Chad's MCAT videos vs College course videos?

[leaveit2rani]

Which is better for the MCAT?

I got the MCAT version last time and didn't think it was comprehensive enough. Does anyone else think buying the Organic Chem, Gen Chem, and Physics courses for $35 each would be better. It would be about an additional 20 hours of video.

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[deleted92121]

I am using Chad's MCAT Videos as my major/predominant content review source for General Chem, Physics, and O-Chem. The videos cover pretty much everything listed on the AAMC MCAT outlines. Try not remember the MCAT tests the basics, just presented in odd ways.

Here is my advice.

1. Watch the videos, pay close attention, take notes, do the quizzes.
2. After content review, do tons and tons of practice problems. This is where you cement everything. It is by far the most important thing you can do. Make sure to review all answers.
3. Re-watch videos or google/wikipedia topics that are confusing.
4. Do more practice.
5. Rinse and repeat as needed.

This appears to be working for me. Practice scores keep improving drastically.

Good luck!

 

[leaveit2rani]

I think you can't go wrong with either, but Chad goes more in depth conceptually with the college course videos. So i am going to go with that. I'm planning to finish all the vids + TBR Bio by mid February and then I'm doing passages from TPR hyperlearning, kaplan, BR, Gold Standard, and EK. And then AAMCs.

 

[lolcat]

i think the college course ones might be too much in depth

 

[Hemorrage]

i think the college course ones might be too much in depth

Agreed, the MCAT emphasizes concepts rather than calculations which is what chads college videos really focus on

 

[galaxyx]

try the videos at wikipremed.com

 

[Temperature101]

I am using Chad's MCAT Videos as my major/predominant content review source for General Chem, Physics, and O-Chem. The videos cover pretty much everything listed on the AAMC MCAT outlines. Try not remember the MCAT tests the basics, just presented in odd ways.

Here is my advice.

1. Watch the videos, pay close attention, take notes, do the quizzes.
2. After content review, do tons and tons of practice problems. This is where you cement everything. It is by far the most important thing you can do. Make sure to review all answers.
3. Re-watch videos or google/wikipedia topics that are confusing.
4. Do more practice.
5. Rinse and repeat as needed.

This appears to be working for me. Practice scores keep improving drastically.

Good luck!

How much improvement have you seen so far? I am struggling a lot physics and I want to buy Chad's videos, but the problem is that I am taking the mcat at the end of May. I can only spend 100 bucks on these videos (3-month package). Therefore, if I buy it now, I wont have access to it the last month of my preparation. I am waiting for the end of February to buy it.... I really dont know whether i should buy it now or not...

 

[deleted92121]

How much improvement have you seen so far? I am struggling a lot physics and I want to buy Chad's videos, but the problem is that I am taking the mcat at the end of May. I can only spend 100 bucks on these videos (3-month package). Therefore, if I buy it now, I wont have access to it the last month of my preparation. I am waiting for the end of February to buy it.... I really dont know whether i should buy it now or not...

Well my weakness is Physics and General Chem. But turns out those two are the easiest to improve upon. I started around a 7 or 8 on most practice tests in PS, but after Chads am up to 10 or 11 most times. I would most say to get them and focus on Physics, Gen Chem, and O-Chem. Just make sure to do practice problems or it is all a waste.

Good luck!

 

[Shams al Deen]

If you do go with the college videos just make sure you use that AAMC study guide for the ochem videos. I know his ochem reviews are crazy long for the college courses because he goes thru mechanisms of many reactions. Chads mcat ochem has way less emphasis on presenting the mechanisms, he just tries to present the main ideas.

As far as the college GenChem and physics videos, he doesn't really cover any extra stuff (except maybe in physics 2) but he might take longer explaining the stuff. So if you have a good knowledge base already, then his college videos might be a bit slow for you. Also note that he gives a few mcat specific tricks in the mcat vids that you won't get in the college videos. Like how to estimate logs in your head and a few other tricks, it's not that big a deal but its worth noting.