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Hi,
I have taken the MCAT three times now and have only been seeing slight improvements. I know that I got the content down pretty well, but there is something I need to change in my studying this time around. I have a lot of resources from several different test prep companies. I have realized that once you have the content down, critical thinking plays a huge part. How can I learn to look at big picture concepts and piece them together, or how do I learn to take something very foreign and think about what underlying simple concepts they are playing with?
Does anyone have any advice on how to increase one's critical thinking skills, once they have all the content down? I know practice, practice, practice, and go over the tests, but there has to be something I can read to help me understand how to piece things together and think the right way for this exam. I commend the test makers for making the exam like this and I understand why Med Schools use it to determine who gets entrance, but I also know that it is very possible to beat them at their game.
Please provide some insight, I would really appreciate it,
Thanks,
Ankit
I have taken the MCAT three times now and have only been seeing slight improvements. I know that I got the content down pretty well, but there is something I need to change in my studying this time around. I have a lot of resources from several different test prep companies. I have realized that once you have the content down, critical thinking plays a huge part. How can I learn to look at big picture concepts and piece them together, or how do I learn to take something very foreign and think about what underlying simple concepts they are playing with?
Does anyone have any advice on how to increase one's critical thinking skills, once they have all the content down? I know practice, practice, practice, and go over the tests, but there has to be something I can read to help me understand how to piece things together and think the right way for this exam. I commend the test makers for making the exam like this and I understand why Med Schools use it to determine who gets entrance, but I also know that it is very possible to beat them at their game.
Please provide some insight, I would really appreciate it,
Thanks,
Ankit