<p>Dorkyelmo, give up on Critical Reading. I’ve been on this forum for quite some time now, and time and again, you have attempted to up your performance. This is not to say you haven’t succeeded, you have! You’ve upped your score from a 400 to a 650 or so. Don’t you think this may be your limit? Don’t you think you may have reached the full capacity of your capabilities? Maybe CR just isn’t your subject. Don’t be discouraged, because we all have our weaknesses. You’re very good in Math, and you score above 700 regularly, others who have scores of 800 in CR find problems surpassing 600 in Math. What kind of answers do you expect? How do you read the passage so correctly? Because they’ve been reading novels and newspapers for a life time. They’ve made reading a habit of their daily life, so much so that their reading comprehension has become extremely proficient. Hey, you could be like them too, only if you’re a Sophmore, or Junior, but not as a Senior, because reading is a life-time habit, and its results will only show after a very long time (years of reading novels and challenging material.) For the second question, haven’t people already answered this for you before? Some people memorized DH 1&2, others have memorized Princeton Review etc. People have done what has worked with them. Some have found success, and some have found failure. But this question has been answered a million times. Most people find the greatest success with DH or 300 Essentials. And finally, for question three, this is once again related to question one. They have made reading a life-time habit. They have been reading for years. Let me put this on a more common scale. You’ve been doing Algebra for quite some time now. If I told you, solve this equation in terms of X: (x+3x)^2 + x^3 = y^4. Chances are, you’ll be able to do it with very little effort. On the other-hand, if you bring an individual who has never done Algebra before, or has knowledge of only basic first degree equations, he’ll run into a great deal of problem before being able to tackle the problem.</p>
<p>My point is, Dorkyelmo, please consider the thought of moving on. Be satisfied with the achievement you’ve already made. Hell, you’ve made a 250 point increase from 400-650. That’s amazing in it’s self. But is it an absolute impossibility that this is just as good as you can get?</p>