Where to get more practice questions?
Hey guys so I was wondering if you could recommend any websites or books that have really good practice questions for the new MCAT? I already bought the question bank stuff from AMCAS directly but I...
View ArticleFatty acid metabolism
I haven't learned about this yet. In the BR ochem book 2, section V-lipids, on pages 12 and 14 they show reaction steps for "straight chain fatty acids naturally synthesized from acetyl-CoA and...
View ArticleHelp with CP and BB targeting review after FL
Hi everyone, I am writing the exam aug 25. anyone have recommendations on how to get over their plateaus? the last 3 kaplan FLs I've taken (i've only taken 3 over the last 2 months), have been at 503....
View ArticleMy Schedule and Approach to a 526 (lots of passages, not too much Anki)
This is from my blog (www.mcatmatt.com). This was my approximate day-by-day study schedule from last year. You can download my schedule in Excel by clicking here (and a blank schedule template is...
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anyone take pcat also?
Hi guys, I work part time in a pharmacy and i am gonna apply to pharmacy school this year as well as well as medical school. I want to be an M.D but pharmacy is more like a back-up plan. i took two gap...
View ArticleMCAT 2015 STUDY PLAN adapted from SN2ed & MCATjelly - EK, TBR, TPRH, Kaplan
Hey Everyone. Using this plan, I went from 30th Percentile to 90th Percentile! HERE IS AN UPDATED ARTICLE I WROTE ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF MY STUDY PLAN I created a 2015 adaptation from @SN2ed's and...
View ArticleOLD TBR vs TBR 2015
Hey I have the old TBR books and I was wondering if I should buy the new 2015 TBR books. Was there alot more content added? Thanks!
View ArticleWhat to make of my MCAT Score?
so I recently took the mcat and got a 513 (90th percentile) 127/125/130/131. I know there are many charts that compare to the old mcat score but they all have different scores. Some say a 513 is a 32,...
View ArticleHow to write your own plan tailored to you?
Hey SDN, I took the MCAT last August but I ultimately voided it. I was half asleep for the CARS section and I marked about 25 Q's during the Bio/Bchem section, which was hard as hell for me. I...
View ArticleIf I'd want to postpone my MCAT exam a week, how far in advance do I have to...
I'm scheduled to write on the 20th of August and I'm considering pushing it back till the 28th, how would I go about doing so? Is there a period of time I have to do this prior too? As well, are there...
View Articlehow much harder are kaplan exams from ek and nextstep?
Im gonna do/have done ns 1 ns 3 ns 4 ns 5 ek 1 (only do physical sciences and bis sections: split them up) ek 3 ek 4 I was wondering if it would be a good idea to add kaplan exams (scheduled for sep 1st)
View ArticleThe Official August 9, 2013 MCAT Thread
Just started studying today. Anyone else with me?
View ArticleAltius Free FL CARS #19
My reasoning for avoiding C is because it says right there in the 1st paragraph: "Merrick, no more the degraded show freak, reveals his inner goodness and spirituality and dies happy." This is after he...
View ArticleHow to Interpret This AAMC Sample Test Score?
I'm going to be writing my exam in early September for the second time...but I want to travel to Brussels for a week to visit a friend in August. I wrote sample test last Wednesday... which is also my...
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Took my first FL :(
Hello, So I am applying to podiatry school, and I'm hoping for a 500+ but I don't think a point or two below that would kill me, and I was planning on taking the MCAT on Aug 25th. But this was my...
View ArticleDelay MCAT? (How much time needed to raise B/B?)
Hello everyone, I took a practice test today (PR MCAT Review Test #1) and scored a 505 (C/P: 126, CARS: 128, B/B: 124, P/S: 127). I'm very weak in Bio and Biochem especially because I haven't done as...
View ArticleHow I prepped for a 526
So, I took the new MCAT in April and got a 526 (proof). Since then, I've gotten lots of messages on SDN asking about study strategies. Rather than answer the same questions over and over in a thousand...
View ArticleMedical Human Physiology helpful for MCAT?
This is a newly offered class with part of the description being "medical physiology for undergraduates." The syllabus includes the following topics: neurophysiology, endocrine system/hormones,...
View ArticleExamkrackers Full Length (MCAT 2015)?
So EK released full length practice exams. For those of you guys who have tried them, what did you think? I've tackled the very beginning of the PS section. I'm finding it to be very challenging for...
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