MCAT - biological sciences

Pre-Med & Medical School High School Student Topics
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<p>I finished organic chemistry last week, and now I'm onto Biochemistry by Voet/Pratt...is this, along with Campbell's Biology, all the information needed to get a 15 on this section of the MCAT?</p>

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<p>Yes, that's all that's needed to get a 15. Good luck with that...</p>

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<p>Good. Should be a cakewalk, although I cant say the same for verbal reasoning....-___-</p>

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<p>If I were you, I'd aim for a 15 in the Physical Sciences section. It's generally easiest to get a 15 on that section.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/combined07.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/examineedata/combined07.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>0.2% get a 15 on Verbal. 0.3% get a 15 on Bio. 0.4% get a 15 in the PS section.</p>

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<p>MCAT success does not equal knowing every single topic that could possibly be tested.</p>

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<p>NCG is being sarcastic with you. The entire MCAT is a verbal reasoning test. The sciences require background knowledge, but that's just a foundation. All the knowledge in the world won't help you if you can't analyze the problem critically.</p>

<p>In any case, 15's are absurdly rare. Sane MCAT takers count themselves lucky if they can make a 12 on any section.</p>

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<p>is the campbell's biology book referring to the one used in AP bio?</p>

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NCG is being sarcastic with you.

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<p>obviously, you mean you couldnt see the sarcasm in my response? Lol, how selective.</p>

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The entire MCAT is a verbal reasoning test. The sciences require background knowledge, but that's just a foundation. All the knowledge in the world won't help you if you can't analyze the problem critically.

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<p>Exactly. That is why the gods of chemistry and biology gave us USABO and USNCO.</p>