Hello,

Can anyone comment on the CR and RC on the real GMAT? Is it quite similar to what one sees in GMAT Prep and Manhattan CATs? A friend of mine who took the test a year ago mentioned that the CR especially was much tougher on the real GMAT than what she had practiced using the OG12 or what she say on MGMAT cats. I'm a few weeks away from appearing for my GMAT exam and I'm a bit worried now. I have been fairly confident about my CR and RC preparation thus far but that comment is in my head now and stressing me out. Has anyone seen LSAT style logic questions in CR on the real exam? Following tips from several experts I have stayed from all LSAT material.

Thank you much in advance.

Mitch

You can feel that things on the real test day are easier or harder than your practice materials for any number of reasons - you're nervous because you know it counts now, you're starting to get mentally fatigued (and so things feel harder), you happen to get a harder mix of a certain type of question or a few more in your areas of weakness, you get an RC topic that you really dislike...

Some LSAT CR questions are similar to GMAT Qs and some are harder. Generally, people who are really good at LSAT CR find GMAT CR a bit easier (though not easy!), but I'd be hesitant to start studying those if you're really close to taking your test - you don't want to mess yourself up.

Honestly, you'll probably be fine. :) You actually want to feel like the test is kicking your butt, because then that means you're doing well and being offered hard questions. So if you see something really hard, think of it this way: wow, I must be doing well if they gave me this! (Or it's an experimental. So if you see an easy one, think: it's an experimental. General message here: interpret everything in a positive way / don't psych yourself out on the test!)

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Stacey Koprince
Instructor
Director of Online Community
ManhattanGMAT

Hi Stacey,

Thank you so much for your reply; exactly what I wanted to hear a week before the test!

I'm practicing all my strength areas, exam-taking in general and most importantly being calm during a test. I think the last one is proving to be most difficult.

Hopefully I end up taking the exam calmly and in a relaxed state of mind.

Thank you again,
Mitch

good luck - let us know how it goes!

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Stacey Koprince
Instructor
Director of Online Community
ManhattanGMAT