Read the Passage for BS?

[Centridot]

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I've read that the passages in PS should not be read, is this also true for BS?

Also for those of you that use BR, are discretes just questions without passages?

Thanks!

 

[TheShaker]

I can't imagine NOT reading the passage. Most of the time, there are a few crucial pieces of information hidden somewhere in the wall of text. I don't know, I think that not reading it carefully first will lead to some forehead-slapping mistakes.

 

[pfaction]

Who the **** is giving such terrible advice?!

 

[ThirdEye]

For BS you ABSOLUTELY MUST read the passages now. However, I read the questions first and speed through the passage until I find the relevence.

PS, every now and then you need to rely on the passage but most of the time the data is sufficient, IMO. I avoid the passages until I'm sure that I can't answer a particular question without it

 

[Flapjacks]

I've read that the passages in PS should not be read, is this also true for BS?

Also for those of you that use BR, are discretes just questions without passages?

Thanks!

Why on Earf would you not read any passage. Do not listen to the advice of someone telling you to skim the questions and go back to the passage to actively read for answers. Even if I tell you not to, you won't because (if this is your first test) when you get there on the test day the anxiety alone will make you forget any strategy you had.

Yes a discrete is a passage-less question. It doesnt specifically pertain to BR, since EK 1001 books are all discretes minus verbal and bio, for example.

 

[startingover84]

The MCAT is a test of your critical thinking. You must read the passage and use your brain to answer the questions. Some people may think they are able to answer the questions as "discretes," because they are relying on memorizing the content. That is a huge waste of your cognitive abilities in my opinion. I also believe it's a huge gamble. Your critical thinking skills should never leave you, but your content knowledge can easily slip away.