Study Group Oregon
Is anyone around the Corvallis/Eugene area trying to study this summer? If interested PM me.
View ArticleAdvice on longer-term study plan?
Hi all, I've been lurking for a while and it's finally getting close to the time to take the MCAT. I haven't been a straight A student, especially in my sciences, but I'm super dedicated to acing the...
View ArticleVideo To Help Memorize The 20 Amino Acid
Hello All: I am not exactly sure if this will help anyone or confuse more, but here is a video that may help some of you in memorizing the 20 Amino Acid. There may be much easier ways, but for anyone...
View ArticleLIST: MCAT mnemonics and memory aids!
Mnemonics are essential to survival in med school, and I think they would be useful on the MCAT as well. Let's make a list of good MCAT mnemonics to help remember details! Some of these may be too...
View ArticleMy AAMC Scores - Advice?
Hey guys, I'm testing on Sept. 12, and I just took the AAMC Official Guide & AAMC FL. Here are my scores: AAMC Official Guide: C/P - 24/30 (80%) B/B - 24/30 (80%) CARS - 25/30 (83%) P/S - 22/30...
View ArticlePost-AAMC FL
So my exam date is Sept. 12th (gahhhhhh) and I finally got around to doing the AAMC FL. Here are my percentiles C/P (64%) CARS (74%) B/B (78%) P/S (64%) As I'm cycling through my correct and incorrect...
View Articlemissing prerequisites and mcat advice? Thank you
Hello everyone! I am a junior starting on my bachelors this upcoming fall 2015, I have a question regarding mcat testing and med school applications. I have not finished my prereqs due to many reasons...
View ArticleStudy Schedule Fall 2015
Hi everyone! I plan on taking my MCAT in July 2016. I started studying already, but haven't been completely on track. I'm using TPR Bio/Biochem book right now. It is super dense. I have the EK books as...
View ArticlePhysics/Chem Scores Not Improving
Does anyone have tips on which materials to use to boost physics/chem score? I've been stuck at 125s and don't know what else to use to get better. I've gone over all 10 chapters for TBR, TPR...
View ArticleMCAT 2015 Grading
Hi guys! I have taken the MCAT yesterday and I do not want to talk about any specifics but I was just wondering if a test is really hard, this means it will be curved? I just do not understand how this...
View ArticleEK FL 3 C/P (#1) - How to read table?
View attachment 195865 View attachment 195866 How are you supposed to know that the negative values in the table indicate the chance of incorrect insertions?..
View ArticleEK 2015 - 30 MIN EXAM?
Hey guys, Can anyone tell me where the EK 30 min exams are? Are they in each of their books? At the end of each chapter? Do they give you an estimate scaled score?
View ArticleDo I have a chance on the MCAT?
I am a junior in Uni. I just transferred from a community college. I am taking orgo right now but I still have to take Biochem and Physics, which I do not know if I will be able to take before the MCAT...
View ArticleBio/Biochem Help
Hey everyone! My car recently got broken into and my laptop, wallet, and pretty much everything was stolen. My MCAT is in a couple weeks and all of my Khan academy psychology/sociology and bio/biochem...
View ArticleLast week until Test- AAMC 505 only- score boosting tips?
Hi SDN.. I just finished taking the AAMC FL practice test and scored what I figured was a 505 Chem 126 % correct: 68.00% (40/59) CARS 126 % correct: 72.00% (38/53) Bio 126 % correct: 69.00% (41/59)...
View ArticleDo I have a chance on the MCAT?
I am a junior in Uni. I just transferred from a community college. I am taking orgo right now but I still have to take Biochem and Physics, which I do not know if I will be able to take before the MCAT...
View ArticleEnzymes dont speed up endergonic reactions??
Hi all, I was doing the TPR full length and one of the questions stated that enzymes are only able to speed up a reaction by lowering its activation energy if the reaction is exergonic... I couldn't...
View ArticleSeptember 2015 MCAT, too late to reschedule
Hi everyone, I will make it brief. I took the MCAT once before and scored a 24, a bit lower than what I was getting on practice exams. I spent the past few months preparing to take the Sep. 11, 2015...
View ArticleSeptember MCAT 2015 Panic!
Hi fellow MCATers! I am set to take the MCAT on September 12th, which leaves me 2 weeks to study. I have hit a SERIOUS low point and feel super burnt out and discouraged. I have been using Princeton...
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