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In reply to the most recent post I made on Beat the GMAT - chieftang said “You're at 999 posts. I hope you have something big planned for #1000!!” Well after that I had to put something special together!

So,in celebration of my one thousandth posting on BTG I have compiled some of my best contributions to Beat the GMAT - both articles and postings. I have enjoyed writing these and I hope that you enjoy reading them.
(By the way I have several new articles coming to the front page of Beat the GMAT in the coming weeks and I look forward to making another thousand postings in 2012!)

For now, here are the postings and articles that I have chosen from my first 1000, they are listed by category.

Thanks!!!
David

GMAT STRATEGY AND TIMING:

Why Federer Would Beat Nadal on the GMAT
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/01/13/why-federer-would-beat-nadal-on-the-gmat

Want to Beat the GMAT? Stop Multi Tasking Now!
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/02/15/want-to-beat-the-gmat-stop-multi-tasking-now

Don’t be a Charity Case on the GMAT
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/03/27/dont-be-a-charity-case-on-the-gmat

What Ninja Warrior Can Teach You about the GMAT
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/03/03/what-ninja-warrior-can-teach-you-about-the-gmat

Educated Guessing on the Test? Here is a posting from multiple experts - great stuff!
http://www.beatthegmat.com/educated-guess-t85517.html#380238

A great discussion from multiple experts about timing and the impact of missing questions
http://www.beatthegmat.com/is-it-good-to-purposely-answer-incorrectly-at-the-beginning-t83865.html#379888

CONTROLLING NERVES:

So this is really me piggy-backing on Brian Galvin - I quote him on a great discussion here of how to control nerves.
http://www.beatthegmat.com/how-can-i-control-my-nerves-t83463.html#367926

ATTENTION PROBLEMS:

This is a posting where a student was asking for advice on test takers with some form of attention deficit. The student deleted the original post for privacy concerns but my response is still there.
http://www.beatthegmat.com/delete-please-t81580.html

SENTENCE CORRECTION:

Sentence correction strategy: Think “Better” not “Best
http://www.beatthegmat.com/sentence-correction-strategy-think-a-bettera-not-a-best-t69595.html

Watch out for Zombies in Sentence Correction
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/01/29/watch-out-for-zombies-in-sentence-correction

The Truth about Changing the Meaning in Sentence Correction
http://www.beatthegmat.com/the-truth-about-changing-the-meaning-in-sentence-correction-t76648.html#342304

Split the Pair in Sentence Correction
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/04/13/split-the-pair-in-sentence-correction

A discussion of a Good Veritas Sentence Correction question
http://www.beatthegmat.com/unlike-water-which-is-complimentary-t71413.html#323651

READING COMPREHENSION:

Reading Comprehension Tips:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/rc-tips-t96332.html#429195

This is part 3 of my discussion of using the LSAT to study for the GMAT, in this case Reading Comprehension
http://www.beatthegmat.com/lsat-to-study-the-gmat-part-3-reading-comprehension-t71361.html

Here is a Reading Comp passage from the LSAT to try:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/lsat-reading-comprehension-sample-passage-1-t71360.html

Reading Comp: Main Idea vs Detail
http://www.beatthegmat.com/rc-main-idea-vs-detail-t89556.html#398662

Discussion of Reading Comp strategy
http://www.beatthegmat.com/og-rc-t86523.html#384171


CRITICAL REASONING:

Here is a document from December 2010 with 13 original questions that I wrote and links to another 12 postings. You should check this one out if you have not already.
http://www.beatthegmat.com/veritas-expert-david-newland-critical-reasoning-posts-2010-t72224.html#327096

MIP: Critical Reasoning the Tim Duncan Way
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/02/07/mip-critical-reasoning-the-tim-duncan-way

The importance of habits in Critical Reasoning (and GMAT as a whole)
http://www.beatthegmat.com/weaken-the-argument-t83493.html#367641

Here is a discussion of how to approach “Must Useful to Know” type of questions.
http://www.beatthegmat.com/evaluate-what-does-the-test-want-t72335.html

Bold Faced question from OG Verbal Review 1
http://www.beatthegmat.com/bold-faced-question-from-og-verbal-review-1-t65499.html

This is an interesting Critical Reasoning that was “thanked” several times.
http://www.beatthegmat.com/elections-t87699.html#390297

Using the LSAT to Study for the GMAT
http://www.beatthegmat.com/using-the-lsat-to-study-for-the-gmat-part-1-t66548.html
http://www.beatthegmat.com/lsat-to-study-for-the-gmat-part-2-critical-reasoning-t69915.html

A Flawed Reasoning Question
http://www.beatthegmat.com/kap-800-question-t88265.html#392262

Veritas Paradox Question
http://www.beatthegmat.com/source-veritas-prep-t87173.html#387533

Plan Question
http://www.beatthegmat.com/challenging-cr-t85964.html#382251

An Inference Question
http://www.beatthegmat.com/inference-question-t83983.html#370107

AWA:

Easter Egg Hunt…On the GMAT
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/04/24/easter-egg-hunt-on-the-gmat

How much does AWA matter?
http://www.beatthegmat.com/how-much-does-awa-matter-t93537.html#419771

QUANTITATIVE:
Are You a Top Chef or a Worst Cook on the Quantitative Section?
http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/06/07/are-you-a-top-chef-or-a-worst-cook-on-the-quant-section

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David Newland, JD, MA, MAE
GMAT Instructor, Tutor, and Author
Veritas Prep