ziggs boson Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Hi everyone, I was fortunate enough to gain admission to a medical school that does not require the MCAT. I come from a non-science background (except a few pre-requisites) and have never taken the MCAT. Since I have alot of free time in the summer due to COVID, I was wondering if it is a good idea to "study" for the MCAT so I'll be more prepared for medical school? Is content on the MCAT useful for medical school? If not, do you have any recommendations (e.g. online anatomy courses, etc.)? I won't be studying intensively; I was thinking a couple of hours per day. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thethirdlaw Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 No. Read as much non-medicine stuff as you can, while you can. medmedmed132 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded frog Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Nothing on the MCAT is relevant to medical school, except some of the biology/biochem, tangentially. Enjoy the last few months of your life where you don't feel like you should be studying for the next 5-9 years. medmedmed132 and indefatigable 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indefatigable Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, bearded frog said: Nothing on the MCAT is relevant to medical school, except some of the biology/biochem, tangentially. Enjoy the last few months of your life where you don't feel like you should be studying for the next 5-9 years. The MCAT is to med school like USMLE Step 1 is to residency - a filter used to keep applicants out (Step 1 only for another year) medmedmed132 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD2015:) Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 If you feel like learning medicine then anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology might be the most relevant. You could read the sections on the human body/medicine from MCAT prep and maybe pharmacology and genetics. Basic science content from MCAT is not as directly useful. In med school and residency I used a tiny amount of my knowledge of physics, chemistry, biochem, bio but not much and I don't think it would be worth your time to study them. neurologist19 and medmedmed132 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouspls Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Lol this was posted in April so hopefully you've been doing absolutely nothing school related in the past few months. For anyone reading this in the future: Please don't waste one of the last summers of your life studying for the MCAT or anything else before medschool. jb24 and LostLamb 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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INTJ-A Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 8 hours ago, yampotato said: Which school did you get into that doesn’t require MCAT? probably a French-speaking program or Ottawa (which a has an English and a French stream but neither requires MCAT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoxy Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 On 8/14/2020 at 1:06 PM, Weltschmerz said: probably a French-speaking program or Ottawa (which a has an English and a French stream but neither requires MCAT) On 8/14/2020 at 4:26 AM, yampotato said: Which school did you get into that doesn’t require MCAT? NOSM doesn't require (or consider) the MCAT as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neurologist19 Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 On 7/12/2020 at 3:09 PM, MD2015:) said: If you feel like learning medicine then anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology might be the most relevant. You could read the sections on the human body/medicine from MCAT prep and maybe pharmacology and genetics. Basic science content from MCAT is not as directly useful. In med school and residency I used a tiny amount of my knowledge of physics, chemistry, biochem, bio but not much and I don't think it would be worth your time to study them. Do you think reading on a pathology textbook could give you a leg up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neurologist19 Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 On 7/13/2020 at 12:27 AM, anonymouspls said: Lol this was posted in April so hopefully you've been doing absolutely nothing school related in the past few months. For anyone reading this in the future: Please don't waste one of the last summers of your life studying for the MCAT or anything else before medschool. Some people like to study though. For me, it is like a hobby. I genuinely enjoy reading and learning new useful things especially when there is no exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medmedmed132 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 4/7/2021 at 12:51 AM, neurologist19 said: Some people like to study though. For me, it is like a hobby. I genuinely enjoy reading and learning new useful things especially when there is no exam. The MCAT is not useful for medicine. Physiology is, and clinical skills (M3 and beyond) is ultimately most useful for practicing as a physician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb24 Posted May 11, 2021 Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 I will like to add that the MCAT is absolutely useless for medical school. Do not touch an MCAT book again. LOL. Enjoy your time off before medical school starts (I cannot stress that enough). LostLamb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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