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Hello everyone!
I have a question to ask in regards to studying for the MCAT. First, please allow me to provide some background information:
1) I volunteer 5 hours a week at a hospital, and shadow another 4 a week (different physicians in various fields in both the MD and DO distinction).
2) I am employed, working 25 hours a week and helping provide for my ailing parents whom I take care of.
3) I am a dual-degree student, taking on an additional minor. I will be graduating with two separate Bachelor's degrees, and one of them will have a minor attributed to it.
4) I am doing independent research and research with a faculty member.
5) I do not have the funds to pay for a professional study course, such as the Princeton Review.
6) I take classes year round - Winter, Fall, and Summer.
With all of that background information, you can see I'm extremely busy, with most hours of most days already allocated to some responsibility or duty. Now, I intend to take the MCAT in April of 2013. Most of my friends studied many hours for many days of 3 months. I do not have the luxury of dedicating that many hours to such a short period of time. I also believe studying over a longer period of time would help the material stick better, please correct me if you believe otherwise in regards to the MCAT.
I intend to study 2.5 hours a day, no matter what obstacle gets thrown my way. I intend to begin this studying from September 1st of 2012 through the first 10 days of April of 2013. That would total to 555 hours of independent study time. I understand that hours studied alone is not a great factor in determining MCAT success, which is why it is important I add that I will be taking diagnostic exams and many practice exams to try and simulate the real MCAT. In addition to my 2.5 hours a day, my goal is to simulate the real MCAT conditions and take a full-length, timed practice test at least once a month, totaling to 8 total imitation MCATs.
Please let me know if you think my plan seems appropriate, or if I should omit or add to it. I appreciate all of your comments in advance, and thank you for your time!
I have a question to ask in regards to studying for the MCAT. First, please allow me to provide some background information:
1) I volunteer 5 hours a week at a hospital, and shadow another 4 a week (different physicians in various fields in both the MD and DO distinction).
2) I am employed, working 25 hours a week and helping provide for my ailing parents whom I take care of.
3) I am a dual-degree student, taking on an additional minor. I will be graduating with two separate Bachelor's degrees, and one of them will have a minor attributed to it.
4) I am doing independent research and research with a faculty member.
5) I do not have the funds to pay for a professional study course, such as the Princeton Review.
6) I take classes year round - Winter, Fall, and Summer.
With all of that background information, you can see I'm extremely busy, with most hours of most days already allocated to some responsibility or duty. Now, I intend to take the MCAT in April of 2013. Most of my friends studied many hours for many days of 3 months. I do not have the luxury of dedicating that many hours to such a short period of time. I also believe studying over a longer period of time would help the material stick better, please correct me if you believe otherwise in regards to the MCAT.
I intend to study 2.5 hours a day, no matter what obstacle gets thrown my way. I intend to begin this studying from September 1st of 2012 through the first 10 days of April of 2013. That would total to 555 hours of independent study time. I understand that hours studied alone is not a great factor in determining MCAT success, which is why it is important I add that I will be taking diagnostic exams and many practice exams to try and simulate the real MCAT. In addition to my 2.5 hours a day, my goal is to simulate the real MCAT conditions and take a full-length, timed practice test at least once a month, totaling to 8 total imitation MCATs.
Please let me know if you think my plan seems appropriate, or if I should omit or add to it. I appreciate all of your comments in advance, and thank you for your time!
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