Topics that Appear Frequently?

[choklad]

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I used to learn Japanese as an undergrad and in the world of Japanese learners, there's a global, annual, standardized proficiency test called the JLPT. It comes in 4 different levels and each level gets progressively harder. The higher you go, the more necessary it is to have precise preparation.

One of the books I used had statistics on how many times a certain grammar structure has appeared in the exam for that particular level in the past 10 years. Which I've found to be very useful in knowing what to prioritize in your study (esp if you have not much time ro study and regularly freaks out looking at the topics left to study like me....) If a certain topic has appeared 7 times out of 10, chances are, the testmakers think it's something people of that level should know.

I have yet to see the same approach for MCAT. I'm not even sure the same trend applies. So my question is, especially to people who have taken it more than once, what do you think? Any particular topics, esp in PS or BS, that seems to be a favourite?

 

[Anastasis]

I used to learn Japanese as an undergrad and in the world of Japanese learners, there's a global, annual, standardized proficiency test called the JLPT. It comes in 4 different levels and each level gets progressively harder. The higher you go, the more necessary it is to have precise preparation.

One of the books I used had statistics on how many times a certain grammar structure has appeared in the exam for that particular level in the past 10 years. Which I've found to be very useful in knowing what to prioritize in your study (esp if you have not much time ro study and regularly freaks out looking at the topics left to study like me....) If a certain topic has appeared 7 times out of 10, chances are, the testmakers think it's something people of that level should know.

I have yet to see the same approach for MCAT. I'm not even sure the same trend applies. So my question is, especially to people who have taken it more than once, what do you think? Any particular topics, esp in PS or BS, that seems to be a favourite?

For BS - know your renal system and endocrine system

You might get more helpful replies in the MCAT forum.

 

[EddieIndy]

I'm not sure if there is such a thing as frequent topics. For example, before the test I was told that reproduction, immunology and the endocrine system would be a hot topic. Right not it's hard for me to recall more than one question about either reproduction, endocrine or immunology. Just study hard and do your best, and then do the test and feel like crap for a few days, then come here and get your hopes back up 🙂

 

[DF38]

In PS, electrochemistry seems to come up a lot.

 

[Schaden Freud]

I used to learn Japanese as an undergrad and in the world of Japanese learners, there's a global, annual, standardized proficiency test called the JLPT. It comes in 4 different levels and each level gets progressively harder. The higher you go, the more necessary it is to have precise preparation.

One of the books I used had statistics on how many times a certain grammar structure has appeared in the exam for that particular level in the past 10 years. Which I've found to be very useful in knowing what to prioritize in your study (esp if you have not much time ro study and regularly freaks out looking at the topics left to study like me....) If a certain topic has appeared 7 times out of 10, chances are, the testmakers think it's something people of that level should know.

I have yet to see the same approach for MCAT. I'm not even sure the same trend applies. So my question is, especially to people who have taken it more than once, what do you think? Any particular topics, esp in PS or BS, that seems to be a favourite?

delta G = delta H - T(delta S)

 

[sweetstuff25]

don't forget about all those genetics/ molecular bio questions!

 

[ChymeChancellor]

You really should review epitopes and agriculture.

 

[LJ Stanton]

Biology:
molecular biology/genetic experiments
For example you do a screen in yeast looking for X, you get 3 mutations etc.

Physics:
centripetal force
mechanics problems combined with some other type of basic physics e.g thermodynamics

chemistry:
energy questions combined with chemical reactions


I guess overall its usually very basic science stuff, usually multiple concepts put together in a passage that if you reason your way through the answer is solved quickly...actually thats not much help...sorry good luck

 

[McGillGrad]

Kaplan did a great job of predicting what would be found on the MCAT.

 

[choklad]

As in the prep course? What about the books?

 

[McGillGrad]

As in the prep course? What about the books?

The prep course material they provide had many of the topics I saw on the real deal.

 

[Schaden Freud]

I used to learn Japanese as an undergrad and in the world of Japanese learners, there's a global, annual, standardized proficiency test called the JLPT. It comes in 4 different levels and each level gets progressively harder. The higher you go, the more necessary it is to have precise preparation.

One of the books I used had statistics on how many times a certain grammar structure has appeared in the exam for that particular level in the past 10 years. Which I've found to be very useful in knowing what to prioritize in your study (esp if you have not much time ro study and regularly freaks out looking at the topics left to study like me....) If a certain topic has appeared 7 times out of 10, chances are, the testmakers think it's something people of that level should know.

I have yet to see the same approach for MCAT. I'm not even sure the same trend applies. So my question is, especially to people who have taken it more than once, what do you think? Any particular topics, esp in PS or BS, that seems to be a favourite?

Bernoulli's Equation/Fluid Flow.

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[suckermc]

Bernoulli's Equation/Fluid Flow.

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if any one took a prep course that said what topics appear most frequently can you direct us to a link or post? thanks