How to approach GRE Reading Comprehension as a slow or bad reader
If you’re a slow or bad reader, you probably have a lot of trouble with Reading Comprehension. Most GRE reading comprehension strategies tend to boil down to either “get better at reading” or “take notes while you read”. This is unhelpful at best, and actively harmful at worst. Notes take time and don’t actually help […]
How to approach MCAT CARS as a bad or slow reader
If you’re a slow or bad reader, you probably have a lot of trouble with CARS. Most MCAT reading comprehension strategies tend to boil down to either “get better at reading” or “take notes while you read”. This is unhelpful at best, and actively harmful at worst. Notes take time and don’t actually help you […]
How to approach LSAT Reading Comprehension as a slow or bad reader
If you’re a slow or bad reader, you probably have a lot of trouble with LSAT reading comprehension. Most LSAT reading comprehension strategies tend to boil down to either “get better at reading” or “take notes while you read”. This is unhelpful at best, and actively harmful at worst. Notes take time and don’t actually […]
Scoring 740 (Q49/V44) on the GMAT with one month of studying: Reddit debrief
Summary He tried the OG, Manhattan GMAT, Target Test Prep, and Powerscore. He found TTP for quant very helpful, and Powerscore for Critical Reasoning pretty helpful. He also thought the OG was essential. He studied full-time for one month, and pretty much scored consistently around 750. Original from In-person GMAT 740 (Q49/V44) debrief from an […]
Improving from a 570 to a 740 on the GMAT in 4 months: Reddit Success Story
Summary Tried Manhattan, didn’t like it. Tried Target Test Prep, liked it more, but realized that he needed to apply it to Official Guide questions to improve on his score. He highly recommends using an error log and taking regular practice tests, but not wasting the official GMATPrep ones (so using Manhattan CATs instead). Original […]
Increasing from a 540 to a 730 on the GMAT after several years of studying: Reddit success story
Summary Spent over two years and thousands of dollars studying for the test, finally scored a 730 (Q49, V41, IR8). Tried Kaplan course and Manhattan Prep books but didn’t find them useful. Found Target Test Prep much more useful, although difficult. Very happy to have scored well on the exam, but sad that she was […]
Increasing from a 540 to a 710 on the GMAT with anxiety: Reddit GMAT success story
Summary Scored 48Q/40V on third try. Used Target Test Prep and the Official Guide for practice, used meds, yoga, and therapy for anxiety. Felt bad on the test but ended up doing better than expected. Original from Reddit Not thinking that I’m self important or whatever and writing a debrief but I wanted to just […]
The Complete List of GRE Quant Topics
This list is taken from my GRE Quant Bible, which has the following information on each of the following topics: How to recognize the topic What to know about the topic Key takeaways Practice questions with detailed explanations If any of these topics seem unfamiliar, you should get the Quant Bible. It has all the […]
The complete list of GMAT Quant (Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency) Topics
This list is taken from my GMAT Quant Bible, which has the following information on each of the following topics: How to recognize the topic What to know about the topic Key takeaways Practice questions with detailed explanations If any of these topics seem unfamiliar, you should get the Quant Bible. It has all the […]
MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Section (CARS) tips (including tips for slow and “bad” readers!)
Why CARS is different from other MCAT sections The CARS section is different from every other section on the MCAT. It is the only section that is entirely skill-based. There are no facts to memorize and no content to learn. This is obvious. This is so obvious that you’re probably wondering, “Why is he telling […]