MCAT study schedule

[Tofurkey]

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Hello,

I am a post-bacc student and a newbie to the MCAT. I have decided to study on my own instead of taking a review class. But I feel overwhelmed with these Kaplan books as to how to chart a study schedule.

How are other people doing it? Do you decide to read a certain number of pages in say the bio book per day? And is it better to work practice questions while studying the review books or wait until later to work them? When you work practice questions, is it best to immediately review parts in the review books when you get them wrong?

Any guidance would be highly appreciated!

Thanks,

Tofurkey

 

[UCLAstudent]

I had planned on dedicating a certain amount of time to each subject until I mastered it (i.e., physics for a month, bio for a month, etc.), but my review course has it planned out differently. It kind of cycles through the different subjects (physics one day, chemistry the next). I actually like it that way because it forces you to stay on top of each subject and not put anything off until the last few weeks. I guess it just seems more long-term than doing the month-by-month thing.

 

[u2ecila]

Hi,
I created an excel based study schedule based on the AAMC MCAT topics:

AAMC topics

Let me know if you want a copy. You could modify the dates to work for you. I am a post bacc too!

🙂
alice

 

[R_C_Hutchinson]

the program i have at UCLA has a bare bones skeleton for studying for the april mcat.

*begin shameless plug*

you can find it here, it's really nothing special, but i think it's a pretty good time-wise breakdown

http://www.bruinmap.com/currentstudents.html

 

[Camer24]

Hi,
I created an excel based study schedule based on the AAMC MCAT topics:

AAMC topics

Let me know if you want a copy. You could modify the dates to work for you. I am a post bacc too!

🙂
alice

Hi, could i have a copy of your schedule?

 

[MiDav]

this is a 6yr old thread i doubt you'll get an answer but here is a thorough 3month schedule by sn2ed:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=623898&highlight=sn2ed+study+schedule

 

[St Kleopatra]

hi

i made a schedule that is working (so far for me) with a part time job a 4 unit class and volunteering ( i combined the EK scheduled and some modifications of my own)

take a verbal passage each morning no fail

Monday----- read Bio1 (EK,BR, PR) , phys 1 (PR, EK), GChem1 (PR, EK, BR),
Verbal1(EK)
tueday------ Memorize Bio 1 (BR, EK, PR) --listen to audio osmosis EK take the
30min EK test
wednesday--memorize phys (PR, EK i find PR much easier then EK) listen to EK
audio osmosis, take the 30 min EK test
thursday-----memorize verbal listen to EK osmosis take the 30 min EK test
friday--------memorize GChem 1 listen to EK osmosis 1 take the EK 30 mintest
saturday----reread bio1, phys 1, gchem1, verbal1 do as many practice
passages as you can
sunday------ take a practice test online at AAMC the first one is free then about 35$ per test (but totally worth it bc it is just like the real test)

repeat each week and when you are done with verbal swich to ochem-

so far is working for me i did pretty bad in teh first verval but i noticed that taking a verbal passage a day really increased my score...

good luck and let me know how it works out
K

 

[BerkReviewTeach]

hi

i made a schedule that is working (so far for me) with a part time job a 4 unit class and volunteering ( i combined the EK scheduled and some modifications of my own)

take a verbal passage each morning no fail

Monday----- read Bio1 (EK,BR, PR) , phys 1 (PR, EK), GChem1 (PR, EK, BR),
Verbal1(EK)
tueday------ Memorize Bio 1 (BR, EK, PR) --listen to audio osmosis EK take the
30min EK test
wednesday--memorize phys (PR, EK i find PR much easier then EK) listen to EK
audio osmosis, take the 30 min EK test
thursday-----memorize verbal listen to EK osmosis take the 30 min EK test
friday--------memorize GChem 1 listen to EK osmosis 1 take the EK 30 mintest
saturday----reread bio1, phys 1, gchem1, verbal1 do as many practice
passages as you can
sunday------ take a practice test online at AAMC the first one is free then about 35$ per test (but totally worth it bc it is just like the real test)

repeat each week and when you are done with verbal swich to ochem-

so far is working for me i did pretty bad in teh first verval but i noticed that taking a verbal passage a day really increased my score...

good luck and let me know how it works out
K

May karma come back to you with interest when you apply. Sharing your schedule was a really nice thing to do.

Setting a realistic schedule is critical for doing well. It comes down to how much time you can dedicate to reviewing passages after you take them (both from books and on full length exams).

And while this thread probably shouldn't have been ressurrected, I'm glad it was for posterity. UCLAStudent is a wonderful, feel-good success story. She was in my class back when I was fairly new to teaching MCAT, and she worked super hard and ALWAYS had a positive attitude and a smile. She ended up doing great and shows that hard work with a the right mentality leads to success.