<p>1.) Calc is not on the MCATs. Not even on physics.</p>
<p>2.) Physics III -- what on earth? Is that quantized optics? That's certainly not on there at all.</p>
<p>3.) Biochem makes no appearances, though I can imagine you'd pick up useful bits and pieces here and there.</p>
<p>4.) The MCAT is much less a content test, though you certainly need to know it, than a critical thinking test. Much of the content you need is actually given to you in the passages.</p>
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<li><p>a.) By raw percentages, there are three sections. Physics and genchem are each half a section; "biology" is 2/3 of a section, organic chemistry is one-third a section.</p></li>
<li><p>b.) Of orgo, only the beginning (nomenclature, stereochemistry) and the end (carboxylic acid reactions) are horribly useful, though IR/NMR show up for a question or two.</p></li>
<li><p>c.) Of biology, the most important courses are NOT the introductory courses. Those should be skipped if at all possible (esp. if they're poorly curved). Anything with the word physiology in it is very useful. Anatomy is not, but it's very useful for medical school. Cell biology is a big deal. Genetics and microbiology make cameo appearances.</p></li>
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<p>6.) English gets its own section.</p>
<p>7.) English is also the most important skill on the other two sections.</p>
<p>8.) So English, English, English.</p>
<p>9.) Reading. Literature. Critical reading skills, as involved in writing.</p>
<p>10.) The writing section is the only section that's ever been shown to predict your third/fourth year rotation grades, and those are the only grades that matter. It doesn't matter for admissions, but it should tell you something that it's more important than the other three put together.</p>
<p>11.) So, writing. And English.</p>