Columbia Review MCAT Verbal Reasoning PowerBuilder

I've used this book in preparing for the MCAT, two things: 1) book is certainly worth reading, Bresnick gives many excellent pointers on speed reading and analyzing the passage 2) the passages at the end of the book are OK, but are not really representative and tend to be a little easier than the real MCAT. But, despite some of the minor flaws the book is certainly worth getting.

The book offers extremely valuable practice for the MCAT verbal section at a very reasonable price (three full verbal sections and various other passages and questions throughout). However, the tips given to improve reading speed are not effective given that most people start studying for the mcat only a few months before the actual test. If verbal reasoning is your weakest point, then this book is a GREAT place to start. The more practice you get, the better off you will become. Good Luck.

the only mcat verbal reasoning specialty book i could find anywhere. my premed advisor says it really helps. very informativan

This is a good book with some helpful tips on how to prepare for the MCAT verbal section. Be forewarned, however, that the questions in the book are tough and that some of the questions do not necessarily represent the type of questions you will see on the actual MCAT. Kaplan does a better job by presenting you with questions more similar to the actual MCAT.

This book is a great find if you are studying for the MCAT. I have found it difficult to improve my reading speed and comprehension studying on my own and even using a prep course. This book gave me new and real strategies to significantly improve my verbal reasoning. I am scoring much better on practice exams after working through this book. I even had fun working through it!