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3 Mistakes To Avoid Making Before Your MCAT Exam
Vickie Armstrong
When you make the decision that you want to go to medical school, you will first have to take and pass the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test). This test is designed to test things like your critical thinking skills, knowledge of scientific concepts, and your abilities in verbal reasoning. This one test could be what determines what the rest of your educational and career future looks like, so it is a test that can drastically affect your life. While you may know what to study and what is expected of you on the test, too many prospective medical school students make mistakes before their MCAT exam.
Mistake 1: Taking the test at the wrong point in your college career.
Before taking the MCAT, you should have already taken prerequisite courses and courses that will cover information that will be on the exam. Otherwise, there may be things covered in the MCAT that you have yet to learn. Additionally, choosing to take the test at the wrong time in the semester can mean you will not have enough time to study the materials before taking the test. Make sure you work with a pre-med counselor to make the best decision about when the MCAT should be taken and at what point in your college career that doing so would be the best move.
Mistake 2: Not getting familiar with recent MCAT updates.
Just like any other entrance exam, the MCAT is occasionally updated with new material and information that is covered. Therefore, if you do not get familiar with what the most recent updates have been to the MCAT, you could miss studying and preparing for something that will be included. This is one reason why it is best to take a certified MCAT preparation course; they will be providing you with updated study materials and coursework that is in line with the current MCAT test.
Mistake 3: Not talking to other students who have already passed the MCAT exam for advice.
People who have already successfully passed the MCAT can provide you with valuable firsthand insight about what to expect and how you should prepare. Seek out at least a few students who have successfully passed and ask them for some advice. Even though every student's experience can be a little different, you can find out things like which sections were the most difficult, how long they studied and prepared, and what prep courses they used for guidance.
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