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Hello all!
I am a non-trad and I have recently started to consider taking the August MCAT. Originally, I planned to just take it next April and apply for 2007 matriculation, because by then I will have finished all of my pre-req courses (I figured I wouldn't be ready for the MCAT until they were all done). However, I took the AAMC practice exam without any studying or preperation, just for a baseline, and scored a 29 before having taken the physics or o-chem classes I am enrolled in for this summer (I took AP physics in high school in 1997 and I took o-chem in 1999 but am (re)taking both courses this summer). I still want to apply for 2007, but I like the idea of leaving myself the possibility of retaking the test in April if nec. (although I don't want to set myself up to get a bad score and simply create a need to retake the test).
So I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on whether I should start preparing soon and take the MCAT in August, even though I will have taken only one quarter of physics and one of o-chem for the first time in at least 6 years. Is it unwise for me to give myself only a few months to prepare, especially since I will have a hectic summer school schedule? Thanks for any advice, suggestions, or stories of your own experience with MCAT preperation.
I am a non-trad and I have recently started to consider taking the August MCAT. Originally, I planned to just take it next April and apply for 2007 matriculation, because by then I will have finished all of my pre-req courses (I figured I wouldn't be ready for the MCAT until they were all done). However, I took the AAMC practice exam without any studying or preperation, just for a baseline, and scored a 29 before having taken the physics or o-chem classes I am enrolled in for this summer (I took AP physics in high school in 1997 and I took o-chem in 1999 but am (re)taking both courses this summer). I still want to apply for 2007, but I like the idea of leaving myself the possibility of retaking the test in April if nec. (although I don't want to set myself up to get a bad score and simply create a need to retake the test).
So I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on whether I should start preparing soon and take the MCAT in August, even though I will have taken only one quarter of physics and one of o-chem for the first time in at least 6 years. Is it unwise for me to give myself only a few months to prepare, especially since I will have a hectic summer school schedule? Thanks for any advice, suggestions, or stories of your own experience with MCAT preperation.