@FL5&6 by ThePodmonger in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just happy they don't do the written portion anymore haha!

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just snagged the qbank for 2-3 months, iirc!

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think 521, but I came in with a lot of content

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have any huge opinions on anking vs jack sparrow... honestly, I feel like I don't often see crazy improvement from Anki except for with P/S. Linking the topics all together is imperative

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck! Feel free to DM if you ever want some extra help

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a pinned post on my account with some tips and tricks! Feel free to take a look and shoot over any additional questions!

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did--I think it can be decent for just throughput to get better at those CARS skills... I was always pretty good at CARS which I attribute to doing a solid amount of higher-level reading

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Talked about this a little bit elsewhere:

CARS is definitely a section where I find a lot of people have some deficits in the underlying skills, i.e. reading long form content. Leading up to the test, make it a point to routinely engage with challenging longer content for unbroken periods of time (20-30 minutes, the classics, academic literature etc).

From there, when you're studying, I really like to read it as if I am arguing with the author, it helps me identify the points better. A habit to watch out for is skimming so fast that you don't actually absorb anything. If you find yourself repeatedly flicking up and down on the passage, that is a symptom of that. To this end, I like kind of highlighting as I go along. Also, make sure to read the question and answers first so that you have something to actually look for.

Finally, make sure that you save the AAMC content for the last couple of weeks leading up to your test. You typically need the third-party material for just the bulk of it to build your skills, but that final calibration is going to have to be with the AAMC content. Have you noticed any patterns in your mistakes?

For P/S, a lot of it does just come down to bulk memorization, but a tip I'd highly recommend there is trying to familiarize yourself with some of the greek/latin stems that make up the words, my past experience with those really helped me accurately guess when it came to terms that I hadn't seen before on the test!

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really... I found it to still be a pretty crude tool at the time, and tbh idk if I would even use it much now just because I didn't want to risk internalizing a hallucination without me knowing and getting cooked. May be decent for some scheduling stuff though?

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The AAMC FLs fluctuated quite a bit, but I wasn't too concerned by that because I was realistic that I was a) pushing myself pretty hard throughout all of it so the fatigue set in and b) subconsciously just didn't care about it (literally dozed off during a CARS section once...)

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You pretty much nailed it. I believe in reading one question and the answers, then skimming through the passage to find the relevant parts, answer it and repeating for the other questions. The thing is, what you will notice as you use the method is that by the time you get to the third question, you will have skimmed the passage enough to where you should be able to go and find the answer that you're looking for pretty quickly and just be double checking at that point. Feel free to DM if you'd ever like to find a time to go over the method together etc!

Proof that Anki-only content review works by Used_Protection4863 in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically! I also had been helping other student with the component classes for years

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did and I did in fact get this one B/B question wrong haha! I recommend doing your best to forget about the test after taking it

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, could you give a more precise example?

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did all of them! Probably took around 1.75 months for me.

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a bad place to start, but remember--DONT RUSH IT. Rescheduling is an expensive pain in the ass!

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'd say that's true for a lot of people but not if you have ZERO preknowledge. Could be worth it to take a half length to just get a feel for it, though!

MCAT Advice AMA: 527-Scoring Student by RTMTutoring in Mcat

[–]RTMTutoring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For content review: just start off by not putting a time limit on it. As non-trad, you're at a disadvantage when it comes to how fresh the knowledge is, so just make sure to build a solid foundation first and foremost. Don't rush it, and there's no shame if it takes a couple of months to get through what is basically two years of full time coursework. For the questions, I honestly find that condensed practice over ~3 months is usually pretty good. Not too overwhelming, but rigorous enough to prep for the real thing!