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Hey guys,
I saw a couple of posts about this from last year, but I am still curious as to your opinions on my specific situation.
I really want to do well on the MCAT (award for obvious statement of the year goes to me, I know). I plan on taking it this summer, in mid-August. I have not yet finished my pre-reqs, nor will I have by the end of this year. I will still be lacking Physics 2. I've heard that this class is really important for the MCAT, so I have a DVD series from The Great Courses on Physics (anyone have experience with The Great Courses?) that I hope will help teach me some of the things I need to know, and I will get a syllabus from a Physics professor at my school that lists all of the chapters and problems from Physics 2 as they appear in my textbook. Hopefully I should be able to self teach myself this material sufficiently. Still, I'm concerned, and am kind of going overboard on prep materials I want to get.
I am wanting to study from mid-May to mid-August (3 months), using SN2ED's study plan as well as taking a Princeton Review online prep course. I really like being able to ask questions and answer problems and get feedback; I have money saved up and feel like it might be worth the expense. So, the materials I will then have:
- TPR prep course, which comes with all the TPR books and TPRH workbooks (I believe)
- BR series
- EK 1001 series
- all AAMC practice tests
- I'm also considering Kaplan's Physics Edge, since I won't have had Physics 2
- my Physics textbook
- The Great Courses DVD series, both for Physics and for A&P
Is this way too much material for a summer of studying? Will I drown in information, or if I have the dedication, will it help my score?
I saw a couple of posts about this from last year, but I am still curious as to your opinions on my specific situation.
I really want to do well on the MCAT (award for obvious statement of the year goes to me, I know). I plan on taking it this summer, in mid-August. I have not yet finished my pre-reqs, nor will I have by the end of this year. I will still be lacking Physics 2. I've heard that this class is really important for the MCAT, so I have a DVD series from The Great Courses on Physics (anyone have experience with The Great Courses?) that I hope will help teach me some of the things I need to know, and I will get a syllabus from a Physics professor at my school that lists all of the chapters and problems from Physics 2 as they appear in my textbook. Hopefully I should be able to self teach myself this material sufficiently. Still, I'm concerned, and am kind of going overboard on prep materials I want to get.
I am wanting to study from mid-May to mid-August (3 months), using SN2ED's study plan as well as taking a Princeton Review online prep course. I really like being able to ask questions and answer problems and get feedback; I have money saved up and feel like it might be worth the expense. So, the materials I will then have:
- TPR prep course, which comes with all the TPR books and TPRH workbooks (I believe)
- BR series
- EK 1001 series
- all AAMC practice tests
- I'm also considering Kaplan's Physics Edge, since I won't have had Physics 2
- my Physics textbook
- The Great Courses DVD series, both for Physics and for A&P
Is this way too much material for a summer of studying? Will I drown in information, or if I have the dedication, will it help my score?