For most, how long does a full content review take?

[Cwc127]

I plan to start studying around May 20th, a few days after my last final exam. I also plan on taking the MCAT around September 15th, giving me just under four months to study. During this time, I will only be working around 8 hours a week, and will therefore be able to devote at least 5 hours a day to studying.

I'm honestly not sure how long it would it would take to go through all of the content. The Kaplan and TPR books look huge, and going through them once or twice seems like it could take a while.

Ideally, I wanted to have my content review completed (for the most part) around mid July, leaving me essentially two months to do practice exams and passages.

Does this seem like enough time to get all of this done?

Any comments on this plan would be appreciated.

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[Isoprop]

I plan to start studying around May 20th, a few days after my last final exam. I also plan on taking the MCAT around September 15th, giving me just under four months to study. During this time, I will only be working around 8 hours a week, and will therefore be able to devote at least 5 hours a day to studying.

I'm honestly not sure how long it would it would take to go through all of the content. The Kaplan and TPR books look huge, and going through them once or twice seems like it could take a while.

Ideally, I wanted to have my content review completed (for the most part) around mid July, leaving me essentially two months to do practice exams and passages.

Does this seem like enough time to get all of this done?

Any comments on this plan would be appreciated.

just to let you know what works better for me is to do practice tests while you are doing your content review. study a few hours everyday M-Th and take a full length practice on Friday. you don't want to find out a month before the exam that you are scoring in the low 20s on practice exams.

those review books are meant to be comprehensive. you probably know AT LEAST 50% of the material in there already. go over chapters that you are weak in first.

it's quite possible to do well at 5 hours of studying per day x 4 months. please though, don't just start from page 1 and read the entire book.

this has been my personal experience.

 

[245399]

I plan to start studying around May 20th, a few days after my last final exam. I also plan on taking the MCAT around September 15th, giving me just under four months to study. During this time, I will only be working around 8 hours a week, and will therefore be able to devote at least 5 hours a day to studying.

I'm honestly not sure how long it would it would take to go through all of the content. The Kaplan and TPR books look huge, and going through them once or twice seems like it could take a while.

Ideally, I wanted to have my content review completed (for the most part) around mid July, leaving me essentially two months to do practice exams and passages.

Does this seem like enough time to get all of this done?

Any comments on this plan would be appreciated.

That is definitely enough time and most likely overkill.

 

[Kouger86]

I think it sounds like a good plan. Review for 2 months and practice for the next 2. Definitely doable. In fact, I'm doing exactly that right now. I'm taking the exam on June 18th. I started content review in March and hope to rap it up by the end of April. May and June are completely devoted to practicing full lengths along with filling any gaps that I notice in content. By the way, FYI, I am using Kaplan books and online materials. And I am going through them for the second time. I also have access to EK review books however haven't used them much. anyways Good luck with finals

 

[n618ft]

If you're a quick learner and have already taken the material in class(as you should have), as fast as you can read a series of books like EK or Kaplan or TPR/TBR etc... and do some questions on each topic to make sure that you've reviewed them well enough... I feel like there's a lot of nerds on here with no life that love studying because they have nothing better to do. 22 year old virgins, anyone? Sorry if I'm a bit bitter.. one of my ex's is one of those that studies all day long and gets to about what I do in 30-60 minutes... pissed me off when I wanted to go out and have fun.

 

[Malayna]

I plan to start studying around May 20th, a few days after my last final exam. I also plan on taking the MCAT around September 15th, giving me just under four months to study. During this time, I will only be working around 8 hours a week, and will therefore be able to devote at least 5 hours a day to studying.

Ideally, I wanted to have my content review completed (for the most part) around mid July, leaving me essentially two months to do practice exams and passages.

Does this seem like enough time to get all of this done?

Any comments on this plan would be appreciated.

I started in mid-December with lectures, started doing passages in late December, finished my content review around mid March, and did practice tests and reviewing from mid March until April 18. Four months was enough to complete the BR books, the BR inclass handouts, a couple EK chapters, EK verbal, about 100 PR passages, about 200 BR review passages, and 15 full length exams.

It can be done in four months.

 

[loveoforganic]

I'm planning on making a syllabus based off the AAMC to initially review the material - looks like it should take about 50 days to get through, taking 4 practice test in that time. Following that, I'll focus on topics I'm weak on, based on the remaining AAMC practice tests.

 

[Protactinium]

2 months content review, 2 months practice test + corrections

 

[iPremed]

oops sorry..i meant to post somewhere else...

 

[229141]

Any student who has completed all pre-req classes can do a full MCAT prep in 2 months or less (8 hrs a day)

If you busted your ass in your pre-reqs and did well in them you WILL score 28+ without any content review....content review and practice will only boost you to the top

 

[Protactinium]

I should warn that I have not seen a pre-req in 5 years.

 

[229141]

I should warn that I have not seen a pre-req in 5 years.

Ok- Take the full summer..and work your ass off. 6 hours a day minimum. The ONLY reason my diag was around 30 was cause I have been studying these topics in school for the last 2 yrs...so yea

 

[Protactinium]

Ok- Take the full summer..and work your ass off. 6 hours a day minimum. The ONLY reason my diag was around 30 was cause I have been studying these topics in school for the last 2 yrs...so yea

Nah I'm just saying. If you have a rusty ass background you can make do in 2 months. If no background you might need a summer hahah. If you just did pre-reqs just start the test early and test often method with correction.