Official "Should I Retake?" Thread
For those of you who are trying to figure out whether you should re-take, this is the thread for you. Post your dilemma here if you want advice from other SDN folks. Please note that you should take...
View Article*Official MCAT 2017 Thread*
This thread is for anyone that is looking to write the MCAT in 2017. Have a question, post it here.
View Article509+ MCAT Study Habits
Use the template below: 1) Your individual scores and composite score 2) The study method used for each section 3) What materials you used for each section(Kaplan, TPR, Examkrackers, AAMC, TBR, etc) 4)...
View ArticleClutch Prep MCAT
Hello! I am planning to take MCAT next April or May, but with full time school and full time job I have to start studying early as I have only about an hour or two per day to study for the big test. I...
View ArticleBombed Section Bank, Time to Worry?
I''ve been through a couple of the section bank tests. The b/b I scored 61% and the che/phy I scored 51%. Che/Phy is definitely my worst subject from my full lengths, but some of the stuff I saw on the...
View ArticleReally need help. Best way to get through science passages, time and...
So I've gotten my content decently down, and have been taking NS Fls. My concerns here are for the Physics Chem and Bio sections (bio is a big problem). After reviewing the FLs I have noticed that most...
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 ArticlePhysics Question Pack Doubts
1) Why are the percentages of the change in frequency and wavelength much greater when sound waves are used instead of radio waves in these experiments? A) Sound waves travel more slowly. D)...
View ArticleIs anyone able to access their kaplan fl tests and courses right now?
I was literally on question 58 of the psych section and i lost access to it and couldnt even answer the last question. I did not spend 6 hours doing this just to not see my score and the correct answers
View ArticleHow often do new books come out?
Let's say I buy a prep book right now. Will there be a new edition in a year or two?
View ArticleLOL @ Next Step
I just did the passages from the AAMC official guide. Has anyone noticed the amount of plagiarism the Next Step half length diagnostic and the AAMC guide passages have? I mean seriously the verbal...
View ArticleHaven't Taken Biochem
I'm studying for the mcat, and will apply this coming cycle. Unfortunately, I majored in a non-science area and haven't taken biochem. My parents are pressuring me to apply this cycle since i'm 23. Do...
View ArticleMCAT Content Outline Checklist - Free PDF
Had this checklist made in case anyone needs it!
View ArticleHow far out to take AAMC scored exam from test date
As the title implies. What is a good time-frame to both know your trajectory but also have some time to improve on your weak points?
View ArticleHow to Spend Last 3-4 weeks?
I'm at the very last few weeks of my studying before my exam...and I've done all my content review, finished all my AAMC material except for the scored test and one CARS QPack, finished TPHR and EK101,...
View ArticleMCAT prep course
so I did not do well on my last MCAT. And I decided to take a MCAT prep course. after speaking with my mentor from college, he suggested Kaplan especially I sucked at CARS. I am debating between...
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My MCAT 2015 Study Schedule
*Analysis of my May Exam* I'm sharing my study schedule (<-- link) that I've spent an embarrassing amount of time creating in hopes that it'll help others formulate their own. I started studying...
View ArticleNext step vs actual
How do the next step tests compare to the actual one? Can anyone who's done next step 1-10 and taken/gotten the score from the actual test chime in? I'm not really liking my next step progress: 508,...
View ArticlePsych/Soc section usage
Hey I was just wondering how med schools are using the psych/soc section in terms of applicant review. Like is it used like the writing section on the old MCAT where some schools didn't even know what...
View ArticleHow do you guys avoid overthinking or underthinking a question and avoiding...
I had a question yesterday that said something along the lines of: A patient has a mutation in an enzyme required for purine synthesis, which of the following pathways will be directly affected? A) DNA...
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