Forfeit one passage?

[Femto]

How many people here actually end up forfeiting one passage?

 

I am writing in a week and my VR scores have suddenly dropped. Needless to say - I am kinda worried!

 

I think it may be because I spend too long on the more difficult passages, and in turn I am forced to rush a couple of the later passages. I used to think it was absurd to absolutely forfeit a passage, but now I think it may be a good option, as long as you are very confident on each question for the other six passages, and leave at least 2 min for the last passage to hazard a few guesses.

 

Any one else feel this way, or legitimately tried this strategy?

[Turkelton]

Imo, if you read the first few lines and realize that its going to be a difficult passage, skip it. I used to have trouble with time when I spent too much time on the difficult passages too. On average I find the easier passages can be done in 7-8 minutes, so you should have roughly the same amount of time at the end for the difficult passages. I don't know if this is going to help, but I feel like its better than using 2 minutes to make guesses.

[evelyn]

The funny thing I've noticed is that sometimes the passages that look scary because of long worded sentences end up being the easiest ones to do if you just approach them normally. (tip from my last year mcat)

[KTWD]

So far what works for me is:

 

1) Take the passages as they come, if it looks too hard I skip it. BUT look at the questions too before you judge. Some hard reads have VERY easy questions. Don't go through them all and rate and then start, thats a waste of time.

 

2) Do the ones you feel comfortable with, rack up points there. Then do the hard. Otherwise I find I dwell on the hard ones and then might end up giving up points on the easy.

 

3) I did an experiement the other day. I forfeited a passage and it killed me. I was doing really really well, like maybe only 5 wrong and then I just guessed on the last one. Well I guess wrong, picked all Bs or something. Yeah there was maybe only 1 B. So my what would have been 11 turned to a 9. No med school for me.

 

My strategy, is leave enough time to at least skim the last passage and try to answer the questions. I tried that strategy got an 11.

 

Moral of the story.. I hate verbal.

 

How many people here actually end up forfeiting one passage?

 

I am writing in a week and my VR scores have suddenly dropped. Needless to say - I am kinda worried!

 

I think it may be because I spend too long on the more difficult passages, and in turn I am forced to rush a couple of the later passages. I used to think it was absurd to absolutely forfeit a passage, but now I think it may be a good option, as long as you are very confident on each question for the other six passages, and leave at least 2 min for the last passage to hazard a few guesses.

 

Any one else feel this way, or legitimately tried this strategy?