备考GMAT日志01/04/2021-01/18/2021

狮子发-GMAT

01/21/2021 周四
Objective:
1. Be with MBA people
2. Be with knowledageble/positive Asian business professional

Key Result:
1. 7 pomodoroes
2. 1x stat lecture, done 1xmacro lecture done
3. 2x verbal, 1-1.5x quant, 1-1.5x reflect


Start


Verbal
finish ch4 reading + practice

start ch10 reading 0.5 pomo

RC
- find the simple story

first 1 to 3 sentences
- read carefully
- easier words telling you what's going on

p160

狮子发-GMAT

01/22/2021

Objective:
1. Be together with cool MBA people
2. Be together with smart Asian business people

Key Results:
1. 11 pomodoroes
2. 4x Econ lectures Stat, 3x verbal, 3x quant, 1x reflect/plan, 1x presentation prep,
3. visualize being together with them

总结
1. 7点半前可以到汇悦城星巴克外面的桌子，7点半后进去
2. 带2顿粥
3. try listening to an audio clip of relaxation when tired from meditation planet
4. up 8:30am, watch lecture at 9:20am
5. dont like in kfc

Verbal
1:48pm

Chapter 10 summary

1. find the 10-sec version of simple story of the passage
2. pay attention to the view and opinion and some key words of the passage
3. skip the detail for now
4. think about why an example is presented, support and against
5. what is the author trying to convey
6. focus on the market words for opinion: yet, true...

4 steps to simple story
1. get oriented
2. find main idea of each paragraph
3. set details aside
4. articulate simple story

Abstract each answer

Summary of chapter 11

Enagae with passage
  - Robyn, I think you will like this, I read a passage saying that ....
  -

Passage components
  - thesis statement
  - support, against, examples

1 sentence basic idea

support, background, counter points, acknoledgements, implications

1. oriented
2. main idea
3. aside details
4. articulate simple

big picture
- in general, to a great extent, broadly speaking, in conclusion, in sum,
- in brief, therefore, thus, so hence, as a result, overall
- to begin with, next, finally, again
- x argues that, x contends that, theory, hypothesis

foreshawing
- traditionally, for some time, it was once believed, it had been assumed
- some people claim (believe, define, attribute), it is true that
- statement of a problem/question
- current theory, conventional wisdom

change of direction
- however, yet, on on hand, while, rather, instead, in contrast, alternatively
- granted, it is true that, certainly, admittedly, despite, although
- actually, in fact, indeed, surprisingly (unexpected result)
- nevertheless, nonetheless, that said, even so
- supposedly, it was once thought, seemingly, for some time

detail
- for example, in particular, for instance
- furthermore, moreover, in addition, as well as, also, likewise, too
- likewise, in the same way
- in other words, that is, namely, so to speak, ;

breaking down complex sentences
1. break into smaller, ignore jargon
2. connect to known, simplier
3. like to previous
4. anticipate

Quant

狮子发-GMAT

01/24/2021

Objective
1. heart
2. together
3. verbal 46 quant 51

Key Results
1. 10x p
2.


Verbal
- finished practice ch11
- start reading ch 12

key
- main points
- key words very important
- vocab important


quant workshop part 5

ratio/percent/proportion:
- goal: convert into simple whole number ratio between
- connect through one common ratio

difference does not tell you ratio
- b/c lack of context

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