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Physical Sciences Section
General Chemistry Review
Electronic Structure and Periodic Table
Bonding
Phases and Phase Equilibria
Stoichiometry
Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry
Rate Processes in Chemical Reactions - Kinetics and
Equlibrium
Solution Chemistry
Acids/Bases
Electrochemistry
Physics Review
Translational Motion
Force and Motion, Gravitation
Equilibrium and Momentum
Work and Energy
Waves and Periodic Motion
Sound
Fluids and Solids
Electrostatics and Electromagnetism
Electronic Circuit Elements
Light and Geometrical Optics
Atomic and Nuclear Structure
Biological Sciences Section
Biology Review
Molecular Biology: Enzymes and Metabolism
Molecular Biology: DNA and Protein Synthesis
o DNA
o Protein Synthesis
Molecular Biology: Eukaryotes
Genetics
Microbiology
Generalized Eukaryotic Cell
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Specialized Eukaryotic Cells and Tissues
Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Circulatory, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
Respiratory System
Skin System
Digestive and Excretory Systemso Digestive System
o Excretory System
Muscle and Skeletal Systems
Reproductive System and Development
Evolution
Organic Chemistry Review
The Covalent Bond
Molecular Strucure and Spectra Separations and Purifications
Hydrocarbons
Oxygen Containing Compounds
o Alcohols
o Aldehydes and Ketones
o Carboxylic Acids
o Acid Derivatives
o Keto Acids and Esters
Amines
Biological Molecules
o Carbohydrateo Amino Acids and Proteins
o Lipids
o Phosphorus Compounds
Verbal Section
Comprehension
Evaluation
Application
Incorporation of new information
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How to Review for the MCAT
You want to review for the MCAT in the most efficient way.
First, review only the topics that
will be on the exam. Second, review these exam topics with the
test in mind. What this means
is that you must do content review in conjunction with working
real exam questions.
If you just do content review alone, then you'll end up
forgetting most of what you went over.
However, if you work MCAT problems while doing content review,
you'll retain most of what
you learned. Incidentally, the stuff that you retain will be the
stuff that will be tested on the
MCAT.
There's only so many concepts an introductory course can cover,
and there's only so many ways
one can test these concepts. So, if you know the aamc topics,
and you do enough past MCAT
questions, then you'll figure things out.
What this means is that a question may at first appear to be
very difficult because of the way
it's worded, or because it is given in the context of a strange
experiment that you've never
heard before. But then you'll realize that the MCAT doesn't test
you on strange experiments
that are not covered in a basic introductory course. After
realizing this, you'll be able to see
right through the strange experiment and realize that the
question is simply testing you on
some very basic concept, like Le Chatelier's principle, just
disguised in the context of some
unfamiliar situation.
To sum things up, review for the MCAT effectively by going over
the official test topics
published by the AAMC. Use the online notes here to guide your
studies. And remember, do
not wait until the last minute to take past MCAT exams. Start
doing MCAT questions as early as
possible, in conjunction with content review. Have fun reviewing
for the MCAT!
