There are so many of them in the passages. Tables and graphs should be your best friend. No need to do formal review questions on your extracurricular reading unless you want to if you’re engaged, you will naturally notice the author’s argument, stylistic choices, themes. News articles, novels, or even poetry work. You don’t have to read scientific journal articles (though that is what most closely approximates both CARS and the passage-based questions in the other sections). I’m not talking about skimming, just that if you read often you will get more fluent at it. Firstly, just being able to read a bit more quickly is a huge help. It’s a habit that will improve your life in so many ways and give you a leg up on the MCAT. If you don’t currently read anything other than textbooks, start! Ideally, a few months before you start other formal MCAT studies. These topics are briefly covered in the memory section of MCAT Psych review books, so maybe just read that topic before any other, but in a nutshell - Interleave different subjects! Come up with your own mnemonics if the ones presented don’t stick! Find a way to relate the thing you’re trying to remember to your own life! Spaced repetition and active recall over everything!!! I happened to know from my psychology classes which strategies are proven effective and it really came in handy. I would do a quick deep dive into the science of memory before you start.
It is also a subject that should be easy to relate to your own life, so lean on that and think of situations that exemplify the topics you want to memorize. Overall, I found this section to be a vocab game more than anything else. Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior: A fun way to study for this section and up your overall reading at the same time maybe to check out a popular science book about topics in psychology - they explain things in a way that isn’t stuffy but still teach you a lot of facts. Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems: Tables and graphs. If there is a subject that reliably trips you up (philosophy, anyone?) consider doing outside reading in that field to get more comfortable with it.Ĭ. It can be harder to apply lessons learned from past mistakes in CARS than it is in other sections, but finding your weak spots can at least help you pay more attention when you get a question that you know may be tricky. Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills: Spend a little time analyzing what types of questions you are getting wrong and see if there is a pattern. Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems: Graphs and tables.ī. Some applicants also have specifics to share about their approach to individual sections:Ī. I checked my understanding early and often with practice questions and full-length exams, going in order from those I found least similar to the real thing (Khan Academy) to official AAMC materials as I approached test day. Read about it, watch videos, draw it out if applicable, do questions from multiple sources, and fortify it with mnemonic or other memory aids if applicable. I like to come at the same thing from multiple angles. Additionally, I took about 10 practice full-length exams on Saturdays - monthly at the outset, then bimonthly, then finally weekly for the last month before test day. Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills: 132Ħ months, about 4 hours per weekday.Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior: 132.Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems: 131.Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems: 132.Undergraduate institution: University of California, Riverside
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