Hello Pre-Health Students,
We are pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring our verbal reasoning workshop/ Critical Analysis of Reading or CARS workshop again this fall.
Here are the details; please read both pages.
We hope that many of you will take advantage of this workshop. Both the MCAT and the DAT have content (science/math) sections and there are classes you can take to prepare for those sections. Verbal reasoning/reading comprehension is a scored section on both the MCAT and DAT, but there are no formal classes you can take to prepare yourself for this section. However, there are tips, tricks, strategies and techniques you can learn and practice to improve your speed and performance on this section. Anyone taking the MCAT or DAT this spring should be interested in this workshop. (On the DAT this section is called Reading Comprehension)
This workshop should be useful to students at any stage of preparation (applying in the 2021 application cycle). Junior and senior level students are strongly encouraged to participate. We offer this workshop every semester so sophomores should wait until next spring.
The workshop is composed of three parts:
1) Classes where different strategies are introduced and explained.
2) Practice sessions designed to let you practice the strategies you learned
3) Real, full-length practice CARS exams to let you test how you are doing.
[Dental students – we are working with the MCAT because multiple practice MCAT tests are available and this is not the case with the DAT.]
You will be expected to participate in all three components. We expect a commitment on your part to participate fully. If your schedule this fall is such that you cannot participate fully, wait until we offer the workshop again in the spring. We try to offer them every fall and spring semester. We will cover the cost of the instructor, passages for practice and practice CARS exams.
Workshop Location:
For all classes, the room is Supple Rm 153, classroom first floor.
The workshop schedule is as follows:
Mon Oct 26 6 PM – 9 PM Supple 153 for CARS pre-test; bring lap-top
Tues Oct 27 6 PM – 8 PM Supple 153 practice tests & coaching
Wed Oct 28 6 PM – 8 PM Supple 153 practice tests & coaching
Thurs Oct 29 6 PM – 8 PM Supple 153 practice tests & coaching
**TBA TBA TBA Supple 153 practice tests & coaching
**TBA TBA TBA Supple 153 for CARS post-test; bring lap-top
** These dates will be announced soon. They will fall between Nov 1st – Nov 15th and will likely be from 6-8pm and 6-9pm respectively.
It is advised that you bring a laptop to all workshop section, however it is particularly essential that you bring one for the pre-test and post-test.
We need a basic headcount for the workshop so we order enough CARs practice test codes. So if you are serious about participating in the workshop, please respond to this email with your personal information. To encourage perfect attendance we will give you a complete CARS test Vol II to practice on if you attend ALL portions of the workshop.
If you require special accommodations due to COVID-19 please email the workshop leader Mason Bartman (mason) and cc me (cp22). We will do our best to make it possible for all interested to attend and benefit from this workshop.
We need every one who participates to agree to make all sessions so we can complete statistics to see the gains of the workshop. Please send me:
Name,
Texas State email address
A cell phone number where you can be reached by Friday, Oct 23rd, at 5 PM and
a statement agreeing to fully participate in the workshop
Feel free to contact Dr. Pesthy with questions.
Carolyn Pesthy, Ph.D.
Pre-Health Advisor, JAMP Director
Senior Lecturer
Department of Biology
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
(off) 512-245-9761
(fax) 512-245-8713
cp22
Pre-Health Advising website
www.bio.txstate.edu/prehealthadvising
