studying for MCAT while taking PRE-REQS

[Theloveofmedicine12]

Hola y'all.

Just wondering.. I'm planning to take Physics 1 + lab and Orgo 2 + lab this summer
and will be taking physics 2 in fall....

I plan to start studying for the MCAT in JULY.... so I can take it in December or January...

Is it bad to study while taking the classes? Advice, guidance

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[DelayedGratification]

If you're taking physics 1 and orgo 2 in the summer, I don't think you will have much free time to study for the MCAT.

Also, you can't take the MCAT in December, late January is the earliest.

Don't try to squeeze in the MCAT without feeling comfortable with your studying.

 

[Theloveofmedicine12]

Classes are over the end of July.

My question still remains.. studying while taking Physics 2?

 

[DelayedGratification]

Classes are over the end of July.

My question still remains.. studying while taking Physics 2?

You will likely be okay, you can just gloss over the physics section and come back to it after you finish the course if you feel like you're missing something. Theres stuff on the MCAT that my physics 2 class didn't cover anyway.

 

[Theloveofmedicine12]

Thank you

 

[WIMNFamilyMed]

I mean is it your only class? Do you work? How much time per day can you commit to studying exclusively MCAT stuff? That is the real question - do you have time to give it proper prep before you take the test?

 

[Theloveofmedicine12]

Yes. I will have only like 6 credits next semester. I'm done with my degree.... Barely working maybe only weekends starting in May.

 

[WIMNFamilyMed]

Sounds like you’ll have the right amount of time to focus on mcat studies then. Unlike the person above, my physics 1&2 sequence covered all the MCAT material (and then more), so you could see it in class or could not. Good luck!

 

[Optimist Prime]

Ya that's fine its what I'm currently doing. I usually just read that chapter in my MCAT book right before a take the test in class that correlates to that chapter.

 

[aldol16]

That's a very long time to prepare for the MCAT. It's fine to study for the MCAT as you're taking pre-reqs. In fact, you might find that you won't have to review that particular subject in much depth since it's fresh in your mind, which saves you some time.