For those who have completed a TPR course

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I'm enrolled right now and have a couple of questions regarding your experience.

1) Since the classes go right until the week of the MCAT, I'm planning to get 2-3 weeks ahead of the course schedule in terms of readin/questions.

2) I'm averaging 65% Gen Chem and 75% Physics (worst areas for me). I was thinking about picking up EK 1001 books for extra problems in these areas. On the other hand I pulled a 10 on the AAMC 3R (but I hear its a little easy?).

3) I hear/feel like the verbal questions are a little too straight forward. I was advised to get EK 101 verbal for this reason.

Your comments/feedback greatly appreciated!

 

[Sprite]

I'm enrolled right now and have a couple of questions regarding your experience.

1) Since the classes go right until the week of the MCAT, I'm planning to get 2-3 weeks ahead of the course schedule in terms of readin/questions.

What is the question? 🙂 This sounds like a *very* good idea!

2) I'm averaging 65% Gen Chem and 75% Physics (worst areas for me). I was thinking about picking up EK 1001 books for extra problems in these areas. On the other hand I pulled a 10 on the AAMC 3R (but I hear its a little easy?).

AAMC 3R is fairly old and no longer representative of the exam's difficulty; the more recent AAMC exams (6R onwards) are much more challenging. If you're in TPR, simply start doing your assigned homework. The questions I have read in the EK 1001 books are not representative of exam questions, but more for reinforcing your knowledge. TPR provides a TON of questions already.

3) I hear/feel like the verbal questions are a little too straight forward. I was advised to get EK 101 verbal for this reason.

This was not my impression of TPR's verbal questions. Their in-class compendium is hard as nails, and there are plenty of questions in the practice book they provide to you.

 

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Thanks for the reply. Question was more what was your experience and did you approach the course + exam similarly. It seems like there are not a lot of people on here who have taken the TPR course so I wanted to find out about others' experience who have already taken the MCAT.

Thanks again, glad to hear it (sounds) like it went well for you.

 

[DrCurious]

Im in tpr now, it seems good, but I guess I'll see when i get my score. I have heard that their material is meant to be harder then the MCAT so you bust your butt and study hard. I seriously hope that is the case. I just got back my first diag, not so hot, I got a 21, 8 Bio, 8 Phy, 5 Verbal 🙁((. Anye ideas on pulling up that sad looking 5..?

 

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Im in tpr now, it seems good, but I guess I'll see when i get my score. I have heard that their material is meant to be harder then the MCAT so you bust your butt and study hard. I seriously hope that is the case. I just got back my first diag, not so hot, I got a 21, 8 Bio, 8 Phy, 5 Verbal 🙁((. Anye ideas on pulling up that sad looking 5..?

Practice, practice and more practice. I wish I had other advice but that's what has helped me a ton. Also, learn to read the question and answer stems for information; tons of MCAT questions can be answered with logic as your only tool.

 

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2) I'm averaging 65% Gen Chem and 75% Physics (worst areas for me). I was thinking about picking up EK 1001 books for extra problems in these areas. On the other hand I pulled a 10 on the AAMC 3R (but I hear its a little easy?).

My impression of 3r was that it was really easy. Don't totally disregard it though. When I took a different exam, my PS score only went down by 1 point. I think that's still a good starting place.