New Beggining

9/24/2013

Hi,

So lately, I have been trying to get back into mcat studying and I have been having a difficult time adjusting to classes. Thus, I am going to start up the 3 month schedule again but this time I will be following the Princeton review books. Tomorrow will be 9/25 and that will be my "day 4" where I will cover the nervous system and muscular system.

Calendar!

• Day 1: BR Physics Chapter #1 + 1/3
• Day 2: BR Gen Chem Chapter #1 + 1/3
• Day 3: BR O-Chem Chapter #1 + 1/3
• Day 4: EK Biology Chapter #1 + 30 Min
• Day 5: BR Physics Chapter #2 + 1/3
• Day 6: Re-read chapters + EK 1001
• Day 7: Break
• Day 8: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages for the previous 4 chapters
• Day 9: BR Gen Chem Chapter #2 + 1/3
• Day 10: BR O-Chem Chapter #2 + 1/3
• Day 11: EK Bio Chapter #2 + 30 Min
• Day 12: BR Physics Chapter #3 + 1/3
• Day 13: BR Gen Chem Chapter #3 + 1/3
• Day 14: Break
• Day 15: Re-read chapters + EK 1001
• Day 16: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
• Day 17: BR O-Chem Chapter #3 + 1/3
• Day 18: EK Bio Chapter #3 + 30 Min
• Day 19: BR Physics Chapter #4 + 1/3
• Day 20: BR Gen Chem Chapter #4 + 1/3
• Day 21: Break
• Day 22: BR O-Chem Chapter #4 + 1/3
• Day 23: Re-read chapters + EK 1001
• Day 24: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
• Day 25: EK Bio Chapter #4 + 30 Min
• Day 26: BR Physics Chapter #5 + 1/3
• Day 27: BR Gen Chem Chapter #5 + 1/3
• Day 28: Break
• Day 29: BR O-Chem Chapter #5 + 1/3
• Day 30: EK Bio Chapter #5 + 30 Min
• Day 31: Re-read chapters + EK 1001
• Day 32: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
• Day 33: BR Physics Chapter #6 + 1/3
• Day 34: BR Gen Chem Chapter #6 + 1/3
• Day 35: Break
• Day 36: BR O-Chem Chapter #6 + 1/3
• Day 37: EK Bio Chapter #6 + 30 Min
• Day 38: BR Physics Chapter #7 + 1/3
• Day 39: Re-read chapters + EK 1001
• Day 40: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
• Day 41: BR Gen Chem Chapter #7 + 1/3
• Day 42: Break
• Day 43: BR O-Chem Chapter #7 + 1/3
• Day 44: EK Bio Chapter #7 + 30 Min
• Day 45: BR Physics Chapter #8 + 1/3
• Day 46: BR Gen Chem Chapter #8 + 1/3
• Day 47: Re-read chapters + EK 1001
• Day 48: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
• Day 49: Break
• Day 50: EK Bio Chapter #8 + 30 Min
• Day 51: BR Physics Chapter #9 + 1/3
• Day 52: BR Gen Chem Chapter #9 + 1/3
• Day 53: EK Bio Chapter #9 + 30 Min
• Day 54: BR Physics Chapter #10 + 1/3
• Day 55: Break
• Day 56: BR Gen Chem Chapter #10 + 1/3
• Day 57: BR O-Chem Chapter #8 + 1/3
• Day 58: Re-read chapters + EK 1001
• Day 59: Complete second 1/3 of BR passages
• Day 60: Break
• Day 61: Hat Trick for 2-3 hours and 30 minutes daily after this day
• Day 62: Last 1/3 of BR passages for Chapter 1 + Second 1/3 of EK 1001 Bio Chapter 1
• Day 63: Last 1/3 of BR passages for Chapter 1 + Second 1/3 of EK 1001 Bio Chapter 1
• Day 64: AAMC FL #3
• Day 65: Review FL per guidelines + 1/3 Chapter 2
• Day 66: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 2
• Day 67: Break
• Day 68: 1/3 Chapter 3
• Day 69: 1/3 Chapter 3
• Day 70: Break
• Day 71: AAMC #4
• Day 72: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 4
• Day 73: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 4
• Day 74: AAMC #5
• Day 75: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 5
• Day 76: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 5
• Day 77: Break
• Day 78: AAMC FL #6
• Day 79: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 6
• Day 80: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 6
• Day 81: AAMC #7
• Day 82: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 7
• Day 83: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 7
• Day 84: Break
• Day 85: Break
• Day 86: AAMC #8
• Day 87: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 8
• Day 88: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 8
• Day 89: AAMC #9
• Day 90: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 9
• Day 91: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 9
• Day 92: Break
• Day 93: AAMC #10
• Day 94: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 10
• Day 95: Review FL + 1/3 Chapter 10
• Day 96: Break
• MCAT

UPDATE!

Due to some unexpected circumstances, it looks like I will be continuing my study efforts towards the January 2014 testing dates. This give me approximately 5 months of preparation time to the MCAT. It will be very difficult to find time to study for this test while attempting a full course load but I think I can manage. I think that if I can bring up my verbal reasoning score, I have a good shot at my goal score. Hopefully 5 more months of intense reading of sophisticated books and journals will bring my verbal score up to 12+ ...

-Weijie

7/17/2013

Hi!

I have less than a month before this big exam, and I have an idea of how I am going to get above a score of 40. The verbal section is my main concern and here is my plan:

Verbal reasoning section has 3 categories of passages: Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences.

I will complete 1 article in each of the categories each day for each subcategory. Today I will have only done a few of the sections, starting tomorrow I will accomplish ALL of the sections.

Humanities:
architecture, art,
literature: finish "Boyhood" by Leo Tolstoy; ~story of boy and family on at grandmother's home, facing difficulties with his teacher~
music, philosophy, popular culture, religion, and theater.

Social Sciences:
anthropology: Economist, start ups outside of america ; ~lady starts up a company that shows video of how to cook, lots of start ups occuring in urban center outside usa~
archaeology, economics, education, history, linguistics,
political science: Economist, tax reform for US; ~U.S. tax laws are very long, convoluted and lots of loopholes, one republican and one democrat are aiming to reducing loopholes and reforming tax laws~
 psychology, and sociology

Natural Sciences:
astronomy, botany, computer science, ecology, ethology, geology, meteorology, technology, and zoology

6/24/2013

10:27 pm 6/24/2013

Theres only another month or half left of my studying process and i'm getting kind of nervous, theres so much that I must accomplish still.

August 15th 8 am test.

T-52 days until test day!

6/19

Hi!

I finished a full length verbal test today and the score was not too good, meaning I need to do more reading.

I also finished ch 3 of gen chem and I scored 78% which is OK... hoping to get that score up over 90% each time.

I feel really really behind my schedule so I really really need to catch up tomorrow and next week.

There is less than 2 months to the test and I am feeling extremely nervous now. Hopefully it gets better!

6/14/2013

Hi!

Its time to pick up the pace! 2 more months from today, will be test day. I'm getting to be kind of nervous.

today's schedule

- finish review TBR ch 2 biology *finished*
- review ch 2 chem and finish/review passages
- review ch 2 organic chem and finish/review passages
- possibly do some TPR science workbook
- 3 passages verbal*finished* 13/23 blah!!!! 56% :(


posting @ 11:45 pm; tomorrow marks two months from test date. Its time to get into the zone. 61 days until the test that will change my life.

"I have the opportunity to make a dream into a reality."
"Do you want success as much as you want to breathe?"

6/12/2013

Hi!

started off my day with a few verbal passages!

For ek101,

today I scored test 7 13/17 76%
 and on last part of test 6 I scored 18/23 78%

Note to self: I need to read more technical material. Passages about law and world are difficult while humanities are easier.

Plan for today:

- Reread chapter 2 heart and lungs. *finished*
- finish bio ch2 passages, review *in progress*
- review chemistry ch 1 passages *in progress*
- finish physics ch 4 passages and review *finished*
- finish organic ch 1 passages and review *finished*
- Review bio kaplan full length test 2