ilikemedschools Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Can you still get 12 or greater on verbal with the habit of Subvocalization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecobeco Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Recently started doing this and I have actually been scoring better on the verbal passages. Might just be a mental thing but for me, quietly/silently muttering the words helps me focus on the passage completely which often translates to better understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemedschools Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Seriously? Man, I really believe you're over-thinking this. If you spend your time trying to 'break' verbal reasoning with really specific strategies, you might find out it makes no difference during the actual MCAT. Try doing a couple practice verbal sections and see where your weaknesses are. Are you finishing on time? What type of questions are you getting wrong? Are you simply misunderstanding the passage? Those kinds of questions are probably a better way to direct your prep. I just tried couple of them for first time. I took probably way too much time( around 15 mins+) but I got them about 85~90% correct. The ones I missed was able to narrow them down to two choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemedschools Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Recently started doing this and I have actually been scoring better on the verbal passages. Might just be a mental thing but for me, quietly/silently muttering the words helps me focus on the passage completely which often translates to better understanding. Thanks for your reply. It was helpful to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Intrepid86 Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Can you still get 12 or greater on verbal with the habit of Subvocalization? Those who don't do well on verbal spend too much time on the questions, and not enough time on the passage. If you're one of those people, then the little bit of time you gain by minimizing subvocalization is nothing compared to how much you waste by being inefficient in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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schmitty Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 I subvocalized and got 12 with very little practice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureGP Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Can you still get 12 or greater on verbal with the habit of Subvocalization? as long as you finish in time yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S76 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 has anyone who has actually used subvocalization during their mcat found that this particular approach specifically helps them understand the passage and answer questions? Any specific feedback on this approach would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 has anyone who has actually used subvocalization during their mcat found that this particular approach specifically helps them understand the passage and answer questions? Any specific feedback on this approach would be great! Hard to tell since I have never written it without subvocalizing! But, when reading light material like a novel, I tend not to subvocalize (very fast reading) but do not absorb much in terms of details so I decided against it in the VB section - especially since I always finished the VB section with around 5 minutes to spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemedschools Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Guys, thank you so much for your kind replies. All of the replies were priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S76 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 schmitty, what exactly did you do when you subvocalized, did you whisper to yourself as you read, or merely lip sync but without using your voice? Do you think this subvocalization significantly helped you achieve your 12 in verbal? or are you generally a fast/good reader anyways? Any help/feedback would be greatly appreciated, I'm having trouble improving my score and am up for trying anything that may help. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 I didn't really do either of those...I mostly just say each word in my head. This makes reading slower, but it was definitely doable as I had time left at each VB section. Just read for the overall point or concept, don't worry about remembering every single detail, as this will prevent you from understanding the author's intentions (which most questions are interested in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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