{"id":127,"date":"2016-03-29T22:42:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T22:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/?p=127"},"modified":"2016-11-27T21:20:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T05:20:00","slug":"how-to-improve-on-the-mcat-reading-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/how-to-improve-on-the-mcat-reading-section\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve on the MCAT Reading Section"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>, 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 of time, under pressure. This post will go over some strategies on how to improve on the MCAT reading section.
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How to Improve on the MCAT Reading Section<\/h2>\n

You may have heard this from many people regarding any type of improvement on reading: the best way to improve reading comprehension is to read more! We have a list of recommended reading to help boost your reading comprehension.<\/a> The more you can read, especially outside of what you need to for school, and the more you try to grapple and understand difficult passages, the better you will be at the MCAT reading section.
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What if I don’t Have Time?<\/h2>\n

Reading lots and slowly building up your comprehension skills is great to do, but probably isn\u2019t that helpful if you are planning to take the MCAT soon! April has a great post with some tips for studying for the MCAT CARS section<\/a>. Below are some tips of my own:<\/p>\n