<p>“OP, are you relatively good at reading comprehension test? If yes, great. If not, you may need to set aside time to improve this.”
-This is where my own kid lacks the most. Yes, lowest (by much) ACT score, a bit lower Verbal score on MCAT. Overall though as much as she has tried to improve (using all strategies mentioned here, like The Economist,…etc.) NOTHING has worked for her. she jsut lives with the fact that she is a slower reader in group surrounding her who is able to compensate this by having higher scores in OTHER sections. I really do not know if it is possble to improve the reading. On the other hand, what has helped my D. all along her academic career is being a very good and very fast writer. Cannot read fast, no problem writing very well and very fast. The Med. School end of block 6 hrs exams are essay exams. She is done with them. She rarely had incorrect answers, and maybe in addition to knowing material she ws able to present her knowledge clearly.
BTW, her MCAT was decent, no improvement in Reading section thru preparation though.</p>