9122016 MGMAT Reading Comprehension (Guide 7) Book Review - Magoosh GMAT Slag planations. or Qq__ otters hundreds of practice questions and video . Magoosh GMAT Prep. Magoosh GMAT Blog Everything you need to know about the GMAT Search.. Q MGMAT Reading Comprehension (Guide 7) Book Review BY CHRIS LELE ON JUNE 22, 2012 IN BOOK REVIEWS & RESOURCES, READING COMPREHENSION, VERBAL Reading Comprehension strategies do not differ much between books. Essentially, most prep books will tell you to read for the big picture. MGMAT Reading Comprehension book is no different in this regard. It does, however, build upon some of the usual strategies, thereby providing a strong base for Reading Comprehension Is it as good as the MGMAT Sentence Correction? That is not to say this book is perfect. It is not as user friendly as the MGMAT Sentence Correction, or even the Kaplan GMAT Premiere’s Reading Comprehension section. What I mean by that is the information is sort of squeezed together on the page without helpful line breaks/indentations/ etc. to help guide reading. ‘The MGMAT RC is also heavy on the theory, especially at the beginning. I would have liked to see even more practice exercises to reinforce some points. In the end, this book may be tough going for many. Those used to the quick and easy take of Kaplan may be put off. Nevertheless, as a tutor, I would encourage this book in conjunction with Kaplan's. Especially, for those aiming for the higher score diligently working through the MGMAT guide will help them really understand the Reading Comprehension Section. One area in which I found myself questioning was the idea of writing down/outlining the passage. While I think this is an excellent way to start taking apart the passage, it is not such a viable technique on the actual exam itself. That is, students should wean themselves from writing down Information so that they are processing that same information mentally. Of course that has just been my own experience. Perhaps MGMAT could have shown some latitude on the approach, hinting that writing down information, while effective, may not be the best for every student, Then, there is the content of some of the passages. Not all of them are GMAT-y enough. Again this is a minor quibble, and one that easily countered by the fact that one can simply use this book In conjunction with the Official Guide. Indeed, this book and the Official Guide should help most students make significant gains in Reading Comprehension. Overview hitpimagoosh,comigmat/20"2/mgmat-eading-comprehension-guide-7-book-review! 189122016 MGMAT Reading Comprehension (Guide 7) Book Review - Magoosh GMAT Slag A.useful guide that, while not as user-friendly as some of the other MGMAT books, will help students become far more confident in Critical Reading Grade: B+ More from Magoosh + Kaplan New GMAT Premier 2013 Book Review + GMAT Book Review: Manhattan GMAT, Critical Reasoning Guide + Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction (Guide 8) Book Review + Kaplan GMAT 800 Eighth Edition Book Review By the way, sign up for our 1 Week Free Trial to try out Magoosh GMAT Prep! About Chris Lele For the last ten years, Chris has been helping students excel on the SAT, ACT and GRE. In this time, he’s coached 5 students to a perfect SAT score. Some of his GRE students have raised their scores by nearly 400 points. He has taken many GMAT students from the doldrums of the 600s to the coveted land of the 700+, Rumor has it he does a secret happy dance when his students get a perfect score You can read Chris's awesome blog posts on the Magoosh GRE blog and High School blog! You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook! « Previous Next > 8 Responses to MGMAT Reading Comprehension (Guide 7) Book Review ; Py Adri august 24, 2012 at 4:46 pm # Rees Hi Chris, How are GMAT and GRE books for preparing. I have both GRE Manhattan books and bought them after reading your blog. Do you think Manhattan GRE and GMAt books of the same name have overall same content. Should I stick to GRE Manhattan for the Maths section and reading comprehension? Fill other not overlapping areas with sentence correction, critical reading and integrated reasoning Thanks hitpimagoosh,comigmat/20"2/mgmat-eading-comprehension-guide-7-book-review! 218