1st dat 08-22-09, how to improve RC

[nhakhanh]

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I just want to say thank you to everyone. Here's the breakdown:

PAT: 22
QR: 17
RC: 15😡piano
BIOL: 20
GCHEM: 20
OCHEM: 15 ran out of time w/ 4 incomplete, got 3NMR & 2IR questions 😡
TS: 18
AA: 17

I used destroyer, kaplan BB, topscore, achiever, & CDP. I don't know how to improve my RC, I kept getting 16/17 on TC & achiever & running out of time after the 2nd passage. I skimmed through the passages & then S-D. I'm a slow reader & English is my second language.

Should I apply now & let the schools know that I will retake it in Nov.?

Thanks for the input.

 

[whawha]

A retake may be necessary.... sorry 🙁

 

[pokes]

Should I apply now & let the schools know that I will retake it in Nov.?

That's what I would do

 

[nhakhanh]

I just retook it today, 12/10/2009. Here're the scores:

PAT: 21
QR: 19
RC: 19
BIOL: 21
GCHEM: 23
OCHEM: 20
TS: 22
AA: 20

I'm happy with these scores.

 

[taptapgrind]

Wow!! What an improvement! Good job! Can you break it down?
What did you do different this time? How did you improve RC and Orgo?

 

[prsndwg]

I just retook it today, 12/10/2009. Here're the scores:

PAT: 21
QR: 19
RC: 19
BIOL: 21
GCHEM: 23
OCHEM: 20
TS: 22
AA: 20

I'm happy with these scores.

congrats on the improvement.
How much did you study for the second round and what did you change about your study habits/ materials?

 

[reagansmash]

Nice job!
I would also like to know what you did to improve your scores...I plan on re-taking in March or April sometime and I'm just gathering some info on how people improved their scores!

Congrats again! 👍

 

[nhakhanh]

thanks to everyone. below is my breakdown:

pat: i did 6 cdp tests & achiever

bio: i went over cliff ap bio, used Campell book for topics which I'm not comfortable with & did destroyer.

gc & oc: I watched chad's video, studied my notes & did destroyer.

qr: i did 3 cdm tests & memorized all fomula on destroyer.

rc: i used cdr to practice search & destroy. i read the first 5 questions, then skimmed through the passage to search for the answers. after i found the answers for at least 2 questions, i read 2-3 more questions & then S-D

after i'm done with destroyer, i did achiever. For the week before the test, i went over cliff bio, & my notes.

i hope this helps

 

[RDH]

I have the same problem as what you had initially with the reading comp I keep runing out of time after the second passage. you said you used cdr to practice search and destroy, but cdr has alot of tone and what did the author mean questions that I do not think you could do the S&D method, at least that was my experience on the first cdr test which I made a 16 on. would you please share your scores on cdr, reading comp is my worst and if you could give any advise I would truly appreciate it.

 

[wiiturtledove]

That's a big change. Congrats man. Honestly, you guys just do search/destroy without even skimming the paragraphs or reading the 1st and last???? I wish I can beleve that but I dont think experimenting is a good way on the real thing. Dont you guys get nervous when you see the queston and have no idea which paragraph it is in? What if it's in paragaph 11 out of 15????? That means you gotta skim thru 10 paragraphs for that question, and then repeat for each question there after. Right?

Am I missing something???? 🙁