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Shortcuts 1. Buying/borrowing all official material is essential. That includes the
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Verbal‑ Aarti Arun Saboo
GMAT verbal is logic packed in a maze through and through. That's the
sole reason why it's dreaded across boundaries. The most important Adrien Cambonie
thing that you need to do to conquer this section is to figure out the most Ask Kubeir ‑ Express Entry /
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prep well in advance because as you near your exam date, you just rush 23,075 members
into multiple strategies without deciding which one works best. Pranay Mehta 54m
I still remember, I scored 610 in my first mock and verbal needed a lot of
figuring out. Hence just to save you time, I will put down what worked for Ravikant Kamboj
me and it might most certainly work for you. I will also emphasize on the
quality of materials I used as a way to provoke your researching instincts Jiaxin Chen
so that you can go ahead and do a bit of exclusive research about the
same: Balwinder Virdi
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1. The first step to cracking SC is knowing that you are a champion of the Veronica Virk 3h
relevant rules and developing mnemonics that help you achieve the goal. Ankit Dhiman
The application part of the rules follows later. For making yourself familiar 1h
with the rules and practicing them again and again until you start
suspecting sentences for errors in your daily routine(while reading Kefei Zhang
newspapers, conversing, casual chats etc), I suggest the "Manhattan SC
Guide". Shreyansi Verma 2h
2. Once you tame all the rules, you need to find a way of applying them. Bertelsmann Udacity Data Felix Xiong
This usually comes from thorough practice but if you need a resource for Science Scholarship Join
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remember, a sentence is a body consisting of distinct logical elements. If
any element is violated or treated badly, there exists a bad logic, if you Create new group
spot a logic faster and more effectively than others, you are the top of
your game. Thoroughly watching e‑gmat's videos helped me with the Turn on chat to see who's
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Verbal OG hardly does any good. Moreover, the OG questions are both Aarti Arun Saboo
precious and limited, so you need to make sure that you will attempt them
once you acquire a certain level. Hence, you first need to read a lot about
what CR actually is, the type of flaws it presents, and the assessment you Adrien Cambonie
need to make before answering a question.
2. For "CR‑scratch to best match" strategy I would suggest making Madhav Kumar 1m
"Power Score CR Bible" your bible. That book has it all, from knowing Pranay Mehta 54m
what the CR section is to learning a streamline approach. The total GMAT Knights
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with respect to a particular "type" of question. That being said, that book Ravikant Kamboj
breaks the "question types"(boldfaced, flaw in reasoning, strengthen,
weaken etc) into different chapters and presents the relevant concepts Jiaxin Chen
on a platter for you to practice through and through. The aftermath is Suggested Pages See All
simple, you need to read the book multiple times to master it and solve Balwinder Virdi
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I have to tell you one thing, GMAT RC was a statement about my Ankit Dhiman 1h
misconceptions regarding this question type. It hit me and shattered my
confidence at the beginning of my prep, then bitch‑slapped me while I
was performing good in SC and decent in CR and ultimately forced me to Kefei Zhang
develop a sustainable policy to be carried on to the exam day.
1. There is no better way/alternate way than to solve 4 RCs per day on Shreyansi Verma 2h
GMAT club for at least 60 days. Go for RCs with "expert comments" on Felix Xiong
gmat club, not only will you learn a lot, you will also understand the
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this routine, you might not get desired results. And believe me, you will
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points is essential" or "reading the passages twice is necessary" etc.
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customization. As I had already taken a few mocks, I started screen Aarti Arun Saboo
questions, topic wise. I came to know that I was struggling the most in
Geometry, Probability and P and C. Adrien Cambonie
2. Then I started filtering gmat club question sets pertaining to those
specific topics and choosing the difficulty of topics. I started perfecting Madhav Kumar 1m
500 difficulty and then moved onto 600 and then when I had perfected it,
I tried for a 70+ accuracy in 700 level questions. Pranay Mehta 54m
3. I would suggest you to identify the topics you are perfect at, the topics Ravikant Kamboj
that you need to just revise and the topics that need a lot of rebuilding
and then utilize relevant resources.(GMAT club tests/Math Revolution
etc.) For that matter, the GMAT club general Maths forum is also Jiaxin Chen
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My last 4 mock scores‑ Balwinder Virdi
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All these mocks were gmat prep mocks. I remember specifically that I
gave a Manhattan mock just to check my verbal level a few days before Ankit Dhiman 1h
the exam and scored 45. I was scoring 41+ constantly on 800 test mocks
and hence I can conclude that Gmat prep verbal is a lot trickier and the Kefei Zhang
exam day conditions can be challenging. My accuracy in specific
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SC‑ 90+,
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This is a pretty generic thing to talk about, so I won't say much. I would
just mention that I did all my applications myself and believe me when I
say this, the application phase requires a lot of research. I still remember,
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can make or break an application.
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writers/customized service providers, but believe me, the most efficient CONTACTS
solution to a problem is usually the simplest one(Occam's Razor). Hence
when you enter the job world post your graduation, there will come a time Aarti Arun Saboo
when you will have to write your own cover letters, develop your own CVs
and give interviews in a bunch. How are you going to tackle it then? Just Adrien Cambonie
give it a thought. A smart albeit seemingly difficult option now might
force you into developing a perennial skill set that you can utilize and Madhav Kumar 1m
hone. On top of that, you might as well save a few bucks. Also, it will be
evident to you that the schools you are sending applications to are really Pranay Mehta 54m
smart and they will only appreciate when they spot a natural writing style
which is honest and fresh. Ravikant Kamboj
Finally, I will say that the GMAT has an important weight‑age but if you
think that you can score low and compensate for it somewhere else then Jiaxin Chen
that's 1 step in the wrong direction already. GMAT is the basic screening
element of the application, if you score low, your beautifully crafted Balwinder Virdi
application might not even be considered. Once you have a decent score
in hand, there is no bound on the quality of application you can prepare. Zhihua Zang
Shortcuts Hence, the crucial mental advantage while writing your applications is
important. The whole process might look like a quagmire of sequences
but believe me, a good score's importance can't be stressed enough. Veronica Virk 3h
I might still have missed out on a lot of things, hence if you have any Ankit Dhiman 1h
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