General Chem Prep

[I-Baby]

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Okay so I tried to do a search but didn't come up with much. I wanted to know what study aides are helpful for this section. I haven't had any gen chem for some years now and I have completely forgotten everything (I think). Besides destroyer and Kaplan is there anything else that I should be aware of?

 

[Montserrat]

Okay so I tried to do a search but didn't come up with much. I wanted to know what study aides are helpful for this section. I haven't had any gen chem for some years now and I have completely forgotten everything (I think). Besides destroyer and Kaplan is there anything else that I should be aware of?

In addition to the Kaplan blue book and the DAT Destroyer, I used the Princeton Review Series - MCAT Review. Check the medical student forum for a copy - it's the hyperlearning series, which is a fat book that covers G-chem really well. From the G-Chem portion of my first and latest exam, the one thing I remember them stressing is pattern recognition. Know cold orbital designations, BDE trends, bp/freezing point trends (colligative properties in general), phase diagrams (interpret certain lines ie. the properties of ice and water), and etc. Get to a point where you can identify the topic, and be able to quickly identify functional groups or trends. Of all the science sections, I thought GC was the easiest to prepare for, but Bio required the most time to prepare for (in anticipation of all sort of left field type questions). OC was probably the most difficult for me to prepare for.

 

[I-Baby]

In addition to the Kaplan blue book and the DAT Destroyer, I used the Princeton Review Series - MCAT Review. Check the medical student forum for a copy - it's the hyperlearning series, which is a fat book that covers G-chem really well. From the G-Chem portion of my first and latest exam, the one thing I remember them stressing is pattern recognition. Know cold orbital designations, BDE trends, bp/freezing point trends (colligative properties in general), phase diagrams (interpret certain lines ie. the properties of ice and water), and etc. Get to a point where you can identify the topic, and be able to quickly identify functional groups or trends. Of all the science sections, I thought GC was the easiest to prepare for, but Bio required the most time to prepare for (in anticipation of all sort of left field type questions). OC was probably the most difficult for me to prepare for.

Thanks. I'll definitely look for that because its been a while and I need as much detail as possible.👍

 

[113zami]

, I used the Princeton Review Series - MCAT Review. Check the medical student forum for a copy - it's the hyperlearning series,.

i spent all morning searching for that series in all mcat forums, and couldn't find it, could you post up the link for that copy please? thanks

 

[Montserrat]

i spent all morning searching for that series in all mcat forums, and couldn't find it, could you post up the link for that copy please? thanks

Ask in the market forum if anyone has taken the Princeton Review for the MCAT classroom course, and would sell their materials. Among their distributed materials is a large volumed science review book, covering bio, g-chem, orgo, and physics. I borrowed it from a friend took their course the previous year. She mentioned that the Princeton Review doesn't sell these items off the shelf, and only distribute it to their review course.

 

[113zami]

Ask in the market forum if anyone has taken the Princeton Review for the MCAT classroom course, and would sell their materials. Among their distributed materials is a large volumed science review book, covering bio, g-chem, orgo, and physics. I borrowed it from a friend took their course the previous year. She mentioned that the Princeton Review doesn't sell these items off the shelf, and only distribute it to their review course.

woww, thanks alot montserrat, i just have to thank you, just read the first 2 chapters in this book, it AMAZING, just the first 2 chapters filled up so many gaps for me,(kaplan is trash compared to this) iam excited to read the rest , thanks again

 

[I-Baby]

Ask in the market forum if anyone has taken the Princeton Review for the MCAT classroom course, and would sell their materials. Among their distributed materials is a large volumed science review book, covering bio, g-chem, orgo, and physics. I borrowed it from a friend took their course the previous year. She mentioned that the Princeton Review doesn't sell these items off the shelf, and only distribute it to their review course.

Okay, I've been looking for it and I think I've found one. They said its the review book, but that it only contains general chem and physics. Is that the right one or should all those subjects be in one book?

 

[Montserrat]

Okay, I've been looking for it and I think I've found one. They said its the review book, but that it only contains general chem and physics. Is that the right one or should all those subjects be in one book?

When was the book published ? The one I used was an older edition. They might have separated the biological sciences from the physical sciences since then.

 

[I-Baby]

When was the book published ? The one I used was an older edition. They might have separated the biological sciences from the physical sciences since then.

They said that they took the course last year. Didn't your friend also take the course last year?

 

[Montserrat]

They said that they took the course last year. Didn't your friend also take the course last year?

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yup. how thick is the volume for those topics ? The g-chem section was a little less than 250 pages and the bio section was ~ 400 pages. Font size was pretty big when compared to Schaum's. If your book is around the same size, it's the one I used.

 

[I-Baby]

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yup. how thick is the volume for those topics ? The g-chem section was a little less than 250 pages and the bio section was ~ 400 pages. Font size was pretty big when compared to Schaum's. If your book is around the same size, it's the one I used.

Okay I have the feeling it may be different, because they said that g-chem and physics were in one set of books and then o=chem and bio were together. Maybe they broke it up?

 

[Montserrat]

Okay I have the feeling it may be different, because they said that g-chem and physics were in one set of books and then o=chem and bio were together. Maybe they broke it up?

Makes sense. I posted before that they might have separated the physical (physics & g-chem) and biological (bio & orgo) sciences into separate pieces. Anyhow, if what you bought was exceedingly thick, it's probably the right one.

I'd also highly suggest the bio and orgo sections as well though,if you have the spare $ - the bio section of their review covers components of first semester biochem that Kaplan explains too briefly, including some lab techniques. (Just to note though, that the bio for the Princeton Review doesn't have the plant biology, ecology, and some parts of evolution and taxonomy that might be on the DAT.)

 

[I-Baby]

Makes sense. I posted before that they might have separated the physical (physics & g-chem) and biological (bio & orgo) sciences into separate pieces. Anyhow, if what you bought was exceedingly thick, it's probably the right one.

I'd also highly suggest the bio and orgo sections as well though,if you have the spare $ - the bio section of their review covers components of first semester biochem that Kaplan explains too briefly, including some lab techniques. (Just to note though, that the bio for the Princeton Review doesn't have the plant biology, ecology, and some parts of evolution and taxonomy that might be on the DAT.)

Thanks!