Improvement is dependent on the students' willingness to abandon ineffective habits and their motivation to develop more desirable strategies. Some former topics have been on the Problem Based Learning Curriculum, medical ethics, the application process, financing medical school and using the internet. This course includes seminars and speakers, Quantitative Skills, and Career Development. This course is designed to assist students to develop the reading and writing skills that will be tested on the MCAT and used throughout their professional and personal lives. This course is designed to help the student prepare for the MCAT and medical school.
Emphasis is placed on improving problem solving skills and increasing the student's knowledge base.
Physics Review is a comprehensive overview of topics from a basic college physics course. The content review is based on MCAT-type passages followed by practice on calculation and extensive study of concept questions. Mathematical estimation and test taking techniques are also emphasized. This will involve the cooperation of an outside agent or agency to serve in the capacity of site supervision. In most instances the site supervisor is a practicing physician.