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aug2004 said:
Keep away from Columbia Review. Their books are filled with nearly as many errors as ARCO's. For verbal practice, I recommend EK 101 verbal passages or (if you can find them) AAMC verbal practice items.
Hope this helps.
John
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aug2004 said:
Aug2004-
I posted on the bioethics site. I did not do well in verbal (August 2004) so I am thinking about a re-take this April 2005 and getting revenge. An MCAT savvy co-worker, that also had some trouble with verbal in August 2004, took a look at my Columbia Review book (16 Verbal exams) and we kind of agreed it is going to be allright practice. If you are going to use it, I would strongly urge you to use it now for it is a little out-dated. I am saving my Examkrackers 101 book for days filled with less rain. Post any other good piece of information about MCAT verbal as I am not going to study any science until 3-4 weeks before the next MCAT, just good ol' rigorous verbal training.
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hofstrashmuck, cool, cool, cool. I may buy that Col. review book then. Since you asked, EK uses three diagnostic exams for their class. You should get a hold of those from their website because those exams are even better than the EK 101 books.
What is a hofstrashmuck anyway?
What is a hofstrashmuck anyway?
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aug2004 said:
Haha, Hofstra is a school in LI, NY. I am here for the year just floating. The Schmuck part is because I just got slammed by MCAT verbal. Like a few others, my overall score is pretty strong, but verbal reasoning jeopardized my application 🙁. My verbal score has sent me into shock, but I think I am moving in the right direction. By the way, I have been reading your posts frequently because you put in words a lot of ideas that have floated through my mind. I have mentioned to others how the test-taking population is getting stronger, making tougher curves, which I have noticed you hint at in posts. Good luck
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HofstraSchmuck said:
I did awful, 25 with 5 in verbal. I was a biochem major and did research. My cum. was 3.5. I have pulled all my applications from allopathic schools and am hoping for some D.O. luck from NYCOM/NYIT, PCOM, or Lake Erie. What are your numbers? hopefulls? etc.
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aug2004 said:
I think you may have some luck with your applications. You must have done well on your science sections and should definitely celebrate by buying yourself an ice-cream cone, lol. I don't like the idea of sharing my numbers. My disappointment with my performance is relative to what I expected (sometimes you can be your own worst enemy). I will say I worked very hard as an undergraduate biochemistry major receiving distinctions, like you. My MCAT science scores reflect the time I spent working hard, especially physical sciences. I did not apply to Osteophathic Schools for no good reason. I did not expect to have this problem and was not prepared to deal with failure. I am going to apply for phD programs because I am interested in translational research. I will sit for the MCAT again and try to destroy verbal reasoning with wholehearted effort, hopefully providing some additional options. Good luck to you,
