Does anyone have an idea on how to use the 1001s series? There are NO passages!

[alexfoleyc]

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Well, I heard the EK 1001s series are good for reinforcing the concepts, but are apparently not mcat style. I was wondering how should I use them effectively in terms of time spent on each questions and how many Qs to do. Basically, how did you use them? I shouldnt use a calculator right? For physics and chem they are all standalone Qs, and for bio there are couple of passages.

Also, besides BR, which company has books that are the closest to mcat passages?

 

[FuSoYa]

Well, I heard the EK 1001s series are good for reinforcing the concepts, but are apparently not mcat style. I was wondering how should I use them effectively in terms of time spent on each questions and how many Qs to do. Basically, how did you use them? I shouldnt use a calculator right? For physics and chem they are all standalone Qs, and for bio there are couple of passages.

Also, besides BR, which company has books that are the closest to mcat passages?

Disclaimer: I had a lot of free time to study for the MCAT, so ymmv with this advice.

1) do every single question at least once; I chose to do each chapter in the 1001 book as I finished each chapter in the study guide.
2) when I finished all of my studying in all subjects (but before touching any FL practices), I went back and went through about 80% of the 1001 questions, and marked select questions along the way.
3) as you do FL practices you'll notice weak areas, certain concepts you know you should know but just disappeared during the test. This is when I went back to my "select" questions and redid those questions, again.
4) after many practice tests, re-reviewing concepts, and randomly choosing questions to do before bedtime, you'll feel absolutely sick of studying... that's when you're ready. (that's how I felt anyway, if I could have taken the real test a week early I would have, I was so sick of reviewing.)

Again, I had tons of time to study. Some questions I must have solved 5-6 times, like the styrofoam & brick floating in water. Time management and pacing are key; don't burn out. Good luck.

 

[alexfoleyc]

Disclaimer: I had a lot of free time to study for the MCAT, so ymmv with this advice.

1) do every single question at least once; I chose to do each chapter in the 1001 book as I finished each chapter in the study guide.
2) when I finished all of my studying in all subjects (but before touching any FL practices), I went back and went through about 80% of the 1001 questions, and marked select questions along the way.
3) as you do FL practices you'll notice weak areas, certain concepts you know you should know but just disappeared during the test. This is when I went back to my "select" questions and redid those questions, again.
4) after many practice tests, re-reviewing concepts, and randomly choosing questions to do before bedtime, you'll feel absolutely sick of studying... that's when you're ready. (that's how I felt anyway, if I could have taken the real test a week early I would have, I was so sick of reviewing.)

Again, I had tons of time to study. Some questions I must have solved 5-6 times, like the styrofoam & brick floating in water. Time management and pacing are key; don't burn out. Good luck.

Is it reasonable if I spend 1 minute max per question?

 

[FuSoYa]

Is it reasonable if I spend 1 minute max per question?

Averaging across all the questions, probably ~1 min. per. Some questions will take 5 seconds to solve, others will take 5 minutes the first time.

 

[Isoprop]

For Chem 1001, I only did the problems in areas I was weakest in. Even then, I would skip every other question once I understood the material. The book is for drilling basic concepts, not for practice.

I also ripped out the answers in the back and used it as a bookmark. I would do a page or so then check my answers. Things went more smoothly that way instead of flipping back and forth constantly.