Expert Q&A: What is something you wish you knew when you began studying for the MCAT? (Part 1 of 2)
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As promised, we will be sharing out the questions you asked along with the answers from our experts. Here's the first Q&A!
Question:
What is something you wish you knew when you began studying for the MCAT?
Answer from MCAT Tutor/Instructor, Lily Harrington:
"One thing I wish I knew when I started studying for the MCAT was that I wasn't inherently bad at physics. I had struggled with it initially and felt frustrated and scared. I thought, 'Someone taught me this before, and it didn't go well. How am I going to teach it to myself?' But as I studied, I realized I wasn't inherently bad at it. I just needed to find different learning styles. I wish I could tell myself that my ability to learn physics wasn't static. I want tutoring students to understand this too. Your ability to learn a subject or improve at CARS isn't fixed; it's something you can work on, and a tutor can help you find effective strategies. Also, I wish I had understood earlier that Reddit is not always a helpful resource for MCAT studying."
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