"1001 Questions for MCAT Physics" by Jonathan Orsay

I'm only through the first lecture and I can already tell I'm going to need a lot more practice.

Let me stress the fact that it's not the hard facts of the material that's challenging. You've probably heard and read over and over (including here on this blog) that the MCAT is NOT testing your ability to memorize and regurgitate information. The MCAT is a passage based exam which tests your ability to apply the basic sciences to answer questions through reason.

This is true.

If this were just strict memorization, I have no doubt I could manage to pull off a perfect or near perfect score, as could many other students. It's hard to explain in words now (if you've never taken a practice test), but a common bit of advice to get a better score is to do as many practice problems and take as many practice MCATs as possible. And that's where this book comes in:

Comments left on Amazon and other comments on the Examkrackers forum say the same:

You shouldn't buy each of these books (Physics, General Chemistry, Biology and Organic Chemistry) if you don't need to. These are only recommended to those who feel weak in a subject.

This is one of my subjects.

I'm probably weakest in the Physics passage based questions. I'll be ordering this today or tomorrow.


I'm aware that I recommend a lot of books on this blog. I have a ridiculous amount of books myself and I've read & used them all. The MCAT is coming and I'm beginning to feel the pressure. I figure if there was one time to be on top of my studying, be thorough and not ! cut any corners it's now. I'm just trying to follow through (! unlike s ome of my previous semesters where I really could have given a little more).

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