I have been studying for the August 28th MCAT since May. My exam is 5 weeks away and although my sciences are right where I want them, the verbal reasoning just refuses to improve. I have done AAMC 3,4,5, and 7 and scored 5s on all of them. I would take 3-6 passages from EK 101 every other day and constantly scored 50% correct. When I read the answer choices, it makes sense but I have no idea how to apply what they are saying to another question. I am a couple of passages away from finishing EK's 101 passages but I have the remaining AAMC exams and the TPRH book to keep me company. I posted this mainly to vent (because I am so aggravated right now), but if anyone has any advice, I would love to hear it.
As you are sitting on a 5 after FL3,4,5 & 7 with 5 weeks to go and it is Verbal, I strongly suggest you consider postpone your test. If it is possible, target Jan 2014. Since you already burned the EK 101. Please consider TPR Verbal workbook. Don't waste it till Dec before your test. Everybody has their secret weapon to tackle verbal, they say. To me, if you are not natural reader, as most of the science undergrad are not, then LEARN to read, read, read and that takes months if not years to develop that kind of mind set.
You probably are cursing me loud now...........as I am not giving you a quick fix solution.
Medicine does not taste good.....but at the end that is what you need.
P.S.
Arm yourself next round with the following:
1) Get the AAMC asssessment VB package.
2) Do the Verbal part on AAMC guide.
3) Do the Verbal on PR Cracking book 4 online test.
4) Do the Verbal on Kaplan 45.
5) Do the Verbal on Kaplan Practice book FL, 2 online and 2 on paper.
6) Do the TPRH VW
7) Do the Gold Standard Verbal package of (10).
8) Read read like you are losing your best friend.
9) If you happen to have the old AAMC FL 3-6, do its VR part.
