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Yep, that just happened. And no, I'm not studying tonight. Are you cray cray? Just watching college football and opening my box from Berkeley Review that finally arrived. Prep commences tomorrow!
Doing TBR Bio today after struggling with physics and ochem the past couple of days. For those who are old enough to remember, that's like going from fighting Mike Tyson to Glass Joe. I eventually learned how to beat Mike Tyson with lots of strategy and patience, which is what it will take to "beat" physics and ochem on the mcat
Has anyone heard or used the videos/tutorials from coursesaver.com?
Has anyone heard or used the videos/tutorials from coursesaver.com?
Hey guys,what book(s) are you using for physics content review?
No, this is an early exam date so you'll be fine. Late is if you take MCAT in July or later.Will I lose the competitive edge of applying early if I choose this exam date?
No, this is an early exam date so you'll be fine. Late is if you take MCAT in July or later.
Also, for those of you who are doing the SN2ed's plan, how long is each day taking you? I know reading times will vary but from start to finish, how long is everything taking you?
I would advise against taking FL's as diagnostics. You should use the FL's towards the end of MCAT studying to gauge where you stand. Instead, I suggest signing up for the Kaplan free MCAT online tests. They're a bit harder from what I hear, but they're free so you "pay" what you get.oh... and I took AAMC#3 to see where I stand, and I got 8PS/4VR/7BS ((
110 days. Keep going! Stay motivated!
Hello All,
I know every exam date has its own official thread but I started another thread so for ALL May MCATers.
We all know how the January MCAT thread has been active and motivating, let's recreate one for May MCATers.
Here is the link: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/may-2014-mcaters-united.1051175/
I thought if we all unite in one thread, it's going to be more active and helpful,
We can all share our progress and etc....
Count me in
Agreed. I've modified the plan a bit. I started to sit in on general chemistry to help reinforce the concepts but I found my textbook and realized I would do better to just practice the problems and refresh that way. Working well so far. I am, however, sitting in on organic I and II and it's really helping make the readings a true brush up so I can spend more time on problems. Taking the time to understand why you got them wrong as well as why you got it right - in case you just guessed - is so key.Started studying around the 10th. I think I am going to change my approach. I was reading content and then answering questions. Instead I will answer questions and read content when I need to. Many of the strategies from high scores seem to work this way. A common thing past test takers seem to say is that they wish they spent less time on content and more time with practice tests.
Currently using Berkeley review from 2012.
Someone told me it's because I'm a "smartass" and I honestly read through the passages thinking wtf r u trying to tell me lol . Just imagine the writer of the passage is that friend that talks a lot and you have to filter the extra words and question y she added them lol .... But yea I really want to get like a 13 since my baseline is a 10 ..... But those sciences fml ....
Why are u giving up EK1001,can you not use it as a supplement?
I am from a pure science background,doing undergrad in biology.Having said that I still suck at bio passages which is why I chose use TBR for bio, In my opinion it is better to know more than less however,I have been criticized repeatedly in SDN for using TBR for bio
Just took my first MCAT today and voided it (decided before the exam that I was not prepared). I am planning to take it again and make it count on May 8! If I can give some advice to everyone here, it would be this : DO NOT SPEND MORE THAN 2 Weeks on Content Review. You should be able to completely read and get notes from TBR books and then after 2 weeks just go straight out answering questions. I spent too much time on content review, and today's test made me realize that what is in the book is nowhere near to how much you should understand the material. You really have to understand the concepts deeply, especially for physics. Don't put a lot of emphasis on memorizing lots of formulas like the TBR book forces you too, you should know just the basic basic equations and most importantly understand how the physical phenomena work. I have 17hrs of classes + research, planning to complete one of the 3 hour class in the next 2 weeks. Its gonna be hell for the next 3 months I'll tell you that!
Just took my first MCAT today and voided it (decided before the exam that I was not prepared). I am planning to take it again and make it count on May 8! If I can give some advice to everyone here, it would be this : DO NOT SPEND MORE THAN 2 Weeks on Content Review. You should be able to completely read and get notes from TBR books and then after 2 weeks just go straight out answering questions. I spent too much time on content review, and today's test made me realize that what is in the book is nowhere near to how much you should understand the material. You really have to understand the concepts deeply, especially for physics. Don't put a lot of emphasis on memorizing lots of formulas like the TBR book forces you too, you should know just the basic basic equations and most importantly understand how the physical phenomena work. I have 17hrs of classes + research, planning to complete one of the 3 hour class in the next 2 weeks. Its gonna be hell for the next 3 months I'll tell you that!
Ideally probably gonna do my first with 45 days left
So, basically in the middle of March?