Help on reading and verbal

[Prepharm0425]

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Okay, so I took my first practice test on Monday and my second practice test today. Here are my scores

First test
Verbal ~45-65%
Bio 80-99%
Chemistry 80-99%
Reading ~38-58%
Quantitative ~77-97%
Composite ~77-97%

Second Test
Verbal ~36-56%
Bio ~75-95%
Chemistry 80-99%
Reading ~ 36-56%
Quantitative 80-99%
Composite ~ 75-95%

I honestly really don't know what to do with Verbal and Reading. What I don't get is how I can get 70% of the questions correct and still place so low. I don't know how or what to do with these two sections. My exam is on the 18th and its driving me crazy. I never plan on taking the PCAT again, cause this damn test has induced 10 times more stress on me than anything in my academic career. I am happy with my sciences, even though I still want to improve on them as I keep running out of time on the math section. But honestly I plan to apply to 20-30 schools so I can increase my chances of getting somewhere in case my Verbal and Reading scores are bad. What should I do as far as these two sections go? How much do Adcom care when it comes to these two sections? Lol, does anyone else feel nervous when they take the practice test.

 

[Krnluve24]

I think you should be fine. There is nothing much you can do because it requires a life time of vocab accumulation in order to master in that section. I scored around 50% on verbal and reading but my composite was 80% which is all that matters to me.

 

[cheepcheep]

I'd like to know how to better on verbal too 🙁 I did pretty well on everything else, but made like a 20% tile on verbal. I'm beginning to think I'm communicationally challenged...

 

[JonPrePharmD]

I studied these, and that's it, for verbal. http://quizlet.com/6464110/pcat-verbal-flash-cards/

I scored over 90% on the section. I was around your %ile on the practice tests as well. Good luck!

 

[Prepharm0425]

I studied these, and that's it, for verbal. http://quizlet.com/6464110/pcat-verbal-flash-cards/

I scored over 90% on the section. I was around your %ile on the practice tests as well. Good luck!

All those words at that link (literally every single one) are in Dr. collins verbal study packet, and I memorized them all. Thanks though

 

[Prepharm0425]

I think you should be fine. There is nothing much you can do because it requires a life time of vocab accumulation in order to master in that section. I scored around 50% on verbal and reading but my composite was 80% which is all that matters to me.

I sure hope so, I am afraid I might screw up one of my sciences and something and I want to make sure I do well on all sections in the practice test so that I may feel that its okay to screw up one section.

I'd like to know how to better on verbal too 🙁 I did pretty well on everything else, but made like a 20% tile on verbal. I'm beginning to think I'm communicationally challenged...

I know how you feel buddy, but I don't think this test means that you are communicationally challenged.