Hi David - I have read through your careful advice through all the post hence this question to you...
I have been studying quite a bit for the GMAT but have trouble with my verbal
I have done - manhattan SC and Ogs for the CRs and can answer these questions but when it comes to the test I have issues.
I have not practiced too much RC .. it gets me down becuase my hit rate is still low...
MY CR is not improving either
Can you please advice
David@VeritasPrep wrote:I waint to echo Becky's advice. Being passive is never the way to "beat the gmat" not on any of the sections.
Examples:
When you write out the question in the Quant section - always a smart thing to do so that you do not answer the wrong question - do not simply write what ever you are given, instead think about what it means and write down something more useful to you. With sentence correction do not just look at the sentence as it is written, ignore unneeded modifiers, focus on the core of the sentence and make it your own. With critical reasoning deconstruct the argument and put it back together focusing on the conclusion and most important premise and not on the background information.
This brings us to Reading Comprehension. Becky is exactly right, be active! Stop at the end of each paragraph and write out a few words describing the main idea. You are not reading for specifics but for the flow of the argument.
Part of daydreaming is because it is an unfamiliar topic and that contributes to your lack of focus. The answer is to make yourself understand it! The way to do that is not to focus on the specific words but to understand what you can even if some specific words are unfamiliar.
Remember that if they ask you for specifics you can always go back to the passage....
