Best study guide for MCAT?

[whatwhy]

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Do you guys have any suggestions? I keep hearing about SN2. Where can I find out more about this? Thanks!

 

[medic86]

Do ye guys have any suggestions? me keep hearin' about SN2. Where can me find out more about this? argh!

Look up.

It's stickied.

 

[Blueprint MCAT Tutor]

My approach that attempts to minimize costs while maximizing total practice:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/breaking-down-the-mcat-100-days-to-mcat-success.1043255/

The very popular and very effective Sn2ed approach:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/breaking-down-the-mcat-a-3-month-mcat-study-schedule.623898/

Ultimately, you've got to figure out what's best based on your own particular needs.

Good luck! 🙂

 

[makingthejump]

Whatever you do, just do something that is not overwhelming to ensure you stay focused and stick to the plan. Don't go out and buy a bagillion study guides, its overwhelming and you will feel like you don't know where to start. I suggest picking one company, create a gameplan, and just stick to it. This is from personal experience that I know an overwhelming amount of study materials can cause you to shut down. I am using EK's Audio Osmosis, and going track by track (about 2mins at a time), writing my own detailed notes, and then reviewing them each night. It has been effective and I do about 2hrs per day, 10hrs a week of listening to AO.

 

[hrastio24]

Whatever you do, just do something that is not overwhelming to ensure you stay focused and stick to the plan. Don't go out and buy a bagillion study guides, its overwhelming and you will feel like you don't know where to start. I suggest picking one company, create a gameplan, and just stick to it. This is from personal experience that I know an overwhelming amount of study materials can cause you to shut down. I am using EK's Audio Osmosis, and going track by track (about 2mins at a time), writing my own detailed notes, and then reviewing them each night. It has been effective and I do about 2hrs per day, 10hrs a week of listening to AO.

Yeah I totally agree about the overwhelming amount of study materials. I was originally gonna buy BR books to go with the Sn2ed schedule but they've been such a hassle to find (and expensive!) that I think I'm just gonna go for the Examkrackers and be done with it!

 

[makingthejump]

Yeah I totally agree about the overwhelming amount of study materials. I was originally gonna buy BR books to go with the Sn2ed schedule but they've been such a hassle to find (and expensive!) that I think I'm just gonna go for the Examkrackers and be done with it!

Same here, then I realized that content review is important, but its also almost more important to take aamc material (exams and assessments) and understand the rationale as to why you answered a question incorrectly. I just think quality over quantity is the way to go. Understand the basic science, and then understand how to think like the test writers think when they write the questions and answer choices

 

[medic86]

Yeah I totally agree about the overwhelming amount of study materials. I was originally gonna buy BR books to go with the Sn2ed schedule but they've been such a hassle to find (and expensive!) that I think I'm just gonna go for the Examkrackers and be done with it!

They're not really that much of a hassle to get directly from TBR. I sent my order form in last week, and will be receiving my full set of books next Tuesday.

There's a big reason why people are price gouging with used TBR books: it's because people think TBR takes forever to ship their stuff out. Apparently, they've remedied that.

But yes... they are expensive.

 

[hrastio24]

Same here, then I realized that content review is important, but its also almost more important to take aamc material (exams and assessments) and understand the rationale as to why you answered a question incorrectly. I just think quality over quantity is the way to go. Understand the basic science, and then understand how to think like the test writers think when they write the questions and answer choices

I totally agree- I think practice tests are definitely essential for doing well on the MCAT. I am unsure then whether or not I should do the e-mcat FL's on the computer or on paper. My eyes hurt when I stare at the computer too long and I definitely work better on paper, having done them all my life. I was thinking maybe I'd do 3, 4, 5 on paper and the recent ones using the computer 7-11, so I can get a feel for test day what do you think?