colonel mustard Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Hey! Im just wondering how many of you non-trads are looking to write the MCAT! I re-realized/decided on med earlier in the fall and the first major hurdle appears to be rocking this ghastly standardized test. Its been over five years since i learned/forgot a lot of these sciences! Anyone else in this boat? Im the only person I know trying to re-relearn a good portion of undergrad in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Henderson Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I'll be writing August 20th. Just finishing up my M.Sc., so after that its time to hit the books. I plan on following the 3 month guide on SDN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I am in the same situation...it has been eons since I took those courses. I am already certain I will have to delay my writing date--life has gotten in the way! It is doable, though! I am sure you will be fine. It will help significantly if you have been involved in science/math-related activities in the last while (i.e. grad studies, work, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer87 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I'll be writing August 20th. Just finishing up my M.Sc., so after that its time to hit the books. I plan on following the 3 month guide on SDN. do you know if that thing is actually useful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaM Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I wrote the MCAT the first time in 2001 (graduate in 2003) and then had it expire on me, so I wrote it again in 2008. The only prep I did was the Princeton Review book and all the AAMC practice tests and it worked out well for me. My only regret was that I didn't put in the time on learning how to do the WS really well, but overall I'm pretty happy with a 36O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starling Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I wrote it 7 years ago and will rewrite in August unless I get an acceptance letter in May! It's gonna suck relearning all that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Henderson Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 do you know if that thing is actually useful? No idea from personal experience, I'll find out soon enough I guess. Lots of people over there seem to think its great. I assume its like any other review/prep, you get out of it what you put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel mustard Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Its corny, but its pretty nice to hear from other people doing the same! Im in an MSc program, so ill be ok on some things. I havent been out everything completely. I was just amazed the other week at how much I had forgotten of general chem, physics, and even some of the bio 101 type stuff. Im hoping to defend in december so Im fitting my studying in where i can in the evenings and weekends. Summer is a pretty busy time for me the lab actually. Originally, I was thinking of a June writing date (try once, do it again if need be) but will probably get pushed back now. Itll be a long haul with the prep but its definately "do it right the first time" now. So early/mid july? We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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