172: Common MCAT Prep Mistakes Premeds Make and How to Avoid Them
The Premed Years
Ryan Gray
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🗓️ 9 March 2016
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Ken Tao of the Princeton Review joins us to talk about common mistakes he sees premed students make as they prepare for the MCAT. Listen, learn, and avoid them!
Links and Other Resources
- Full Episode Blog Post
- AAMC practice tests / Khan Academy MCAT videos.
- Related episode: 10 Common MCAT Myths.
- Related episode: Which MCAT Materials Are Best for Me?
- Check out my Premed Playbook series of books (available on Amazon), with installments on the personal statement, the medical school interview, and the MCAT.
Transcript
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| 1:31.4 | This is the pre-med year session number 172. |
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