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My lowest section the last time I took the MCAT was in verbal. I used only Kaplan and I never went back and reviewed my answers after I took the AAMC tests (young, naive, stupid, but incredibly handsome). Now after I take an AAMC I spend a up to four hours reviewing the verbal sections. What I have found is that you CANNOT answer these questions by rote dependance on understanding of the Main Idea. Each passage will have one, possibly two MI questions. The rest are specific details or specific inferences. For these you have to refer back to the passage, I don't think there is anyway around it.
Now each company has their own take on the MCAT verbal, and from what I noticed EK takes the route of suggesting that you should take the MI and tone and go with it. Princeton Review emphasizes details (for those who have taken the class the ICC questions are nearly all specific). Kaplan also focuses on specific references, however their question types are ******ed and you are only fooling yourself with their sh%&, I mean quality material that they charge 2000 dollars for.
Now, I must note that I have a few months to go before the big dance and I don't remember the actual verbal section from my last MCAT (it's all a big bad blur). Also, I have just noticed these patterns from AAMC 3,4,6 and the Official Guide. New tests may be more inference and MI driven, but from what I have seen if you know where the details are and you locate the right line you got the question right. EK DOES NOT follow this AT ALL but Princeton does.
Is EK great practice, yes, but is the most productive way to mirror the real MCAT?
Now each company has their own take on the MCAT verbal, and from what I noticed EK takes the route of suggesting that you should take the MI and tone and go with it. Princeton Review emphasizes details (for those who have taken the class the ICC questions are nearly all specific). Kaplan also focuses on specific references, however their question types are ******ed and you are only fooling yourself with their sh%&, I mean quality material that they charge 2000 dollars for.
Now, I must note that I have a few months to go before the big dance and I don't remember the actual verbal section from my last MCAT (it's all a big bad blur). Also, I have just noticed these patterns from AAMC 3,4,6 and the Official Guide. New tests may be more inference and MI driven, but from what I have seen if you know where the details are and you locate the right line you got the question right. EK DOES NOT follow this AT ALL but Princeton does.
Is EK great practice, yes, but is the most productive way to mirror the real MCAT?