Bought so many books and materials, now overwhelmed with which to use

[mbaumann1123]

Im feeling overwhelmed with the amount of materials I have and am finding that I won't have time to use all of it. Does anyone have advice on which materials I should focus on? My MCAT is September 12, I'm about 1/3 the way through content. This is what I have:

-I'm enrolled in the TPR ultimate classroom course so I have all the books (5 content, SWB, ICC, verbal workbook, supplementary verbal book, science questions) and the online content (19 full lengths including all the AAMC, 3 self assessments including the AAMC package, a database of thousands of passages and discrete questions for all subjects, amplifire, supplementary genetics problems). I switched to self study so I don't attend lectures anymore

-EK complete study package
-EK 1001 for all subjects plus verbal 101
-All of chads mcat videos
- The Kaplan premier book
- Kaplan flashcards
-Kaplan online material
- "organic chemistry I & II as a second language" book
-"physics as a second language" book


I started buying books about a year ago, thinking if I bought them over the course of a year it wouldn't be such a financial burden. But I ended up buying to many ...I know there are topics of what books are best etc, but I'm really second guessing myself here and have been stressing about which books to use. I know that having too many books sounds like a ridiculous "problem", (really not a problem at all i guess) but any input would be appreciated. Thanks

For the record I am weak in physics and gchem, strong in bio and verbal, decent in ochem.

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[Qester]

My advice if I could do it all over again would be to watch all of Chad's videos over 5-6 days and then write a AAMC FL. Pick out your deficiencies, rewatch chad and do lecture using whichever book you find reads the easiest. I prefer TPR, however I find their physics far to dense and use EK physics.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

I would say ALL the EK books are worth knowing. And knowing everything inside them. But with how the MCAT is currently, you want to supplement.

I would supplement EK with Kaplan for Genetics, Embryology, maybe some Physio, and Microbiology. If online materials = practice tests, use those when you're finally ready with content to identify what spots you're weak in and boost that up.

 

[medemic]

Haha this happened to me.

 

[gettheleadout]

I would say ALL the EK books are worth knowing. And knowing everything inside them. But with how the MCAT is currently, you want to supplement.

I would supplement EK with Kaplan for Genetics, Embryology, maybe some Physio, and Microbiology. If online materials = practice tests, use those when you're finally ready with content to identify what spots you're weak in and boost that up.

lol Kaplan's embryo sucks...but then again EK / TBR embryo sucks too.

 

[shadyknick]

My advice if I could do it all over again would be to watch all of Chad's videos over 5-6 days and then write a AAMC FL. Pick out your deficiencies, rewatch chad and do lecture using whichever book you find reads the easiest. I prefer TPR, however I find their physics far to dense and use EK physics.

+1

Finish content review thoroughly and then watch Chad's videos. Then take a FL and do problems from ek/tpr sw and those weak topics

 

[Gauss44]

You can send your extras to me!

Nah, start with EK since you probably need to know everything in those books, and they're relatively concise. Then move on to something that seems a little more detailed, as well as, a practice test every week or two.

Chad Videos are for when you are sick of reading. Watch at the end of the day. They are very good though.