Taking the New MCAT w/o Biochemistry

[NoahJoy]

So I took the MCAT (and a few of them) prior to the exam change, and did well enough on the last one that I don't see the need to take 2015.

However, back in January when I took my last MCAT, I took a Biochemistry class because I was scared I'd have to take 2015. The class ended up being good, and I enjoyed it.

I now counsel at a youth center, and one the my colleagues was telling me how he is enrolled for the July MCAT w/o ever having taken Biochemistry. He went on to say that he was going through the Kaplan/TBR Books and that was good enough. I don't know about Kaplan 2015, and I only used EK for my bio review, so I am not familiar with the TBR set. But I almost want to tell him, stop!!

What do recent test takers think?

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[Lavos]

All I know is that if I didn't take a biochem class, I'd be absolutely f**ked for my June MCAT date lol

 

[carpediem22]

I don't know how good Kaplan's biochemistry book is (I hear it's good?) but I also would've been a goner without having taken biochemistry. I just took the exam yesterday.

 

[Dr. Death]

Also took the exam yesterday. Never taken biochem (or orgo II). Yeah I think it hurt me a lot and I committed a lot of study time to biochem. I knew the amino acids, codes and structures like the back of my hand. I can reproduce michaelis-menten and lineweaver burk plot in my sleep but I really wish I would have taken the class.

 

[nonamechemist]

I think medicinal chemistry would be very helpful too

 

[xc_stallion92]

Took it yesterday. Would have been completely screwed without having taken biochem.

 

[BLACKMD]

Took it yesterday. I took biochem this last semester and was so glad I did. There was a LOT of biochem. Even woven into other sections outside of bio. Take biochem before the MCAT