MCAT studying for a year

[vnicolas]

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So I was planning to take my MCAT in Jan and brought a lump of material( EK set, Osmosis CDs, EK 101 and 1001 AAMC official guide and TPR Verbal workbook) but my parents what me to take a Princeton course next summer [ so now I have to take the mcat in aug... late app🙁 ].


This is my game plan...
now--dec. EK bio and EK gen chem and EK verbal
Jan-April. Ek orgo and Nova physics and verbal AAMC 3-7
May-July--Princeton Review Course.
July--MCAT AAMC's 8-11

After I finish each subject I will do the practice problems in the AAMC official guide.

 

[MD Odyssey]

...but my parents what me to take a Princeton course next summer...

Perhaps you should make your own decision about what you want to do with your life and when you want to apply to medical school?

 

[vnicolas]

Bump.

 

[FutureDoctor503]

So I was planning to take my MCAT in Jan and brought a lump of material( EK set, Osmosis CDs, EK 101 and 1001 AAMC official guide and TPR Verbal workbook) but my parents what me to take a Princeton course next summer [ so now I have to take the mcat in aug... late app🙁 ].


anyway I decided to still continue studying do you think I should read the content review and practice verbal or should I do content, verbal and the EK 1001's. (I fell I will forget the info by the time I take the course and Princeton will provide me with the practice questions when I get there.)

You can do content review and EK 1001 problems for practice. You should do the problems and analyze them to target your weaknesses. This way, you will be very prepared to take the exam next year.
Since you have an ample amount of time before you take the exam, you should read an article or two everyday from magazines like The Economist (free online) and New Yorker. Then, two or three months before you take your exam, you can do VR full length once a week.

 

[plzNOCarribbean]

So I was planning to take my MCAT in Jan and brought a lump of material( EK set, Osmosis CDs, EK 101 and 1001 AAMC official guide and TPR Verbal workbook) but my parents what me to take a Princeton course next summer [ so now I have to take the mcat in aug... late app🙁 ].


This is my game plan...
now--dec. EK bio and EK gen chem and EK verbal
Jan-April. Ek orgo and Nova physics and verbal AAMC 3-7
May-July--Princeton Review Course.
July--MCAT AAMC's 8-11

After I finish each subject I will do the practice problems in the AAMC official guide.

if you can, pay for the TPR class now so you can get all the books. then, spend time from now through january reading the books and touching up on content review, then take the class in the spring and schedule for a class so that you only have class 2-3 times per week, and take a light load for school. During this time work on the TPR science workbooks, and get the TBR Chem + physics. You should aim at finishing all this material by may-june, and during that time work on EK verbal + TPR verbal. You shouldn't use the EK verbal first, but leave it for the end as it resembles the AAMC exams the most.

I agree with the above poster that from now until jan, read the new yorker, the new york times and the economist. Read the opinionator on the new york times, and read about philosophy and art from this site:

http://www.aldaily.com/

^that helped me improve my verbal score; the bar on the left side of the page has topics on everything.

 

[plzNOCarribbean]

Perhaps you should make your own decision about what you want to do with your life and when you want to apply to medical school?

? I don't understand this comment. The guy is just trying to get some help on the site. I appreciate your help with all my MCAT questions Mr. Odyssey, but I don't see the need to be such an A** to someone who is just seeking advice.

 

[vin5cent0]

A year is way too long. In a solid 3 weeks (little less) of studying I'm scoring with about ~80% correct. If you put in a real two-three months of studying, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to pull an above average score.

 

[tn4596]

? I don't understand this comment. The guy is just trying to get some help on the site. I appreciate your help with all my MCAT questions Mr. Odyssey, but I don't see the need to be such an A** to someone who is just seeking advice.

There is a certain level of maturity expected from med school matriculant. If OP is being "forced" to postpone his plan by his parents, this might imply that the parents is making most of the important decisions, including becoming a doctor, for OP.

 

[salim271]

There is a certain level of maturity expected from med school matriculant. If OP is being "forced" to postpone his plan by his parents, this might imply that the parents is making most of the important decisions, including becoming a doctor, for OP.

Agreed, when it comes to school my parents know to back off by now. Just because they're older doesnt mean they understand you better than you understand yourself, your skills, and your limits. Even if they're doctors and have taken the MCAT, its changed a lot, and its become a lot more competitive than when they would have taken it.

Overbearing parents are the worst. I have more than a couple friends who are in the medical field just because their parents want them to be. They do terrible in their classes because of it, they just dont care. They're basically wasting their undergrad years because they're on a career path they dont want to be on.

OP, im not saying your parents are like that per se, i dont even know them. But when it comes to your life, make your own decisions. After 18 you're a legal adult and responsible for yourself whether you live with or near your parents.

 

[mitchlucker]

A year of studying...wow.

It's an entrance level exam...come on. 3 months is even a little much if you did well in your classes.

If you're gunning for a 40+ then it might take you a year, but even then there's a bit of luck...