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Struggling with RC, need help [#permalink] New post   09 Nov 2018, 04:54
I am practicing RC since a month but hardly able to get correct answers when doing RC. I have become totally hopeless as my exam date is nearing but unable to master it, any help would really be appreciated.
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Re: Struggling with RC, need help [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2018, 15:17
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Rc is probably the most difficult to improve. Mainly because it is related to your grasp of the English Language as a whole.

You should read more articles, papers and so on. Of course, I am scratching just the surface.

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Re: Struggling with RC, need help [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2018, 08:36
Can you please provide me a track to follow to tackle it?
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Re: Struggling with RC, need help [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2018, 11:02
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Sure :)

here https://gmatclub.com/forum/rc-verbal-qu ... 95438.html both theory and practice.

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Re: Struggling with RC, need help [#permalink] New post   13 Nov 2018, 09:27
Yes, it's true that the RC takes the most effort and the longest to improve. I've found that my RC score has improved since I started using GrePrepClub. However, as Carcass stated, the thing that has helped me the most is advanced academic material. I've been doing this by reading academic journal articles that are related to my areas of interest, such as as health and archaeology, and it's made a real difference. I also try to do at least one RC passage each day, just to keep my mind limber!

The other REALLY important thing is to stay calm and focused. This is one of the things that the GRE tests, your mental focus and discipline. You need both for graduate studies. So, work on your mind set and staying calm and focused along with improving your language.

I found that setting the stopwatch made me feel nervous, so I just set an online stopwatch and hide the window, and then do the questions. However, in the beginning, I did it without any timer and just focused on getting the strategies down that work for me. Try to do this for at least a coouple of weeks before you time yourself!

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Re: Struggling with RC, need help [#permalink] New post   13 Nov 2018, 11:01
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All you say is correct. Only a side note:

The timer makes you nervous because you lack confidence. If you do have, then you really focus on and the timer is just a ...........timer to check once in a while.

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Re: Struggling with RC, need help [#permalink] New post   15 Nov 2018, 08:57
Nijhan, how are you actually using GrePreClub to help improve your RC?
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