MEDprospect Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Should I keep them (Biology, Math, Inorganic Chemistry) to study for the MCAT, or will the notes + what ever MCAT review package I purchase be sufficient? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changster Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Textbook is like the ultimate source of reference, it probably explains materials in extreme details in case you don't understand and at the same time the prep books don't do a good job explaining. Personally, I have kept, and recommend that keep the textbooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Keep the inorganic chemistry. You won't need math for MCAT and the prep courses will have bio, you can get a prep book for 30-60 bucks that's specifically geared towards the MCAT lol. I kinda wish I liquidated all my ****, I never had to refer back to my UG textbooks while studying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldnk Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you need the cash...sell them. Most universities keep a textbook or two on 2-hour reserve in their libraries for all of the major courses. A big benefit of your University textbooks is the problem sets at the end of chapters. In a lot of cases the problems are too involved for the MCAT (ex. require a calculator or use complex equations) but you can often solve these problems using the basic equations...it just takes longer. Rounding numbers and approximating answers really boosts the material you have to study from and the definitions of concepts are far better in any textbook than a prep book that just tries to give you as much of a content overview as they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champion_forever Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you need the cash...sell them. Most universities keep a textbook or two on 2-hour reserve in their libraries for all of the major courses. A big benefit of your University textbooks is the problem sets at the end of chapters. In a lot of cases the problems are too involved for the MCAT (ex. require a calculator or use complex equations) but you can often solve these problems using the basic equations...it just takes longer. Rounding numbers and approximating answers really boosts the material you have to study from and the definitions of concepts are far better in any textbook than a prep book that just tries to give you as much of a content overview as they can. sell everything! you won't need a thing for the MCAT. there's enough material on the internet if you ever get stuck (which you probably wont). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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