101 Ways to Score Higher on Your MCAT : What You Need to Know About the Medical College Admission Test Explained Simply

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stiles, Paula.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical College Admission Test.

Medical College Admission Test--Study guides.

Local Subjects:

Medical College Admission Test.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Other Title:

101 Ways to Score Higher on Your MCAT

Place of Publication:

: Atlantic Publishing Group, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An estimated 71,000 around the world take the Medical College Admission Test, more commonly known as the MCAT, each year. Most medical colleges require applicants to take this test, and most schools look for a combined score on the verbal reasoning, physical sciences, and biological sections of at least 30. However, the average score, on a scale of 1 to 15, is only 8. How can you boost your scores and get into the medical school of your choice? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your MCAT and employing the practices within is one way to do so. In this new book, you will learn about and und

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Part One""; ""Chapter 1 / MCAT Basics""; ""General Information""; ""Chapter 2 / Inside the MCAT""; ""The Format""; ""Content""; ""Chapter 3 / Studying for the MCAT""; ""Practice Tests""; ""Scheduling Study Time""; ""Chapter 4 / Studying Strategies""; ""Master the Test Format""; ""Follow the Test Rules""; ""Chapter 5 / Countdown to Test Day""; ""The Month Before the Test""; ""The Week Before the Test""; ""The Night Before the Test""; ""The Morning of the Test""; ""At the Testing Site""

""Once the Test is Over""""Chapter 6 / The Science Sections""; ""Format and Strategy""; ""Studying for the Sciences Sections""; ""Part Two""; ""Chapter 7 / Physical Sciences""; ""Tackling the Physical Science Section""; ""What You Need to Know About Physics""; ""What You Need to Know About General Chemistry""; ""Physical Sciences Practice Exercises""; ""Chapter 8 / Verbal Reasoning""; ""The Passages""; ""Reading and Analyzing the Passages""; ""What to Look for in Questions""; ""Sample Questions and Explanations""; ""Verbal Reasoning Practice Exercises""; ""Chapter 9 / Writing Section""

""Scoring the Essay""""Using Prompts to Set up Your Essay""; ""How to Write an Essay""; ""Writing Section Practice Exercises""; ""Chapter 10 / Biological Sciences""; ""Tackling the Biological Sciences Section""; ""What You Need to Know About Biology""; ""What You Need to Know About Organic Chemistry""; ""Biological Sciences Practice Exercises""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A / Internet Resources""; ""Appendix B / Physical Sciences Answer Explanations""; ""Appendix C / Verbal Reasoning Answer Explanations""; ""Prompt 1: Civil Disobedience""; ""Prompt 2: Abortion""

""Prompt 3: Government Spending""""Appendix D / Writing Sample Responses""; ""Appendix E / Biological Sciences Answer Explanations""; ""Bibliography""; ""Author Biography""; ""Index""

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ISBN:

1-60138-675-3

OCLC:

881474771