How the Skimming Strategy Can Skyrocket your MCAT CARS Score
Learn to beat the clock on MCAT CARS while also achieving high accuracy.
For most students, including academically high-achieving ones, the tight time limit on MCAT CARS (Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills) presents a challenge. The struggle with timing is by design. This section is intentionally structured to make it difficult to achieve a winning balance of speed and accuracy. In this article, we'll tackle a powerful MCAT CARS time management strategy: skimming.
The Common Pitfall: Misunderstanding the Exam
Many test-takers unwittingly sabotage their scores on the MCAT CARS section by devoting excessive time to their initial reads of the passages. This common pitfall stems from a basic misunderstanding: students often approach the MCAT CARS section as if it were a traditional academic reading assignment. In reality, this standardized test is a different beast altogether.
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