Mcat P/s Should I Read the Passage First

• #two

That's definitely a common strategy for the c/p section! I would attempt that on AAMC material first and run into if it works for y'all before fully committing though. Let me know if yous have whatsoever other questions!

• #5

On my last full length (NS1) I was running very low on time with two C/P passages to go, then I decided to skip reading the passages. I noticed that the questions were rarely requiring any passage information. Then on UWorld for the past few days I haven't been reading the passages for gen chem or physics. I've noticed that it'due south very rare for me to accept to go to the passage - just a few times in nearly 60 problems. And I'grand getting the same amount correct as earlier.

Is the actual MCAT like this? Can you lot just skip reading the passages for C/P? I don't want to use up ane of my AAMC FL's to find out.

Disclaimer: On that full length were I skipped those two passages, it ended upward beingness my lowest scoring section at 126. All the same, that was also the highest I'd e'er scored on C/P (I got 123 and 124 on my first two full lengths).

Definitely read the passage. If information technology has diagrams, take time to digest those before jumping to the questions. On my bodily examination at that place were some questions y'all could answer without the passage, only the majority required the passage. Too, for C/P I found UWorld way off the mark compared to my bodily MCAT. Don't make decisions about AAMC passages based on anything besides AAMC passages.

• #7

I would always read the question before the passage, because that saves so much time if you can reply information technology without reading. 130 C/P

• #8

I'll definitely base my final strategy off the AAMC materials! My problem with C/P is that I'm then tedious at figuring out what to do and I oftentimes make dumb mistakes in my calculations, so I end upward running out of time easily. I often take 3 or more minutes per question - sometimes over x on UWorld. And so that's why I was wondering if I should try the questions before going to the passage as needed. I think the fact that information technology takes me so long, though is that I'm also doing content review during UWorld. I haven't seen optics, for example, for over 5 years. And this is true for a lot of the concepts in C/P. So I recollect I'll go faster.

Definitely read the passage. If information technology has diagrams, take time to digest those before jumping to the questions. On my actual exam there were some questions yous could answer without the passage, only the majority required the passage. Also, for C/P I constitute UWorld manner off the mark compared to my actual MCAT. Don't make decisions about AAMC passages based on annihilation besides AAMC passages.

I am curious near the UWorld being way off the mark annotate. Everyone is ever maxim how adept information technology is. Are yous saying it was way off the mark because information technology was basically 99% discretes and the questions were rarely passage based, every bit opposed to the actual MCAT?

• #9

I found UWorld questions to be dissimilar what I saw on AAMC practice exams, then I stopped using them around half style. When compared to the actual MCAT, at least for my test, UWorld questions were unrealistic and the farthest from what I saw on test twenty-four hours of the dissimilar materials I used. Between review materials and practice exams, I used resources from vi unlike places, counting AAMC.

I think UWorld's explanations are thorough and well presented, merely honestly non helpful for the real deal. They present information just not any examination strategy that made a difference for me. This is my stance, and at that place are certainly others who feel differently. I managed to pull off 132s on both B/B and C/P even though I take mostly Bs in the corresponding classes, and that was considering of the strategies I got from other materials I used. For me, it was all about learning MCAT tricks and strategies. I size does not fit all, so y'all may love UWorld. It just didn't piece of work for me.

• #ten

Hither's what I did for C/P and B/P, got 132 on all of my practice FLs and on my existent 1. For passages with diagrams, I would read all the info, but I wouldn't get too caught up on diagrams. A lot of stuff on the diagrams isn't really used and it'll just slow you downwardly. You can just get an thought of what the diagram is showing but don't spend more than x seconds looking at it. Ordinarily I would read the get-go paragraph, which is like very full general info about the experiment, so I look at the get-go question and if i tin can answer it correct away, I do. And then i read the rest of the passage, not really going that deep into diagrams, then answer questions and refer to diagrams every bit needed.

• #11

Here's what I did for C/P and B/P, got 132 on all of my exercise FLs and on my real one. For passages with diagrams, I would read all the info, but I wouldn't get too caught upwardly on diagrams. A lot of stuff on the diagrams isn't really used and it'll merely slow you downwards. You tin just get an idea of what the diagram is showing but don't spend more than ten seconds looking at it. Usually I would read the start paragraph, which is similar very full general info nearly the experiment, then I look at the kickoff question and if i tin can reply it correct away, I do. And so i read the rest of the passage, not actually going that deep into diagrams, then respond questions and refer to diagrams as needed.

This is actually proficient advice! Thanks for helping me out, helpmeout!

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