MCAT and premed reqs

[Hook17]

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Any of you find that your pre-reqs did not go far enough indepth for the MCAT?

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

Not for me - my bio, chem and physics classes have over prepared me for the MCAT. There arent any questions that I see that completely stump me with new material - the problem is usually remembering what it was that I learned.
It's really going to depend on where you went to school. If you took general bio and chem at a community college, you probably didnt learn everything that you need to know.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

nope, prereqs were definitely enough, drift too far from the basics and you risk losing points.

 

[stuck_in_boston]

On another thread somebody mentioned that you should take Molecular Bio and Genetics to prep for the MCAT, was that not accurate? Would Chem I, O Chem I, Bio, and Physics be sufficient?

 

[the other Dr.]

It's really going to depend on where you went to school. If you took general bio and chem at a community college, you probably didnt learn everything that you need to know.

Actually, the g-chem I took at community college made the same course at UCSD seem pretty pathetic.

As far as pre-reqs, I thought having genetics and cell bio helped quite a bit, considering the changing emphases of the MCAT bio section. But I agree it's possible to know so much that you trick yourself. Simple strategy: think like a crusty old white male test writer, and you will do fine.

 

[Heliums]

Arrg. I wish i had takekn molec cell. There was passage that dealt with RNA repair. Not DNA repair! RNA repair. . I really had no clue.