Mission:Critical reading

sixstringsrocker
Thu, 13 Aug 2015 04:24:18 +0000

I encounter this question from people time and again. I’m with @cauldroncastle on this. Read, as much as you can. Read. A lot of you are taking a year off. You probably have part time jobs and what not, but you also do have a lot of time. Take that time to read. New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and a helluva lot more in novels, blogs, and what have you. Read as much as you can, and look up words when you don’t know what it means. Re-read a passage until you fully understand what it means.

At the same time, also take a lot of practice tests. Do it under time-trial, as if it’s a real test. Put the pencil as soon as time is up. You cheat, you hurt yourself - no one else. Go through the explanation even if you got the problems right. Take as many practice tests as you can.