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We're wrapping up our MCAT content outline and with social inequality—social and cultural capital, social mobility, health and healthcare disparities, and more! Links: (Promo code MCATPOD to save money off their full-length exams)

Let's take an aerial look at demographic shifts: Malthusian theory vs demographic transition theory, population growth and decline, gentrification, and more. Strap in! Links: (Save 10% by using the promo code MCATPOD)

Straight from the official MCAT outline! We're covering the difference between role conflict, role strain, and attachment styles. Know these COLD. Links:  (promo code MCATPOD to save 10%)

In content category seven B of the AAMC Outline, we'll be looking at types of societal norms. Can you tease apart the subtle differences? Links: (promo code MCATPOD)

Get ready to familiarize yourself with the most influential theories of self and personality. You'll need to know these cold for the MCAT! Links: (Save 10% off using the promo code MCATPOD.)  

Today we're talking high-yield physics: the electromagnetic spectrum, refraction, and understanding wavelength and frequency as it relates to light. Let's go! Links:  (promo code: MCATPOD and save 10%)

Lab technique is an MCAT topic that requires both organic chemistry and biochemistry knowledge to answer. We'll tackle some high-yield questions on this topic. Links:  (Use the promo code MCATPOD to save some money off your test prep.)

The last questions on Next Step full-length 10 are discrete questions covering locus of control, gender, and aphasia! How did you do on the Psych/Soc section? Links:  (promo code MCATPOD to save 10%)

In Passage 9 we analyze a study about the impact of musical expertise on both the functional and structural modifications of the brain. Follow along! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

For a premed, the word stress is synonymous with the MCAT, but don't worry we cover all things stress in Passage 8. Follow along in our show notes! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD to save 10% off)

In Passage 7 we analyze a study about behavior and how context impacts behavior. Follow along to see the results of Good Samaritan versus Occupation! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

We tackle Passage 6 today that covers a study that investigates the effect terminology has on describing disease. Follow along in our blog post! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

Today we have more discrete questions that cover personality traits, emotions, and more! How did you do on this set of questions? Follow along to find out! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD to save 10% off)

Passage 5 is all about administrative groupthink and the impact it has on employee stress and turnover. Follow along to improve your psych/soc skills! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

We are moving on to Passage 4 which covers a study that tested whether patient compliance can be prompted by social characteristics. Follow along in our show notes! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

Last week we took a quick break from passages with discrete questions. This week we look at Passage 3 that covers the pathway in which we hear with the ear. Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

We tackle Passage 2 that is all about external locus of control with migrants! Follow along with the handout on our blog post to hone your psych/soc skills! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

Today we begin the psych/soc section from the Next Step full-length 10. Passage 1 covers double bind communication and the link between communication and schizophrenia. #MCAT #premed Links:  (Use the promo code MCATPOD to save some money.)

Psychology and Sociology is the newest section of the MCAT. We talk about how to tackle this section and talk about how it may be different from other sections. Links:  (Use the promo code MCATPOD to save 10% off)

Passage 10 of bio/biochem is about a research study looking at the activity of membrane proteins in three different cell types. Follow along in the blog post. Links:  (Use the promo code MCATPOD to save $50 off their course.)

In our next set of discrete questions from Next Step Test Prep, we talk about insulin, beta-oxidation, and the IRB and research process. Follow along in the post. Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

Passage 3 from Next Step Test Prep full-length 10 covers an interesting discussion on unfolded protein response and endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis. Links:  and use the promo code MCATPOD

Struggling with CARS? Check out passage 8 from Next Step Test Prep, full-length 10. Listen to the struggles, learn from the mistakes to improve your MCAT score. Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

Remember when I said we were on the last MCAT CARS passage last week? Surprise, we have 3 more to go! How about that for a fun prank! Enjoy and subscribe. Links:  (Promo code: MCATPOD)

We're at the last passage of CARS on Next Step full-length 10. Hopefully, you've gotten some great tips and techniques to improve your CARS score! Links:  (Promo code: MCATPOD)

Are you tired of CARS yet? This is one of the hardest sections on the MCAT, but hopefully, we're making it easier for you going through these passages! Links:  (promo code: MCATPOD)

Learning how to do well on the CARS section is hard. Practice makes perfect and that's why you should be following along with us on The MCAT Podcast! Links:  (promo code: MCATPOD)

We're back for some more Next Step Test Prep full-length 10 with CARS passage 3. Follow along with the handout on the blog post for this episode. Links:  (Promo code: MCATPOD)

Clara is back for some more Next Step full-length 10 breakdown—this time with CARS passage 2. Follow along with the handout on the show notes page! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD)

This week, we jump into a CARS 101 before we tackle the CARS section starting next week. We’ll talk about everything you need to know for the CARS section. Once again, we’re joined by Bryan Schnedeker from . Links:  (Use the promo code MCATPOD and save 10% off their full-length exams.)

Solubility, fatty acids, and uranium are all topics of the three discrete questions we cover on this next installment of Next Step full-length 10 breakdown! Links:  (promo code MCATPOD and get 10% off their full-legnth exams) Join the 

Session 105 ATP, blood vessels, fat stores and beta decay are the topics we cover in the next set of discrete questions from Next Step Test Prep Full-length 10. We are once again joined by Bryan Schnedeker from . Also check out all our other podcasts on . [01:33] Question 44: Fat Molecules Fats are stored in adipose tissues primarily as: (A) Fatty acids (B) Chylomicrons (C) Glycerol (D) Triacylglycerols Bryan's Insights: The correct answer here is D. Glycerol is the three-carbon backbone and fatty acids are the little tails that get tagged onto the glycerol. So a glycerol backbone plus three fatty acids make up a full classic E-shaped triacylglycerol or just just fat molecule. Chylomicrons are the little clumpy bits that are used to transport fatty acids throughout the blood. [03:27] Question 45: Aorta vs. Capillaries Within the body, which of the following blood vessels is expected to have the greatest total cross-sectional area and the lowest fluid velocity? (A) Aorta (B) Arterioles (C) Capillaries (D) Vena cava Bryan's Insights: The word total is key here. And the answer here is C. There are tens of thousands of capillaries for every arteriole, much less for the aorta and vena cava in the body. The question also says lowest fluid velocity. The blood in the aorta and the arterioles is just rushing along because of all that pressure from the heart. So it's in the capillaries that the blood flows the slowest that it almost comes to a standstill so that your oxygen and carbon dioxide can get exchanged. If you're not reading this question very carefully, you might pick (A) Aorta. In fact, in the Next Step Full Length analysis, about 65% get this question right while the other 35% all pick the aorta. [05:23] Question 46: Fluorine What does 18F become after a beta+ decay? (A) 18Ne (B) 18O (C) 17F (D) 19F Bryan's Insights: The test would give you a periodic table where you click on the button in the corner of the screen. It doesn't give you much except for the atomic number and then the element itself. First, you need to know the weight of a beta+ particle. It's a position which is a fancy name for a positively charged electron. So beta- is an electron while beta+ is a positively charged electron. Relative to a proton, you can treat beta decay as having a zero mass. So if Fluorine starts with a mass of 18, shooting out a positron is not going to change the 18 at all because it didn't give out any mass. If shot off a positive charge, it means that one of it is positive, so the proton became a neutron. Fluorine which had 9 protons went down to only 8 protons. So you have to go to the periodic table and see what's element number 8 and you would see that it's Oxygen. [08:00] Question 47: ATP/ADP Ratio A cell in which an elevated ATP/ADP ratio exists is most likely to demonstrate which allosteric effect resulting for this elevation? (A) Inhibition of pyruvate kinase (B) Activation of phosphofructokinase 1 (C) Inhibition of ATP citrate lyase (D) Activation of hexokinase Bryan's Insights: The cell is in a really high energy state, which means you don't need to make any more. In response, you slow your Krebs cycle and all that mechanics down. So you don't want to pick the activation choices, leaving us here with A and C. The correct answer here is A. Remember that pyruvate is that last step in glycolysis so the key regulatory point when you wrap up glycolysis before you head over to the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex or Krebs cycle, you regulate glycolysis right at the end there. If you shut that off in the end and if you have tons of ATP floating around, you don't need to make more energy. Hence, you switch off glycolysis by switching off pyruvate kinase, the enzyme in the end. ATP citrate lyase is a key enzyme that links carbohydrate metabolism (the Krebs cycle) to fat anabolism (making fat). The enzyme basically converts the citrate to acetyl CoA, which goes over and the body makes fat molecules out of it for storage. If you have tons of energy and you want to store that energy, you would actually bump up your ATP citrate lyase. You would want to activate that whole chain of connections. [12:08] Quick Tips for Answering Biochemistry Questions First, understand what the question is asking since students get very hung up in metabolism and biochemistry, trying to memorize a million names of enzymes, substrates, etc. Of course you have to recognize names. But when it comes to actually answering questions on test day, just put it in the big picture. Contextualize it. Don't skip this first step because just from the names of the molecules, and recognizing the general situation, you can take a pretty good crack at the question. In terms of the Krebs cycle and all the different energy pathways, you have to know them backwards-forwards, upside-down. You should be able to list every enzyme in the Krebs cycle, every substrate that gets acted on by the enzyme, and all the coenzymes and cofactors, all the inputs and the outputs. "The Krebs cycle is your alpha and omega. You have to know the whole thing." As for any pathway in the body, just generally know the inputs and outputs and the regulatory steps. You don't have to list every single step in glycolysis on the MCAT. That's okay. That said, memorize the Krebs cycle backwards and forwards first and then remember all the key steps in all the other reactions. [14:45] Next Step Test Prep If you're interested in Next Step Test Prep's full length practice exams, use the promo code MCATPOD to save 10% off their offerings. Based on the feedback gathered from students, Next Step Test Prep simulates the real exam. They also found it to be the most accurate full length exam, outside of the AAMC exams. Links: Promo Code: MCATPOD

Continuing last week's discussion of various discrete questions, Bryan and Ryan discuss how to break down discrete MCAT questions so you can max your score! Links:  (Use the promo code: MCATPOD)

Bryan and Ryan take a look at several Next Step Test Prep physics questions to help you understand how to answer physics questions on the new MCAT. Links:  (Use the promo code MCATPOD to save some money on your test prep)

The MCAT Podcast is a collaboration between Next Step Test Prep and the Medical School Headquarters. This is a must listen to for those prepping for the MCAT. Links and Other Resources: Full Episode Blog Post Go to www.medicalschoolhq.net/mcatclass and use the coupon code: MCATPOD to save money off their tutoring and 10% off their products www.mcatpodcast.com/subscribe

Session 33 The OldPreMeds Podcast started as a collaboration between the Medical School Headquarters and the OldPreMeds.org, the site for nontraditional premed and medical students. Currently, Dr. Ryan Gray is the Director of the National Society of Nontraditional Premed and Medical Students and now runs, operates, and publishes OldPreMeds.org which is now part of the Medical School Headquarters. The Medical School Headquarters is also starting a new collaboration with Next Step Test Prep to produce The MCAT Podcast, which has been in the works for several months now. Today, they are sharing with you their very first episode on today's session. The MCAT Podcast is a weekly episode dedicated to the MCAT. Ryan will be mainly talking to Bryan Schnedeker, Next Step Test Prep's MCAT Guru where they discuss the different aspects of the MCAT to help you get a better grip of the MCAT especially being nontraditional students. Go to www.themcatpodcast.com and sign up to be notified when it's going to be on iTunes. What The MCAT Podcast offers: Weekly information all about the MCAT Tips, tricks, and common pitfalls Content to help you break down some of the passages Ways to things about passages How to rule out questions Shorter format (around 10 minutes) Easier to consume John Rood is the Founder and President of Next Step Test Prep which he started in 2009. John has a background in test prep and they started out doing one-on-one tutoring for the professional graduate schools in Chicago until eventually spreading to other cities and going online. In 2013, Bryan Schnedeker joined the company and currently serves as the Vice-President for Next Step's MCAT and Tutoring. Bryan is Next Step's resident MCAT Guru having taught and tutored MCAT students over the past 15 years. About Next Step Test Prep: One-on-one tutoring programs 35,000 students have signed up for different MCAT practice tests and materials Customization is at its core seeking to meet the individual needs of students They have a team of five people working full-time on MCAT content and 15-20 people working part-time on specialized parts of their content. About Ryan Gray: A physician by training (an Air Force flight surgeon for five years) Stumbled into the premed advising world after talking to young airmen in the Air Force about what it's like to go to medical school and coming across a particular website offering very negative and cutthroat information Wanting to create a safe place for people to go and get collaborative information that is not cutthroat and competitive Started the Medical School Headquarters in 2012 Today, Ryan runs the following podcasts: The Premed Years Podcast  - 3 1/2 years old; nominated 2x as a Top Podcast in the Science and Medicine Category; with almost a million downloads The OldPreMeds Podcast Next Step pivoting into providing courses: Going into the course market to put together a course with all the essential resources that any of the other major label courses would have: 12 full-length exams 11 books containing thousands of pages Course priced at $1,300 ($700-$900 less than students would have paid for courses under the legacy pricing system) A Next Step exclusive: Customized study plan tool Diagnostic test followed by a short questionnaire that will allow a generation of a custom unique to you study plan so you're following the best possible prep for your needs Our goals for The MCAT Podcast: Regularly repeating podcast of 5-15 min. mini-lessons on MCAT itself, building study plans, quick reviews, pitfalls and how to avoid them You get a little nugget of MCAT wisdom offering high value to students Links and Other Resources: Go to www.oldpremeds.org/mcatclass and use the coupon code: MCATPOD to save money off their tutoring and 10% off their products www.mcatpodcast.com/subscribe