I want an honest answer: The Physics portion of the MCAT.?

I'm an upcoming freshman in college. I want to become an anatomical/clinical pathologist. Equals Med. School. I know it's a bit early for me to be worrying about the MCAT, but I can't help myself. I've always had a bit of trouble in math, and I've never taken a physics class. I got a B average in AP Chemistry, and while I'm sure it is simple compared to questions on the MCAT exam, I got a 4 on the AP test. The only thing holding me back is the physics portion. How hard is it?

Answer:
The hard part about the physics portion of the MCAT is not the math but how they try to trick you constantly. The physics that you will take in college will be much much harder than the physics on the MCAT. The MCAT does not even include calculus based physics! However, the test will try to trick you on 50% of the problems, they want to test your ability to reason the correct answer, not derive complex equations.
Since Chemistry and physics are interlocked. you should have basic idea of physical laws. Keep in mind the energy theorem E=mc^2. And newton's laws like force=massXacceleration, Kinetic energy equations like Ke=1/2m*velocity^2. Gravity 9.8m/s^2...ummm force laws like pascals law, snell's law, and just your other basics you should be fine! remember all of your parts of the atoms, proton, neutron, electron, and you should be fine. There's only a few physical laws with the human body that get tricky but i'm sure your pathology books can tell you. if not the beautiful internet it there for the taking.!

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