MCAT Timeline Question

[LINYKid]

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Sorry if this has been asked before but I am currently planning my schedule for my Post-Bacc Pre-Req's and hoping to finish them in December than study for the MCAT's I guess starting in Jan for about 3months. than send out my applications as soon as possible. Is this enough time? I need to do well on my MCAT's to offset my low undergrad GPA although my Sci GPA is good so far.
Any advice from my fellow wise SDN'ers is greatly appreciated ! Thanks again

 

[HunterGatherer]

Sorry if this has been asked before but I am currently planning my schedule for my Post-Bacc Pre-Req's and hoping to finish them in December than study for the MCAT's I guess starting in Jan for about 3months. than send out my applications as soon as possible. Is this enough time? I need to do well on my MCAT's to offset my low undergrad GPA although my Sci GPA is good so far.
Any advice from my fellow wise SDN'ers is greatly appreciated ! Thanks again

3 months is a perfect amount of time especially since you will be done with classes. Read the "30+ MCAT" thread in the MCAT forum to get an idea of what material you would like to use. If you plan to do self study you can buy the material now and read along relevant chapters in your MCAT books while attending class. This will make MCAT study a little easier. also in that "30+
thread" you should see that a large percentage of the posters studying for about 12 weeks even those returning to school after long breaks.

I think the MCAT goes computerized next year and more dates will be available. I would still try for an April test date so you will have MCAT scores available when you submit your primary.

 

[LINYKid]

3 months is a perfect amount of time especially since you will be done with classes. Read the "30+ MCAT" thread in the MCAT forum to get an idea of what material you would like to use. If you plan to do self study you can buy the material now and read along relevant chapters in your MCAT books while attending class. This will make MCAT study a little easier. also in that "30+
thread" you should see that a large percentage of the posters studying for about 12 weeks even those returning to school after long breaks.

I think the MCAT goes computerized next year and more dates will be available. I would still try for an April test date so you will have MCAT scores available when you submit your primary.

Thanks yeah I am guesstimating about dates since I know when I take the MCAT's more dates will be available. April seems like a good time take the MCAT's get all my application stuff ready and apply asap. Thanks