The MCAT will present you with ten passages based on chemistry and physics subjects, and then present four to seven questions about each passage. The questions will address the four Scientific and Reasoning Skills listed, although different passages will focus on different skills. You will also be asked 15 discrete questions that are completely separate […]
The following paragraph and related questions can give you an idea of what the MCAT CARS section of the test is like. Keep in mind that this is only an excerpt; an actual passage would be much longer, and would have from five to seven questions associated with it. (The answers are at the end […]
Since dominating the MCAT, everything has gone smoothly in your medical admissions journey: You’ve crafted a masterful personal statement, chosen your favorite 15 activities, meticulously entered every class you’ve ever taken, and finally hit the “submit” button on your AMCAS application. Now it’s time to turn your attention to that growing pile of emails—no, not acceptances (just yet!), […]
You block off an entire Sunday afternoon to tackle the beast that is the AMCAS—the centralized medical school application. You’re clicking through the online form, filling in the boxes until you get to the page titled “Volunteering and Shadowing.” You stop there. Are you worried that when it comes time to document your exposure to the […]
As a pre-med student, choosing a major may be one of the most important decisions you make. While there are certain majors that lend themselves to helping you complete your prerequisite classes for medical school and prepare for the MCAT, there isn’t a singular path for medical school admission, and that’s a good thing. The […]
Since medical schools are inundated with applications, most admissions committees use the medical school interview as the final cut. Whereas the initial step in the med school admissions process (reviewing your numbers) may seem impersonal, the interview introduces an element of humanity—it’s where you can let your personality and charm shine through. Once you have […]
Getting ready to take the LSAT is a stressful time; there’s a lot riding on this test, and the combination of unfamiliar question types, strict time constraints, and high pressure can be tough to take. But law school is tough, too; most law students and lawyers would agree that law school is much harder than […]
An ACT Superscore is the compilation of a student’s best section scores over multiple ACT administrations. ACT has determined that the method of superscoring a student’s ACT scores is a better indicator of college academic success than other scoring methods (such as taking a student’s best individual ACT score or most recent individual ACT score). […]
For Section II, the AP Biology free-response section, you’ll have 80 minutes (after the reading period) to answer six questions. You will likely spend more time on each of the two long free-response questions than on each of the four short-response questions. A fair balance is 22 minutes per long free-response question and 9 minutes […]
There’s a good way and a bad way to skip the Introduction to Biology class in college. Here’s the good way: Skip the whole Introduction to Biology experience entirely—hundreds of students crammed into an auditorium, the tiny dot that is the professor just visible down in front of an ocean of seats—by getting a good […]