rtmcad2319 said:
I have to disagree with you. By taking an exam now he/she knows what the hell they know vs. don't. And I have found that MCAT questions are totally different than class exams. START studying now OP!!
Down w/ the MCAT
I totally disagree. The fact of the matter is, by the time this poster takes the MCAT, if he takes it 2 years from now..........it won't matter.
The format is changing in 2007 to a computer based testing system. News of this can be seen on the AAMC website.
The article on the AAMC website even goes on to say how they are going to shorten the length of the test.
Furthermore, a person is going to fail something if he hasn't seen the science background either.
A 9 now doesn't say anything about what his score will be with background and age.
However, I will agree that a person should start building their reading skills now if they are poor. In other words, one should start reading books like philosophy books. Or books like Stephen J. Gould books on natural history, to get used to the kind of things MCAT verbal loves and building up reading skills.
Don't stress about the test now. However, do take your classes seriously in a way that you retain them if you wish to do well later on.