http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT Just another Blogs.kaptest.com Blogs weblog Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:00:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Owen Farcy, Assistant Director of Pre-Health Programs As you’re already well aware, there’s a lot of science that you need to learn as a pre-med student. From physics to chemistry to biology, the number of laws, equations and concepts for you to understand and memorize can seem daunting, so it’s ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/studying-for-the-mcat-the-stories-behind-the-science/ By Jeff Koetje, MD, Assistant Director of Pre-Health Programs “So tell me about yourself.” It’s not even a question.  It’s a request, and in the opening moments of your medical school interview, it may sound more like a hostile command.   But it is perhaps one of the most common ways in which ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/the-hardest-med-school-interview-question/ By Owen Farcy, Assistant Director of Pre-Health Programs In my last post we discussed some of the important questions that you’ll need to consider when deciding when to take the MCAT. While it’s vital to determine early what time of year you’ll be taking the exam, choosing the specific administration ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/choosing-an-mcat-test-date-part-2/ By Owen Farcy, Assistant Director of Pre-Health Programs One of the more common questions I see from students is, “When should I take the MCAT?” Most pre-meds have heard horror stories from their older peers about the exam, and have a rough idea that the test should be taken sometime in ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/choosing-an-mcat-test-date-part-1/ By Patrick Boyle, Kaplan Elite MCAT Instructor In our recent post MCAT Study Skills: You are what you eat, we discussed the importance of nutrition and how this can play a critical role in effective studying. As much as you are what you eat, you are also what you drink. Anything ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/effective-studying-the-effects-of-caffeine/ By Owen Farcy, Assistant Director, Pre-Health Programs If you’re like most pre-medical students, you’ve felt lost at some point on your path towards becoming a physician. Whether it’s been when choosing your courses for the next two years, putting together a plan for the MCAT, or figuring out how to get ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/pre-med-advisors-your-very-best-friends/ By Sam Asgarian, Kaplan Elite MCAT Instructor The path to becoming a physician is, to say the least, quite long. Four years of medical school is followed immediately by a minimum of three years of residency - only once that’s completed can you start practice as an attending physician. It’s important, ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/topics-in-medicine-medical-resident-work-hour-regulations/ By Lauren Poindexter, Kaplan Elite MCAT Instructor The Fall semester is underway: midterms loom, finals are on the horizon, and somewhere in this mix lays the start of your MCAT studying. With the high demand on our brain and our bodies to be attentive, healthy, and sharp problem solvers, comes an ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/mcat-study-skills-you-are-what-you-eat/ By Lauren Poindexter, Kaplan Elite MCAT Instructor As a future physician, it’s a sure thing that at some point in your career you will encounter patients with some form of mental illness. Psychological health is every bit as important as physiological health, and in many instances the two are hopelessly ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/topics-in-medicine-mental-illness/ By Sam Asgarian Kaplan Elite MCAT Instructor Modern technology has changed the way that we live our lives; you can now order almost anything you want online, pay your bills and invest money easily without visiting the bank, and essentially live your life without ever having to leave your home. These ... http://blogs.kaptest.com/MCAT/modern-technology-in-medical-school/