MCAT Verbal Reasoning Mastery: The Complete Reading Comprehension Program (How to Turn a VR Score 6 into an 11)

The goal of this book is to maximize performance on the Verbal Reasoning (VR) section of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

Each year, thousands of examinees face the possibility of disastrous results on this section of the test. This book guides you to transform those struggles into successes. First, it analyzes VR passages and question types with an emphasis on strategies for handling them effectively. Second, it discusses poor reading habits and presents methods for overcoming them. Third, the book offers extensive methods for improving reading comprehension by introducing new reading exercises and techniques. Fourth, it lays out a training timeline with suggested MCAT-quality books and journals as practice material.

MCAT Verbal Reasoning Mastery seeks to give you every help possible to discover a level of reading proficiency that you may have never reached before. It will show you how to realize various levels of meaning that the written word contains. You will practice techniques that improve reading memory by employing a new system of learning called Neuro-Visual Programming, which can serve you well for the rest of your life.

Also addressed in this book are the false assumptions that unfortunately deter examinees from reaching their full potential. Furthermore, you will find a series of interviews with top performing students who have achieved scores of 11 or better on Verbal Reasoning. Their advice will prove extremely useful to anyone seeking success on this very difficult section of the MCAT. Finally, you will find at the end of the book, 150 pages of exercises aimed at improving visual memory, reading memory, reading speed, and comprehension.

As you complete the journey of Verbal Reasoning mastery, you will hopefully develop excellent memory, critical thinking, reading mechanics, and focus. By mastering these abilities you will realize a higher aptitude for reading and writing, a thorough command of which are indispensable to medical professionals.

Charles Chaney has taught countless clients how to read critically and boost comprehension, especially on standardized tests. After earning a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins University, he created Neuro-Visual Programming, the system of learning that integrates reading comprehension with visual memory. His methods have allowed students to achieve excellent scores on the MCAT, GMAT, GRE, and DAT, and gain admission to top graduate schools.

During his time teaching MCAT preparatory courses, he worked with numerous students who had been forced to set aside medical dreams due to low Verbal Reasoning scores. He made it his mission to uncover the secrets of excellent reading comprehension, and to share them with others.

His belief is that people of all backgrounds can become superb readers and writers. The goal is to realize the power of the mind to its full extent.