Advice:Which is better?

[Dr Dazzle]

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Considering I have only one month for content review using BR books, is it better to fully understand the concepts as you go or just keep moving through daily and making sure that I stay on schedule before AAMC Practice tests during second month? I would think that I would review my mistakes with the material once I get to Fl's. For people who are currently taking/done with AAMC exams, I would appreciate your advice on how detailed content review should be.

 

[MDminded]

Considering I have only one month for content review using BR books, is it better to fully understand the concepts as you go or just keep moving through daily and making sure that I stay on schedule before AAMC Practice tests during second month? I would think that I would review my mistakes with the material once I get to Fl's. For people who are currently taking/done with AAMC exams, I would appreciate your advice on how detailed content review should be.

The real thing will not be asking you explicit knowledge so much as conceptual understanding. The AAMC practice tests will show you that a little bit (best examples are 9 and 10, and 11 from what I gather).

Understand the concepts in BR. It will benefit you in the long run, in my opinion. One month for content review is REALLY tight - is there any way you can stretch it to 1.5 months, and do FLs for 1 month? (so 9 exams, one every two days...that'd be 18 days? one every two days would be 27 days) I just think there needs to be more time to let things "soak" in. TBR is dense, but SO good.

 

[Dr Dazzle]

The real thing will not be asking you explicit knowledge so much as conceptual understanding. The AAMC practice tests will show you that a little bit (best examples are 9 and 10, and 11 from what I gather).

Understand the concepts in BR. It will benefit you in the long run, in my opinion. One month for content review is REALLY tight - is there any way you can stretch it to 1.5 months, and do FLs for 1 month? (so 9 exams, one every two days...that'd be 18 days? one every two days would be 27 days) I just think there needs to be more time to let things "soak" in. TBR is dense, but SO good.

Thanks! I could extend a week or so. But do you suggest more time with passage answer explanations then. BR has good reading, but its not dense at all. The focus is prob more on learning after doing passages.

 

[MDminded]

Thanks! I could extend a week or so. But do you suggest more time with passage answer explanations then. BR has good reading, but its not dense at all. The focus is prob more on learning after doing passages.

LOL, I find it dense. But yes, I suggest spending more time with passage answer explanation to "solidify" the knowledge you gained from reading the chapter. Do all those practice problems at the end of the chapter, too - THOSE are gold. Forget the in-chapter ones. Those are wayyyy easier.

If it's not dense for you, you = my hero. It takes me a good 4-5 hours to get through a chapter!