AAMC Content Outlines - Comprehensive or Lacking?

[Instant Noodles]

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Vote: Were the AAMC Content Outlines 100% comprehensive for your real MCAT or the AAMC Practice Tests?

YES - the particular topic of EVERY science question, however difficult, could be traced back to the outline.

NO - there were some outrageous questions with science topics not listed ANYWHERE in the outline.

Physical Sciences: https://www.aamc.org/students/download/85562/data/ps_topics.pdf
Biological Sciences: https://www.aamc.org/students/download/85566/data/bstopics.pdf

Thanks and feel free to discuss.

 

[unperturbed]

The reason why TBR is good for physical science (people who go over TBR for physicis and gen chem consistently do well on phy sci section) is that their chapter layout is exactly same (almost in order) as the MCAT guideline topics.

I am not sure about Biological Science, but it seems to cover all subjects covered there as well.

As a "guide", it is a great tool to checklist each topic covered in MCAT.

 

[StilgarMD]

i would guess more people would be satisfied with the PS outline, since theres a set of equations you have to know how to apply properly and thats it, no surprise equation use (as far as i know)

in the BS, you either know it or you don't, and i've heard of some absurd questions on the exam, things i haven't heard the answer to in my gen bio class, made me a little nervous

 

[mcloaf]

i would guess more people would be satisfied with the PS outline, since theres a set of equations you have to know how to apply properly and thats it, no surprise equation use (as far as i know)

in the BS, you either know it or you don't, and i've heard of some absurd questions on the exam, things i haven't heard the answer to in my gen bio class, made me a little nervous

I wouldn't let those questions bother you--they are the exception, not the rule. In my experience (practice exams and the real thing) there were generally one or two of the random bio trivia type questions per exam. I got lucky and got one I knew on the real thing, but generally, that single question that nags at you isn't going to be what decides your score. If you can run through that whole outline front to back and know it all, then even if you miss the random trivia there's no reason you couldn't still score 13+ on BS.

 

[Renaissance Man]

I used the AAMC Content Outlines during my last week of content prep. I went through each point and made sure that I was knowledgable of each one. I think it is very comprehensive.

 

[StilgarMD]

Why did this thread die without more action? i want to know more about this o_o

 

[Mrs.Buckeye1992]

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[House D.O.]

Second that.