most/least important chapters in SN2ed books

[theparty]

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If you had to rank the most important & least important (in terms of how often they're tested on both the actual MCAT & AAMC online material), what would you say chapters-wise in the books used by SN2ed? Say pick 3 most & 3 least for each section.

BR Physics chapters:
1- translational motion.
2- forces, circular motion, gravitation
3- work, energy
4- momentum, torque
5- periodic motion, waves
6- sound, doppler effect
7- fluids, solids
8- electrostatics, electromagnetism
9- electricity, electric circuits
10- light, optics

BR Chemistry chapters:
1- stoichiometry
2- atomic theory
3- equilibrium
4- acids, bases
5- buffers, titrations
6- gases
7- phases, phase changes
8- thermochemistry
9- kinetics
10- electrochemistry

EK Biology chapters:
1- molecular biology, cellular respiration
2- genes
3- microbiology
4- eukaryotic cell, nervous system
5- endocrine system
6- digestive system, excretory system
7- cardiovascular system, respiratory system
8- muscle, bone, skin
9- populations

BR Organic Chemistry chapters:
1- molecular structure
2- structure elucidation
3- stereochemistry
4- hydrocarbon reactions
5- carbonyls, alcohols
6- carbohydrates
7- nitrogen compounds
8- organic chemsitry laboratory techniques

This is just a topic I'm wondering, as I've read multiple times that it is better to focus on your weaknesses than your strengths. I understand the general concepts in most of the chapters, but the more difficult later chapters in say the physics books seem to stump me more than the earlier [simpler] chapters. This would be helpful if say I am struggling equally in chapters 7 & 8, but chapter 7 is one of the most tested chapters, and chapter 8 is one of the least. Also, I keep reading that in terms of the organic chemistry tested, it is tending to be more of the early [simpler] chapter stuff.

 

[Sammy1024]

There's no such thing as most important/ least important on the MCAT. They test all the subjects in each test, it just varies how many questions they ask. You might think that Circulatory is super important and study for it and then on the real thing end up with 1 question on it. You have to know all the topics the same level.

 

[Blown Away]

This is a very dangerous game you play.

Take it from someone who has actually sat the real MCAT, they WILL exploit your weaknesses. Trust me. There's no such thing as preference to chapters. I hate studying microtubules, but what if I have an entire passage dedicated to them?

 

[deleted439911]

Most important sections - things you suck at
Second Most important sections - things you're good at
Least important sections -

 

[Jepstein30]

This is just a topic I'm wondering, as I've read multiple times that it is better to focus on your weaknesses than your strengths. I understand the general concepts in most of the chapters, but the more difficult later chapters in say the physics books seem to stump me more than the earlier [simpler] chapters. This would be helpful if say I am struggling equally in chapters 7 & 8, but chapter 7 is one of the most tested chapters, and chapter 8 is one of the least. Also, I keep reading that in terms of the organic chemistry tested, it is tending to be more of the early [simpler] chapter stuff.

This:

Most important sections - things you suck at
Second Most important sections - things you're good at
Least important sections -

You missed the point if you read one of my posts on focusing on weaknesses. Think about it.. it is better to focus on YOUR weaknesses rather than your strengths.. so why would you simply ignore your weakness if it showed up on a topic that some may consider to be less tested?

Ignoring weaknesses of any sort is a recipe for disaster. Yea, you might luck out on test day and not get any of them.. or you will and whether or not they are commonly tested becomes irrelevant as they're in YOUR test. Typically, you'll score okay on practice exams but if you hit a test full of weaknesses, hello score significantly lower than your AAMC average. That's more damaging than not having a ridiculously high AAMC average in the first place.

Also, you seem to be focusing WAY too much on reading the book and content review. Practice passages (especially the AAMC Self-Assessment and the AAMC FLs to a lesser extent) are how you identify weaknesses. You don't know if you know something well until you have to use that information to get a question right.