MCAT Test Date & Princeton Prep Class Advice?

[jvn3110]

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I'm about to enter my Junior year and plan on applying to Medschool next summer and so I wanted to take the MCAT in January so I could have it out of the way and have time to retake it if needed. My only worry is that by that point in time I would not have taken the second semester of Physics yet.

I'll have all of my other prereqs done by that point but I wanted to know if having that second semester is absolutely necessary or if I could cover it through selfstudy/prep classes. (I took advanced Physics senior year of highschool if that means anything).

Also, I plan on taking the Princeton review and I'm trying to decide whether to take the regular 3 month course from October until January or "Holiday Hell" where I would have classes everyday during winter break and basically would cram the same course into a one month period before taking the MCAT. The only problem with the regular 3 month course is that I'll be simultaneously taking a fairly heavy course load so I'm not sure which would be better.

Thank you for you time and suggestions!

 

[ThePrincetonReview]

Taking an online Princetron Review MCAT prep course could work for you too since you will have a course load on top of taking the prep course. The online course will allow you to do the material at your own pace and on your own time, while recieving the same hours as a classroom course would.

Check out some of the online options:
http://www.princetonreview.com/medical/mcat-test-preparation.aspx
http://www.princetonreview.com/mcat-liveonline.aspx

Good luck!
-The Princeton Review

 

[Anthrax]

Well okay, first let me ask you which topics have you covered in Physics so far in the first semester Physics that you took.

I personally don't feel that you will be at a disadvantage because university level physics is a bit more advanced than MCAT Physics. Especially since you say that you took advanced physics in high school, I think you would have been exposed to all areas of MCAT physics and I don't think it will be completely new material to you.