MCAT Podcast from Dr. Gray is a great resource! Highly recommend. I want to STRONGLY emphasize the long-term learning from your prerequisite courses that Dr. Gray mentions. There's a lot of material.
Social distancing has been great preparation for the MCAT. I haven't gotten out of my chair in 17 hours. Joking of course... I got up to eat and use the bathroom.
He said in another video that 2 is a red flag because it normally shows you didn't learn from the first. But, I think if you write a really good explanation for those mistakes they might overlook it with some stellar stats and lots volunteering to show you've grown from it. Hope that helps!
While I agree the MCAT is NOT indicative of how good of a doctor you can be, there is a strong correlation between MCAT score and STEP 1 scores....and STEP 1 scores are sadly the biggest factor when it comes to residency matching.
MCAT is by far the most useless test ever made. Like you really trying to tell me that reading a boring ass essay about 17th century food preferences will make me a prospective candidate for medical school? I have people in my class who got 501's - 506's and many of them get high 80-90's and getting well over 230's on step
I think it’s more about being able to show you can learn for a concentrated and long amount of time and not give up when the material is quite boring since you’re probably going to encounter medical school classes that are extremely boring
@@katherinebrown2841 it’s also about being able to understand what people are saying. You should be able to read an essay on anything, even paint drying, and get what the argument the paper is making is. Medicine is a whole lot of listening and perspective-taking
Important to get at least an average score, period***. Getting a 490, is really awful. Getting a 505 with a 3.4+gpa is good. 515+ is extraneous unless you're going for t20s
How “good” of a physician you can be, not how “well” of a physician you can be. Sorry I tried to let it go but when it happened more than once I just couldn’t. 😓
MCAT Podcast from Dr. Gray is a great resource! Highly recommend. I want to STRONGLY emphasize the long-term learning from your prerequisite courses that Dr. Gray mentions. There's a lot of material.
I needed to hear this - thank you.
Social distancing has been great preparation for the MCAT. I haven't gotten out of my chair in 17 hours.
Joking of course... I got up to eat and use the bathroom.
Are there going to be more episodes of The MCAT Podcast? thanks :]
yes!!!
Do you have any advice for an applicant with 2 DUIs from 10 years ago? Is there any hope?
He said in another video that 2 is a red flag because it normally shows you didn't learn from the first. But, I think if you write a really good explanation for those mistakes they might overlook it with some stellar stats and lots volunteering to show you've grown from it. Hope that helps!
In what order should I study the books ,,?
Please where can I find the MCAT study groups. Help
While I agree the MCAT is NOT indicative of how good of a doctor you can be, there is a strong correlation between MCAT score and STEP 1 scores....and STEP 1 scores are sadly the biggest factor when it comes to residency matching.
True the aamc did a study on this and found out that there is a correlation
Lol correlation and step 1. You need mcat content to pass step 1 right?
Correlation is not causation my friend.
evans ekhator i said correlation and it was the aamc who found this and it make sense
@@atlantic7949 Nobody said or implied doing well on STEP was caused by doing well on the MCAT.
MCAT is by far the most useless test ever made. Like you really trying to tell me that reading a boring ass essay about 17th century food preferences will make me a prospective candidate for medical school?
I have people in my class who got 501's - 506's and many of them get high 80-90's and getting well over 230's on step
I think it’s more about being able to show you can learn for a concentrated and long amount of time and not give up when the material is quite boring since you’re probably going to encounter medical school classes that are extremely boring
@@katherinebrown2841 You are not going to convince someone that did poorly on the mcat that it’s a good gauge of anything. 😂
@@katherinebrown2841 it’s also about being able to understand what people are saying. You should be able to read an essay on anything, even paint drying, and get what the argument the paper is making is. Medicine is a whole lot of listening and perspective-taking
Can you tell me 528 change to this%
good luck guys! don't be afraid to take a gap year to improve your score!
511 let me go cry. I'm kidding, sort of...
I’m only a kid but I have a dream to become an anesthesiologist...
Same I started studying abt it when I was 9 lol
its important IF your GPA isn't too hot.
Important to get at least an average score, period***. Getting a 490, is really awful. Getting a 505 with a 3.4+gpa is good. 515+ is extraneous unless you're going for t20s
@@bellefeu4933 what’s t20s?
@@alexiskeys top 20 schools
How “good” of a physician you can be, not how “well” of a physician you can be. Sorry I tried to let it go but when it happened more than once I just couldn’t. 😓