Casey Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I haven't even applied for my undergrad yet. I currently live in Quebec, and will most likely do my Undergrad in-Province. When applying to med school here, we don't need the MCAT to be written. I still want to write it to submit it (if I do well, its optional) and have it incase I apply out-of-province/country. Is it possible to start studying for the MCAT before going to university? Quebec's education system is weird, so I've taken the following courses/will be taking the following courses before going to undergrad: Biology I and II Organic I and II Calculus I and II Three forms of Physics (Mechanics, Waves and Optics, Electricity and Magnetism) Not sure if any of these courses are "university level" or not compared to the stuff required to be admitted into med school. Is there any way I can start studying for the MCAT, or do I need to wait until admission into uni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoss Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 You can start studying for the MCAT whenever you want. Just buy a set of MCAT study books and study away. I'd recommend princeton review (can get them on amazon) or berkeley review if you have a lot of money (for shipping to canada). I thought kaplan was bad. It's probably not practical to start preparing until a few months before you take the exam though (after CEGEP and one year uni would be a good time), and the mcat will be changing in 2015 anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted September 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 You can start studying for the MCAT whenever you want. Just buy a set of MCAT study books and study away. I'd recommend princeton review (can get them on amazon) or berkeley review if you have a lot of money (for shipping to canada). I thought kaplan was bad. It's probably not practical to start preparing until a few months before you take the exam though (after CEGEP and one year uni would be a good time), and the mcat will be changing in 2015 anyway. How exactly will it be changing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 How exactly will it be changing? Oh quite a bit - the essay is gone, there is a new social science section and the VR section is evolving a bit as well. You can go to the AAMC and read all about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I thought kaplan was bad. Agreed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynecolquitt Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Focus on learning the material now and doing well in your classes. Start really studying for the MCAT a couple of months to a semester before the test. If you're actually learning it now, then studying for the MCAT will primarily be learning how to apply the material in the way that the test writers want you to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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