Question for those who have taken the MCAT?

Question

I am limited on time and can only take two courses next semester. I have three courses left for my prerequisites for Med School. The three courses are Bio II, Orgo II, Physics II. Of these three courses which two are most important to take before taking the MCAT examination? I will also be taking a Kaplan review course before the examination as well, which is why my time is limited.

Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

Wow, you're practically asking which limb you can afford to amputate. You need all three of those classes to do well on the MCAT.

But if you absolutely cannot take one of them, then I'd say leave physics. Generally, you're going to get a lot of MCAT takers who slump on that portion of the exam. But it's easy for most MCAT takers to excel on the biological sciences part of the exam (which includes bio and o-chem). So you need to be competitive with them. Don't neglect those classes.

Are you sure you can't postpone till August? You're only allowed to take the MCAT 3 times, and scores expire in 2 years for top tier schools.