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- by varunrajwade
Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:13 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760 in GMAT in 3 weeks - My tips
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21410
Hey Darshan, the key to the LSAT Bible is not to do everything, but rather skim through the text and do their examples... Also I had a gap between my gradtn and job, so I was studying about 7 hours a day.. Also if you want have a look at the index of the GMAT CR Bible by Powerscore which is availabl...
- by varunrajwade
Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:12 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760 in GMAT in 3 weeks - My tips
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21410
Ya I too agree one in a week may be a little low... But far far more imp is to make sure that you take that particular test and literally analyze it to pieces...
- by varunrajwade
Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:08 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760 in GMAT in 3 weeks - My tips
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21410
- by varunrajwade
Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:01 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760 in GMAT in 3 weeks - My tips
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21410
760 in GMAT in 3 weeks - My tips
After years of dithering, I finally took the GMAT and scored a 760 (50,41).. It is a really really great feeling though admittedly I had not really expected it.. I graduated out of Duke and had nothing to do for 3 months till my job starts, and I tried to convince my thoroughly tired mind that takin...
- by varunrajwade
Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:17 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760 in GMAT in 3 weeks - My tips
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21410
Lukas, you should be able to do the studies... Dont worry, with 3 months to go, I am sure you can achieve your target.... KEEP UP THE FAITH DUDE!!! Anyways, about the material, I think for the score range you are targetting, IMHO PR is a better option. Its simpler and gives more tips and common shor...
- by varunrajwade
Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:57 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: GMAT Preparation Material: is these material ok?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1837
Correlate to v/s Correlate with
In a MGMAT test that I gave, I found a question in SC on correlate to v/s correlate with. I have seen both in the various Idiom lists that are floating around. Can anyone please clarify when to use which.
- by varunrajwade
Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:54 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Correlate to v/s Correlate with
- Replies: 19
- Views: 197428
Kaplan SC explanation
This is a question I found in a Kaplan test along with its explanation. This is a tricky sentence correction and wanted to share the explanation with the rest of the members.
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- by varunrajwade
Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:46 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan SC explanation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1234
- by varunrajwade
Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:58 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan Premier Program - Q10 - wrong Answer by Kaplan????
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1937
Difference between Based on and Because of
I found a couple of question in GMAT prep and Kaplan which distinguish between Based on and Because of.. I did understand from some prior threads that Based on incorrectly modifies the subject... But could someone please elaborate on the difference.
- by varunrajwade
Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:29 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Difference between Based on and Because of
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1580
RC Detail Question help needed
I keep a log of my mistakes and found that in RC,most (65% to be exact) of my mistakes were in detail questions... I seem to be doing great in the admittedly tougher inference and overall idea questions, but am struggling in these minute questions. I typically do spend 1.3- 1.5 minutes per question ...
- by varunrajwade
Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:01 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC Detail Question help needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3015
There are some occasions where being is correct...check below
http://www.sentencecorrection.com/forum ... wtopic=323
- by varunrajwade
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:19 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000 SC 169
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6032
Yes, cause as per D and E, there are multiple "roofs" on each shelter. This is not the case, the correct interpretation is each shelter has a roof...
Hope this helps
- by varunrajwade
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:04 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: ROOf
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5584
Atlantic, golden rule for SC says that if you see being in any sentence mark it WRONG. The reason most of the times is wordiness.... the only exception is when idiomatic expression is used..E.g In addition to being one of the first restaurants in the area, XYZ is also the best.. In almost all other ...
- by varunrajwade
Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:12 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: ROOf
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5584
I had the LSAT LR bible with me but I found that it covers too many things that are not relevant to the GMAT.. However the book helped me by presenting a clear sequence of instructions.. So I will say if you have around 1.5 - 2 months of free time to prep for GMAT go for it, but if you wanna crap th...
- by varunrajwade
Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:13 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence Correction Bible
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4438