Science Focus
Nervous System Sensory Systems Endocrine System Musculoskeletal System Cardiovascular System Blood Respiratory System Immunity Urinary System Digestive System Reproductive System
Conceptual Integration
Integration Strategy Interdisciplinary Notes
High yield MCAT topics
Introduction to science passages Getting to the answer Managing time in the science sections High yield MCAT topics Interpreting experimental data How to stay on your feet The MCAT you did not expect Focus and flow Exam day

The tips begin at a different place in each module. The advice moves along with the stages of the course.

As you come across the many substances in biochemistry - macromolecules, metabolic intermediates, enzymes and cofactors, there can be a strong temptation to learn the substance names as phonological sound images, to repeat the name to yourself and remember it by imprinting the sound of the word. This is a weak memory trace. Learn to ask yourself, what are the parts of this name? Where did the name come from? Dihydroxyacetone. What is that? Nicotinamide adenosine dinucleotide. Make a habit of looking closely at the name to give encoding depth of processing.

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Module 15 Science Focus

Nervous System (physiology)
Sensory Systems (physiology)
Endocrine System
Musculoskeletal System
Cardiovascular System
Blood

Respiratory System
Immune System
Urinary System
Digestive System
Reproductive System

Suggested Assignments

Science Focus

Complete careful study of the conceptual materials in your book-set (TBR or Kaplan) within the subjects of Human Physiology.

Complete the 2nd half of the practice items in your book-set within the subjects of Physiology. These were reserved after the biology cycle work in modules 12-14.

Choose from the resources available within the Topic Pages to reinforce and supplement learning.

Take the Physiology Comprehensive Quiz #1.

Conceptual Integration

Read the Interdisciplinary Notes for Module 15.

Comprehensive science review.

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Comprehensive Review

Focused topical review is complete. Now your job is to cycle the knowledge base in comprehensive review. Reinforce the structure of the knowledge base. Remediate any remaining challenges. Bring agency and efficacy towards this process. You are responsible for the fitness of your knowledge base. Here are some suggestions for comprehensive study cycles. Some of these might take just a few hours, and some might extend over several modules. This is a major focus from here-on-out.

Skim your book-set. Read the bold headings. Look at the figures. Your book-set contains a basic comprehensive, structured representation of the core knowledge.
Perform the even numbered and straggler practice items. Finish your book-set!
Skim Lippincott Cell and Molecular Biology and the relevant parts of Biochemistry
Rewatch the course videos at high speed. Follow along with the session PDFs.
Tour the site Topic Pages from start to finish. Review the organization of each topic, and visit external resources, as necessary, for reinforcement and remediation.
Revisit your completed practice items, Question Pack, and Section Bank. Make sure you would get everything correct now.
There are some good 3rd party resources for comprehensive review out there (topic review at Jack Westin, shared ANKI decks, UWorld, etc.).
Play Catch Blue.
Create your own comprehensive cycles!

MCAT Practice

Module 15 MCAT Strategies Learning from your practice test.

Set aside a day and complete the AAMC Official Prep Sample Test at AAMC.

Psychology

Comprehensive psychology-sociology review.

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Comprehensive Psy-Soc Review

Skim your book-set. Read the bold headings. Look at the figures. Your book-set contains a basic comprehensive, structured representation of the core knowledge.
Perform the even numbered and straggler practice items. Finish your book-set!
Skim Lippincott Cell and Molecular Biology and the relevant parts of Biochemistry
Rewatch the course videos at high speed. Follow along with the session PDFs.
Tour the site Topic Pages from start to finish. Review the organization of each topic, and visit external resources, as necessary, for reinforcement and remediation.
Revisit your completed practice items, Question Pack, and Section Bank. Make sure you would get everything correct now.
There are good 3rd party resources for comprehensive review (topic review at Jack Westin, UWorld, etc.).
Create your own comprehensive cycles!

CARS

Late stage prep for CARS.

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Practice and optimization

Skim your book-set. Read the bold headings. Look at the figures. Your book-set contains a basic comprehensive, structured representation of the core knowledge.
Perform the even numbered and straggler practice items. Finish your book-set!
Skim Lippincott Cell and Molecular Biology and the relevant parts of Biochemistry
Rewatch the course videos at high speed. Follow along with the session PDFs.
Tour the site Topic Pages from start to finish. Review the organization of each topic, and visit external resources, as necessary, for reinforcement and remediation.
Revisit your completed practice items, Question Pack, and Section Bank. Make sure you would get everything correct now.
There are good 3rd party resources for comprehensive review (topic review at Jack Westin, UWorld, etc.).
Create your own comprehensive cycles!