Medical School acceptance is very competitive, can aiming for a LOWER MCAT score INCREASE your chances of acceptance? I will argue YES, let me explain why.
Why Aiming for a Lower MCAT Score Will Increase Your Med School Chances
May 20, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Shorter MCAT, Multiple Start Times and New Test Dates: AAMC Pandemic Update
April 24, 2020 By 38 Comments
The AAMC announced MCAT changes for the 2020 Pandemic cycle including shorter exams, 3 exam start times and 3 new MCAT test dates.
Keto Enol Tautomerization Reaction and Mechanism
April 18, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Keto Enol Tautomerization or KET, is an organic chemistry reaction in which ketone and enol molecules can isomerize or interconvert, typically in an acid or base catalyzed reaction.
Lewis Structure for Radicals
March 24, 2020 By Leave a Comment
This video shows you a quick, time-saving checklist for radicals in Lewis structures! It ensures you don’t miss anything when deciding WHICH atom most likely has the radical. You’ll also see it in action as it is applied to several examples. (Watch on YouTube: Lewis Structures Radicals. Click cc on bottom right for video transcription.) Links & Resources Mentioned […]
What If Your MCAT Date Gets Cancelled
March 17, 2020 By Leave a Comment
What happens to your application timeline if your test date is cancelled? What about your study plan if you were mentally geared up to test in just a few weeks?
How should your study plan change if you weren’t planning to test until late spring or summer 2020?
Am I Ready For the MCAT? How to Evaluate
March 12, 2020 By Leave a Comment
You’ve already invested years into your Med School prerequisites and months into preparing for the MCAT, but are you ready to test?How do you know when you’re ready to take the MCAT? WHEN you take the MCAT, is nearly as important as getting the right score. If you’re applying to schools with rolling admissions (most […]
Grignard Reaction Reagent Mechanism and Cheat Sheet
February 20, 2020 By Leave a Comment
The Grignard reagent R-Mg-X (pronounced Grin-yard) is a carbon chain bound to a magnesium halide, typically used to form alcohols by attacking carbonyls such as in aldehydes or ketones. Grignards are my go-to for chain elongation in orgo 2 synthesis.Alkynes are my go-to for orgo 1 chain elongation. In English, please? Let’s back up a bit. […]
MCAT General Chemistry Crash Course Bootcamp
February 19, 2020 By
When it comes to general chemistry on the MCAT, Do you feel like this SHOULD be a basic enough topic? After all, gen-chem is the foundation for Orgo and Biochem, Yet, you find yourself struggling with the concepts and tripping over the math? I used to hate chemistry. I dreaded this subject. All because I […]
How To Stop Forgetting What You Study
February 11, 2020 By Leave a Comment
You sit down to study and quickly get in the zone. Everything just clicks! The concepts make sense, you understand the information, and you ace the related practice questions.When you’re done, you put your books/notes away knowing this was a solid study session. You’re excited to pick this up again tomorrow, or even next week. Ideally, […]
Orgo Oxidation Reduction Reactions Study Guide Cheat Sheet
February 8, 2020 By 10 Comments
Oxidation and reduction reactions in organic chemistry can get very confusing very quickly due to the sheer volume of reaction types and chemical reagents involved. To help you keep track of these reactions and reagents I’ve put together the Oxidation/Reduction Study Guide Cheat Sheet Below. This guide is the result of hours of work, so […]
