The one comment I have is about the psychology and sociology section is that I felt neither really adequately covered what I was tested. I also bought both full-length tests from AAMC (which together cost $60). They seemed to focus much more on facts unlike EK which focused on concepts. What I didn’t like about Kaplan was how long it was (as I mentioned before) and how detailed it went.
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I used Kaplan mostly for practice, since the full book set also came with online materials (including 3 full length tests). EK also had practice passages in the back, which aren’t the same as the actual exam (they’re a bit more difficult) but are good for practice. Since I was trying to get through all of the content within 2-3 weeks, EK was great because it was so short. The organic chemistry book alone for Kaplan, on the other hand, was 400 pages (general chemistry was ~600 pages). For example, chemistry (organic and inorganic were combined) had 7 chapters and consisted of around 450 pages of content. EK splits each book into chapters, and each book consists of anywhere from 4-7 chapters (each 60-70 pages long). EK, in my opinion, is great because they explain everything so well and succinctly and are able to cover 95% of what is on the exam in half the length of other prep material. As for me, I decided to go with the full set of books from ExamKrackers (EK) and Kaplan, which together totaled around $350 (vs.
There’s no reason you can’t self-study, especially since that’s what you do during the school year. I don’t really know why, but for some reason I think there’s always a part of me that feels like I’m getting ripped off since they are so expensive. It may seem like a monster to study for, but all the knowledge is somewhere in your brain - you just have to dust it off. What is on the MCAT is really just a watered down version of all your premed classes - don’t forget that. My recommendation would be to take biochemistry right before the exam, since it is such an important component on the MCAT and you want it fresh in your mind. Realistically, you probably will only really remember material from classes you took from the past year - anything past that you’ll likely have to re-learn. Having taken biochem so recently, most of it was fresh in my head so it was not nearly as difficult to learn as it should have been. Surprisingly, a lot of the content in NS4410 ended up being on the MCAT as well. I was lucky and took biochem just this past fall, along with another course called “Nutrition and Disease” (NS4410). The exam seems also to focus heavily on biochemistry. In my opinion, the new MCAT really favors students who work in research labs since there are a lot of passages that require data interpretation. You’ve learned 95% of the material in your classes before, so re-learning it shouldn’t be as hard as the first time. If you really think about it, studying for the MCAT should really just be review. I’ll be discussing many aspects of how I prepared, and hopefully it’ll help someone out there. Scores were released yesterday, and I’ll just say that I’m very happy with my score. While a lot of people spend months preparing for the exam, I didn’t start studying until the beginning of winter break and spent only 5 weeks (albeit a brutal 5 weeks) preparing for the exam. I’m happy to say that I’m (mostly) back and will be trying to answer all of your questions! But this post is mostly dedicated to how I studied and prepared for the MCAT.
It’s been a whirlwind, with schoolwork, starting to apply to medical school (HCEC >_>), studying and taking the MCAT, writing an honors thesis, preparing another manuscript for publication, etc. Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of posting these past few months.
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