Numerous Passages

[postbacpremed87]

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Have you ever practiced so many passages that on the real thing a lot of the questions were old hat, been there done that - passages almost verbatim (asking you to do the same things).

 

[osprey099]

Have you ever practiced so many passages that on the real thing a lot of the questions were old hat, been there done that - passages almost verbatim (asking you to do the same things).

That is what is supposed to happen if you are striving to get a good score.

 

[eleveneleven]

Have you ever practiced so many passages that on the real thing a lot of the questions were old hat, been there done that - passages almost verbatim (asking you to do the same things).

Passages almost verbatim is probably a bit of an overstatement. There were of course concepts I was very familiar tested on the real deal, but pretty much every single MCAT passage I did was always applying those concepts in some novel way that I had never seen. Moreover, the concepts were then presented as unique combinations of individual concepts that I was certainly familiar with, but never had seen in that unique mix.

 

[Postictal Raiden]

I think after doing 100+ passages of any given subject, you will are very likely going to encounter some of these topics in one way or another. Some topics are so good to test a broad range of knowledge that mcat test takers may find compelled to use (the Haber process is one that comes to my mind). Besides, I've read posts by recent mcat takers mentioning that their test had a very similar passage to one of the TBR practice passages.

So, yes, the more passages you do the better you get at reading passage faster, anticipating the type of questions will be asked, and the more you become familiar with different topics that may show up on the test.

 

[LaughingMan]

I believe in one of the test threads, a guy said one of his passages was almost verbatim from a BR passage. Dunno though.

 

[Sub Rosa]

I believe in one of the test threads, a guy said one of his passages was almost verbatim from a BR passage. Dunno though.

I hope it wasn't a heart and lung passage.