How Important is Reading Comprehension?

I'm currently in LMM PE and want to take a shot at HF recruiting after my 2 years are up. In terms of personality and temperament, I think I would be a great fit. My concern is that it seems like there is a ton of reading that HF analysts have to do and reading comprehension and the ability to absorb lots of written information is key.

I never read books as a kid and have always been a slow reader with subpar reading comprehension. My fear is that if I do land a job, I would struggle everyday to keep up.

Might not be relevant today, but just as a benchmark, I got a 28 on my reading ACT while I got 34-36 on math, science and english.

 

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