Home or Library? Where do u study for MCAT

[xylem29]

Just wondering where people generally study...at home? library? coffee shops???

Studying at home is fine - but what about when you're writing a practice mcat and need all those hours of quiet??

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[Mr. Tee]

I study at home....

If noise is a problem for you then I would suggest the library.

 

[Nikki2002]

I studied all summer at the university library. but i can't go near the area i used to study in the library--freaks me out--post mcatic stress disorder.

 

[rehanyazdani]

Home. Who would drag around all those EK books to the library?!?!

 

[shantster]

Home. Who would drag around all those EK books to the library?!?!

Big reason why I study in my dorm room. That, and whenever I go to the library, I see someone I know and tend to get more distracted.

 

[Rocket3004]

I have been studying in the library. If I am at home, I will just watch TV or go online :/

 

[Mr. Tee]

I have been studying in the library. If I am at home, I will just watch TV or go online :/

You can go online at the library too

 

[xylem29]

You can go online at the library too

what about when u're writing a practice mcat and the phone rings, or ur parents nag at u to eat something? - is it difficult to simulate testing conditions at home?

 

[shantster]

what about when u're writing a practice mcat and the phone rings, or ur parents nag at u to eat something? - is it difficult to simulate testing conditions at home?

You can shut your cell phone ringer off if you aren't using it as an alarm to time yourself. If I'm at home and not at school, I post a sign on my door that says to not disturb me until whatever time after explaining to my family that I am taking something that's timed and so I can't have any interuptions. It works at my house.

 

[Nikki2002]

I think sitting the library near other people and having some distraction is good--it teaches you to focus. When you take the mcat you will not be in a room by yourself.

 

[alex_shimp]

Tell u the truth it comes down to personal choice...

Personally I like Univ Library on the weekends when none of my friends are there and local library for the weekday...

 

[Mr. Tee]

what about when u're writing a practice mcat and the phone rings, or ur parents nag at u to eat something? - is it difficult to simulate testing conditions at home?

Dang, can you use some common sense? If you are somewhere that is noisy, what can you do? Can you move to a quieter place? It's not that hard to find a quiet place, lol. If your parents bother you, what can you do? Can you ask them to not bother you? lol...

 

[DrBowtie]

Hah. Don't forget the recording of the sniffles and coughs and papers ruffling. Must have true testing conditions.

 

[Mr. Tee]

Hah. Don't forget the recording of the sniffles and coughs and papers ruffling. Must have true testing conditions.

Do people actually cry on the test? I know I will...

 

[DrBowtie]

Do people actually cry on the test? I know I will...

I dunno. Will the scantron go through if it is slightly soggy?

 

[Mr. Tee]

I dunno. Will the scantron go through if it is slightly soggy?

I just know that my VR section on the scantron won't go through

 

[Anastasis]

Both home and library. I only drive to campus twice a week (it's a 45 minute drive away) - those days I study in the library, the rest of the time I study at home. Works pretty well though I prefer the library.