GMAT Resource Wiki as well as the RC posts on the Beat The GMAT Blog. There's a ton of material there to help...
Best of luck!
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| beatthegmat wrote: | Hi ferns:
I think that the RC you encounter on Kaplan 800 is much harder than what you should expect on the actual GMAT. Focus on practicing more with OG...
With regards to improving reading comprehension. Take some time to explore the resources on the GMAT Resource Wiki as well as the RC posts on the Beat The GMAT Blog. There's a ton of material there to help...
Best of luck! |
Hey Eric,
I have this "Kaplan 2006 CD Companion" thingie, Would you have any idea what the standard of its RC is ? Because I am finding it really easy. |
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| Thanks a lot Eric. I appreciate your prompt response and time you take to help.. this blog makes me feel like am no alone in this. Thanks!!.. |
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| jerrykantrell wrote: | | beatthegmat wrote: | Hi ferns:
I think that the RC you encounter on Kaplan 800 is much harder than what you should expect on the actual GMAT. Focus on practicing more with OG...
With regards to improving reading comprehension. Take some time to explore the resources on the GMAT Resource Wiki as well as the RC posts on the Beat The GMAT Blog. There's a ton of material there to help...
Best of luck! |
Hey Eric,
I have this "Kaplan 2006 CD Companion" thingie, Would you have any idea what the standard of its RC is ? Because I am finding it really easy. |
I'm not familiar with the companion CD--is this one one that also contains the practice tests? The RCs on the practice tests I recall were really hard, so maybe this is another thing?
Or maybe you're just a natural when it comes to RC. 
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| ferns wrote: | | Thanks a lot Eric. I appreciate your prompt response and time you take to help.. this blog makes me feel like am no alone in this. Thanks!!.. |
You're definitely not alone. Please don't hesitate to ask this community for advice during your GMAT/MBA journey!
All the best!
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| beatthegmat wrote: | | jerrykantrell wrote: | | beatthegmat wrote: | Hi ferns:
I think that the RC you encounter on Kaplan 800 is much harder than what you should expect on the actual GMAT. Focus on practicing more with OG...
With regards to improving reading comprehension. Take some time to explore the resources on the GMAT Resource Wiki as well as the RC posts on the Beat The GMAT Blog. There's a ton of material there to help...
Best of luck! |
Hey Eric,
I have this "Kaplan 2006 CD Companion" thingie, Would you have any idea what the standard of its RC is ? Because I am finding it really easy. |
I'm not familiar with the companion CD--is this one one that also contains the practice tests? The RCs on the practice tests I recall were really hard, so maybe this is another thing?
Or maybe you're just a natural when it comes to RC. |
Yeah it has these practice tests for individual sections as well as 4 full length tests.
Oh and thanks for the info. |
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