Guest dave927 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Hello, I'm in 2nd year right now and I'm planning on taking my MCAT this summer. However, I was wondering if it is possible to take half a credit (human brain and behaviour at utsc) over the summer and do a summer research program and still have enough time to study for the MCAT. I've already taken bio, physics and chem first year and i'm taking cell and molec bio and organic chem second year. I'm pretty sure that will help me and cut down my study session for those sections on the MCAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blinknoodle Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 This seems to be a common question. Yes, it is possible to do, but you know yourself best and what you can handle (and how much spare time you'd like). I personally worked 40 hours/week, did ECs, while enrolled in a PR course; it worked out fine but I was a bit tired by the time September rolled around. I'd recommend not working full-time (say 30 hours/week) and take one or two weeks off before the big test day. See these old threads about the same query: p084.ezboard.com/fpremed1...=168.topic p084.ezboard.com/fpremed1...=514.topic p084.ezboard.com/fpremed1...=495.topic p084.ezboard.com/fpremed1...D=32.topic Hope this helps. -bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave927 Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 thanks a lot blinknoodle, i've made up my mind. I've decided to do the mcat, some ec, summer school and research program. I know I won't have no spare time, but that's okay. I'm just going to bust my ass till the very day of the mcat and then parrrttyyy. dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s sadry Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 i'm in a similar situation doing an NSERC, organic chem (second half), and the PR course. i hope it won't be too exhausting. can someone offer advice on how much time you should be putting into PR aside from class time? i really want to maek the most of the course, especially since i'm paying so much! :eek - sharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s sadry Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 i forgot to add...my chm247 exam will be between the 15-19th. my mcat will be on the 20th. it really worries me that they will be so close. how do you suggest going about this? i guess a lot of people do this for the april mcat..and its a matter of prioritizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest purplefairy13 Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 I don't think the actual studying should be a problem...and in theory, you "shouldn't" have a problem with writing exams on consecutive days...but we all know that "shouldn't" isn't exactly something to gamble with where the MCAT is concerned. But, that being said, orgo is on the MCAT, so as long as you're not taking history of art or something, a summer course can actually complement the MCAT. GOOD LUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest confused555 Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Hi, I know exactly what you guys mean. outside of the course, is it common to spend a few hours every day on the material covered? It just doesn't seem like there's time! What are some good strategies you guys used to make sure everything was covered, but in the minimal time we have? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest svp2k5 Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 When i was studying for the MCAT last summer, i found the pdf file on the aamc website very helpful. It gave me the complete range of topics to study (I hadn't taken any bio classes, and my organic chem knowledge was quite deficient at the time). It is also quite good, at enabling yourself to pace yourself, and set a timetable on what you want to study. I found that by doing this I didn't feel overwhelmed with the breadth of topics I had to cover. You can find this manual here: www.aamc.org/students/mcat/topics.pdf or here, under the "Topics for Biological ...." www.aamc.org/students/mca.../start.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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