what I learned from my first week of studying
When national isolation began in the UK, I thought it would be fun to take a look at the MCAT exam. The MCAT is probably one of the most intense and gruelling standardised exams out there which thousands of aspiring ‘pre-med’ students take every year. The total seated exam time is 7.5 hours. There are four key sections which have over 50 questions each. Doesn’t it sound like fun? In the morbid way that running marathons is fun. People from all walks and stages of life run marathons every year. The government doesn’t want me running for much more than 30 minutes a day , so with marathons off the table - MCAT training it is. So where do you even start studying for this ginormous exam? I have not taken many biology courses in my academic career, and certainly not taken any in the past five years. I’m a materials-turned industrial engineer working in digital innovation for the aerospace industry. The last time I took an exam was in May 2016. Initially, I predicted that this would be a grue