Alyssa11 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 i just finished nursing this june and now attempting to study for the mcat.. obviously it is a huge challenge for anyone.. but without the pre reqs for it is it worth my time? should i take the pre reqs and attempt or? any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Well, prereq courses are needed for most Canadian med schools. It's in your best interest to take them not only for that but also because they will make you more familiar with MCAT topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_whiz Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 But at the same time, many courses go above and beyond what you need to know for the MCAT, any chance youre IP alberta? off the top of my head, you could apply to Calgary and Queens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_whiz Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I'd like to add, my advice would be to try your best to learn the material by utilizing all your resources- that'd be khan academy, wikipremed, studentdoc, pm101, and obviously the prep books -kaplan, tpr, EK, friends, PLENTY OF PRACTICE Q's etc. See how you do. If you don't do so great, then i would see if taking (insert pre req) would help me understand (this concept) better and improve my MCAT score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charty Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Hey I'm in the same situation. Got me a copy of TPR materials and studying those, having not done prereqs before, but its quite doable! Just work hard and it will pay off honestly! (hopefully....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I have a friend who didn't take any of the prereq's (admission reqs excluded), and studied for the mcat using princeton and is now at Western I would definitely suggest a material intensive course, princeton, over a strategy course, such as kaplan, in your case. If you can't take a course, it's still very doable, just make sure get a Princeton review set and buy the AAMC practise tests. Good luck! (but yes, make sure you have at least the pre-reqs to apply, they're just not necessary for the mcat if you're a diligent worker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountantGirl Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I'm writing the MCAT on Sept 10 with only 3 credits of Chem. I find that a lot of the material was covered in my grade 12 science courses - the MCAT material just goes a bit more in depth. I'm using Examkrackers and princeton review, plus high school text books to cover basics that I don't remember. So far I'm feeling alright. It is easy to get overwhelmed when you have so much to learn, so give yourself plenty of time to study. If you are motivated and good at self-directed learning you will be fine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalkeener Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I got a 5 on a practice exam in physical sciences without taking physics and a 10 on the real one after taking physics. Is taking physics worth it before writing the MCAT? It was for me. It cannot hurt to take your pre-req's first and arguably, it'll make you stronger at identifying wack-o answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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