Advice on the MCAT

[ImhotepIII]

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Hey guys,

Some background, I'm 25 year old AA male studying bio at a state college.

I'm just getting my feet wet with the MCAT, signed up for jan 15, the old one and wanted some tip/advice on how to go about studying for it in general such what material works best for which subject. So far I have started with physics, doing the TBR and its pretty tough, it has alot of content & I think the passages are doable. I just feel a bit overwhelmed and that maybe I could be more efficient.....I downloaded the topic review from AAMC & using that as guide so far. Another question is should I spend one day doing content then another doing passages or should I do both in one day. Also what about doing cross topics such translationa; motion & then doing gen chem? I apologize if I'm all over the place. I really want to do good so I'm sticking w/ TBR & TPR for the most part, Kaplan feels good to practice with but am afraid it doesn't provide enough & EK is1001 is good for drilling prob. If anyone has any suggestions or methods let me know thanks!

 

[ridethecliche]

You need to find the Sn2ED schedule.

 

[LongTimeLurk]

I paid almost $2k to do online kaplan course. my score went from mid 20s to low 30s. I did ALL the recommended reading and practice passages. Many on SDN find the sn2ed method effective. Some prefer princeton review over kaplan.

I would take a full length practice test first, see where you are at and then start studying.

Hey guys,

Some background, I'm 25 year old AA male studying bio at a state college.

I'm just getting my feet wet with the MCAT, signed up for jan 15, the old one and wanted some tip/advice on how to go about studying for it in general such what material works best for which subject. So far I have started with physics, doing the TBR and its pretty tough, it has alot of content & I think the passages are doable. I just feel a bit overwhelmed and that maybe I could be more efficient.....I downloaded the topic review from AAMC & using that as guide so far. Another question is should I spend one day doing content then another doing passages or should I do both in one day. Also what about doing cross topics such translationa; motion & then doing gen chem? I apologize if I'm all over the place. I really want to do good so I'm sticking w/ TBR & TPR for the most part, Kaplan feels good to practice with but am afraid it doesn't provide enough & EK is1001 is good for drilling prob. If anyone has any suggestions or methods let me know thanks!

 

[Qester]

You may want to post this in the MCAT forum as there are many there who have great advice!

As for my input, I was almost a decade removed from my 1st year science courses, I used Chad's videos and found they helped me tremendously