med school studying like MCAT studying?

[RUc10]

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Is studying for the material once you're actually in medical school comparable to the amount of effort people put in to study for the MCAT? Maybe it's a bit easier or maybe even a bit more difficult? Just wondering.

 

[RUc10]

crap i meant to put this in preallo but I can't figure out how to delete this thread.

 

[JA Prufrock]

No worries, a mod will probably move it for you. In any case, I'm not a med student so this is pure speculation, but I doubt MCAT studying is similar to med school studying. MCAT studying is 50% (or more) practice, whereas med school (if it is similar to upper-division biology coursework) will probably be comprehension, memorization, then regurgitation. I think the two are hard for different reasons: the MCAT because they try to trick you, and med school because they dump a whole lot of info on you.