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Jen Rugani is one our amazing teachers at Knewton, where she helps students rock their GMAT prep. – If taking the GMAT is like running a marathon, then the Reading Comprehension passages are like a set of steep hills in mile 24. They’re dense, complicated, boring pieces of text that test your stamina and focus as much as your comprehension. After powering through the AWA and math sections, it’s easy to arrive at the first… Read more

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Kalyan is one of Knewton’s expert TAs, so he’s full of ideas that can supercharge your LSAT prep and GMAT prep. – Success at Reading Comprehension depends on two limiting factors: (1) The rate at which the information you’re reading enters your brain and (2) what your brain is able to do with it. The latter, being able to act on information, is a composite skill that is acquired through years of learning. Fortunately for… Read more

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Alex Sarlin is the GMAT Verbal Lead at Knewton, where he helps students on the GMAT Sentence Correction, GMAT Critical Reasoning, and GMAT Reading Comprehension sections of the test. GMAT test-takers often ask about reading materials that help prepare them for the Reading Comp section of the test. While we always remind them that the reading comprehension section, at heart, is about reference and not real reading, we also acknowledge that for those who have… Read more

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Emily Holleman is a Content Developer at Knewton, helping students with their LSAT preparation. If you read my friend Chris Black’s great post on passage wording last week, you already know how important language is on the LSAT. However, it’s especially important to pay attention to language use when you’re asked about an author’s attitude. Attitude questions—you know, those pesky ones that pretty much ask you how the author feels about something—may be the trickiest… Read more

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