Timeline

• 16weeksduringSpringSemesterforfirstpass• alittleover6weeksduringSummerforsecondpass

(timelineisobviouslyadjustabledependingonyourschoolscheduleandwhenyouareplanningontakingtheMCAT)Resources

• KaplanMCATComplete7-BookSubjectReview• KaplanMCATFlashcards• KhanAcademyMCATVideosandPracticeExercises

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CriticalAnalysisandReasoningSkillsMonday:Chapter1-AboutCARS Chapter2-AnalyzingRhetoric Chapter3-KeywordsTuesday:Chapter4-OutliningthePassage Chapter5-DissectingArguments Chapter6-FormalLogicWednesday:Chapter7-UnderstandingPassages Chapter8-QuestionandAnswerStrategyThursday:Chapter9-QuestionTypesI:FoundationsofComprehensionQuestions Chapter10-QuestionTypesII:ReasoningWithintheTextQuestionsFriday:Chapter11-QuestionTypesIII:ReasoningBeyondtheTextQuestions Chapter12-EffectiveReviewofCARSSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

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PhysicsandMathMonday:Chapter1-KinematicsandDynamicsTuesday:Chapter2-WorkandEnergy Chapter3-ThermodynamicsWednesday:Chapter4-FluidsThursday:Chapter5-ElectrostaticsandMagnetismFriday:Chapter6-Circuits Chapter7-WavesandSoundSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

PhysicsandMathMonday:Chapter8-LightandOpticsTuesday:Chapter9-AtomicandNuclearPhenomenaWednesday:Chapter10-MathematicsThursday:Chapter11-ReasoningAbouttheDesignandExecutionofResearchFriday:Chapter12-Data-BasedandStatisticalReasoningSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

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GeneralChemistryMonday:Chapter1-AtomicStructure Chapter2-ThePeriodicTableTuesday:Chapter3-BondingandChemicalInteractionsWednesday:Chapter4-CompoundsandStoichiometryThursday:Chapter5-ChemicalKinetics Chapter6-EquilibriumFriday:Chapter7-ThermochemistrySaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

GeneralChemistryMonday:Chapter8-TheGasPhaseTuesday:Chapter9-SolutionsWednesday:Chapter10-AcidsandBasesThursday:Chapter11-Oxidation-ReductionReactionsFriday:Chapter12-ElectrochemistrySaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

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BiologyMonday:Chapter1-TheCellTuesday:Chapter1-TheCellWednesday:Chapter2-Reproduction

Thursday:Chapter3-EmbryogenesisFriday:Chapter4-TheNervousSystemSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

BiologyMonday:Chapter4-TheNervousSystemTuesday:Chapter5-TheEndocrineSystemWednesday:Chapter6-TheRespiratorySystem

Thursday:Chapter7-TheCardiovascularSystemFriday:Chapter8-TheImmuneSystemSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

BiologyMonday:Chapter9-TheDigestiveSystemTuesday:Chapter10-HomeostasisWednesday:Chapter11-MusculoskeletalSystem

Thursday:Chapter12-GeneticsandEvolutionFriday:Chapter12-GeneticsandEvolutionSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

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OrganicChemistryMonday:Chapter1-NomenclatureTuesday:Chapter2-IsomersWednesday:Chapter3-BondingThursday:Chapter4-AnalyzingOrganicReactionsFriday:Chapter5-AlcoholsSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

OrganicChemistryMonday:Chapter6-AldehydesandKetonesI:ElectrophilicityandOxidation-ReductionTuesday:Chapter7-AldehydesandKetonesII:Enolates Chapter8-CarboxylicAcidsWednesday:Chapter9-CarboxylicAcidDerivatives Chapter10-NitrogenandPhosphorousContainingCompoundsThursday:Chapter11-SpectroscopyFriday:Chapter12-SeparationsandPurificationsSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

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BehavioralScienceMonday:Chapter1-BiologyandBehaviorTuesday:Chapter1-BiologyandBehaviorWednesday:Chapter2-SensationandPerception

Thursday:Chapter3-LearningandMemoryFriday:Chapter4-Cognition,Consciousness,andLanguageSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

BehavioralScienceMonday:Chapter5-Motivation,Emotion,andStressTuesday:Chapter6-IdentityandPersonalityWednesday:Chapter7-PsychologicalDisorders

Thursday:Chapter8-SocialProcesses,Attitudes,andBehaviorsFriday:Chapter9-SocialInteractionSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

BehavioralScienceMonday:Chapter10-SocialThinkingTuesday:Chapter10-SocialThinkingWednesday:Chapter11-SocialStructureandDemographics

Thursday:Chapter11-SocialStructureandDemographicsFriday:Chapter12-SocialStratificationSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

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BiochemistryMonday:Chapter1-AminoAcids,Peptides,andProteinsTuesday:Chapter2-EnzymesWednesday:Chapter3-NonenzymaticProteinFunctionandProteinAnalysis

Thursday:Chapter4-CarbohydrateStructureandFunctionFriday:Chapter5-LipidStructureandFunctionSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

BiochemistryMonday:Chapter6-DNAandBiotechnologyTuesday:Chapter6-DNAandBiotechnologyWednesday:Chapter7-RNAandtheGeneticCode

Thursday:Chapter7-RNAandtheGeneticCodeFriday:Chapter8-BiologicalMembranesSaturday:Catchup/ReviewSunday:Catchup/Review

BiochemistryMonday:Chapter9-CarbohydrateMetabolismI:Glycolysis,Glycogen,Gluconeogenesis,andthePentosePhosphatePathwayTuesday:Chapter10-CarbohydrateMetabolismII:AerobicRespirationWednesday:Chapter11-LipidandAminoAcidMetabolism

Thursday:Chapter12-BioenergeticsandRegulationofMetabolismFriday:Chapter12-BioenergeticsandRegulationofMetabolismSaturday:PracticeTest#1Sunday:Catchup/Review

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KhanAcademyMCATPracticeExercises:approx.35-40exercises/dayKaplanMCATFlashcards:atleast30flashcards/daytocompletewholeset,butshouldtrytodomoreperdayinordertogothroughentiresetseveraltimesKaplanOnlineResources-VideosandPractice:AccesstoinstructionalvideosandadditionalpracticequestionsareincludedwiththeKaplancurriculum.Thesecanbeusedduringtheintensivestudyperiodtosupplementyourstudyoftopicsthatyoumightnotfeelasstrongin.KhanAcademyMCATVideos:KhanAcademyhashundredsofvideosonimportantMCATtopics.Iwouldhighlyrecommendlookingthroughtheseandwatchinganyfortopicsyoudon’tfeelascomfortableinorfeellikeyouneedmorehelpwith.PracticeTests:Threefull-lengthpracticeexamscomewiththeKaplancurriculum.Iwouldrecommenddoingoneatthestartofyourintensivestudyperiod,aftercompletingthis16-weekstudyplanofgoingthroughalltheKaplanbooks.Then,takeoneafter3weeksofintensivestudyandoneafter6weeks,afewdaysbeforeyouarescheduledtotaketheactualMCAT.Theseshouldascloselyresembleyouractualtestdayaspossible,downtobreaktimes,snacks,andsetting.

v Makethistimeaboutwhatworksforyou!Whilegoingthroughthebooksthefirsttimeismostlyaboutreviewingallthetopics,theintensivestudyperiodisaboutreallysolidifyingtheinformation.Figureoutyourweaknessesandworkonthem!Figureouthowyoustudybestanddoit!ThisishowyouwillbeabletohaveyourbestchanceofdoingwellontheMCAT.

MCATStudyPlan-IntensiveStudyPeriod(approx.6weeks)-