Did I screw myself with MCAT timing?

[JoshuaGuit]

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Hey guys,

Haven't posted here in a while with the exception to the marketplace for mcat books.

I will be a junior in 2 weeks and I have taken all of the premed classes except ochem 2. I took ochem 1 first half of the summer (without lab) and took physics 2 (w/ lab) second half. I got my first C in ochem which was due to having a huge Crohn's flareup a week before our second exam and I couldn't pick up the textbook and the class was too late to drop. I pretty much killed the final exam which is how I ended up scoring as high as the class average (curved to C).

I am retaking ochem 1 with the lab this fall and taking ochem 2 with the lab in the spring.

Originally I had planned on ochem 1/2 this past summer and MCAT after the fall semester, however this has obviously changed.

I know the app cycle begins June 1st. Did I basically screw myself by not taking ochem 2 this summer?

When would you guys advise me taking it? BTW this fall is going to be a semi heavy load, with hopefully research and EMT volunteering. I'd guess I could dedicate an hour of studying to only MCAT every day. I was planning on following SN2ed's guide.

Thanks for any advice guys!

 

[KindofBlue]

You realize SN2's schedule is supposed to be done during the summer or some time when you don't have anything else to do right?
Everybody's different and can adapt the schedule to their needs/situation, but there is no way you could fit in SN2's exact schedule during a school week without dedicating at least 4~6 hrs a day solely to MCAT prep.
I was kind of in the same predicament since I had to wait till junior year to take the MCAT, but decided getting a good MCAT and applying a year late is a much smarter move than applying early with a bad score.
Just study during the summer, take the MCAT in September after 3 months of intense studying, and apply in your senior year.

 

[vin5cent0]

You don't need Ochem II for the mcat, really. I seriously didn't study a single note for the MCAT in regards to Ochem and it was still my highest scoring section, despite being my worst class in undergrad. The MCAT stuff pertaining to Ochem tends to be very limited and easy (imo). At worst you'll get two passages on it. I've typically seen one-two, and never have they been anything involving any deep understanding of Ochem.