GRE Reading Comprehension

[Dr Gerrard]

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What do you all think about the reading comprehension on the GRE compared to the MCAT?

 

[ChairmanMao]

What do you all think about the reading comprehension on the GRE compared to the MCAT?

Not even close. The reading comprehension on the GRE might be a paragraph or so at most and is much more straightforward. The MCAT verbal is much more complex and nuanced. I would say that it's closer to the SAT verbal comprehension than the GRE verbal comprehension part - altough obviously it's harder.

 

[HurricaneSeal]

I don't know if it was a freak accident or not, but I didn't do that well on the GRE (around 500-600, I think) but got a 13 and then a 15 on the verbal MCAT.

 

[Dr Gerrard]

Nevermind, they are nothing alike.

I did a few passages from a GRE book, and it is mostly extrapolating information from the passages. Also, hardly any of those passages were really ones in which I would have to determine the author's point of view, and only a few questions actually dealt with the main idea.

How about LSAT reading comprehension, or any other test?

 

[dr seuss]

The best prep for MCAT verbal is MCAT verbal. Unless you have already done all the AAMC exams, EK 101 Verbal, TPR Hyperlearning Verbal Workbook, and TBR Verbal you would be wasting your time using verbal from another test.

 

[Bernoull]

Nevermind, they are nothing alike.

I did a few passages from a GRE book, and it is mostly extrapolating information from the passages. Also, hardly any of those passages were really ones in which I would have to determine the author's point of view, and only a few questions actually dealt with the main idea.

How about LSAT reading comprehension, or any other test?

LSAT has great tips on Identifying assumptions, structure of arguments, POEs, contrapositives etc and tons of strategies for specific Q types. I found it useful..
'Just my 2cents

 

[Dr Gerrard]

Do you know where I might be able to find these strategies?

I found a good bit for the logical reasoning section, but not really many for the reading comprehension section. You think tips for the former would work?

 

[Bernoull]

Do you know where I might be able to find these strategies?

I found a good bit for the logical reasoning section, but not really many for the reading comprehension section. You think tips for the former would work?

Barnes n nobles, libraries etc would be a good first step. I have the TPR cracking LSAT but I just skimmed thru due to time constraints. I'm not sure if the logical reasoning and arguments are synonymous (mine only has the latter) but I found the arguments and reading comprehension sections most pertinent.. I used them to supplement not supplant my EK strategy, n do tons of practice n critical review afterwards..


GL