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MCAT Verbal Reasoning Mastery: The Complete Reading Comprehension Program (How to Turn a VR Score 6 into an 11)

MCAT Verbal Reasoning Mastery: The Complete Reading Comprehension Program (How to Turn a VR Score 6 into an 11)


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Author: Charles A. Chaney
Creator: Charles L. Chaney
Publisher: IvyHall Review
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 17238

Media: Perfect Paperback
Edition: 2008-2009
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.4 x 1.2

ISBN: 0981672108
EAN: 9780981672106
ASIN: 0981672108

Publication Date: July 7, 2008
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Product Description
The goal of this book is to maximize performance on the Verbal Reasoning (VR) section of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

Each year, thousands of examinees face the possibility of disastrous results on this section of the test. This book guides you to transform those struggles into successes. First, it analyzes VR passages and question types with an emphasis on strategies for handling them effectively. Second, it discusses poor reading habits and presents methods for overcoming them. Third, the book offers extensive methods for improving reading comprehension by introducing new reading exercises and techniques. Fourth, it lays out a training timeline with suggested MCAT-quality books and journals as practice material.

MCAT Verbal Reasoning Mastery seeks to give you every help possible to discover a level of reading proficiency that you may have never reached before. It will show you how to realize various levels of meaning that the written word contains. You will practice techniques that improve reading memory by employing a new system of learning called Neuro-Visual Programming, which can serve you well for the rest of your life.

Also addressed in this book are the false assumptions that unfortunately deter examinees from reaching their full potential. Furthermore, you will find a series of interviews with top performing students who have achieved scores of 11 or better on Verbal Reasoning. Their advice will prove extremely useful to anyone seeking success on this very difficult section of the MCAT. Finally, you will find at the end of the book, 150 pages of exercises aimed at improving visual memory, reading memory, reading speed, and comprehension.

As you complete the journey of Verbal Reasoning mastery, you will hopefully develop excellent memory, critical thinking, reading mechanics, and focus. By mastering these abilities you will realize a higher aptitude for reading and writing, a thorough command of which are indispensable to medical professionals.


Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Unique Approach to MCAT Verbal   November 17, 2008
This book offers a unique strategy for MCAT Verbal Reasoning. Basically all the other strategies break down to: read the passage critically and anwser the questions carefully. Oh yeah and if your still having trouble annotate the passage. Great strategy if it works, but what if it doesn't? That was the boat I was in and this book really helped me out. I never was an avid reader. Mainly because books moved to slow for me and the ideas were always just words on the page. This book allowed me not only to score much higher in the verbal section, but also really taught me how to read, which I now believe I was never really properly taught how to do. Buy this book if you want an innovative and fun approach to MCAT verbal.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent   September 6, 2008
I studied a lot of verbal books for the mcat. This is the one. It's like having a private tutor at home because it goes over personal problems you have on the mcat verbal. It trains your mind how to think and RELEARN how to read passages. The reading schedule it has is very useful and the advice it gives is based on solid experience that works. I give this an A+ and I recommend it to anyone who wants boost their verbal score up by at LEAST 4 points.


5 out of 5 stars Unhappy with your verbal score?   July 24, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Most MCAT verbal resources I've encountered simply breakdown the passage and question types and they fall short of offering any concrete techniques that will help you improve your score.

In order to succeed at the verbal section of the MCAT you have improve your reading skills. This book with its thorough and innovative plan will help you do this.

I consistently scored 9 on the verbal section of practice tests and I was unsatisfied with my score, knowing that a great verbal score can really help your application. Using the techniques in this book I scored an 11 on test day!

If your verbal score is the only thing standing in your way to submitting a confident medical school application then this book is an incredibly valuable tool.



5 out of 5 stars it's a reading program, not just a book   July 12, 2008
 4 out of 5 found this review helpful

I agree with the above reviewer. Two chapters were my true favorite - the chapter that interviews students who got top scores on Verbal Reasoning, and the chapter where you learn how to read with visual memory. Also, the chapter that tells you what books to read for practice was golden. These alone were worth the price for me. Now I have a leg up on the curve!

Actually, considering this book puts you on a reading comprehension program, and VR is graded on a curve, and my scores are already improving, you might be at a disadvantage without it in the long run. So yes I recommend this book for MCAT prep. Good luck everyone...



5 out of 5 stars MCAT verbal reasoning help that finally works.   July 12, 2008
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have just gone through this book I bought at a pre-med fair and I plan to take the MCAT next year. What I can say is that I've been waiting for a book like this for a really really long time because nothing out there is good at helping Verbal Reasoning. I took Kaplan and Princeton courses this year and my VR didn't budge... I was getting 7s which is crappy. I read the book and did the exercises at the back and now I can get a 10 or maybe 11 on my practice tests.

You should know that the exercises are left field but IMHO actually pretty darn effective. One section makes you memorize symbols, another is for speed reading, another is summarizing paragraphs, etc... it makes me comprehend a lot better on the MCAT and answer a lot more correct.

This verbal book is totally different than anything I've ever seen for MCAT VR prep. The reviewers are right - finally something that works. Thank you!



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