ACING THE MCAT; IF I CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU

Finally, its that time of the yea a!ain; yo" #ome $a#% f om yo" last FS#& e'am, e"(ho i# at the ( os(e#t of seein! yo" lon! fo !otten lo)e a!ain, the holy $e*& Yo" "sh into yo" oom, %i#% off yo" snea%e s an* ( e(a e to #" l into those sheets &&& $"t +hats that lyin! on yo" $e*, A $la#% an* +hite #a *, $ea in! a ho i$le (hoto of yo" s, ea*in! -./& Yes, all this f" o e to fin* a ho ifyin! (e mit #a * of yet anothe ent y test ( e(a ation a#a*emy estin! (ea#ef"lly on yo" san#t"a y& Sa*ly, yo" *a* *i* !o th o"!h all those MCAT ( e(a ation (am(hlets, #he#%e* o"t the )a io"s (la#es an* !ot yo" en olle* in an a$yss fo the enti e s"mme $ehin* yo" $a#%& Yo" t y an* i!no e the "!ly (hoto on the #a * an* !o th o"!h the est of the *etails& All i!ht no+, #lasses 0 to 12& 3haaaaaaatt44444 The fi st int o*"#to y #lass sta tin! &&& the same e'a#t e)enin!444 No (a tyin!5li%e5an5animal5in5the5e)enin! anymo e; fin*in! a e!iste an* hea*in! off to #lasses instea*& This +as the sto y of my life an* of a million othe s +ho too% the st essf"l MCAT e'am last yea & S"mme 611, th"s, +asnt m"#h f"n& 3ith senio s an* tea#he s an* (a ents, all (ointin! me in *iffe ent *i e#tions as to ho+ to ( e(a e fo the test, I ha* no i*ea a$o"t +hat to *o, +he e to sta t, +hi#h $oo%s to efe to& In sho t; #om(lete #haos& An so I tho"!ht a$o"t + itin! a$o"t my e'(e ien#e an* I ho(e it +o"l*, in some +ay, hel( all of yo" o"t the e, ( e(a in! fo the test this s"mme & Fi st of all, DONT F7EA. OUT& Ent y tests a ent as ha * as they a e ma*e o"t to $e& I mean, it is MC8s i!ht, ho+ ha * #an it $e, Yo"* (ass e)en if yo" ma %e* them all -9/& :o%es a(a t, I tell yo", all the tension, Totally not +o th it& The test itself is easy& Yo" ha)e my +o * fo it& Dont !et #onf"se* $y the $afflin! ;"estion (a(e s the a#a*emies ma%e yo" sol)e& MCAT an* the ne+ 02, <2, 12 fo m"la +as a #om(lete $lessin! fo "s, Fe*e al 9oa * ones& Get into the attit"*e = e(a ation fo MCAT fo some is not somethin! yo" >"st an*omly *o; its a +hole lifestyle& So $e ( e(a e* to !i)e "( an enti e s"mme fo the sa%e of yo" a#a*emi# #a ee & Get a ( into"t of the sylla$"s an* *etails !i)en at the offi#ial +e$site; +++&"hs&e*"&(%& Then ma%e a s#he*"le& One #ha(te f om the th ee s"$>e#ts, Chemist y, 9iolo!y an* =hysi#s that is, ea#h *ay an* then lea nin! a$o"t 12 +o *s ea#h f om the )o#a$"la y se#tion& Yo" #an eithe *o #ha(te s o ma%e a s#he*"le that in)ol)es the to(i#s !i)en at the Uni)e sity of Health S#ien#es +e$site&

Im( o)ise& 9oo%s Go an* as% any$o*y +ho has ta%en the MCAT a$o"t +hi#h $oo%s to efe to an* they +ill all tell yo" to -sti#% to yo" te't$oo%s/& An* they a e a$sol"tely i!ht4 Half of the MC8s a e >"st lines o"t of the te't o a sho t n"me i#al o a SA85mo"l*e*5into5 MC8 f om the e'e #ise& So, yo" fi st ( io ity sho"l* $e the FS#& te't $oo%s& I !ot $o e* of sta in! *o+n at the same ol* $oo%s afte al ea*y o$sessin! o)e them fo the last t+o yea s, so I +ent ahea* an* $o"!ht MC8s $oo%s& =eo(le mi!ht say they >"st *i* the te't $oo%s an* that !"i*es a e a +aste, $"t I shall en"me ate the ones that hel(e* me nonetheless& NOTE? A5le)els +aley o"!ht to $"y FS# +ali $oo%s& =e io*& 9"yin! MCAT (ast (a(e s an* $oo%s +ith ( e)io"s e'ams is a ma>o hel(& Use these (a(e s to ( a#ti#e& The e a e (atte ns& I*entify them& Chemist y? -Ilmi O$>e#ti)e G"i*e/& I +ent th o"!h the $oo% fi)e o si' times an* then ma %e* the MC8s that +e e o"t of the sylla$"s an* then +ent th o"!h the ma %e* ones the ni!ht $efo e the test& It hel(e* a lot& Anothe !"i*e -C" ent Chemist y O$>e#ti)e Se ies/ is also e#ommen*a$le; it has a little $it of mista%es, $"t it has *i e#t lines f om the $oo% an* it feels li%e yo" ha)e !one th o"!h the enti e te't on#e yo" sol)e the MC8s& Othe than these t+o, I tho o"!hly +ent th o"!h OC7 Chemist y @A5le)els o iente*A, it is amaBin! at hel(in! one $"il* "( #on#e(ts an* yo" +ill fin* that most of the *iffi#"lt MC8s of the # ash tests of #e tain a#a*emies a e also f om this $oo%& =hysi#s? A!ain -C" ent =hysi#s O$>e#ti)e Se ies/& 9iolo!y? Yo" #an !o fo any MC8 $oo% fo ( a#ti#e, $"t nothin! is e)e o"t of the sylla$"s& En!lish ? MCAT En!lish is s"#h a (ie#e of #a%e& The only (a t yo" #an ( e(a e fo is )o#a$"la y& Get hol* of the .I=S MCAT En!lish $oo%, they ha)e a +hole $i! (o tion fo the synonyms of the +o *s on the list& Do ten +o *s ea#h *ay, ma%e f"nny (i#t" es alon! +ith +o *s to hel( yo" emem$e & All5fo" s"$>e#t $oo%s? This +o"l* in#l"*e the Do!!a Se ies an* MCET Se)enth E*ition& A#a*emy o not,4,4 De(en*s on +hethe yo" #an ta%e eno"!h es(onsi$ility an* ( e(a e on yo" o+n& I feel a#a*emies o)e $" *en the st"*ents an* ma%e them sol)e +ay mo e *iffi#"lt ;"estions than a#t"ally #ome in the e'am& This #o"l* ("t yo" off the t a#% an* lea* to *e( ession e&!& most of the (hysi#s ;"estions in the ( e( e'ams of the a#a*emy I atten*e* +e e f om -=a#ifi# =hysi#s $y =ao Con! Yee/ an* they a e ( etty $afflin!, I tell yo"& Itna m"sh%il (a(e NAHI ataa&

My e'(e ien#e +as that a#a*emies *o hel(, as fa as ( a#tisin! is #on#e ne* an* all the e't a info mation *oes hel( a lot, $"t $asi#ally fo NUSTDAMC Ent y Test, not this one& Aa!ey aa(%i ma Bi& Ta%in! the # ash tests at the en* is a*)isa$le, tho"!h& 3hat to fo#"s on The UHS +aley ha)e ma*e thin!s easy; they e)en tell yo" ho+ many MC8s a e !oin! to #ome o"t of a sin!le to(i# so yo" %no+ +hi#h to(i# to fo#"s mo e on an* !i)e mo e time to& Dont +aste yo" time o)e the names of s#ientists an* *ates, they sel*om #ome& Go th o"!h the n"me i#als 5 yo" sho"l* ha)e the =e io*i# Ta$le on yo" ti(s, $"il* "( #on#e(ts an* ( a#ti#e Math +itho"t #al#"lato & 9e ( e(a e* to sa# ifi#e No, Im not tal%in! a$o"t !oats& My $i!!est sa# ifi#e +as $ein! st"#% in my oom +ith the manh"s fo m"lae of o !ani# #hemist y on my 1Eth $i th*ay& 3ith one *ay to !o $efo e the NUST Me*i#al ent an#e test an* the enti e sylla$"s of #hemist y an* (hysi#s #om(letely "nto"#he*, I ha* no othe o(tion than to a$an*on my #omin!5of5a!e (lans an* stay in fo the *ay& The se#on* $i!!est sa# ifi#e +o"l* $e not !oin! s+immin! the enti e s"mme of F211, $e#a"se the (ool timin!s #oin#i*e* +ith the timin!s of my ( e( #lasses& Oh, ho+ I misse* the (ool4 9"t, stayin! a+ay sa)e* me f om $oth a te i$le tan an* a $a* s#o e& An infinite list of sa# ifi#es #o"l* $e s"mme* "( he e $"t +hat I mean to say is that ;"ittin! Fa#e$oo%, e*"#in! the time yo" s(en* han!in! o"t +ith f ien*s, ;"ittin! e)enin! so##e fo a +hile an* all&&& its all +o th it& 3hat Me it No& 1 has to say, H"me a :a)e*, the Me it No& 1 fo the yea F211, +ith an a!! e!ate of G<&20EG (e #ent, ma*e the se#on* (osition of UHS MCAT last yea , s#o in! 12<< o"t of the total 1122& He a*)i#e -Un*e !o the assi!ne* to(i#s t+i#e +ith tho o"!h ea*in! ea#h time& Sa)e last F2 *ays $efo e the ent y test; its f"tile "nnin! afte a#a*emies in the last *ays "nless yo" ha)e #om(lete* the sylla$"s t+i#e on yo" o+n& A)oi* ea*in! any mate ial that has not $een !i)en in the $oo% $e#a"se the test is enti ely $oo% $ase*&/ = a#ti#e, ( a#ti#e, ( a#ti#e = a#ti#e mi!ht not ma%e yo" (e fe#t $"t it +ill hel( yo" !et the ans+e s yo" tho"!ht "( to $e *eli)e e* onto the ans+e sheet& F om the time I mo)e* my (en#il f om the ;"estion (a(e to the ans+e sheet +he e yo" ha)e to fill in the i!ht hole, I +o"l* %ee( m"tte in! the ;"estion no& an* the ans+e e&!& -0E 9, 0E 9, 0E 9/& Mi!ht so"n* insane $"t it hel(s, es(e#ially if yo" a e sim(ly follo+in! a (atte n an* mo)in! *o+n& Yo" mi!ht ha)e sol)e* 0E $"t #o"l*, $y mista%e, fill in 9 in the s(a#e fo 0G&

F ien*s a o"n* me tell me that they !ot half of the ;"estions + on!, altho"!h they %ne+ the ans+e s $e#a"se of the sim(le fa#t that they fille* in the + on! holes& In this e!a *, a#a*emies *o hel( a lot& They ma%e yo" (e fe#tionists 5 at fillin! holes, that is& =&S Yo" ha)e to lea n ho+ to fill "( the O5sha(e* #a)ity to (e fe#tion& Sta tin! f om the mi**le an* mo)in! yo" (en#il #lo#%+ise a o"n* to attain (e fe#t matte $la#%& Afte sol)in! so many # ash tests, I feel li%e I ha)e $e#ome a #onnoisse" & D5Day itself, mo nin! Yes, the same ol* ha#%neye* a*)i#e, a !oo* ni!hts slee( an* a ( o(e $ ea%fast& Yo" sho"l* $e in $e* $y 1F(&m& Set the ala m fo a !oo* t+o o th ee ho" s $efo e the test $e#a"se t "st me, the t affi# is eally $a* that *ay, $aBillions of (eo(le +ith $all (oints an* UHS *o! ta!s hea*e* in the same *i e#tion&&& a(o#aly(se, I tell yo"& Yo" shall $e feelin! ;"easy $"t yo" m"st ha)e somethin! to eat& Somethin! li!ht +o"l* *o !oo*? 3eeta$i' (e ha(s, o a smoothie& 3ea somethin! #omfy I *ont %no+ ho+ (eo(le fin* the time $"t s" ( isin!ly yo" +ill fin* that e)e y$o*y is eally *e#%e* o"t fo the test& I sa+ n"me o"s !i ls in hi!h, hi!h +e*!es an* #hiffon !o+ns& Test na ho!ya , Os#a s ho!aye& 3ea +hate)e yo" feel #omfo ta$le in, !oo* ol* snea%e s, the l"#%y so#%s an* a #lassy +at#h *oes the +o %& If $ein! all * esse* "( $oosts yo" #onfi*en#e le)el, *o that& On the +ay C ammin! at the last min"te *oes +o % fo some, $"t mostly its a fail" e& So no nee* to #a y yo" $oo%s alon!& @This a*)i#e is #omin! f om the (e son +ho e)ise* +hole of the t+o $iolo!y $oo%s on the +ay to the e'am #ent eA& Most im(o tant? As% yo" * i)e "n#le to ( ay fo yo", it hel(s& I!no e -*e( esso s/ All a o"n* me I hea * !i ls *is#"ssin! thei FS#& Ma %s&&& 12FH, 121G, 122F& 9"t I *i* not #a e& I %e(t my (oo 5fe*e al5$oa * GGF ma %s +ala hea* hel* "( hi!h& They +ill tal% a$o"t ho+ they ha)e e)ise* the enti e sylla$"s F< times an* they shall *is#"ss -the thi * last line of the fifth (a a! a(h on (a!e F2</ $"t yo", yo" sta e on ahea* an* i!no e them& Yo" a e on yo" o+n The fo" (eo(le sittin! in yo" #losest )i#inity shall all $e ha)in! #om(letely *iffe ent

a an!ement of the same MC8s& 3hat is 1< in yo" s shall $e HF in the othe !"ys (a(e & The !i ls in my nei!h$o" in! o+ *i* fin* a +ay o"t of that, too4 9y ea*in! o"t the enti e ;"estions to ea#h othe , $"t se io"sly +ho has the time,4, So a##e(t it& Its >"st yo" an* the (a(e & One +o *? Confi*en#e Its all a$o"t the ! oo)e& Tell yo" self yo" #an *o it& Get lost, a$so $e* If yo" ha* seen me sol)in! my MCAT, yo" +o"l* ha)e ! a$$e* me $y the a m an* ta%en me to the nea est asyl"m& Thats ho+ # aBy I loo%e*, m"tte in! an* m"m$lin! an* f"ssin! a$o"t +ith the (en#il& Yo" see, on#e yo" !et the ;"estion (a(e , yo")e !ot to a##e(t that fo the ne't t+o ho" s o so, its >"st YOU AND THE =A=E7& Yo" !ot to $e mentally ale t an* yet #om(letely a$so $e*& Yo" mi!ht not %no+ a sin!le thin! a$o"t a ;"estion, $"t yo" #an still !et it i!ht& Afte all, its MC8s4 The ans+e s al ea*y the e, yo")e >"st !ot to fin* it o"t an* yo" nee* not $e any Ho"*ini fo that& The t i#% to fin*in! the ans+e of a *o"$tf"l MC8 is to # oss ea#h o(tion o"t one $y one an* yo"ll e)ent"ally fin* one that fits& So"n*s $anal $"t (eo(le *ont no mally *o that that an* thats +hy they lose ma %s& Yo" sho"l* *o that e)en in MC8s yo" a e 122 (e #ent s" e a$o"t& 3hi#h ones to ans+e fi st Ans+e the easy ones fi st& 3hile *oin! this, yo" min* ine)ita$ly m"lti5tas%s an* thin%s a$o"t the ha *e ;"estions in the $a#%! o"n*& E)e y$o*y a*)ises that one sho"l* sol)e $iolo!y fi st as they a e the easiest& 9 eathe in, $ eathe o"t 7ela'& Thin% +hat the +o st o"t#ome of yo" MCAT test #o"l* $e& Fail" e, i!ht, Can yo" han*le fail" e, Of #o" se, yo" #an& No+ smile an* !et on +ith sol)in! the e'am& =ost5test 3al% o"t +ith a h"!e smile an* (ose fo all the #ame as& Come e)enin!, =A7TY4444

7es"lt 3o % ha * an* ( ay ha *e an* yo" effo ts +ill $ea f "it& An* Go* %no+s ho+ I ma*e the F2th (osition of MCAT11& 5 See mo e at? htt(?DDe&thene+s&#om&(%Dne+sma!Dma!D*etailIa ti#le&as(, i*JHFG0Kma!I*JGLsthash&DyaB)=MC&*("f