Prepping before undergrad

[jrychlik]

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Hey student doctor non trads.
I wasnt sure where to put this but since it is a little bit of a nontrad question I figured this would make most sense.

I am currently employed at a laser eye center and am planning to apply to school in september for the following year.
I have been out of school for a couple of years now working here and since my recent decision to complete and undergrad than apply to med school I would like to brush up on my education and prep before school.

Basically I want to get 100% on the first test and every test after that and not trip out of the starting gates.

Has anybody done this sort of thing and basically studied before university?
What is the preferred method to start studying, I have more than a full year to study and plan to start as soon as possible.

I can get my hands on a couple of textbooks and have recently found khan academy which is a good resource for some things but practise questions are my favourite and I work very well with hands-on practice questions.

Any help is much appreciated!

 

[Pose]

If you want to learn before starting school, I doubt anyone will fault you. My recommendation would be to get very comfortable with math, and to review anything you may have forgotten from high school. In regards to trying to learn specific course material for classes you might end up taking, I wouldn't. You're better off mastering the basics, because that's all that is expected of you. Many people start off struggling, and never catch up. If you start off strong, you will finish strong.

You found Khan, which is great. If you want to pay, consider Chad's videos. If you want books, I always favored concise review books. Go sit at your local library or bookstore and flip through those. McGraw Hill has awesome (and free) online animations, tutorials, and quizzes that accompany their textbooks. Most textbooks offer supplementary question books, which you could always pick up for practice.