So I have been struggling with verbal, and it is because of verbal that I am forced to retake the mcat. Getting a 11/6/11. So, I have modified the Ek method, instead of predicting the question answers, I have been trying to figure out the "types of questions" what to expect as an answer choice, what is the question really asking. And by compiling a list of question types and making a list of new definitions that I see quite often, I have been able to raise my practice score for both Ek101, GS revised verbal, and on the AAMC practice exams.
As you may all know, ek101 passages are "very un-mcat like," but the ek101 questions are fantastic because they are "mcat like, but sometimes harder." To my surprise, the new GS verbal is very similar to EK101 question types, and what is nice about them, is that you can start a discussion for each specific question.
But No doubt, GS have some difficult passages to read, but they do test your ability to understand and dissect harder passages.
For people who are wondering, I use to get around 4 to 5 on EK 101, and now I am scoring 8 to 9 (1 question away from a 10 =() and when I started with GS verbal I was getting roughly a score of 7, now I am scoring roughly 9s (no 10s yet =(, but I hope I get a 10 on the real thing XD).
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Does any one have any input on this? How are they vs the AAMC's... Any input would help, I am mainly concerned with the verbal section.
