Since people are saying BS is more like VR than ever before...

[yanks26dmb]

Should this be taken to mean that studying minute details is even less important? Can it be inferred that the bulk of BS answers are hidden within the passages themselves?

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[Osteoth]

During my prep (test = April 24) I have found this to be somewhat true. A good amount of the AAMC BS passages I've done were either obviously straightforward questions or questions which stemmed from the passage, which is a trend alot of people have talked about with the AAMC moving toward more experimental based BS sections.

 

[EMDO2018]

yes

 

[yanks26dmb]

So I suppose this would bode well considering I destroy VR and get (semi) destroyed by TBR BS?

 

[havocgene]

you're gambling if you dont want to study biology indepth i think. If AAMC did not want you to know details then they wouldn't have listed them on the topics page!

 

[yanks26dmb]

Nah, I'm fully studying BS (using sn2ed plan). I just have a tough time with all the details TBR calls for...whereas I consistently score 12-14 in VR. Reading comprehension has always been a strength of mine...rote memorization of tiny details, not my strongest suit.

 

[Blueprint MCAT Tutor]

The Bio Sci isn't "more like VR than ever before" - this is a common SDN myth. It's always been very reasoning and passage based. Seriously just go take AAMC #3 or 4 or whatever. You'll see tons of questions that are based on reasoning and the passage. Of course, you'll also see lots of questions based on outside knowledge. But scoring 12+ in VR is a very, very good sign. With that kind of critical reading skill, you'll do great on the exam

P.S. come see me after you rock that 99th percentile MCAT score. I'll have a job for you

 

[AKMCAT]

My exam had a lot of experimental based questions and the passages were longer and more complicated (most representative would be AAMC#11 Bio section)