Doing science discretes first, before passages. Kaplan strategy?

[sepho]

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I was at a Kaplan open house and the instructor mentioned a strategy of doing all the discretes first (because they're generally easier), then reading the passages and answering the following questions. I'm not sure if it was an official Kaplan strategy, but I would assume it was since he mentioned it at an open house.

Is this a good strategy?

 

[SN2ed]

I've seen people make posts for and against doing discretes first. I found that they helped the test flow better because there were discretes every so often. It gave me a kind of break before plowing through more passages. On the other hand, there's the point that the Kaplan person made. Just do what feels best to you.

 

[drdave2be]

Are you rushed to finish? If so, don't waste your time clicking the 'next' button, searching for discreets. I agree with SN2ed - try it out and see if it works for you.

 

[OneMCATAway]

it sometimes help you know what to expect since there is always discretes all the way to the end and then you know what you have left (7 passages) and can go through them one by one!! also it helps you prepare for the passages since discretes are usually "easier" for people!!

 

[LateBl00meR]

In my opinion you want to do the easiest questions first. These are usually the discretes. They should take no longer than 1 minute a piece so you can know them out in about 13 minutes and still have around 57 for the rest of the test.

Every test is set up the same so the discretes are always in the same. Once you know where it look you will waste virtually zero time searching for them. It's your call though.

 

[JasoniusUW]

I guess that'd be useful if you don't have time...

 

[sepho]

the instructor said the purpose of doing so, is because the discretes are usually easier, therefore doing them first will help you ease into the section and prepare you for the passages.

i haven't taken a full-length yet. have people tried this and found this to be true?