Two Questions. Study Biochem? Study MCAT Book for OAT?

[dannyemkei]

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I'm planning on taking my OAT Exam in about 6 months.
I'm pretty busy so I need more time to study. A father, a husband and a full-time Oph. Tech.

I have never taken biochemistry. Will I be okay not taking that subject? or is that a MUST study subject for the OAT exam?

I'm thinking about buying the $1000+ Kaplan book set to study for my OAT...I was told that studying the MCAT is a lot better. Is that true? or should I just stick with the Kaplan OAT study books? Also, is everything in the OAT exam covered in those Kaplan Books?

 

[catsomgcats]

I haven't taken biochemistry yet either. I'm taking it next year but my OAT exam is next week. You will be fine without the Biochemistry course. There isn't much biochem on the OAT exam. It's more Organic Chemistry and General Chemistry. If you haven't taken Organic Chemistry and you have the chance to take it, I suggest you do that. However, you can still learn without the course.

Don't waste your money on the Kaplan course. Buy the Kaplan book used from somebody (actually I will be done with my book next week if you wanted to buy it off me). However, the book really only helped me with the BIOL section. I didn't bother on the other sections because it took too long to take notes and I noticed I wasn't really learning other than passively taking notes and forgetting about them the next day.

I suggest watching Chad's videos. They are $50 for 30 days and he basically teaches you everything you need to know for the exam. He is amazing and a lot of the students are very happy with him. You don't feel like you have wasted time either. He is easy to understand and he also has good quizzes.

http://www.coursesaver.com/videos/OAT/

After you have learned all of the material, set aside a few weeks just to do practice problems. I have heard OAT Destroyer is good for practice problems. This is a book with a bunch of problems. There is also the OAT Achiever; this is what I bought. It is an online software that gives you practice exams that are simulated just like the real thing. Both the OAT Destroyer and the OAT Achiever are more difficult than the real exam so it prepares you well. They both come with solutions to the problems. You can buy the OAT Achiever from here:

http://www.3tquest.com/index.php?module=products&id=2

(There is a trial run you can download for free on the OAT Achiever).

You can buy the OAT Destroyer from somebody that is selling or directly from the website:

http://orgoman.com/oatdestroyer.html


Don't waste your money on the expensive Kaplan course. I considered myself before I started studying but it is just too expensive and I have heard that it isn't worth the money. But the study tools that I mentioned above are definitely worth it and they still come out cheaper than the Kaplan. 🙂

Good luck! I'm sure your family is very proud of you 🙂

 

[NAUeyes]

Just took mine today! You dont need to know biochem for it....or atleast i didnt see any! I HIGHLY recommend Chads Videos to study. Thats what really helped me with content. I purchased kaplan and took the course and i didnt really take much from it so i would find cheaper options first and if you still feel like you need more than get kaplan. good luck! PM If you have more questions!