Spring Classes and MCAT

[Miss155]

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Hi

Do you think if taking Orgo 2 and lab, Biochem, and Human Physiology while studying for the April MCAT is too much? Thanks.

 

[Code Brown]

Hi

Do you think if taking Orgo 2 and lab, Biochem, and Human Physiology while studying for the April MCAT is too much? Thanks.

No, that will be perfect, since all of those subjects will come in handy for the MCAT anyway.

 

[tastyfood]

ummm....i beg to differ, all those classes are pretty difficult if not very hard depending on where you take them.....you need to have time to practice taking the MCAT above anything else i believe....also, there is a lot of junk from orgo that you don't really need to know for the MCAT but you do need to know for your Orgo midterms and final (same goes with biochem, and maybe a little bit for human phys)....this is just my opinion though....

i suggest if you are really intent on taking the MCAT, but do not want to change your classes, do it (b/c no one should tell you what to do) BUT make sure you take real test situation practice MCATs and if you are satisfied come test time with the results, take the MCAT....if not, dont take it...

 

[skiracer90]

Last spring semester my schedule was insane also...I was taking 5 science classes along with kaplan. I pretty much had no life and was stressed out constantly. I didn't end up taking the April MCAT for a variety of reasons...1) I hadn't had enough study time in my opinion 2) I had 3 midterms the week before 3) Getting A's in my classes was more important than trying to study for a test that I could take over the summer. So I just re-took the Kaplan class and sat at the August exam. My advisor all along said I shouldn't take the April MCAT with my schedule...I ended up agreeing in the end.

 

[DOitright]

Depends on how much you think you can handle! Kaplan is an expensive course, and if you aren't going to have time to take advantage of it, don't spend the money! I chose to take Kaplan twice...ouch!!! People are right, getting As in your classes is much more important than taking the test in April, when you can easily take it in August!

Good Luck

 

[coharahawk]

Hi

Do you think if taking Orgo 2 and lab, Biochem, and Human Physiology while studying for the April MCAT is too much? Thanks.

Yeah, I also think that sounds like a pretty heavy load to have while trying to prepare. If anything, I would say to push back orgo lab until the summer if at all possible, because from my experience it is not all that difficult but it is very time consuming.

 

[DoctorMalki]

even though those classes will help you they are very time consuming and difficult. You need time to practice the doing MCAT problems. So much of O-chem is not on the MCAT but you will be responsible for that on your test. I would drop a class.