English major - safe to dedicate less time to VR?

[Elizabethx89]

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[question25]

maybe, but I would at least a take a full practice verbal section before making that decision

 

[RoadNurse33]

Agree with above poster. I was in same position as OP; post bac with liberal arts undergrad. Just do a few practice sections to get back into the swing of it. Verbal was easily my best section, followed closely by bio. Go figure...they both heavily rely upon the same skills.

 

[Elizabethx89]

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[jazzcatastrophe]

If you have strong enough reading comprehension/inference skills, then I would say that yes you can pretty much skip VR prep. I've always been a very strong reader, and I did a grand total of a single VR section from one of the AAMCs during my studying, and got a 12. Do a full section to test yourself, and if that goes well, I would put it on the back burner until you're confident with your science content

 

[oneirologist]

I don't think you can decide that until you take several practice exams. Just because you are good at English / reading comprehension doesn't NECESSARILY mean you will be good at MCAT VR.

 

[justadream]

Take a practice test. If you score 13+, you're more than good. Don't devote time to VR.

From your small sample, 8/10 is around 10-11-level. I started around there and after continuous practice, never improved. It's your judgement as to whether you would benefit more from putting that time into the sciences.

 

[Elizabethx89]

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[tdod]

taking a practice test is a good idea. my guess is that you will find that you do need practice however; practicing verbal is mostly about mastering timing, and i don't see how any major could prepare you for that.

 

[stayingpositive2014]

I second tdod. Verbal is easy breeze for me but timing it is a different story. Practice timing-- because even if you KNOW all the material, it won't show if you don't have time to answer questions!