这个ID，2年前也曾在CD上小小风雨过一把，但之后就是长久的沉寂了。两年四个月又六天，从第一次考试到现在，几多坎坷，几多挣扎，几经放弃，看到今天屏幕上的数字时，觉得一切是那么的不真实。走出考场，眼泪一如既往的往下流，只是这次流下来的是感慨和喜悦的眼泪。
不抒情了，来说说北美和大陆考试的不同感受吧，也算是给打算在美国考的同志们提供信息。
1、我也算是在美国号称前10大的城市考的，走进去比上海pearson明显是要大很多，宽敞！然后就发现，怎么有2个大大的考场呢。结果check的时候才发现，原来和国内不一样，这里一个考场里不是只有GMAT的同志们，还有各种其他的，有关于医学什么的（据说考10个半小时，中间休息2小时）。所以一个考点，似乎是有30台机器同时在考，声势浩大。从工作人员的电脑和大家花花绿绿的屏幕来看，似乎不下三四种考试呢。
2、在国内考场不一样，老外们似乎体力特别好，直接skip掉break的，有些skip1个，有些是基本没休息过。相比之下，我来来回回2次还真是够忙的。记得当初在长沙考，湖大考点的地板是嘎嘎吱吱的，我又坐在门边，所以走进走出对我的干扰特别大，当时年纪小，一下子就慌了。今天考试，基本就没感觉出来有人进出考场。休息的时候和工作人员聊，他们告诉我，老外确实很少休息，直接考完就走人了。
3、工作人员态度相差太多。湖大考点的大叔态度冷冷的，上海的姐姐更别提了，简直是凶，生怕我做什么事情一样。这里老外就很nice，因为之前提到那个医学考试要10多个小时，所以先check他们信息，放他们进去的。然后，工作人员就左一句道歉，又一句道歉，感谢我们的耐心和配合。当时在上海，就记得姐姐凶凶的说：不能看任何材料（我在看作文模板），你要不要来check了。唉~~~ 然后考试休息的时候，我走出来还能简单和工作人员聊上几句，我问他休息时间到了没。他说他帮我进去check下，然后出来告诉我多久。在上海，这样的待遇基本是没有的。考完出来看到自己分数，我眼睛湿润了，工作人员还在那里安慰我，鼓励我。
4、最最关键的题库问题。我不知道是不是北美换了部分数学题库之类的！因为之前考过，也在换题库20天左右考过，那时候感觉数学进去基本就是JJ重现，基本3/4都是JJ的原题，做的不亦乐乎。但是今天，都到换题的时间了，只有1/2的题目是一样的，鉴于我对GMAT数学向来很熟悉，还帮很多人补过课，所以当时觉得非常惊讶，一直在想：难得北美换了一半的题库了？？？！！！！语文的时候，讲法系对妇女影响的那篇遇到了，其他3篇都是JJ没有的。虽然长，但是不难，就是文中态度转换比较多。
5、回到正题讲下SC吧，这个是我感觉这次复习收获最大的地方。我这个人总喜欢搞清楚每个事情的动机，所以就对GMAC为什么会出SC一直想不明白，当初以为是考验语法。这些误区导致了我复习的僵化。现在来美国读书了2个月，由于所读专业对写作要求极高，每周都是不停写report，所以参加过一个writing workshop，顿时茅塞顿开了。GMAC之所以出SC，是因为要考验美国人本身对学术文章的理解能力，而不是对ny times这些非学术文章的理解能力。当时老师上课的时候总结了学生们经常犯的写作错误，大家猜猜是什么！！
- 被动用法的不合理性
- 指代的不清晰性
- 句子平衡结构的优势
- 句子如何保证简洁！！！！
大家是不是似曾相识！！！这些不就是SC的考点嘛！！！！我终于反应过来了，SC其实就是GMAC出给美国人自己的，让他们反省自己写作中错误的题型，所以我们中国同学从简单机械的语法角度去理解完全是误入歧途了。从2年前到现在，高高分的同学基本都告诉我：句子意思更重要。但我自己没有切身的感受，现在我是彻底明白了。特别是当时lecture的时候，老师故意找了很多牛报纸上的垃圾句子来给我们看，瞬间被冲击了，这个就是SC的句型改错啊！GMAC有些句子来源于这些牛报纸，但往往都是经过再加工过后成为考题，为的就是保证句子的精确性。因为大家考了GMAT都是为了过来读研究生项目的，GMAC就是用SC来考查大家对研究生时进行学术文章的精确表达。 希望这段能够给即将考试的同学一点新的启发。很多时候，从另一个角度来推导，更容易明白SC的本质。
补：大家高考语文遇到过句子改错吗，大家回忆下当时考的是什么，似乎一般都是词汇或者成语的搭配不当吧，有时候也是指代的错误，基本不太考我们语法主谓宾吧。料想绝大多数中国同学也说不出中文的语法是什么。句子改错当时就是让我们找出意思表达正确的，同理可以推断这次的GMAC也是这样的出题思路。
两年的时间真的很快，我一次次失败，然后一次次爬起。从大陆转战到北美，这一路的辛酸泪只有经历过的人才会明白。GMAT的屡战屡败成了我心中很长时间的一个负担。今天再战，做好了失败的打算，或者说是习惯于失败了。但这次真的没让自己失望。走出考场的时候，国内凌晨12点40，父母一把年纪一直没睡，就在等我的电话，终于这次给他们送上了好消息。
最后，祝愿大家都能考G成功！这条路都能顺顺利利走下来！！
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From http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/editing/
Writing Tips: Five Editing Principles
1.
Replace "to be" verbs (is, was, were, etc.) with strong active verbs. Often this entails making your statement in active rather than passive voice.
* Original sentence in passive voice: The ball was kicked by Bill.
* Revised sentence in active voice: Bill kicked the ball.
This example is easy because the stronger verb is fairly obvious. In other situations, words ending with -tion are often verbs waiting to happen. For example, we can transform "frustration" into "frustrates," and "allocation" into "allocates."
Also, collapsing compound verbs into a single verb ("are able to" into "can") rids your sentences of both dull verbs and a lot of clutter. For example, we can rewrite "I am hopeful that he will recover" as "I hope he recovers."
2. Eliminate strings of prepositions (often a symptom of passive voice).
*
Original sentence:
Shakespeare's Hamlet is dominated by a sense of the main character's brooding over the nature of man in society.
Notice all the prepositional phrases: by a sense, of the main, over the nature, of man, in society. We may not be able to eliminate them all, but we can tackle a few.
*
Revised sentence:
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the main character constantly broods over man's place in society.
3.
Be concise.
Eliminate clutter, which often appears in the form of prepositional phrases, but also watch out for the senseless and the redundant moments. Notice how, in the example above, "by a sense" adds nothing to the meaning of the sentence.
Beware of pairs of words which create a nice rhythm to your prose but say the same thing: "With careless nonchalance, she threw the bag over her shoulder." Clearly, either "carelessly" or "nonchalantly" will serve our purposes, but we don't need both.
Also, expletives (there are, it is) often launch weak sentences: "There are many people who find success intimidating." We have a couple options with this sentence: "Success intimidates many people" or "Many people fear success."
4. Vary the structure and length of your sentences.
Your prose becomes choppy (and dull) when every sentence begins with the main subject followed by a verb, and when sentences are of uniform length:
* Original sentence: "I stopped exercising. I gained 50 pounds."
We could improve these sentences by combining them:
* Revised sentence: "After I stopped exercising, I gained 50 pounds."
5. Use transitional words and phrases to show relationships between sentences.
Notice how, without any transitional words, we cannot be sure what the relationship is between "I stopped exercising" and "I gained 50 pounds." Did the speaker stop exercising because he had gained fifty pounds? Or did he gain fifty pounds because he stopped exercising? Did exercise or the lack thereof have anything to do with the speaker's weight gain? A revision should clarify this relationship.
有点类似~~主要那个workshop的东西是老师的PPT，老美这里又特别的在乎版权问题，我不敢乱发。
我复制个标题出来吧
1. Passive Voice
2. Misplaced Modifiers, Dangling Participles, Or,
Pay Attention to What You Are Saying
3.Parallel Sentences and Balance
4.Use Definite, Specific, and Concrete Words
Omit All the Words That Are Needless Words
你看看能不能搜到，如果搜不到我再想办法来发，确实是好东西~
不谢~~ 话说你的头像和我在太傻的头像是一样的 刚才一看吓一跳~哈哈
我也是几年前在国内准备过一次GMAT但是最后没有考，现在转战到异国他乡了，却又一次站在同一个地方，心情是那么的。。。。
感谢楼主的分享，让我知道有个人和我一样，这么多年还能为同一件事努力，而且努力有了很好的结果，我也会自勉一下， 加油！！！
嗯~ 到了异国 感觉更不一样了~~~ 所以我们一起努力~~终究是我们把它给战胜了~
From http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/editing/
Writing Tips: Five Editing Principles
1.
Replace "to be" verbs (is, was, were, etc.) with strong active verbs. Often this entails making your statement in active rather than passive voice.
* Original sentence in passive voice: The ball was kicked by Bill.
* Revised sentence in active voice: Bill kicked the ball.
This example is easy because the stronger verb is fairly obvious. In other situations, words ending with -tion are often verbs waiting to happen. For example, we can transform "frustration" into "frustrates," and "allocation" into "allocates."
Also, collapsing compound verbs into a single verb ("are able to" into "can") rids your sentences of both dull verbs and a lot of clutter. For example, we can rewrite "I am hopeful that he will recover" as "I hope he recovers."
2. Eliminate strings of prepositions (often a symptom of passive voice).
*
Original sentence:
Shakespeare's Hamlet is dominated by a sense of the main character's brooding over the nature of man in society.
Notice all the prepositional phrases: by a sense, of the main, over the nature, of man, in society. We may not be able to eliminate them all, but we can tackle a few.
*
Revised sentence:
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the main character constantly broods over man's place in society.
3.
Be concise.
Eliminate clutter, which often appears in the form of prepositional phrases, but also watch out for the senseless and the redundant moments. Notice how, in the example above, "by a sense" adds nothing to the meaning of the sentence.
Beware of pairs of words which create a nice rhythm to your prose but say the same thing: "With careless nonchalance, she threw the bag over her shoulder." Clearly, either "carelessly" or "nonchalantly" will serve our purposes, but we don't need both.
Also, expletives (there are, it is) often launch weak sentences: "There are many people who find success intimidating." We have a couple options with this sentence: "Success intimidates many people" or "Many people fear success."
4. Vary the structure and length of your sentences.
Your prose becomes choppy (and dull) when every sentence begins with the main subject followed by a verb, and when sentences are of uniform length:
* Original sentence: "I stopped exercising. I gained 50 pounds."
We could improve these sentences by combining them:
* Revised sentence: "After I stopped exercising, I gained 50 pounds."
5. Use transitional words and phrases to show relationships between sentences.
Notice how, without any transitional words, we cannot be sure what the relationship is between "I stopped exercising" and "I gained 50 pounds." Did the speaker stop exercising because he had gained fifty pounds? Or did he gain fifty pounds because he stopped exercising? Did exercise or the lack thereof have anything to do with the speaker's weight gain? A revision should clarify this relationship.
我也是几年前在国内准备过一次GMAT但是最后没有考，现在转战到异国他乡了，却又一次站在同一个地方，心情是那么的。。。。
感谢楼主的分享，让我知道有个人和我一样，这么多年还能为同一件事努力，而且努力有了很好的结果，我也会自勉一下， 加油！！！