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

MCAT preparation can produce role strain and role conflict. Role strain occurs when you have trouble meeting goals you expect from yourself or what others expect of you. Everyone experiences role strain in MCAT preparation. Role conflict occurs when two roles have demands that are mutually exclusive. It may be a heavy course load while preparing for the exam. It may be parental responsibility or a demanding job. It's very important to identify and navigate role conflicts successfully in MCAT review. Keep things in balance!

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Module 8 Science Focus

Chemical Kinetics
Enzyme Activity
Enzyme Kinetics

Suggested Assignments

Science Focus

Study the conceptual materials in your book-set (TBR or Kaplan) covering chemical kinetics, enzyme activity and enzyme kinetics. 

Perform the odd numbered (phase 1 ) practice items in your book-set.

Watch the videos for Module 8 - Chemical Kinetics, Enzyme Activity, Enzyme Mechanisms, and Enzyme Kinetics.

Integrated Course practice items:

Read Ch. 5 - Enzymes in Biochemistry (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews). Perform the practice items at the end of each chapter. 

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

Conceptual Integration

Read the Interdisciplinary Notes for Module 8.

Play Catch Blue.

Take the Module 8 Cumulative Quiz. 

Biology Cycle

Read Ch. 13 - Basic Concepts of Transport, Ch. 14 - Active Transport, Ch. 15 - Glucose Transport, and Ch. 16 - Drug Transport in Lippincott - Cell & Molecular Biology.  These chapters aren't that long!

Cumulative review/skim of Lippincott - Cell & Molecular Biology up through chapter 12. 

Psychology

Study the conceptual treatment of Motivation & Emotion in your MCAT book-set and complete the odd numbered problems.

Review the conceptual vocabulary for Motivation & Emotion using the illustrated conceptual primer on this site.

Extend practice using the Essential Concepts ANKI Deck to include the Motivation & Emotion cards. 

Integrated Course practice items:

CARS

Module 8 CARS Lesson Types of CARS questions.

Perform the final 7 passages (questions 81-120) from CARS Question Pack, Vol. 2. Give yourself 65 minutes to complete the passages. Before scoring them, perform a blind review.

MCAT Practice

Begin working on the Physics, Chemistry & Biology (I & II) Question Packs at AAMC. Set a pace to complete the Question Packs before module 12.