Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS)

MCAT Verbal Reasoning, now known as the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (MCAT CARS) section, may be one of the hardest MCAT topics to have a complete grasp on. While it may be possible to feel like you have an understanding of the Ideal Gas Law or memorized all the amino acids, understanding reading passages […]

Are You Struggling with MCAT Verbal? You’re not alone! The CARS section can be extremely difficult even for native English speakers. The difficulty comes from having to read a long, complex passage and then needing to absorb that information in a short amount of time, under pressure. There are lots of ways to try to […]

For both science majors and non-science majors, native English speakers and ESL students, the reading comprehension part of the MCAT (called the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, or CARS, section) can be daunting. The difficulty comes from having to read a long, complex passage and then needing to absorb that information in a short amount […]

If you need to find reading to prepare for the MCAT, then look no further than this comprehensive list of recommended reading to boost your MCAT CARS score.

Reading comprehension is arguably the most important component of the MCAT. There is the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) section, but it is really integrated throughout the exam. Even if you know all of the science facts cold, you still need to be able to read passages, assess the information, figure out what they […]