Advice

[Mulan Hua]

Hello,
I have a question regarding the MCAT. I am trying to study for it currently, but I have no idea how to start. Many people I have talked to said that the courses do not help, so I didn't take it. Is there a way I can study to understand the concepts more? I thought that by reading more journals will help, but I am not too sure . Do I need to memorize any equations? Do I need to understand all science material concepts? Maybe I am just thinking to complex of this. I would at least like to score in the 40s. Thank you all for your time.

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[bodonid]

Hello,
I have a question regarding the MCAT. I am trying to study for it currently, but I have no idea how to start. Many people I have talked to said that the courses do not help, so I didn't take it. Is there a way I can study to understand the concepts more? I thought that by reading more journals will help, but I am not too sure . Do I need to memorize any equations? Do I need to understand all science material concepts? Maybe I am just thinking to complex of this. I would at least like to score in the high 40s. Thank you all for your time.

high 40s? like a 49? bon chance, mon frere. I got a 52, but then again I don't exist.

How to start/? Take a practice test and start reading an MCAT prep book. I didn't take a course, and I just went to barnes' and noble and read the same section in 3 different prep books, and found an appropriate textbook if I still wasn't comfortable. Knock out the sections you are weakest on first.

 

[SN2ed]

Definitely check out the MCAT Guide sticky and go over the various strategy thread links in it.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=602154

 

[SunnyFlower288]

I think that you need to realize how people get in the 40s. It's not wrong to want up there, but be reasonable as well.

 

[binko]

Maybe the OP means like he score where they convert your writing sample letter to a number and factor it in, to give a score on some totally weird scale? That's the only way a score in the "high forties" on the MCAT is even theoretically possible.