<p>I'm just looking for some books and practice tests for the summer (I'm still a freshman)...any suggestions?</p>
<p>That it's too early. Just brush up on your general reading skills.</p>
<p>The MCAT doesn't test organic lab techniques right? Only theory?</p>
<p>If memory serves there'll be like one question on a lab technique or something like that.</p>
<p>are the questions really like this?
if so, should i take an anatomy/phys. class ?</p>
<p>No. The questions are not like that. You may get a few physiology questions but they are generally covered in an intro bio class.</p>
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<p>Remember that there are discrete questions (~15), so those questions are possible.</p>
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<p>Don't most school separate those classes? I personally would recommend physiology, if you have space in you schedule to take it. However, its not required and you can defiantly self study it on your own. </p>
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intro bio class.
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<p>I guess it's school dependent but my gen bio class this not go into that much detail. For example, I had to memorize the enzyme and hormones in digestion on my own. </p>
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[li]Inside the cranial cavity the vertebral arteries form the ____ artery.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Which of the following is not considered a major branch off of the femoral artery?</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Which of the following is not considered a major branch off of the abdominal aorta?</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ....all the branch questions except....Which of the following is the first branch off the aortic arch?</p>[/li]
<p>[li]If you are using a stethoscope and trying to detect the tricuspid valve which of the following would be the best location?</p>[/li]
<p>[*]The right coronary artery divides to form the posterior interventricular artery and the ___ artery.[/ul]</p>
<p>I wasn't talking about the format. I was talking about the content. You won't have to know what simple squamous epithelia or the deep circumflex iliac artery are.</p>
<p>Yeah, that's ridiculous. There were a few questions that I couldn't do.</p>
<p>Remember the MCAT is a critical thinking, not a knowledge test. You will obviously need some knowledge but the physiology required for the test is very basic. You might get questions like:</p>
<p>Someone throws a snake at you. Your heart rate will go:</p>
<p>a) up b) down c) sideways d) in a circle</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>A light is shone in your eyes. Your pupils will
a) dilate b) constrict c) stay the same d) this is only here because I need a fourth answer choice</p>
<p>Nothing to get scared over.</p>
<p>Yeah, okay, I can do those.</p>
<p>Oh, hey. I got 18 of 20. I guess I do know most of them.</p>
<p>oh good.....i was freaking out a little bit :)...i felt like some those questions expected you to have gone to medical school already...</p>
<p>The difficulty of the MCAT lies in the fact most questions are passage-based. So, they might dress up the question with a background story and make it harder to identify the precise question. </p>
<p>Goldilocks finds a house in the woods. She tries porridge. She tries the beds. blah blah blah The story will end with Papa Bear throwing a snake at her and asking you what happens to her heart rate. </p>
<p>All the question asks is your heart's response to a frightening stimulus.</p>
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Remember the MCAT is a critical thinking, not a knowledge test. You will obviously need some knowledge but the physiology required for the test is very basic. You might get questions like:</p>
<p>Someone throws a snake at you. Your heart rate will go:</p>
<p>a) up b) down c) sideways d) in a circle</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>A light is shone in your eyes. Your pupils will
a) dilate b) constrict c) stay the same d) this is only here because I need a fourth answer choice</p>
<p>Nothing to get scared over.
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<p>hi could u post an answer key for those questions plz, thx a lot</p>
<p>I met a Berkeley student on my way to my university after winter break...He told me he scored a 42 on the MCAT...I didn't know how to react...</p>
<p>Most people who actually score 40+ are pretty shy about it.</p>
<p>Im only an incoming freshman, but does any one know of any good Gen. Chemistry and Organic Chemistry MCAT review books? I have already taken both semesters of each course and would like to start preparing as soon as possible. Thank you</p>
<p>How did you guys study for the physics for the MCAT? From a textbook or just from review books?</p>
<p>The physics series I'm taking uses a pretty bad book imo (Serway/Jewett)... how is using Giancoli for it?</p>
<p>A prep book is enough for the physics section on the MCAT. They really don't expect you to know very much physics. A textbook for any of the science sections would be overkill.</p>