lela Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Hey guys, A friend of mine told me an idea she had - she memorized the physical sciences equation sheet and said she was going to write it out during the first 10 minutes of her mcat, while she was supposed to be reading the questions. Is this allowed? If I do it, will they stop me, since technically the test hasn't started yet? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metukah Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 I did this during the first 10 min of the tutorial and noone said anything to me, or didnt see. Either way it was totally useless, and 90% of the questions/material were passaged based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lela Posted August 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Thanks metukah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoss Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I highly doubt they would have a rule against this, but because the questions are passage based, I don't think it would be worth it. In fact, the MCAT's lack of dependency on equations may make it nearly useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medguy5367 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 If you need to do this, you are not ready to write the MCAT. Trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 There's no rule against it, but like others have said, it's really a waste of time. You're likely going to only use a handful of equations at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 lol I was like who the hell thinks that "mcat rules"... my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lela Posted August 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 If you need to do this, you are not ready to write the MCAT. Trust me. Care to explain? And lool charmer08! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changster Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I think what he meant is that if you are not able to recall the commonly used formulas without have to resort to writing it down on a sheet of paper, you are probably not ready for the test yet. I have to agree with him though. You should know the formulas back to back by now, and consider the time limit on the test, you really need to know your formulas well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gb35 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I agree with medguy/changster. Also, the focus of the MCAT, especially in the PS section, isn't on pure memorization. The emphasis is on understanding. I also found I was provided with most of the equations I needed on the MCAT, save for the equations pertaining to Newtonian mechanics. And the equations for Newtonian mechanics can often be derived using dimensional analysis if you happen to freeze up and forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I suppose if you find it helpful as a relaxation tool more than anything it might still have a use - just knowing that you do know the formulas can be a boost. Perhaps also if you are really stuck glancing over the formulas might cause something to spring to mind. Still as a way to solve the problems faster it won't really help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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