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

MCAT

What You Need to Know About the Medical College
Admission Test Explained Simply

By Marti Anne Maguire

With Paula Stiles

101 WAYS TO SCORE HIGHER ON YOUR MCAT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST EXPLAINED SIMPLY

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Maguire, Marti Anne.

101 ways to score higher on your MCAT : what you need to know about the medical college admission test explained simply / by Marti Maguire.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-1-60138-251-1 (alk. paper)

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To the Concerned Reader, who is my most loyal fan.

Every year, thousands of premed students take the Medical College Admissions Test, or MCAT, in hopes of gaining entry into medical school. In turn, the white-robed dreams of many capable would-be doctors have perished in the wake of this daunting test, which requires you not only to know all of the major concepts of physics, chemistry, and biology, but to also be able to combine and apply them to completely unfamiliar situations. The test also includes sections on writing and reading comprehension not exactly the cup of tea for most prospective doctors.

So, yes, others have failed, but your fate could be different. As is the case for higher education of nearly any sort today the SAT for undergraduate education, the LSAT for law school, and so on the MCAT is a hurdle that simply must be cleared before you can be a doctor. Period. This book will give you the skills to run faster and jump higher so you can clear this hurdle that lies in your path to medical school, provided you are prepared to train and practice like an Olympic contender.