question for april 2004 mcaters

[kidgorgeous]

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hi,
Would you guys please shed some light on the ratio of no. of bio passages to orgo passages on the april mcat.
Thanks in advance.
kid.

 

[ASDIC]

Form BK:

5 Genetics Passages
1 Immunology Passage
1 Physiology Passage
1 Synthesis of aldehydes passage
1 H-NMR passage

 

[MoosePilot]

Form BK:

5 Genetics Passages
1 Immunology Passage
1 Physiology Passage
1 Synthesis of aldehydes passage
1 H-NMR passage

Wow, you memorized that? 😀

No idea, but I'd guess it was about 70/30 in favor of bio.

 

[bigdan]

I agree on a 70/65% to 30/35% bio to ochem split.

dc

 

[IllinoisStudent]

I agree. There is definitely more bio than ochem. I had FM form.

The changing trend I noticed in my form was that there were lot more independent questions for Bio part that relied on previous knowledge than knowledge from the passages.

For ochem, they didn't expect you to memorize the frequencies for IR and NMR. (although I would still know them). Previously, the expected you to know all the frequencies..like the IR peak for ketones is usually around 1650-1700 cm-1. These frequencies are usually given in the recent MCATs. MCAT emphasizes mechanisms a lot in ochem. Well, I thought the emphasis was more this time than usual (at least in the passages I got). Also, I would recommed knowing the different tests that are used for determining the kind of organic compounds.

good luck on ur MCAT.

 

[Swack]

I had form DK and agree with 70/30 in favor of bio. Also, there were at least 3 genetics passages, which I think blindsided a lot of people. Everyone I knew hardly covered genetics as we thought the MCAT would be more physiology-intensive.

 

[silkworm]

Are those genetic passages concerned with the molecular aspect or the Mendelian, Linkage, Pedigree aspect?

 

[ASDIC]

molecular genetics, mendelian genetics (includes pedigree) and evolutionary genetics