2018 MCAT Quizlet

[DrHoos]

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I am taking the 2018 MCAT in late January and I've been studying for about two months already.

Lately, I've been trying to break the monotony and keep myself on my toes while picking up the pace of my studies as I approach the end of finals; I will have a month and a half free to do absolutely nothing but study. During this time I want to be as effective as possible so that I'm using this time as best as I can.

I've found that for my undergrad courses, quizlet and physical flashcards have been my biggest asset and have allowed me to retain the biggest volumes of info, able to recall it perfectly even months after studying. I really want to do this for the MCAT so that I'll always have a set of flashcards with me right in my pocket. However, there is just so much information to choose from and so many ways to approach making a set.

If anyone has good tips/experience in making a set specifically for the MCAT I would really appreciate it. I know an answer seems obvious--to simply make sets with the info I seem necessary. But I mean, I'd like to know how exactly you format your cards (discrete questions, identifying pathways, definitions etc.) and if you use them as a stand-alone study tool or to supplement individual outside lessons you have created (i.e. "little-picture" things on quizlet to supplement "bigger-picture" personal lessons) and what in general, has been most effective in including in this tool.

Thanks!

 

[BTC0821]

I am taking the 2018 MCAT in late January and I've been studying for about two months already.

Lately, I've been trying to break the monotony and keep myself on my toes while picking up the pace of my studies as I approach the end of finals; I will have a month and a half free to do absolutely nothing but study. During this time I want to be as effective as possible so that I'm using this time as best as I can.

I've found that for my undergrad courses, quizlet and physical flashcards have been my biggest asset and have allowed me to retain the biggest volumes of info, able to recall it perfectly even months after studying. I really want to do this for the MCAT so that I'll always have a set of flashcards with me right in my pocket. However, there is just so much information to choose from and so many ways to approach making a set.

If anyone has good tips/experience in making a set specifically for the MCAT I would really appreciate it. I know an answer seems obvious--to simply make sets with the info I seem necessary. But I mean, I'd like to know how exactly you format your cards (discrete questions, identifying pathways, definitions etc.) and if you use them as a stand-alone study tool or to supplement individual outside lessons you have created (i.e. "little-picture" things on quizlet to supplement "bigger-picture" personal lessons) and what in general, has been most effective in including in this tool.

Thanks!

To contribute my $.02, what I did was I read through two book sets, supplementing each where I found one to be deficient. After reading through these and making Anki notecards of them (quizlet would likely work very similar for this), I took notes on their summaries. Only include the information that you aren't 100% certain about. As for setting up the flashcards and other material, I chose free-recall type questions so they are mostly fill in the blank. Make sure the cards aren't ambiguous so that a month from now you still know what the card is asking you to think of. My cards look like this for example.

Front side:
T-cells are a division of the ________ immune cells. Where do they mature?

Back side:
T-cells are a division of the adaptive immune cells and mature in the thymus.

The higher the level the question you can come up with according to Bloom's taxonomy, the better. Also, free recall >>> recognition. If you can remember it off-hand, you will certainly be able to recognize it from a list of answer choices on the test. Hope this helps!

 

[DrHoos]

To contribute my $.02, what I did was I read through two book sets, supplementing each where I found one to be deficient. After reading through these and making Anki notecards of them (quizlet would likely work very similar for this), I took notes on their summaries. Only include the information that you aren't 100% certain about. As for setting up the flashcards and other material, I chose free-recall type questions so they are mostly fill in the blank. Make sure the cards aren't ambiguous so that a month from now you still know what the card is asking you to think of. My cards look like this for example.

Front side:
T-cells are a division of the ________ immune cells. Where do they mature?

Back side:
T-cells are a division of the adaptive immune cells and mature in the thymus.

The higher the level the question you can come up with according to Bloom's taxonomy, the better. Also, free recall >>> recognition. If you can remember it off-hand, you will certainly be able to recognize it from a list of answer choices on the test. Hope this helps!

Awesome. Very helpful, thank you!

 

[pediatricnurse7]

Hello.

I am taking the MCAT in late June this year. Any suggestions when I should begin the application process? I'm obviously applying for 2019.