MCAT review books

shades_children
Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:38:16 +0000

It’s useless to study years in advance for the MCAT because the MCAT is not a test of how many facts you know. It’s a test of your ability to apply what you know. Studying books years in advance doesn’t help because it doesn’t let you practice the set of skills and techniques you need to succeed on the MCAT.

What you can do now to prepare for the MCAT involves doing well in your science and English coursework and working on your reading comprehension and speed. Read the NYTimes or the Economist, and think about what you read. Why is the writer saying this? What evidence do they use to back up their claims? Are there alternate ways to interpret the facts they present? What is their tone? How do they view their subject? Those are just examples of the things you should think about as you read.