<p>I need help from someone that knows what they are doing since I cant seem to increase my CR score. I have a 620 and need like a 720 by December Test day, can anyone help???? I did practice test and was averaging from 680-710 on them but on the real thing which was pretty hard I got a 580 -__- Guys I know some of you really know this section well and can help me, please do!! Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>I got an 800 twice in CR but it wasn’t really through any studying as much as through a lifestyle.</p>
<p>You need to learn to-ons of words and — er, what sort of subjects are you interested in?</p>
<p>I like history, science and math so pretty much everything.</p>
<p>I would read and really digest a nice, long, large-word-filled book about that subject.</p>
<p>Henry Kissinger’s Diplomacy would work great for history. You can google the pdf. </p>
<p>What sort of science (my idea of science isn’t like most people’s)?</p>
<p>I like biology and neuroscience.</p>
<p>Let me explain.</p>
<p>Three things really useful for CR:</p>
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<li><p>Quick reading
If you can read and understand a passage quickly enough, you’ll have enough time for the heavy-weight analyzing — not so much of the article, but the highly ambiguous questions and options. It’s always been my strategy to read the article (no notes necessary) and then answer questions, returning back to read whole paragraphs liberally whenever required. This allows for the development of deep understanding of the passage. If you can’t read quickly enough, though, this is not practicable. </p></li>
<li><p>A huge, and flexible vocabulary.
One of the biggest tactics used by the test makers to trip you up is to use the second, third or even fourth meaning of words in the passage questions to make you uncomfortable with choosing any answer. You have to be able to understand which option is the least worst by knowing what the words in your basic vocabulary (the vocabulary we use on a daily basis) truly mean.</p></li>
<li><p>Question and Answer Extraction
You should focus on understanding EXACTLY what the question is asking of you and EXACTLY where the answer can be found. That’s the basic idea of critical reading. I think I honed this skill be studying philosophy. It’s made me extremely — annoyingly, even — attentive to how words are used. You might achieve this result if you study an erudite work or engage in forum-based debates (they are everywhere forums are).</p></li>
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<p>Hm…anything by E. O. Wilson, Steven Pinker or Michael Gazzaniga should work for you.</p>
<p>Read ?'s first.</p>
<p>Yes, i got an 800.</p>
<p>Thank you for the tips!!! I’m downloading the book right now. Do you or anybody else have any suggestions??? There has to be like a ton of CCers that do very well on this section and approach it in a million different ways.</p>
<p>i wanna what the lifestyles of the people with CR 800 are. it is crucial for us to know thoroughly about how to prepare it in the daily life. I sense that those with CR 800 must have done something and some habits that alllow them to outshine others in CR.</p>
<p>Well…yea. I study philosophy as a hobby and since I learned to read, reading was my favorite activity. It my pushing myself to read higher-level works that probably helped me most, especiallt my decision to stop reading so much fiction and get serious about my scientific studies.</p>
<p>can you tell us more about qualities that you think can help you score 800 in CR???
can be as detailed as possible</p>