I have exhaused Verbal sources, use LSAT stuff now?

[OnMyWayThere]

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From what I've read, EK Verbal 101 is the source to use along with AAMC practice exams...

I've exhausted all of them but scored only a 7 this past April so I'm most likely retaking the test in August.

I have heard LSAT Verbal is similar... is this the next best thing?

 

[sunni]

Do you want questions or just ways to improve verbal?
My study partner & I used to meet for coffee at 7am twice a week and read the Wall Steet Journal, plus I had TPR stuff.

 

[OnMyWayThere]

Do you want questions or just ways to improve verbal?
My study partner & I used to meet for coffee at 7am twice a week and read the Wall Steet Journal, plus I had TPR stuff.

I think I can better gauge my improvement with questions. I don't know how else I would really know I'm doing the right thing. 🙁 This all sucks.

Were TPR Verbal passages & questions on the same level as the MCAT?

 

[callalily]

My verbal score improved a lot when i started reading a lot dense social science theory texts ( mainly anthro). Did you try getting some kaplan books?

 

[vtucci]

The reading comp. section of the LSAT is similar to the MCAT section. The passages also tend to be more humanities based. I do not recall having any science on the LSAT. If you are weak in those areas, as many people are- it is a good place to go.

Also, depending on your baseline (if you are scoring 6-7) and need to improve, you can get the SAT reading comp as a way to improve some of the basic skills.

Does anyone know if the english GRE has a similar section?

 

[CaptainJack02]

the gre english has a few passages, but most of the questions are analogies, antonyms, sentece completion. it's just a harder version of the sat, as someone here said before.

i'd say read some scientific american, cover to cover and try to hold your concentration and interest. national geographic, economist, nytimes all help with this section.

 

[MissM]

I've taken both the LSAT and the MCAT, and the questions for the passages are actually somewhat different. The MCAT questions are tilted like the high school SAT, mainly comprehension and some basic critical thinking/drawing conclusions. The LSAT questions were much more analytical, even though the passages were similar. It can't hurt you to do them, but since the focus is different, I'd advise you to hit up all the current and former premeds you know for their kaplan/pr/anything else MCAT books and photocopy the passages and questions. Good luck studying!

 

[chintu]

I agree with previous posts. Getting in the habit of reading can help... i used to read wall street, ny times, economist, us news, etc... I read these like i would mcat passages... fully concentrating, understanding main idea, and timing myself too. I also practiced lots and lots of mcat passages... kaplan's mcat diagnostics have good verbal practice too. Also, Princeton review A-D have verbal on par with the real thing... their practice material i thought was too easy. With this kind of intense prep for a summer, my score went up from a 6 to a 10... not to mention english is my second language.

 

[gschl1234]

Maybe you should try reading the New Yorker. I subscribed and read it regularly from my sophomore to senior years in college (granted, that was 1998-2000). I really think that reading that magazine improved my overall reading comprehension. I initially subscribed because while waiting for a friend in the library, I picked up a copy laying around and really liked the short stories. After I subscribed, I found that I really liked the profiles as well as the short stories and book review. I had no idea it would help me become a better reader but when I took the MCAT in 2003, I was very grateful that I had subscribed to the New Yorker way back in college. The language of the passages were so similar 🙂 Good luck on your studying.

 

[dankev]

I thought my TPR passages and questions were very similar to the real ones. I still didn't improve much between my first attempt and the real thing, but, like everyone says, verbal is hard to improve.