nytimes and verbal

[inside_edition]

would reading the nytimes help for the verbal reasoning section? especially for someone who got a five on the mcat?

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[inside_edition]

would reading the nytimes help for the verbal reasoning section? especially for someone who got a five on the mcat?

and what about using a dictionary to look up hard words found in kaplan's VR, EK 101, and aamc VR?

 

[malli]

i will suggest do as many as passages as you can that will help you better.

Thats my opinion

 

[emquiksilver]

NYTimes might help if you're not used to relatively dense material (not sure what type of reading you're used to). I agree with malli though. You should concentrate on doing passages. Try not timing yourself in the beginning. Read carefully to get into that critical reading mindset you need to be in. I personally read differently on the MCAT than I do for leisure. Practice makes perfect.

 

[jade1013]

Reading the NY times couldn't hurt but I don't think its the most effective method to improve your score. If you read the paper over a period of a few years it might improve reading skills, but for now I suggest that you keep doing passages everyday. The more passages you do, the more you will understand how to take the test and what types of questions they typically ask. Remember to focus on the main idea because the questions usually stem off of the author's opinion and opinion on the subject matter. Good luck to you!!!