<p>I'm currently a freshman starting my second semester as a chemistry major and pre-med. I'm in the midst of taking the courses that are required to get into med school (I'm taking bio, chem, and physics this semester - crazy ehh :) - but I did take bio and chem last semester and got a 4.0). Well, I was looking at the recommended course sequence that I am advised to take and saw that I would be done with the required courses as of the end of sophmore year as well as having a couple of other bio courses, such as molecular biology and genetics. </p>
<p>Now taking that into respect with the mcat, do you think it would be wise to study the summer following sopmore year and then taking the mcat in the fall of my junior year and then possibly retaking it again in the fall?</p>
Now taking that into respect with the mcat, do you think it would be wise to study the summer following sopmore year and then taking the mcat in the fall of my junior year and then possibly retaking it again in the fall?
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<p>If you have your requirements done by the end of your sophomore year, then yes, summer would be a great time to study for the MCAT. Just be sure that when you finally do take the exam, you are prepared. Don't plan on retaking the exam; it's a pain in the rear and usually doesn't significantly increase scores.</p>
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do you think it would be wise to study the summer following sopmore year and then taking the mcat in the fall of my junior year and then possibly retaking it again in the fall?
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<p>sounds like you are planning on doing badly on the mcat. you should really aim to do the best you can the first time with the mcat. its not like the SAT where most ppl take it twice.</p>
<p>in terms of timing, i think you need to strike a balance between having the material be fresh in your mind and taking it late enough during your college career that you leave open the possibility of taking a year or two off before med school if you decide to do that later on. Remember your mcat score expires after 3 years.</p>
<p>Ok I really didn't know that about the mcat. And yes I do plan on doing my best. My options seem to be to study the summer following my sophmore year and then taking it in the fall or studying it during the fall semester of my junior year (my classes won't be too bad as they are mostly gen eds) and then taking it in the spring.</p>
<p>Taking the MCAT after your sophomore year will allow you to either enter med school directly or take 1 year off. The vast majority of premeds choose one of those two options. If you plan on doing something that will require you to take more than one year off after college (like TFA or Peace Corps), you'll have to take the MCAT later since it's only valid for 3 years.</p>
<p>My plan is to enter med school directly after my senior year. </p>
<p>I'm thinking the best option for me is to take the mcat in the fall of my junior year as it seems the information would be the most fresh at that time.</p>
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My plan is to enter med school directly after my senior year.
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<p>yea that was my plan too....so i took the mcat spring of junior yr and plans change, stuff happens.....i'm now in the midst of a two yr masters degree and will be applying this summer before my mcat expires....don't rule out certain possibilities too early because the mcat is certainly not something u wanna be retaking especially if u do well.</p>
<p>Yea I know that my plan might change and I definitely will not make a definite decision too soon. The perfect plan would be to enter directly after college but if something were to happen I would take that into account. Thanks for the info about you and I hope everything goes well for you!</p>