Studying during Fall Semester

[jk96]

Hi!
Just wanted to ask those who studied for the MCAT during a school semester how they attacked both content review and practice problems/full lengths
& What did you think was the greatest tip you received while studying?

I'm planning on taking the late January exam!
Thank you

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[Coltuna]

Biggest tip I received was to focus less on content and focus more on reviewing practice questions. For CARS, TIMING.

 

[Seikuken]

Hi!
Just wanted to ask those who studied for the MCAT during a school semester how they attacked both content review and practice problems/full lengths
& What did you think was the greatest tip you received while studying?

I'm planning on taking the late January exam!
Thank you

I studied for the MCAT this past spring semester while finishing a pre-req (Physics II) and can offer my two cents on this. Treat MCAT prep as a full 4-credit course and devote around 3-4 hours a day on it over the course of the semester. How you divide content review is really up to you, but make sure you spend one month sharpening those reasoning/research parts by doing plenty of practice. For CARS, check out KoalaT's guide and practice early on. Good luck!

 

[jk96]

I studied for the MCAT this past spring semester while finishing a pre-req (Physics II) and can offer my two cents on this. Treat MCAT prep as a full 4-credit course and devote around 3-4 hours a day on it over the course of the semester. How you divide content review is really up to you, but make sure you spend one month sharpening those reasoning/research parts by doing plenty of practice. For CARS, check out KoalaT's guide and practice early on. Good luck!

Thank you so much One question - what did you do and what material did you use for the one month to sharpen your reasoning/research skills?

 

[Seikuken]

Thank you so much One question - what did you do and what material did you use for the one month to sharpen your reasoning/research skills?

I mainly used Examkrackers for review and supplemented with Khan Academy videos if I was still fuzzy on some topics after reading EK. The Princeton Review is more detailed if you want a more in-depth review. For reasoning/research, the 30-min. exams for each EK chapter was pretty good along with EK full lengths and AAMC section bank. Always review your practice to see where you went wrong.