Yea I've pretty much given up. I did well in school 3.7gpa Chem major. but cant take the mcat for my life. Ive taken the Kaplan and PR free tests and test 3R and got a 19 best score. Why am i such an idiot.
ive read through the entore Kaplan book. I guess med school isnt for everyone.
There's your problem right there. It's not just about memorizing the books/equations. This test is about application of simple concepts (And I use the word simple lightly, so please no flaming) into
unfamiliar questions. You can't expect to score high if all you do is just memorize the kaplan book from cover to cover. You need to get familiar with the questions they ask and narrow down on just what is really needed to know and what you shoudl just familiarize yourself with.
Example: Kaplan goes into a ludicrous amount of detail covering viscosity, laminar/turbulent flow and the various moduluses (is that even a word?) but the reality is that you just need to know how the concept of viscosity works and how laminar/turbulent flow is affected by viscosity and density of the particles going through it.
In the above you could:
a) memorize that section knowing the definition of viscosity/laminar/turbulent flow
OR
b) understand what it is saying, how particles travel in a tube work and how their densities and viscosities affect it. It's more to your advantage to take B and not spend so much time in this case.
And this all goes to knowing just what the mcat loves to test you on. And, yes, there is that for sure. Some concepts you just HAVE to know and know how to solve mcat type questions revolving around them.
This ties together into one special package: practice. Practice questions - and not just taking the tests, but covering what you missed and HOW/WHY you missed it.
Hope that helps.
