OAT VS MCAT, Has anyone taken both?

[dngk5119]

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Hi, I took the OAT at the beginning of November and my scores are listed below

QR 380
RC 350
Bio 390
gChe 360
Oche 380
Phy 350
TS 380
AA 370

The real OAT was much easier than any of the practice tests that I have taken.

Time I have used to study RC and QR would probably amount upto less than 2 hours. Basically, I have not even looked at them.

Orgo was definitely my strongest points. I probably have used about 5% of my time on it. Basically.... maybe twice a month?

I have spent about 80% of my time studying for gen chem (since I had forgotten most of it from the freshmen year), Physics (one of my 'weak' point).

Before I took OAT, I have taken a practice MCAT from Kaplan. This was before I started studying for anything. And my knowledges from gChem, physic were completely insufficient. At that time, I had not even taken Orgo chem, so I had no knowledge of it at all.

On the practice MCAT, I had gotten 7PS, 6VR and 10BS. And this is merely from knowledge from Bio, reasoning through the choices and guessing.

I want to take a hit on the MCAT and the only thing that is stopping me, (in my point of view) is the verbal reasoning.

If any of you have taken MCAT and OAT after being fully prepared for both, can you share your experience?

And any other advises will be appreciated also.

Thank you

 

[shannon804]

Hi, I took the OAT at the beginning of November and my scores are listed below

QR 380
RC 350
Bio 390
gChe 360
Oche 380
Phy 350
TS 380
AA 370

The real OAT was much easier than any of the practice tests that I have taken.

Time I have used to study RC and QR would probably amount upto less than 2 hours. Basically, I have not even looked at them.

Orgo was definitely my strongest points. I probably have used about 5% of my time on it. Basically.... maybe twice a month?

I have spent about 80% of my time studying for gen chem (since I had forgotten most of it from the freshmen year), Physics (one of my 'weak' point).

Before I took OAT, I have taken a practice MCAT from Kaplan. This was before I started studying for anything. And my knowledges from gChem, physic were completely insufficient. At that time, I had not even taken Orgo chem, so I had no knowledge of it at all.

On the practice MCAT, I had gotten 7PS, 6VR and 10BS. And this is merely from knowledge from Bio, reasoning through the choices and guessing.

I want to take a hit on the MCAT and the only thing that is stopping me, (in my point of view) is the verbal reasoning.

If any of you have taken MCAT and OAT after being fully prepared for both, can you share your experience?

And any other advises will be appreciated also.

Thank you

You want to take the MCAT . . . for fun . . . and want to know what we think about this?

 

[dngk5119]

You want to take the MCAT . . . for fun . . . and want to know what we think about this?

I have not mentioned anything about doing it fun. Why would you think that way? Why would I waste my money and time... just for fun? (and it won't be really fun either)

 

[Blondiechick919]

I want to take a hit on the MCAT and the only thing that is stopping me, (in my point of view) is the verbal reasoning.
Thank you

You did actually say that you wanted to give the MCAT a try. You did awesome on the OAT, why would you want to torture yourself with a test that thousands of premeds in america curse repeatedly?