{"id":1238,"date":"2012-03-16T15:57:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T22:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2020-01-15T10:50:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T18:50:51","slug":"gmat-reading-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/gmat-reading-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Reading: The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GMAT
\nListen up \u2013 prepping for the GMAT doesn\u2019t totally have to suck. You don\u2019t need to memorize hundreds of grammatical rules only to remember a tenth of them when you are struggling through a 60-word Sentence Correction<\/a> on the Spanish Inquisition.<\/p>\n

Prepping for the GMAT means taking that part of the brain I call your \u201creading muscle\u201d and giving it a workout. Much of this is done through practice questions. However, if you only stick to GMAT questions, your Reading Brain isn\u2019t going to be nearly as \u201cbuffed\u201d as if you do outside reading.<\/p>\n

Of course the phrase \u201coutside reading\u201d may conjure up comic books for some, the People magazine fashion news for others, or an instruction manual for a rare few. By \u201coutside reading,\u201d I don\u2019t mean a willy-nilly foray into all things text. The GMAT after all is English at it\u2019s most Olympian \u2013academic English meets formal English (an extremely dry meeting, mind you).<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry \u2013 I\u2019m not saying you need to necessarily read academic journals. But for a mix of formal and academic (at least slightly) writing that isn\u2019t dry, welcome to the New York Times<\/a>. From Sports to Fashion, Movies to Dining, you can learn about the latest while your reading brain gets to do some bicep curls with the twisted syntactical structure and challenging vocabulary words. Hey, you want to develop an ear for English idioms<\/a>? Read the Times.<\/p>\n

Below is a sampling of five articles that make for good reading. I\u2019ve steered clear of more of the frivolous topics (sorry fashion and sports!), and have chosen articles on topics that are slightly more academic: science, business, and books (Topics you are more likely to encounter on the GMAT). \u00a0But I promise \u2013 the articles do not suck, and your reading will definitely get a work out. You may even learn something new.<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0Science<\/h2>\n

The science passages you\u2019ll get on the GMAT are definitely more dense. Many of the topics \u2013 from black holes to genes \u2013 are all on the nytimes.com page. Here is a sample:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/02\/21\/science\/space\/cosmologists-try-to-explain-a-universe-springing-from-nothing.html?_r=1&ref=science<\/a><\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0Business<\/h2>\n

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/07\/business\/web-sites-shine-light-on-petty-bribery-worldwide.html?ref=business<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Movies<\/h2>\n

http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/2011\/12\/30\/movies\/a-separation-directed-by-asghar-farhadi-review.html?src=me&ref=movies<\/a><\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0(The much dreaded) Art<\/h2>\n

https:\/\/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/06\/critics-notebook-lessons-in-looking\/?ref=arts<\/a><\/p>\n

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Takeaway<\/h2>\n

Read a couple of NYTimes articles a day. This is really easy, especially if you have a smart phone. If you do plan on reading over 30 articles a day, you will have to get a monthly subscription. But don\u2019t worry \u2013 it\u2019s only $0.99 for the first 4 weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a more systematic use of nytimes.com articles check out Mike\u2019s excellent study schedules<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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