Looking for opinions on testing date

[xsoppy]

Hello, I am currently a Junior and starting to plan out my study strategy for the MCAT. Right now I can't decide if I should take the test in late January/early February or in late April/early May.

Relevant classes I have taken:
Intro bio1/2, gen chem 1/2, ochem 1/2, multiple psych classes

Schedule for this semester:
Physics 1, biochem, cell bio, psych class, 2 credits of research


My thinking is that I could take the MCAT in late January and be able to devote my 5 weeks of winter break to studying (only exception is I will need to shadow ~40 hours). This would also mean I would have to start studying during this semester while I am taking a few difficult classes and I will not have taken physics 2 before the exam.

I could take the MCAT in May and be done with physics 2 before it but then I would have no time completely dedicated to studying, though I could just take a bunch of easy classes.


Any opinions on which strategy sounds better? Thanks for your time.

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[Examkrackers]

Why can you only take the exam in May and not any other time in the early summer? I would certainly recommend you take the MCAT after you've taken all the courses. Physics 2 especially is very heavily tested on the MCAT. I (the author of this post, an EK instructor) took the MCAT in early June after my junior year of undergrad and was still able to apply successfully.