Speed Reading Course

[GeorgiadisMD]

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Hey everyone, I found a pretty useful resource to increase your reading speed. Its free, and basically you pick how many WPM you are comfortable with, and words will show up on the screen which should help with the way you read. I know my biggest weakness is reading speed and comprehension, so this will help me to read things faster.

http://www.mrkent.com/speedread/

 

[uclabruin8]

Don't sacrifice comprehension for speed. If you're at 200-250 WPM then you should be golden I feel.

 

[Renaissance Man]

Check out my signature for information on improving your VR score. I don't think that speed reading is necessary (or even beneficial). As the poster above says if you read at an "average" rate than you should have no problems with MCAT VR.

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

I have mild Tourettes and ADD which means I often get stuck on words while my mind spazzes out and repeats the same syllable like 5-10 times in a row, and then I'll end up remembering nothing of what I just read and have to go back to read again.

I still manage to finish AAMC practice test sections with 10-20 minutes to spare.

Unless you're dyslexic I wouldn't worry about reading speed on this exam. What eats up time is figuring out a passage and figuring out the answers to questions, not reading.

 

[bored]

I have mild Tourettes and ADD which means I often get stuck on words while my mind spazzes out and repeats the same syllable like 5-10 times in a row, and then I'll end up remembering nothing of what I just read and have to go back to read again.

I still manage to finish AAMC practice test sections with 10-20 minutes to spare.

Unless you're dyslexic I wouldn't worry about reading speed on this exam. What eats up time is figuring out a passage and figuring out the answers to questions, not reading.

Please don't exaggerate,

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

Please don't exaggerate,

What makes you think I'm exaggerating? I have no reason to lie on an internet forum, especially not about something as trivial as practice test performance.

 

[mehc012]

Cool site...it could be slightly better, as it doesn't break the sentences up very intuitively, and since it takes a few seconds to adjust whenever you up the speed it seems like they should start with a non-relevant sentence and then go.

Anyway, it doesn't seem very relevant for the MCAT, since on the test nothing will be breaking it down for you and making it easier like that (you don't even have to move your eyes!) Now, if only we could get the test passages to flash by like that...

 

[grapepopsicle]

I have mild Tourettes and ADD which means I often get stuck on words while my mind spazzes out and repeats the same syllable like 5-10 times in a row, and then I'll end up remembering nothing of what I just read and have to go back to read again.

I still manage to finish AAMC practice test sections with 10-20 minutes to spare.

Wow, that's much better than me and I don't have anything like ADD or Tourettes. That's awesome!👍

OP: I agree with the others, increasing your reading speed won't make any difference. You want to focus on being engaged when you're reading the passage. You want to get to the point where you only read it ONCE. Re-reading passages is the ultimate time waster and score killer. Constantly think about the argument the author is making. Compare the examples the author gives with each other. Constantly ask your self "why did the author include this information?" You need to get the author's main argument down pat.