^^^ Thanks dude. 12 verbal, 10 on each science. But if you're not even done studying and you're getting scores like you are, I bet you'll beat me.
I feel what makes the verbal section so tough is that it makes you select the BEST answer out of four that are ALL, in one way or another, somewhat right. This is what separates those with just a generic gift for words from those who speak, read, and argue LIKE A SCIENTIST.
I've found that in the humanities, if I can make a convoluted but well thought out argument for an answer that isn't "the right one", I'll still get some credit for ingenuity, and for the belief in these fields that subjective perspective makes a major difference in what cause(s) cause what effect(s).
Scientists have no truck with such subjectivity. I've written well-thought-out answers (to admittedly, heh, poorly studied) problems on Organic Chemistry tests, and gotten it back with just an X through the paragraph and no credit at all, simply because the key words the grader was looking for weren't there, and no amount of arguing would change their minds. They fed me exactly what they wanted, and that's exactly what they wanted to see spat back. Verbatim, if possible.
I twice have misquoted Occam's Razor by a word or two in a casual conversation, and been been brusquely corrected. Assuming you're good at reading comprehension to begin with, I have a hunch the more you're used to applying Occam's Razor to all situations you encounter, the better you'll do on the MCAT Verbal Reasoning.
