Apparently I can't read....

[Teerawit]

I've never had any problem in English/literature courses nor the SAT verbal, but dang......this MCAT Verbal Reasoning section is a beast! Sometimes it makes me wish I had read more literature and books in my leisure time....

And the MCAT verbal section is supposedly easier than the reading sections on the LSAT and GMAT too. How do guys do this? What's your secret?

 

[grandenigma1]

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Originally Posted by Teerawit I've never had any problem in English/literature courses nor the SAT verbal, but dang......this MCAT Verbal Reasoning section is a beast! Sometimes it makes me wish I had read more literature and books in my leisure time.... And the MCAT verbal section is supposedly easier than the reading sections on the LSAT and GMAT too. How do guys do this? What's your secret?

Your just not cut out for it

The brain needs a few more wrinkles

 

[marvin]

I got a 13. Trick for me was being able to read really fast, and having really good AP English teachers in High School.

 

[Teerawit]

I'm stuck in the 10-11 range....I can understand the passages just fine, but the questions tend to be trickier nowadays, vague as ever, so it's hard to apply the passage knowledge to answering the questions.

I drool at your 13

 

[marvin]

Heh, well you probably wouldn't be drooling at the end results.

I took 2-3 weeks during the summer before my Junior year to study for the MCATs and the rest of the scores were 10 (Biological Sciences) and 12 (Physical Sciences).

Of course, I gave about the same amout of effort into my degree and eeked out a 3.30 the last two years of college (cumulative 3.59/4.00 in EE). Med schools weren't impressed, and so I now have a career in engineering.

 

[ojnihs]

Ug... I don't even want to think about the MCAT's anymore. I'm soooo glad I'm done with that baby.

 

[Teerawit]

Still, a 35 is ~95th percentile. You're further proof that engis are naturally gifted

 

[Squeek]

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Originally Posted by marvin Heh, well you probably wouldn't be drooling at the end results. I took 2-3 weeks during the summer before my Junior year to study for the MCATs and the rest of the scores were 10 (Biological Sciences) and 12 (Physical Sciences). Of course, I gave about the same amout of effort into my degree and eeked out a 3.30 the last two years of college (cumulative 3.59/4.00 in EE). Med schools weren't impressed, and so I now have a career in engineering.

Lol. I got a kick out if reading that.

 

[arnesto]

Wat du u meen? Eye donut theek eet was very deefulcult. O eye guess eet is bee cuz eye have very good riten skeelz.

 

[1911]

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Originally Posted by marvin Heh, well you probably wouldn't be drooling at the end results. I took 2-3 weeks during the summer before my Junior year to study for the MCATs and the rest of the scores were 10 (Biological Sciences) and 12 (Physical Sciences). Of course, I gave about the same amout of effort into my degree and eeked out a 3.30 the last two years of college (cumulative 3.59/4.00 in EE). Med schools weren't impressed, and so I now have a career in engineering.

something is very wrong...as teerawit pointed out a 35 is stellar and a 3.59 in engineering is good..so either so came across as a pyscho or you are making this crap up cause those are ivy league med numbers. when i was in med school in the class of 2001 the minimum cutoffs were 9 in each section and 30 cumulative to get looked at.

 

[1911]

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Originally Posted by Teerawit I've never had any problem in English/literature courses nor the SAT verbal, but dang......this MCAT Verbal Reasoning section is a beast! Sometimes it makes me wish I had read more literature and books in my leisure time.... And the MCAT verbal section is supposedly easier than the reading sections on the LSAT and GMAT too. How do guys do this? What's your secret?

yeah the verbal section is funky..but the funny thing is that it has been shown that there is a direct corelation between med school performance and the verbal score..that is why the admissions commitees look at it carefully. i think it has to do with the tremendous amount of reading and comprehension/memory that is required in med school. good luck..by the way a 10-11 is fine..

 

[jeremynwolf]

The thing to remember is that this is a standardized test, and as such, the questions (and their answers) have to follow certain sets of rules. So, if you fall into the trap of trying to determine which answer is best, the section will indeed seem vague. However, if you take advantage of the fact that, for each question, one answer must be correct, and therefore the other answers must each be categorically incorrect, you can focus on determining why the wrong answers are wrong. If you have to use the words "may" or "might" or "could" to justify why an answer is the correct one, chances are that answer is wrong. If you have to assume any information that is not directly included in the passage, chances are the answer is wrong. If you focus on eliminating answers that are categorically wrong, you willl consistently score better on tests like this. Hope this helps.

 

[marvin]

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Originally Posted by 1911 something is very wrong...as teerawit pointed out a 35 is stellar and a 3.59 in engineering is good..so either so came across as a pyscho or you are making this crap up cause those are ivy league med numbers. when i was in med school in the class of 2001 the minimum cutoffs were 9 in each section and 30 cumulative to get looked at.

Actually, neither. I could post my scores and transcripts if you wish, and I didn't get an interview when I applied for senior year interviews.

What I didn't do enough of was attend class and volunteer work. It's hard to get decent academic rec letters when your profs don't even remember I was in their classes. (Rightfully so because I didn't attend.) And I didn't do much/any volunteer work because I spent a decent portion of my time working at a doc's office, and figured it was unnecessary.

I've also applied twice, first during my junior year, and got two interviews. Obviously, didn't get in then either, and the interviewers spent most of the time asking in various ways if I was going to graduate or not...

I figured, to hell with it. I wasn't sure if medicine was what I wanted to do, and decided to take a few years off working to clear my head and see where I want to go.