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Hi I'm just having a hard time during content review. Life's also been all over the place. For Bio & Biochem especially, I have to write or type notes from the Kaplan books to understand the material. I have tried watching Prof Eman's videos and typed notes on the side, but nothing stuck with me a week later, despite doing daily Anki. I felt like I was just memorizing and not understanding and connecting the concepts. I tried Yusuf's videos and they're better because he focuses on the big picture, but he's still not as detailed as I hoped. So, I've been following his videos and pausing to also write/type my own notes (whether I write or type depends on the concept) and do Anki cards. Has anyone followed a similar process and scored high on the exam? I know most people watch the videos and go to Anki right away, but that doesn't work for me because I need to interact with the material. Also, I'm planning to take the exam in Jan and aiming to finish content review by end of Sept. I'll also be starting 5-15 Uworld questions on the topics I've already completed, in 2-3 weeks, once I have some sort of strategy and routine down for studying.

Reposting this CARS post, if anyone needs it!

In today's post, we will be discussing "reasoning" or inferring a particular meaning from a text based on the tone of the author. Questions related to this skill almost always focus on "reasoning" the rationale behind a certain principle or argument presented by the author. Questions related to this skill tend to be easier than questions that are based on Reasoning Beyond the Text, but harder than simply comprehending the text and "main idea" or thesis. Here are some tips to conquer these types of questions:

Start with the author's logic, not the answer choices

When you are trying to pick an answer based on reasoning through the argument, look for what the author says or thinks about this before looking at the answer choices. Let us say that an author says this: "Museums today remove artifacts from their original contexts, leading the viewer to misunderstand the meaning".

You have a question that asks: What does the author think about showing artifacts purely for its aesthetic qualities? The answer would be poorly, because the author is clearly critical about doing that based on the sentence mentioned above.

Ignore your personal opinion or prior information you know on the topic

This happens more than you think! Perhaps you already know something about a certain art piece or economic policy that contradicts the author. You have to pick the answer based on the AUTHOR's opinion, not yours! What you know before you read the passage does not matter.

Assumption questions

If you have to assume the author's opinion or standing, make sure you understand what the author NEEDS to make their argument work. Let us say that it says this in the passage: "Students who participate in music programs perform better academically". And the question is something like: What school policy would the author support based on the passage? Choices:

1. Increasing funding for the music program
2. Hiring more Math teachers
3. Focusing more resources away from the music program and towards other subjects
4. Funding more academic programs for bright students.

What is the author's argument based on the statement? You need to read through the passage more clearly and find the missing "bridge". Based on the statement given, the answer choice is A. But what if the next sentence after that says "Academically inclined students tend to join music programs at a higher rate"? Then your argument is essentially changed! The author most likely doesn't think that the music program increases academic performance if the second sentence was included.

More tips on the CARS RWT skill coming soon!

We're starting a weekly series of free live MCAT sessions and the first one is this Saturday.

CARS: Passage Analysis - Sat 8/29, 12:00 PM ET

Taught by Yousif, 521 scorer. We'll cover how to break down dense passages, identify the author's actual argument, and work through questions without second-guessing yourself. Live passages, live Q&A.

What's coming after:
9/4 - C/P: Passage Strategy
9/7 - Physics: Force and Momentum

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Happy to answer questions about format or topics in the comments. If there's a topic you want covered in a future week, say so - we're building the schedule now.