What books do you recommend?

[Medstart108]

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What books do you recommend for the MCAT to someone who has no university level background in organic chemistry, physics, chemistry and has a small background in molecular biology with very strong backgrounds in human anatomy and physiology?

I have done physics, biology and chemistry up to Gr. 12 non-AP and studied medicine in university for 2 years (in the UK).

 

[Ace-Co-A]

So you're going to an American medical school and need to take the MCAT? I'm confused, though, because if that's the case, I thought all schools required Gen Chem, Organic, Physics, Biology at the university level?

I recommend reading everything you can to prepare for the Verbal section. For the PS and BS sections, other people will probably have superior recommendations for content review.

Good luck!

 

[Happy_Puppy5000]

What books do you recommend for the MCAT to someone who has no university level background in organic chemistry, physics, chemistry and has a small background in molecular biology with very strong backgrounds in human anatomy and physiology?

I have done physics, biology and chemistry up to Gr. 12 non-AP and studied medicine in university for 2 years (in the UK).

How did you do on your A-Levels. If you did great on the A-Levels, then you should be able to self study and do find on the MCAT. Nonetheless, I believe you are required to take the pre-req for US medical school. Good Luck.

 

[Medstart108]

I'm actually a Canadian who went to the UK for medical school. I'm planning on applying back to Canada for medical school. I actually did take the SAT and SAT II and I scored well in the 99%-99.5% percentile, but of course the MCATs are much harder as the calibre of students taking the MCAT is much higher.

 

[Brain Bucket]

I took the mcat years ago and it's changed since, but I remember how impressed I was with Examkrackers and Berkley review. I remember thinking that these would be ideal for someone with a non science background.

As is the case with any standardised test, the most important part of your preparation will be doing a ton of high quality qs. I'm sure there's a ton of guides on how to ace the test.