I have been having some serious problems with pacing on VR. I have tried to use Vihsadas's method of doing each passage in 6.5 minutes, but it just doesn't seem to be working for me, I find myself struggling to finish in 8.
I usually (try) to spend about 3 minutes reading the passage and 5 minutes answering the questions, but sometimes this turns into 4 and 6 respectivley, and all of a sudden I am at the 30 minute mark with only 3 passages completed and 4 left to go. From what I can tell, the newer MCAT is just as long if not longer than AAMC 7-10 and EK 101 passages, so I am quite concerned about time on the real test, which is 2 short weeks away.
Examkrackers says that you should try not to go back to the passage, although I don't know, I find myself going back to the passage quite frequently, usually for almost everything except those big picture/main idea type questions.
I was wondering how everyone else's strategies compared to my own (if you even want to call my method a strategy at all). How long do you spend actually reading the passage, and how long answering the questions?
Also, do you answer the questions in the order they appear, or "triage" them as Kaplan suggests?
I guess the bottom line is I'm still having trouble figuring out the Verbal section- I feel like I am on the brink of figuring things out but just can't seem to get over the hump, especially as far as pacing is concerned. Thanks for your input and help.
I usually (try) to spend about 3 minutes reading the passage and 5 minutes answering the questions, but sometimes this turns into 4 and 6 respectivley, and all of a sudden I am at the 30 minute mark with only 3 passages completed and 4 left to go. From what I can tell, the newer MCAT is just as long if not longer than AAMC 7-10 and EK 101 passages, so I am quite concerned about time on the real test, which is 2 short weeks away.
Examkrackers says that you should try not to go back to the passage, although I don't know, I find myself going back to the passage quite frequently, usually for almost everything except those big picture/main idea type questions.
I was wondering how everyone else's strategies compared to my own (if you even want to call my method a strategy at all). How long do you spend actually reading the passage, and how long answering the questions?
Also, do you answer the questions in the order they appear, or "triage" them as Kaplan suggests?
I guess the bottom line is I'm still having trouble figuring out the Verbal section- I feel like I am on the brink of figuring things out but just can't seem to get over the hump, especially as far as pacing is concerned. Thanks for your input and help.