taking mcat before taking Orgo 2 & Physics 2

[immanuel11421]

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Due to some desperate situation, I have only 2 1/2" months to study But I am planning to quit my job and study at least 8 hours per day for the mcat.
I am in the middle of finishing my Physics 1 right now. I am planning to tak mcat in 2 1/2 months and would not have time to register for summer classes.

Has anyone ever taken mcat succesfully wihout taking Orgo 2 and Physics 2?
I already did Orgo 1 last semester and gotten an A.
Any advice on how to teach yourself?

When u guys study mcat, do u study past classroom work/notes and textbook or do u go with study guide from Kaplan /Exam Kracker?
I look at some exam question from past mcat sample and it looks like there's not really that many Orgo %.
I had pretty crappy professor before and I taught myself by studying texbook most time and still got an A.
So, any advice? Anyone ever taken mcat and do well before finishing up their pre-req part 2?
And if unfortiunately I mess up the first attempt, how long it stays in my record? Is it permanent?

 

[SN2ed]

That is an enormous mistake.

 

[Forkit]

That is an enormous mistake.

Not necessarily. There was a Philosophy Major and a Business Economics major who scored 40 and 35, respectively in the Jan 31st test. They posted in the "30+ CBT study habits" thread

It's more of a reasoning test, so only minimal knowledge of Organic Chemistry and Physics is required.

 

[SN2ed]

Not necessarily. There was a Philosophy Major and a Business Economics major who scored 40 and 35, respectively in the Jan 31st test. They posted in the "30+ CBT study habits" thread

It's more of a reasoning test, so only minimal knowledge of Organic Chemistry and Physics is required.

It's not a question of major, it's having the classes or not. Besides, it's not a good idea to follow the exceptions to the rule. One of the bad aspects of SDN is the high number of unusual applicants. There have been a number of people that received 40+ with minimal studying. That doesn't mean I'll go around and tell people that only a couple weeks of studying will cut it.

 

[Forkit]

It's not a question of major, it's having the classes or not. Besides, it's not a good idea to follow the exceptions to the rule. One of the bad aspects of SDN is the high number of unusual applicants. There have been a number of people that received 40+ with minimal studying. That doesn't mean I'll go around and tell people that only a couple weeks of studying will cut it.

Well someone with a Philosophy or Business major would imply that they have not taken those courses (in fact they admitted it in the thread),but of course they may be outliers. However, I still believe that courses are not required to do well on the MCAT because 1.) it's a reasoning test and 2.) any calculation on the MCAT will be very simple because there is no calculator involved.

Courses in college encourages rigorous memorizing and plugging in numbers with absolutely no emphasis on critical thinking. If taking physics and organic was so important, then the average score among the 75,000+ test takers wouldnt be just a 24 (I'm guessing the major of whom have 3.5+ GPAs).

 

[SN2ed]

It doesn't really imply that since you have to take those courses in order to get into medical school. The major of a person doesn't matter for medical school as long as they complete the necessary pre-reqs.

Also, it's not really surprising that the average score is a 24 because that score correlates to the 39-45% ranking, ie. really freaking bad. The score distribution on the MCAT is not linear.

Yes, it's a reasoning test, but if you don't know the language, you don't have a chance.