GMAT Critical Reasoning Cheat Sheet: A Proven Strategy From A 99th Percentile Scorer & Tutor (FULL Guide)
We all know that scoring well on GMAT’s Critical Reasoning isn’t a cakewalk. Getting a good score relies on great practice. But for some of us, even after lots of hard work and effort, CR can be a tough nut to crack. Why is this the case? It’s almost always down to having the wrong […]
What to know about arithmetic and geometric sequences
Note: this post is taken from my GRE Quant Bible. If you’d like fully explained practice questions to go along with this, get the book! How to recognize: Whenever we’re adding up a long sequence of numbers What to know: 1. Occasionally, we’ll be asked to add up a lot of consecutive numbers, or numbers […]
How to answer really tricky RC main point questions from a 47V scorer (example included)
I was coaching a GMAT client the other day through some tricky RC questions, and he was getting stuck on main point questions. Unsurprisingly, he was also getting really stuck on understanding what the passage was saying at all. Here’s the advice I gave him: For all passages, the main point can be found in […]
6 Tricky (But Important!) Tips for GMAT Reading Comprehension
6 Tricky (But Important!) Tips for GMAT Reading Comprehension 1. You don’t have to understand (or read) the whole passage The only things you need to understand about the passage are what’s asked about in the questions. To that extent, on your first go through, read through the passage just enough so you understand […]