Sn1Sn2E1E2 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Anyone use free mcat prep courses like this one or do the daily MCAT questions?Does it actually help? Would I be able to study the materials and use their free stuff to supplement my science textbooks, or do I need to enroll in a paid prep course like Kaplan/PR to do well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 You can just buy the mcat specific prep books second hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmd7 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 I just bought some kaplan books second hand and a princeton review book and studied from those plus bought 3 actual AAMC practice tests and I ended up with an 11/12/12 (PS/VR/BS), but YMMV. I guess it depends on your comfort level with self-study. The books alone have all the content you need to prepare, but can you be accountable to teach yourself/relearn the material and study it? Courses help keep you on track with your studying, basically so if that's worth 2K to you and you have the money then I say go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajymtl Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 I just bought some kaplan books second hand and a princeton review book and studied from those plus bought 3 actual AAMC practice tests and I ended up with an 11/12/12 (PS/VR/BS), but YMMV. I guess it depends on your comfort level with self-study. The books alone have all the content you need to prepare, but can you be accountable to teach yourself/relearn the material and study it? Courses help keep you on track with your studying, basically so if that's worth 2K to you and you have the money then I say go for it. I just bought some kaplan books second hand and a princeton review book and studied from those plus bought 3 actual AAMC practice tests and I ended up with an 11/12/12 (PS/VR/BS), but YMMV. I guess it depends on your comfort level with self-study. The books alone have all the content you need to prepare, but can you be accountable to teach yourself/relearn the material and study it? Courses help keep you on track with your studying, basically so if that's worth 2K to you and you have the money then I say go for it. I completely agree, I have come to realize that it depends on your personality. Taking classes for some people might not be that beneficial if you can manage to study on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn1Sn2E1E2 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I just bought some kaplan books second hand and a princeton review book and studied from those plus bought 3 actual AAMC practice tests and I ended up with an 11/12/12 (PS/VR/BS), but YMMV. I guess it depends on your comfort level with self-study. The books alone have all the content you need to prepare, but can you be accountable to teach yourself/relearn the material and study it? Courses help keep you on track with your studying, basically so if that's worth 2K to you and you have the money then I say go for it. I agree with this. I don't want to spend money on a paid course, but I wish this free prep course came with a calendar or something to keep me on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmd7 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I agree with this. I don't want to spend money on a paid course, but I wish this free prep course came with a calendar or something to keep me on track. Have you seen the 3 month MCAT prep schedule written by Sn2ed on student doctor network? Check it out, it might help you. http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/breaking-down-the-mcat-a-3-month-mcat-study-schedule.623898/ Edit: Just to add, while I think the thread has good information, don't let it freak you out. I didn't follow that schedule, but it's a start and some people swear by it. I also took the MCAT in September and worked full time all summer while studying which they don't reccommend (they reccommend 3 fulltime months where MCAT studying is your job, but who can afford that as a student??). So, just know yourself and what you can handle. I didn't study as intensely as this guide, but I also tend to do well on verbal sections (took the GRE twice before) and I am in biochemistry so the biology section I studied for very little. Mostly just had to do gen chem and phys review. Anyway, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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