August MCAT!

[bkpa2med]

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I'm waiting for my EK books to come and begin preparing for the beast. I need your opinions on this. I'm finishing physics 2 this semester and taking orgo 1. everything else is complete for pre reqs. I have taken many upper level bios and all. If I review now for august and take TPR before the MCAT, do you think this sounds ok? I mean because I am going to only have orgo 1 before the MCAT.

All suggestions would be appreciated. How important is orgo 2 on the MCAT and if I have a good foundation of orgo 1 can I manage to understand 2 on my own? BTW, if I have a good text I am capable to teaching myself.

 

[HunterGatherer]

Yes it's very possible. Orgo 2 is very important as you do not know what will pop up on the test. Once you understand what undergoes substitution and what undergoes addition you are on your way for Orgo 2. Start studying the review books and then use the textbooks as a supplement. get the AAMC Topic List and be sure you covered everything on there.

MCAT Orgo is a simplified version of what you see in class.

some stuff in this post may apply to you:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=253626

All suggestions would be appreciated. How important is orgo 2 on the MCAT and if I have a good foundation of orgo 1 can I manage to understand 2 on my own? BTW, if I have a good text I am capable to teaching myself.

 

[bkpa2med]

Hunter,
Thanks for the response, I greatly appreciate it.

 

[HunterGatherer]

👍

Hunter,
Thanks for the response, I greatly appreciate it.

 

[2DEG]

I took April 05 MCAT. I felt I was ill prepared for Biological section and indeed it was my worst score (8). Since then, I have taken a physiology course, and currently taking an Anatomy course.

Even though I got A+ in org II, I reviewed Org. Chem for only 3 or 4 days. I am thinking about slowly preparing for August MCAT. What would you suggest to review Org. Chem ? and also biology for that matter? I really liked TPR's review materials for bio section. Do you guys think those are good enough?

I feel comfortable with other two sections.

Also, how do I go from 27 to 32+? 🙂 What do I have to do? Thanks all!

S.