<p>I'll be writing the MCAT in a year or two.
One of my most dreaded sections is the writing section in the VR.
To prepare for this, I decided to commit myself to an hour of daily
journal-writing.
But I don't know which method of journal writing will benefit me the most
for the MCAT's writing section.
Please provide guidance on the topics I should write about on my daily journal, its word limit, and so on.</p>
<p>Why on earth would you write a journal to prepare for VR? Writing down your own thoughts and critically analyzing the writing of another person are pretty different. You're better off reading magazines like The Economist.</p>
<p>1.) The Writing section is not part of the VR Section.
2.) Nobody cares about the writing section.
3.) They should. It's apparently the section which best predicts your third and fourth year grades.
4.) The tasks they assign you are very specific -- they give you a statement, you agree with it, disagree with it (through examples), and then resolve the disagreement.
5.) Basic grammar and writing skills are the most important, so writing to yourself isn't going to do you much good unless you have the ability to edit it, too.
6.) Following instructions is the next most important.
7.) Complexity of thought is also pretty important, but comes after those two.</p>
<p>Take several english courses which are writing intensive is probably your best bet. But what BDM says is true.</p>
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Complexity of thought is also pretty important, but comes after those two.
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Any tips on exhibiting complexity of thought in your writing?</p>
<p>Yes: Get the other things down first, then worry about it afterwards.</p>