What Can I Do!

[hammy143]

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Hey Guys!

I'm a senior in high school and going to go to Stonybrook University this fall! I just wanted to know if I'm too young to start studying for the Mcat's. I don't mean like intensly but is there anything I can do to prepare myself for the Mcat's or college in general!

Thank You All!

 

[dexterraz]

for starters, get your punctuation right...if you are to initiate a sentence..like you did, end it properly...substitute a question mark for that ! point...secondly, get ready to compete with smarty pantsies like me

 

[TRUE]

The one thing I can suggest to start preparing for the MCAT now is...start calming the heck down now. If you're this worried about it before college even starts, I can only imagine what you'll be like during second semester of your junior year as you're preparing to take it.

The key for me with the MCAT was staying calm and relaxed in both my prep. for the test and during the test itself. The classes you take during college will help you greatly on your road towards getting a good score. I would suggest taking some upper level bio (like physiology, genetics, and maybe biochem) as those tend to come up on the mcat a lot.

 

[musiclink213]

that's like the kid who was a freshman and looked at me like i was insane when i was a soph and hadn't started studying for the MCAT yet. you don't yet have the background to understand a lot of the concepts for the MCAT, such as bio, genetics, cell bio, organic chem, physics, stuff like that. you can read MCAT books, but none of it will make any sense because they don't tell you everything about a topic. just taking your prereqs will be fine until it's really time to start studying. I believe ExamKrackers says no more than 10 weeks of studying, otherwise you just don't remember.

now, getting ready for college is a different story. here is what you should do.
1. start saving quarters
2. find extra-long bed sheets
3. find notebooks that don't rip when you turn the pages
4. perfect the art of procrastination (you will be waayy ahead of hte game if you can perfect this now)

 

[beanbean]

First things first - enjoy your senior year of high school.

Don't even think about the MCAT yet. A big part of preparing for the MCAT is learning the material in your bio, physics and chem classes as you take them. The real "studying" takes place a few months before the exam and consists of reviewing material that you hopefully already learned in classes and taking practice exams to build up your endurance and get used to the style of questions.

Honestly, the only thing I would recommend now regarding the MCAT is to get in the habit of reading. Read for fun and every so often read articles from the New Yorker or Atlantic Monthly. If you are used to reading this type of material, the Verbal section of the MCAT will be much easier.

A big part of undergrad success is learning to keep your goals in mind, but focus on what needs to be a priority now. So keep the goal of med school in mind and in August focus on starting off freshman year on the right foot. For now- just enjoy life!

Oh - and in terms of advice for college.....work hard, play hard, don't do anything too stupid and try not to get arrested. Most importantly, don't take too heavy of a courseload for your first semester. Allow yourself some time to get used to the whole college experience. Start looking for activities which interest you -research, student groups, EMT class - whatever you like. Keep a good balance by keeping your priorities straight - don't blow off your classes because you have to many other commitments, etc. Have fun and don't structure your whole life around getting into med school.

Deirdre

 

[Bad Mojo]

don't worry until after you've taken all of the covered subjects. Even then, years of studying doesn't seem necessary. 3-5 months is enough in my book.

 

[fullefect1]

To prepare yourself for college you should go see your doctor and act like you have ADD. Research everything there is about the tests that are taking on it, and then have him hook you up with a very large perscription of Adderal. Then when you forget to study regularly you can cram for 24 hours straight and hopefully maintain a very respectable GPA. ---------------- However, you could just skipp this step and make sure to read over your notes before and after class, and make sure you don't fall behind on your studying. ------------- Oh ya and about the MCAT defently do not start thinking about it yet. I am a freshman and I did the stupid idea before looking at many posts of going out and getting a Kaplan review book. Yes it is very true about people saying it is dumb about looking into any review material before you go to the classes. The passages will just look like japanese and same with the review material until you actually take the classes. Best of luck with your future college experience.