good at CR but horrible at RC

shahpuja · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: good at CR but horrible at RC

I have scored a 90 % on CR but when it comes to RC I don't do so well. Trying to struggle to make it in time, not wanting to go back and read the passage. i end up making assumption which are close but mostly wrong.

I studied The Kaplan book, OG and the Princeton Review. Then gave 2 Kaplan tests with a 520 avg score. After which I gave 3 Princeton review and managed a avg of 44 in math (which i can improve for sure) and 32 in English. I finished the math section but left 4 unanswered in English. And alot of my time was wasted on RC
I read kaplan that asked to write a few notes on a scratch paper. But I think I am wasting more time doing that then just reading.

Any suggestion would be very appreciated.
Thanks in advance

05rose · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:59 am Post subject:

I am also facing the same situation i think the main problem is of concentration.

boobooyah · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:03 am Post subject:

Are you making mistakes in short passage or long passage? The way i approach RC is, jot down the key points in each para like what we do in Preface and then start answering the questions. This will minimize the mistakes you are making. Note: for taking key points, you should not take more than 3 minutes and answering each question should be less than 90 seconds.

Thanks
boobooyah

dojoro · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:47 pm Post subject:

I've scored 28 verbal / 49 quant for total of 640 ...
Wish I could improve the first ...