Breaking a 10 in VR (EK 101)

[Fudge]

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Hi,

I've been practicing for the VR section with EK 101 and I can't seem to break a 10. I've done 5 tests so far and my score has been a 10 for all 5 of them. My score refuses to budge even after review. Any tips on how to increase my score?

 

[dundunham]

you must be at that subtlety mark where your scores may only get better by sharpening those fine distinctions between the 2 answer choices? If so, i'm struggling with this as well.

 

[ACE28]

you must be at that subtlety mark where your scores may only get better by sharpening those fine distinctions between the 2 answer choices? If so, i'm struggling with this as well.

Me too!! For the questions I don't know the answers to, currently I always find myself narrowing down to two choices. Then eventually after missing most or half my guesses, I end up getting a 9 or 10. I can't seem to break a 10 either, and not just in VR but in BS and PS too. With a little over a month left to go before the real deal, I don't know what to do!!

I guess we just need to get even better at guessing. Or something 😕

 

[muhali3]

Use an AAMC to see if it's accurate. A lot of people do better on the AAMC than they did on EK.

 

[crazymedgirl]

Wow, I have the same issue! Have been stuck getting 10's on the last 6 or so tests...can't seem to break it.

I think I'm going to try using the EK method more religiously--really focusing on the "main idea," which I haven't been doing enough.

 

[Fudge]

Wow, I have the same issue! Have been stuck getting 10's on the last 6 or so tests...can't seem to break it.

I think I'm going to try using the EK method more religiously--really focusing on the "main idea," which I haven't been doing enough.

muhali3, I haven't finished my science review so I don't want to 'waste' an AAMC just yet.

To the rest, I guess we're all in the same boat. It's so frustrating because I'm always 2 or 3 mistakes away from an 11. I think I have to train myself to read faster so that I have more time to reason out the answers. Maybe you guys should try that?

 

[Vanguard23]

I was getting consistent 9-11's on EK101 passages and 60% of them were like this:
I'd miss maybe 3 questions total through most passages. Then on one passage I missed ALL but one question, dropping my score to a 10 or so. Really ****ing weird.