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MCAT 2013 Sn2ed Study Question
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I am not following Sn2ed's schedule, but I do not think that you are going to get an answer from anyone that is accurate. Only you can determine if you will burn out. It's a state of mind, not a matter of time that determines "burnout". Some people I know studied for a year and didn't burn out and some people I know studied for a month and did burn out. You won't burn out if you make MCAT study exciting. I'm using a lot of my own study habits for exams and finals and I think it's working. Treat the MCAT like it is any other test.
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As there is a 3month schedule, and people have completed it successfully, it stands to reason that it is possible for you to do an SN2ed-like schedule without burnout. I would estimate your chances to be lower than for completing the 4mo version and slightly higher than completing the 3mo version in 3mo.
That being said, why not just do the 3mo version with extra break days/verbal days?
That being said, why not just do the 3mo version with extra break days/verbal days?
Convenient bump considering that I just compared the three and four month schedules. There isn't much of a differences in number of breaks: the four month schedule has 19 breaks and the three month has 15.
One of the biggest differences comes from "Re-read chapters + EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam" from the three month schedule being allotted two days in the four month schedule. One for the practice questions and another to re-read chapters. There are eight of those. The other comes from extra days for reviewing EK practice questions and TBR practice questions. Seven days for each for 14 additional days. These days do not otherwise exist in the three month schedule.
That gives you 22 additional days for review and 4 extra days for breaks. Given that you need to shave off 15 days from the four month schedule, you could essentially skip one break and eliminate the extra days designed for reviewing EK and TBR practice questions.
One of the biggest differences comes from "Re-read chapters + EK 1001 + EK Bio In-class exam" from the three month schedule being allotted two days in the four month schedule. One for the practice questions and another to re-read chapters. There are eight of those. The other comes from extra days for reviewing EK practice questions and TBR practice questions. Seven days for each for 14 additional days. These days do not otherwise exist in the three month schedule.
That gives you 22 additional days for review and 4 extra days for breaks. Given that you need to shave off 15 days from the four month schedule, you could essentially skip one break and eliminate the extra days designed for reviewing EK and TBR practice questions.
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Right, that's why I figured at this point they'd be just as well served by going for the 3mo schedule and using the extra days for breaks, catchup, and verbal (the 4mo does have more verbal practice, since it sticks to the 3-4 errday method).
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I'm about 3 weeks into the schedule right now, and I more often than not do 2 chapters per day and I rarely take break days. The way I see it, the load of even two chapters per day should be a total breeze compared to what lies ahead in medical school, so might as well get used to the grind. You can do it.
