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The Day by Day

- Give yourself 4 buffer days before beginning this schedule just in case you need them.
- Another reminder: You are supposed to take some verbal passages every day except break days and FL days.

Day 1: BR Physics Chapter #1 + Every third practice passage of all the corresponding practice passages for this chapter. Take passages #1, 4, 7, etc. If you have a version with discretes, take discrete #1, 4, 7, etc. and spend about 1 minute per discrete. If you have the version with both "Review" passages and a practice exam, take 1/3 from the Review Passages and 1/3 from the Practice Exam.

For instance:

Review Passages #1, 2, 3
Practice Exam Passages #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

First 1/3: Review Passage #1; Practice Exam Passage: #1, 4, 7
Second 1/3: Review Passage #2; Practice Exam Passage: #2, 5
Final 1/3: Review Passage #3; Practice Exam Passage: #3, 6

If your version doesn't have this, don't worry about it. Again, if you don't have discretes or both a set of review passages and a practice exam, don't worry about it. Not all versions have this change.If you have an older version that does NOT have discretes, don't worry about it.
Day 2: BR Gen Chem Chapter #1 + 1/3
Day 3: BR O-Chem Chapter #1 + 1/3
Day 4: EK Biology Chapter #1 + 1/3 of the corresponding passages in the BR Bio book. Although some of the chapters correspond well to each other, you'll probably have to jump around for some chapters. For instance, when EK Biology's chapter focuses on cell structure and function, work through the passages in BR Bio that deal with cell structure and function, i.e. BR Section VI. Yes, you are doing passages in BR BIO and NOT the ones in EK Bio.
Day 5: BR Physics Chapter #2 + 1/3
Day 6: Re-read ALL of the previous week's chapters (Day 1-5). This means you re-read the ENTIRE chapter again for both BR Physics chapters 1 & 2, BR Gen Chem chapter 1, BR O-Chem chapter 1, and EK Bio chapter 1. Additionally, work through corresponding EK 1001 sections for the chapters you worked through last week (Day 1-5). For instance, BR O-Chem chapter #1 goes over Organic Structure & Bonding; hence, complete the Molecular Structure in the EK 1001 O-Chem. The topics probably won’t match all the time, but go with the best fit. Also, only do every third problem/passage in the EK 1001s. Lastly, complete the in-class exam for EK Bio chapter 1. From now on, this day’s work will be abbreviated: “Re-read chapters + EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam”
Day 7: Break
Day 8: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages for the previous 5 BR chapters (remember this includes BR Bio). I’m going to shorten this to: “Complete second 1/3 of BR passages”
Day 9: BR Gen Chem Chapter #2 + 1/3
Day 10: BR O-Chem Chapter #2 + 1/3
Day 11: EK Bio Chapter #2 + 1/3
Day 12: BR Physics Chapter #3 + 1/3
Day 13: BR Gen Chem Chapter #3 + 1/3
Day 14: Break
Day 15: Re-read chapters from Days 9-13 + EK 1001 for Days 9-13 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 16: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 17: BR O-Chem Chapter #3 + 1/3
Day 18: EK Bio Chapter #3 + 1/3
Day 19: BR Physics Chapter #4 + 1/3
Day 20: BR Gen Chem Chapter #4 + 1/3
Day 21: Break
Day 22: BR O-Chem Chapter #4 + 1/3
Day 23: Re-read chapters + EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 24: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 25: EK Bio Chapter #4 + 1/3
Day 26: BR Physics Chapter #5 + 1/3
Day 27: BR Gen Chem Chapter #5 + 1/3
Day 28: Break
Day 29: BR O-Chem Chapter #5 + 1/3
Day 30: EK Bio Chapter #5 + 1/3
Day 31: Re-read chapters + EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 32: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 33: BR Physics Chapter #6 + 1/3
Day 34: BR Gen Chem Chapter #6 + 1/3
Day 35: Break
Day 36: BR O-Chem Chapter #6 + 1/3
Day 37: EK Bio Chapter #6 + 1/3
Day 38: BR Physics Chapter #7 + 1/3
Day 39: Re-read chapters + EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 40: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 41: BR Gen Chem Chapter #7 + 1/3
Day 42: Break
Day 43: BR O-Chem Chapter #7 + 1/3
Day 44: EK Bio Chapter #7 + 1/3
Day 45: BR Physics Chapter #8 + 1/3
Day 46: BR Gen Chem Chapter #8 + 1/3
Day 47: Re-read chapters + EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 48: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 49: Break
Day 50: EK Bio Chapter #8 + 1/3
Day 51: BR Physics Chapter #9 + 1/3
Day 52: BR Gen Chem Chapter #9 + 1/3
Day 53: EK Bio Chapter #9 + 1/3
Day 54: BR Physics Chapter #10 + 1/3
Day 55: Break
Day 56: BR Gen Chem Chapter #10 + 1/3
Day 57: BR O-Chem Chapter #8 + 1/3
Day 58: Re-read chapters + EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 59: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 60: Break
Day 61: Hat Trick for 2-3 hours. For all of the following days, excluding break days, spend about 30 minutes on the Hat Trick. If it really helps you, spend more time on it. It might be slow at first, but you’ll get the hang of it.
Day 62: Complete last 1/3 of BR passages for ALL Chapter 1s: BR Bio Chapter 1, BR Physics Chapter 1, BR Gen Chem Chapter 1, and BR O-chem Chapter 1.
Day 63: Complete last 1/3 of BR passages for ALL Chapter 1s
- From now on, I will abbreviate the last 1/3 of BR as 1/3. I will include the chapters to cover.
Day 64: AAMC FL #3
Day 65: Review FL per guidelines + 1/3 Chapter 2
Day 66: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 2
Day 67: Break
Day 68: 1/3 Chapter 3
Day 69: 1/3 Chapter 3
Day 70: Break
Day 71: AAMC #4
Day 72: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 4
Day 73: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 4
Day 74: AAMC #5
Day 75: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 5
Day 76: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 5
Day 77: Break
Day 78: AAMC FL #7
Day 79: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 6
Day 80: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 6
Day 81: AAMC #8
Day 82: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 7
Day 83: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 7
Day 84: Break
Day 85: AAMC #9
Day 86: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 8
Day 87: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 8
Day 88: AAMC #10
Day 89: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 9
Day 90: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 9
Day 91: Break
Day 92: AAMC #11
Day 93: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 10
Day 94: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 10
Day 95: Break
MCAT


4 Month Variation

For this variation, I suggest getting BR Verbal, TPRH Verbal Workbook, and EK 101 Verbal. Rotate between the three sources so you take 3 passages from one source one day, the next another source. When you're starting out, frequently rotate BR verbal to use it up quickly since it's not as good as the other two.

Day 1: BR Physics Chapter #1 + Every third practice passage of all the corresponding practice passages for this chapter. Take passages #1, 4, 7, etc. If you have a version with discretes, take discrete #1, 4, 7, etc. and spend about 1 minute per discrete. If you have the version with both "Review" passages and a practice exam, take 1/3 from the Review Passages and 1/3 from the Practice Exam.

For instance:

Review Passages #1, 2, 3
Practice Exam Passages #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

First 1/3: Review Passage #1; Practice Exam Passage: #1, 4, 7
Second 1/3: Review Passage #2; Practice Exam Passage: #2, 5
Final 1/3: Review Passage #3; Practice Exam Passage: #3, 6

If your version doesn't have this, don't worry about it. Again, if you don't have discretes or both a set of review passages and a practice exam, don't worry about it. Not all versions have this change.If you have an older version that does NOT have discretes, don't worry about it.
Day 2: BR Gen Chem Chapter #1 + 1/3
Day 3: BR O-Chem Chapter #1 + 1/3
Day 4: EK Biology Chapter #1 + 1/3 of the corresponding passages in the BR Bio book. For instance, when EK Biology's chapter focuses on cell structure and function, work through the passages in BR Bio that deal with cell structure and function, i.e. BR Section VI. Yes, you are doing passages in BR BIO and NOT the ones in EK Bio.
Day 5: BR Physics Chapter #2 + 1/3
Day 6: Re-read ALL of the previous chapters. This means you re-read the ENTIRE chapter again for both BR Physics chapters 1 & 2, BR Gen Chem chapter 1, BR O-Chem chapter 1, and EK Bio chapter 1. Additionally, work through corresponding EK 1001 sections for the chapters you worked through. For instance, BR O-Chem chapter #1 goes over Organic Structure & Bonding; hence, complete the Molecular Structure in the EK 1001 O-Chem. The topics probably won’t match all the time, but go with the best fit. Also, only do every third problem/passage in the EK 1001s. Lastly, complete the in-class exam for EK Bio chapter 1. From now on, this day’s work will be abbreviated: “EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam”
Day 7: Break
Day 8: Finish re-reading ALL of the previous chapters.
Day 9: Review EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 10: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages for the previous 5 BR chapters (remember this includes BR Bio). I’m going to shorten this to: “Complete second 1/3 of BR passages”
Day 11: Review BR passages
Day 12: BR Gen Chem Chapter #2 + 1/3
Day 13: BR O-Chem Chapter #2 + 1/3
Day 14: Break
Day 15: EK Bio Chapter #2 + 1/3
Day 16: BR Physics Chapter #3 + 1/3
Day 17: BR Gen Chem Chapter #3 + 1/3
Day 18: Re-read chapters
Day 19: EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 20: Review EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 21: Break
Day 22: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 23: Review BR passages
Day 24: BR O-Chem Chapter #3 + 1/3
Day 25: EK Bio Chapter #3 + 1/3
Day 26: BR Physics Chapter #4 + 1/3
Day 27: BR Gen Chem Chapter #4 + 1/3
Day 28: Break
Day 29: BR O-Chem Chapter #4 + 1/3
Day 30: Re-read chapters
Day 31: EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 32: Review EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 33: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 34: Review BR passages
Day 35: Break
Day 36: EK Bio Chapter #4 + 1/3
Day 37: BR Physics Chapter #5 + 1/3
Day 38: BR Gen Chem Chapter #5 + 1/3
Day 39: BR O-Chem Chapter #5 + 1/3
Day 40: EK Bio Chapter #5 + 1/3
Day 41: Re-read chapters
Day 42: Break
Day 43: EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 44: Review EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 45: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 46: Review BR passages
Day 47: BR Physics Chapter #6 + 1/3
Day 48: BR Gen Chem Chapter #6 + 1/3
Day 49: Break
Day 50: BR O-Chem Chapter #6 + 1/3
Day 51: EK Bio Chapter #6 + 1/3
Day 52: BR Physics Chapter #7 + 1/3
Day 53: Re-read chapters
Day 54: EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 55: Review EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 56: Break
Day 57: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 58: Review BR passages
Day 59: BR Gen Chem Chapter #7 + 1/3
Day 60: BR O-Chem Chapter #7 + 1/3
Day 61: EK Bio Chapter #7 + 1/3
Day 62: BR Physics Chapter #8 + 1/3
Day 63: Break
Day 64: BR Gen Chem Chapter #8 + 1/3
Day 65: Re-read chapters
Day 66: EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 67: Review EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 68: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 69: Review BR passages
Day 70: Break
Day 71: EK Bio Chapter #8 + 1/3
Day 72: BR Physics Chapter #9 + 1/3
Day 73: BR Gen Chem Chapter #9 + 1/3
Day 74: EK Bio Chapter #9 + 1/3
Day 75: BR Physics Chapter #10 + 1/3
Day 76: Re-read chapters
Day 77: Break
Day 78: BR Gen Chem Chapter #10 + 1/3
Day 79: BR O-Chem Chapter #8 + 1/3
Day 80: Re-read chapters
Day 81: EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 82: Review EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam
Day 83: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
Day 84: Review BR passages
Day 85: Break
Day 86: Hat Trick for 2-3 hours. For all of the following days, excluding break days, spend about 30 minutes on the Hat Trick. If it really helps you, spend more time on it. It might be slow at first, but you’ll get the hang of it.
Day 87: Complete last 1/3 of BR passages for ALL Chapter 1s: BR Bio Chapter 1, BR Physics Chapter 1, BR Gen Chem Chapter 1, and BR O-chem Chapter 1.
Day 88: Complete last 1/3 of BR passages for ALL Chapter 1s
- From now on, I will abbreviate the last 1/3 of BR as 1/3. I will include the chapters to cover.
Day 89: AAMC FL #3
Day 90: Review FL per guidelines + 1/3 Chapter 2
Day 91: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 2
Day 92: Break
Day 93: 1/3 Chapter 3
Day 94: 1/3 Chapter 3
Day 95: Break
Day 96: AAMC #4
Day 97: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 4
Day 98: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 4
Day 99: AAMC #5
Day 100: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 5
Day 101: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 5
Day 102: Break
Day 103: AAMC FL #7
Day 104: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 6
Day 105: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 6
Day 106: AAMC #8
Day 107: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 7
Day 108: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 7
Day 109: Break
Day 110: Break
Day 111: AAMC #9
Day 112: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 8
Day 113: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 8
Day 114: AAMC #10
Day 115: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 9
Day 116: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 9
Day 117: Break
Day 118: AAMC #11
Day 119: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 10
Day 120: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 10
Day 121: Break
MCAT

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