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Member 405822 · 05-02-2012, 10:45 AM

I don't think learning "content" is the best way to improve your score. I went into the MCAT basically having only taken Chem 1, 2 (B and C

), Orgo 1, 2 (bad and REALLY bad), and Physics 1, 2 (meh...). Although I am the black sheep of my community, ultimately a 30 was all I really needed. It tests more for "how" you think. Learning material and blind regurgitation without critical thinking will get you nowhere on the test. I'll be honest with you; a LOT of the MCAT can be answered correctly by very good guesswork. Except verbal... If there were an emoticon between sad and angry, I'd use it here.

05-02-2012, 10:45 AM	#12
Member 405822 Senior Member Status: Podiatry Student Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 349	I don't think learning "content" is the best way to improve your score. I went into the MCAT basically having only taken Chem 1, 2 (B and C ), Orgo 1, 2 (bad and REALLY bad), and Physics 1, 2 (meh...). Although I am the black sheep of my community, ultimately a 30 was all I really needed. It tests more for "how" you think. Learning material and blind regurgitation without critical thinking will get you nowhere on the test. I'll be honest with you; a LOT of the MCAT can be answered correctly by very good guesswork. Except verbal... If there were an emoticon between sad and angry, I'd use it here.