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Old 04-24-2004, 09:52 PM
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Yes...take the MCAT! August is not too early!

You can study for it and do well.
In 1994, I took the MCAT after studying with Kaplan and Princeton Review for about 6 weeks--and it had been 18 years since I had graduated from the University. I got 9V-10B-10P. You have much better, and more recent, grades than I did. (Unfortunately, I am a Californian--so my scores were not as respectable for California as they would be for some other states.)

I wouldn't necessarily recommend Kaplan and Princeton Review, but I would definitely recommend taking full-length practice MCATs under as near to testing conditions as you can get. (Note: there are definite limitations in the testing environment: when I took the MCAT, I had a timer with very large numbers that I set on my desk--it was set to make no noise--timers, however, are no longer allowed; you must use a watch.) Doing this will help with "state dependent memory" and give you practice in pacing yourself.

I also recommend the ExamKrackers material. If you get through their stuff, you should have few, if any, problems with the factual part of the MCAT. That leaves the reading skill part of the MCAT, and that is significant. It has been said that liberal arts majors often do better on the MCAT because of their greater exposure to literature and "reading between the lines"--in many science passages, the answers to many of the questions can be found IN THE PASSAGE itself.

There are lots of practice MCATs available--some are free, but mostly those are online. Nevertheless, the online MCATs can give you an idea about how well you might do on the real thing.

Good luck,

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