I want to study for RC

Ethics and piano are overrated.
Also, I didn't get either but search and destroy did NOT work for one of my passages. half the questions required a different method. I have 0 tips as for studying RC. I guess getting a method to work for you is key then testing is out is good.

For QR, again...I feel that I could not have done better by practicing math. I was already good/fast at math though. In the end, I feel studying for RC/QR is pointless...you can't do much for them.

For my retake i spent a lot of time practicing QR by using destroyer and kaplan BB but as you can see I got a 17 so it obviously didnt work all that well. QR is all about speed and like trying to teach yourself to run fast ... its just something your born with or your not.

For RC you can practice by reading scientific journals. Try using different methods on achiever tests to start learning how to best utilize your time. RC and QR are all about time management but practice does help.

eldirty said:

For RC you can practice by reading scientific journals.

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that is a REALLY good idea. I've been worried about my RC score since I havent practiced or done any of my diags' RC sections since its hard to improve that. This seems like really good advice. Thanks bro

I used The EYE-Q, eye exercise program everyday for 3 month...
Honestly I don't know if it's working well but I had no other practicing source...
And i got a nice deal so...
Luckly, my RC was improved by 2 points on second DAT...

To be honest, RC was pretty straight forward on my DAT. I scored a 15 on my diagnostic on October and 24 on the real thing last month. I used search and destroy 100%. It sort of depends on the passages you get though. One of mine was even about something we had just learned in a class so I basically knew half the answers without reading it. I would recommend just practicing RC's from different study aides and utilize various strategies until you get a score score in a reasonable time. This is what I did and it worked out great.

QR is crazy fast on the DAT, time just melts off the clock in this one, haha. But for real, it's pretty rushed for sure. I would learn some trig functions and get fast fast fast at somple stuff so you don't waste time hammering out long divisions and fractions. It's all about speed.

Dont focus too much on RC. You will not become a faster reader in a few months. Just find a method that will increase your speed like note taking or my preference search and destroy.

Search and destroy works most of the time, but you need to find a search and destroy method that works well for you.

Here's what I did, but it's really risky because it can take a ton of extra time, and it didn't work for every question, but the first practice test I tried this on I got a 29, and on the actual DAT I got a 30 (Though I was lucky on getting 1 passage I was already familiar with). First, you need to be able to read through and only focus on key terms, that is the most important thing, as most everything else is filler.

1) Look through all the questions for a passage, and look for any word that could possibly resemble a key term, any names of muscles, chemicals, places, names, etc. Put these terms in the back of your head.

2)Start browsing through the passage carefully looking for any word that might be a key term, and every time you come upon an important looking key term, read the sentence it's in closely, and then go through ALL of the questions for that passage and see if that term is used in any of them. If it is, you should be able to easily answer the question, as most often key terms are only used in the paragraph where they show up, and the one after it.

3) Continue to go through the passage slowly, and if you need to, go through the questions again to refresh your memory of what terms to be looking for.

4) Keep going through all of your remaining questions for that passage whenever you come across a key term, and as you are going through, make a mental sketch of how the passage is laid out.

5) Once you've gone through the entire passage, you should have maybe 3 or 4 questions left. Go back and look at them, and then focus on 2. Start skimming through the passage again, looking for those key terms, and if you see key terms related to some of the other unanswered questions, jot their location down on your paper.

6) At this point, focus on any questions that do not work for search and destroy - often these are question which asks "Which of these is not mentioned" or the ones which give a statement, and asks you if it is true or false, and if the reasoning given in the question is proof of the statement.

7) Go onto the next passage, and if you've spent more than a third of your time, know that you're going to need to try a different strategy or simply not be as thorough on your last passage.

Like I said, this worked well for me, but on the actual test I was 2 minutes over on my first two passages - I consider myself a fast reader, and it is still very risky. This isn't for everyone, try it if you like, but then if it doesn't work on your practice tests, use a different SnD method. RC is definitely a good part practice and skill, but luck also plays a part in it.

Good luck!

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