MCAT Verbal Reasoning Mastery:
The Complete Reading Comprehension Program
(How to Turn a VR Score 6 into an 11)
Charles A. Chaney (Author), Charles L. Chaney (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-9816721-0-6
416 pages
5 out of 5 stars
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.
Statistics
- Over 1000 sold in the first 6 months
- Average VR score increase of 3 to 4 points:
surveys of students indicate that our reading comprehension program boosted MCAT VR scores by 3 to 4 points on average in 2008
- Premed students from the following top universities have purchased our book:
Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Princeton, MIT, Duke, UCLA, Yale,
Columbia, University of Chicago, Vassar College, UCSF, Haverford College,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Swarthmore College, Northwestern Univeristy,
USC, Brown, Vanderbilt, UPenn, Emory, Dartmouth, Rice, Stanford,
Amherst College, Georgetown, Cornell, Wellesley College, Williams College
Reviews
"This resource is amazing. It tackles head-on the most highly weighed section of the MCAT in predicting the academic success of future physicians. The strategies presented for approaching answering questions has applicability not only for the MCAT, but for any standardized test featuring reading comprehension. I love the sections on false assumptions that students bring to the exam and how to reduce test-day anxiety. Do not prepare for the MCAT without this book. This is an utterly readable, engaging, and invaluable resource."
--Dr. David Verrier, Director, Pre-Professional Programs & Advising, Johns Hopkins University
"If you want to master the most important section of the MCAT, then this book is for you. Do not underestimate the power of a good verbal score! I wish I had this book a few years ago."
--Christina Kendrick, Medical Student, University of California, Los Angeles
"Of all the 26 MCAT test preparation books I used throughout my studies, this book reigns by far the best. I found no other book that could so holistically tackle the most essential -- and often times overlooked -- aspects of the MCAT experience. Along with an invaluable study plan, the book includes in-depth and current information on general MCAT strategy, psychological approach, correcting and diagnosing errors, actual testing conditions for the CBT, real examinee interviews, and perhaps most importantly, an entirely innovative approach to using memory efficiently (Neuro Visual Programming). In addition, the book is well organized and the writing style is exceptionally understandable. At points you may even feel that Mr. Chaney is presenting a dialogue and has become your personal MCAT coach. Above all, no matter how far along in your MCAT preparation, I highly recommend this book because it offers a wealth of invaluable life-long learning and test taking skills."
--Natalie Spritzer, Pre-Medical Student, University of California, San Diego
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