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12-18-2007, 11:19 PM
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Do remember that a lot of schools consider themselves grade deflated but really aren't, and a lot of the schools which are often considered inflated (i.e. Harvard) really aren't.
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12-25-2007, 11:12 PM
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BDM, NCG,
I hear many of you recommending reading The Economist to prep for the verbal section of MCAT.
Could you recommend any other magazines and journals besides The Economist?
Thank you!
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12-25-2007, 11:25 PM
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Haha -- why, is your kid already reading the thing cover-to-cover?
WSJ is the other really good one.
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12-25-2007, 11:31 PM
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Gosh, no! I wish he did. He is too much of a Science guy. He has the Scientific American subscription but in terms of improving English, I this Sci Am may not be sufficient.
I may have to nudge him to read anything "economic".
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12-25-2007, 11:47 PM
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Well, again, really this is mostly what we recommend to nervous HS seniors who feel anxious about their verbal scores, some of which are clearly immigrants. I wouldn't necessarily prescribe this as a primary prophylaxis or anything like that.
Foreign Affairs is probably too advanced for MCAT purposes; Newsweek and Time are definitely below that standard; I've never read Atlantic Monthly, but maybe that's around what you'd want?
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12-26-2007, 12:13 AM
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To be honest, I can't remember what else Princeton Review recommended for reading so I'll defer to BDM on this one. I know I definitely don't have the discipline to read something for 2 years just to prep for a test. I remember trying to memorize 3000 "high yield" vocab words for SAT verbal and quitting midway through the "A" words.
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12-26-2007, 12:25 AM
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"Primary prophylaxis"
Sorry, I had to laugh...
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12-26-2007, 03:02 AM
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^^ Explain!!! lol...
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12-26-2007, 12:55 PM
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I think the New Yorker is probably of a smiliar standard compared to the MCAT.
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12-28-2007, 12:26 AM
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Thanks for the suggestions, folks! New Yorker definitely sounds do-able.
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12-28-2007, 01:04 AM
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Y'all sure about that? New Yorker... isn't that more stories (fiction and non-fiction) than subject discussions?
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12-28-2007, 01:18 AM
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Good point.
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12-28-2007, 01:36 AM
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The New Yorker has quite a few interesting essays about current events ( Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker) and articles about arts and culture ( Arts & Culture: The New Yorker) with each issue. It does have fiction, which isn't helpful, but if someone's not inclined to read the Economist, I think the New Yorker might be worthwhile.
Edit: After reading some of the stuff in those two sections that I linked to, I'm getting MCAT and Kaplan flashbacks. So I think those parts of the New Yorker are worthwhile.  | |
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06-30-2009, 02:24 AM
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| Xiggi method
What is the xiggi method? Maybe there is a thread on cc that i could read to understand this?
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07-11-2009, 06:14 PM
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No, this is ridiculous! You're in HIGH SCHOOL! Getting a head start on the MCAT will not guarantee you a better score than if you start studying when most people do. Focus on getting into college first....
Then, as a premed, have a good gpa and extracurriculars. its INSANE to start prepping for the MCAT as a senior when YOU DON'T KNOW ENOUGH OF THE MATERIAL ON IT YET. You should wait till you take the required pre med courses obviously...
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