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MCAT Preparation Guide /

Competition for admission to American medical schools has always been intense. Now, with more than 40,000 pre-med students applying for the few available slots each year, scoring well on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is more critical than ever. The MCAT Preparation Guide offers students...

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Autores principales: Willey, Miriam S. (Autor), Jarecky, Barbara M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1995.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Practice Prompt 2; B. How to analyze a prompt; C. How to organize your essay; Task 1: Explain or interpret the prompt; Task 2: Describe a contradictory point-of-view; Task 3: Resolve the conflict; Complete your outline; D. Write an essay following your outline; E. How to improve your essay; INTRODUCTION; The MCAT Preparation Guide; The Performance-Guided Review Method; MCAT test items; Exam-taking techniques; I. PHYSICAL SCIENCES SECTION; A. Use exam-taking techniques; Independent Items, with examples and back-up plans; Problem sets.
  • B. Take sample test itemsC. Analyze your performance; Worksheet 1: Physical Sciences
  • General Chemistry; Worksheet 2: Physical Sciences
  • Physics; Worksheet 3: Physical Sciences
  • Mathematics; D. Improve your performance; Strategy; Exam-taking techniques; Objectives; E. Physical sciences objectives; General chemistry; Physics; Mathematics; II. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTION; A. Use exam-taking techniques; Independent items, with examples and back-up plans; Problem sets; B. Take sample test items; C. Analyze your performance; Worksheet 4: Biology; Worksheet 5: Organic chemistry.
  • D. Improve your performanceStrategy; Exam-taking techniques; Objectives; E. Biological sciences objectives; Biology; Organic chemistry; III. VERBAL REASONING SECTION; A. Use exam-taking techniques; Passage and related set of test items; Passages; Test items, with examples and back-up plans; B. Take sample test items; C. Analyze your performance; Worksheet 6: Verbal reasoning skills; D. Improve your performance; Strategy; Exam-taking techniques; Skills; IV. WRITING SAMPLE SECTION; A. The three writing tasks; Summary of writing tasks; General method; Techniques for preparing a writing sample.
  • Practice Prompt 1B. How to analyze a prompt; C. How to organize your essay; Task 1: Explain or interpret the prompt; Task 2: Describe a contradictory point-of-view; Task 3: Resolve the conflict; Complete your outline; D. Write an essay following your outline; E. How to improve your essay; F. How to critique practice essays to improve your skills; Writing Sample Worksheet; Writing Sample Checklist; Extra practice prompts; V. PRACTICE TESTS; A. Take practice tests; B. Analyze your performance; Worksheet 7: Physical sciences
  • General Chemistry; Worksheet 8: Physical sciences
  • Physics.
  • Worksheet 9: Physical sciences
  • MathematicsWorksheet 10: Biological sciences
  • Biology; Worksheet 11: Biological sciences
  • Organic chemistry; Worksheet 12: Verbal reasoning
  • Skills.