MCAT Physics

[MeneerVilnius]

I am due to take the MCAT this August, and am preparing with a Barrons MCAT guidebook. I have not, however, taken physics in a class yet ever. I am going to be a third year undergraduate. How is someone like me to best prepare for the physics questions on MCAT?

[tennisball80]

You should take a class before taking the real MCAT. Take Physics I and II in the third year and write the MCAT in May.

[MeneerVilnius]

The problem is that I registered for taking the MCAT on 25/08/2009..

[tennisball80]

The problem is that I registered for taking the MCAT on 25/08/2009..

I wish you good luck.

[swimchick]

The problem is that I registered for taking the MCAT on 25/08/2009..

You can reschedule your MCAT, although I'm not sure if you could reschedule for a date next year. You can cancel up to 1 week (I think) in advance and receive a 50% refund.

It's really not a good idea to take the MCAT without having taken college physics. If you must proceed with your MCAT, I would get a hold of the Exam Krackers material. I felt it was much better than Kaplan/Princeton Review. I don't know how much you'll be able to teach yourself before August 25th...but it'll give you something. Maybe you'll luck out and get a passage that's mostly general chemistry and a little bit of physics.

Good luck.

[slevit1]

So I might be a little late to the party here, but I definitely agree that you should NOT be taking the MCAT without physics. Just cancel or move the exam, and suck up whatever fee they throw at you. Physics is a huge part of the PS score, which is a huge part of you getting into medical school.

There really is no review book that's probably going to get you properly prepared for the MCAT, without having already had at least one semester of physics. Not only is physics two semester of info, but it's pretty dense. At minimum, I'd say you need physics 1.

[jameslynton]

I am due to take the MCAT this August, and am preparing with a Barrons MCAT guidebook. I have not, however, taken physics in a class yet ever. I am going to be a third year undergraduate. How is someone like me to best prepare for the physics questions on MCAT?The best prep for the Physical science part of the MCAT exam is to take Physics and Chemistry. Generally in physics you have sucky Profs and TA's at 95% of the schools. So you will have to work double the amount of effort to do well. The Baron's MCAT was good till the new test came out. It is so-so now. My son used Princeton Hyperlearning and Examkrakers. He also took, both semesters of physics. He did a 13. He ranks Examkrakers with the classes as the best prep for the MCAT. He also worked very hard doing tons of problems in chemistry and physics.

Don't take the MCAT till you are very ready and testing out highly in the practice tests. A bad MCAT is worst than the heartbreak of Psoriasis. It will follow you for at least four years. Also spend lots of time prep'ing for verbal. The skills there carry over to the other parts!

[MeneerVilnius]

I bought ExamKrackers Physics book and finished it and it certainly helped. By the way, I am using MCAT to apply to Canada (3 schools), Australia (3), and Republic of Ireland (2). My MCAT test date is still 25/08/2009. What else should I do to further improve my performance?

[jameslynton]

Work MCAT problems till the day of the test, concentrate on verbal. Reading well is the key.

[sariya]

i want quick preparation for mcat 2009 in pakistan so would i have some one pakistani to help me out

[sariya]

hey i want help in physics numericals

[tegraphile]

I taught the Physics portion of the MCAT for The Princeton Review. I would agree that you should at least have one semester of physics completed. If you can teach yourself the subject matter, you might be able to. At the very least, you should take an MCAT prep course (or get ahold of the books) to give you an idea of the level of physics you'll need to know for the test.