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Day 68 - A little more CR


I had a big day of studying today. I began my day somewhat differently from my usual order, doing my Official Guide Critical Reasoning set first. The results were so-so, an 85% hit rate. Not too bad, but not amazing. I always want amazing.

After that I went through some Kaplan 800 critical reasoning problems. They were tough, but I have to admit the explanations in this book are terrific. Kaplan 800 does a good job of breaking down each problem and performing a thorough, clear analysis. Next, I went to town on reviewing past Delta Course and OG Data Sufficiency errors, followed by some OG sentence correction and OG reading comprehension problems.

If you have been reading this blog for a while, you may have noticed that I am incorporating more and more review and practice into my daily study routine. It's nice having all this practice, but my study time is getting longer, increasingly. For all you GMAT prep folk out there following my study routine, be prepared to allot more time for studying the closer you get to your test date. You're going to need it!

SUMMARY OF DAY 68 WORK:
1. Official Guide Critical Reasoning Set, #51-90, pages 511-521.
2. Reviewed 10 past Delta Course errors.
3. Reviewed 10 past Official Guide Data Sufficiency problems.
4. 10 Official Guide Sentence Correction problems, #1-10, pages 653-654.
5. Official Guide Reading Comprehension passage, #19-24, pages 326-327.
6. Flashcards.

RECAP OF DAY 68 INSIGHTS:
1. When planning your study schedule, keep in mind that you will spend more and more time studying the closer you get to your test date.

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Anonymous Anonymous said at 5:39 AM

yo yo my asian brotha-

Do you recommend the Delta Course book? I've heard mixed reviews about it...    



Blogger Eric said at 10:04 AM

I don't know much about the Delta Course book. People seem to buy the service instead of the book.

I liked the service. It's very useful if you aren't comfortable with probability and counting methods.    



Anonymous Anonymous said at 5:23 AM

HI,
Fist of all its been awesome blog!! Hats off man!!
Well i got see Shail's SC notes.. a class collection..!!
I am also struggling like you to get complete hold on CR.. Well the mood is key but I need some road map if you share in detail about CR...
De1palli    



Blogger Eric said at 10:42 AM

Hi De1palli:

Thanks for reading my blog!

Here's what I would advise for tackling CR:

First, read the CR section in the Princeton Review Cracking the GMAT book. It has a great introduction about the types of questions you will find as well as general methods for answering these questions.

Next, read my day 66 blog entry to get a sense of how I have developed a personal style for approaching CR questions. CR strategy, like RC strategy, often is very personal to the individual, so you may need to develop your own style for these problems.

Finally, do a lot of practice, especially with OG. Be sure to review your errors carefully. When you finish OG, do the questions over again. With a lot of practice, you will soon find that ETS tests the same patterns over and over again, and you will eventually develop a good intuition about the various CR problems.

I hope this advice help. Check out TestMagic Forum and see how other people have cracked CR in their own way.

Best of luck!    



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