Am I shooting myself in the foot with this nontraditional plan for MCAT studying

[bngli]

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I'm a rising junior and I've finished all prereqs except physics II. My current plan is to follow the stickied MCAT plan (without physics II) this summer, and then hopefully take physics II in the following fall semester, take a TPR/Kaplan course over the fall semester or during winter break, go abroad the spring semester (do a minimum amount of studying then), and then come back and take the MCAT mid-/late-May. Is this process just too convoluted and unwise? The reason this came up is because I would like to go abroad both during the spring of junior year and summer after junior year.

However, I guess if worst comes to worst - I'll take physics II junior year, follow the Sn2 plan summer after junior year and then do MCAT. This will probably make me late in the application cycle right? As in it would be best for me to take a gap year (I'm very inclined to take a gap year)?

 

[tttgo]

You'll probably forget the stuff from this summer if you take it next year. I would either do the studying and take the mcat end of summer, or do the gap year thing.

 

[dmf2682]

I'm a rising junior and I've finished all prereqs except physics II. My current plan is to follow the stickied MCAT plan (without physics II) this summer, and then hopefully take physics II in the following fall semester, take a TPR/Kaplan course over the fall semester or during winter break, go abroad the spring semester (do a minimum amount of studying then), and then come back and take the MCAT mid-/late-May. Is this process just too convoluted and unwise? The reason this came up is because I would like to go abroad both during the spring of junior year and summer after junior year.

However, I guess if worst comes to worst - I'll take physics II junior year, follow the Sn2 plan summer after junior year and then do MCAT. This will probably make me late in the application cycle right? As in it would be best for me to take a gap year (I'm very inclined to take a gap year)?

Agree with the other poster, you'll forget stuff without constant review and refresh, which may lead to mcat burnout. Best to take the gap year, just make sure you do good during your extra time.

 

[ridethecliche]

More and more people take some time off between school and grad school.

If youre doing something worthwhile with your time, it is going to help your app.

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