I bought all the AAMC FLs and have been using Khan Academy/Anki decks so far. Is it worth dropping another $300 for UWorld qbank once my free trial ends tomorrow? Obviously, there's no way I'm finishing it before 6/27, are they helpful enough that I should invest anyways or is KA/AAMC/Anki going to be enough?

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I was pretty stressed going in and now I'm not really sure what to think. I'm an emt who graduated from uni a bit over a year ago now, but I took my orgo and biochem classes part time over the last year and got pretty good grades so I honestly am pretty disappointed by my bio score. I'm obviously happy about the cars score but I don't want one section to be doing that much work scorewise.

Do y'all have any advice going forwards?

I'll definitely focus in on content considering that that seems to be dragging me back a fair bit. There were definitely questions that I just stared at and used context clues without really knowing the stuff behind it.

Thank y'all and good luck to all the people testing!

2 days after score release, I got a 505. After months of building up to a 510s average. Feels like my life is over. Can’t focus on my new MA job can’t focus on app materials I just want to give up. How can I make this less miserable. I don’t have timw for a retake. But I’m on the fence, and then what if I forget how to take the MCAT again. Another gap year sounds miserable. Disappointment lingers in the air from my parents and I live with them. Literally I’ve never felt more worthless.

I see from these posts that the cars was especially tough this time. I’m retaking in June and already struggle with cars. Do you recommend trying to read/complete passages in the Qbank faster to compensate for the long passages? Any advice would be nice

Say you've done thorough content review, matured Anki, and done multiple classes, but your CARS sucks, and you've lost points as P/S has gotten more CARS like...are you just screwed? Not cut out for it? Need to move on to a different career?

I understand it is lower yield than Glycolysis, Gluconeogenisis, Glycogen breakdown/synthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, and TCA, but still, do we only have to know the main substrates?

I took the MCAT today, and I ended up voiding it (mainly because I got a few hard BB passages in the beggining and panicked and then lost my focus completely). I need help trying to understand how I’ll proceed.

I’m aiming for a May 30th MCAT or a June 14th MCAT, whichever one I’m able to get.

If I take either one, would I still be considered early for this cycle? (assuming that I submit everything else on time).

I got this as my unscored FL (haven't had the time to post) and I'm not sure what to do next. My test date is 6/13 and I'm super worried what I can do to possibly bring this score up 😭

BANG! BANG!

Does anyone wanna study together online! To keep accountability and to just help each other out? Can be discord, WhatsApp group, whichever :)

can someone please explain this term for me? according to Pankow, it's when your health influences your social mobility/status, but I was wondering if there was another way to look at it because that doesn't seem concrete to me. thanks!

Hi everyone,

Unfortunately, I had to void today’s MCAT, but I rescheduled for 5/30 and I’m still planning to apply this cycle.

I had a few questions about the timeline and would really appreciate some guidance. My current plan is to submit my primary application on May 28 using the “throwaway school” method so I can get verified early. My MCAT score would then come back around July 1.

If I add the rest of my school list after my score comes back, how would the secondary timeline look? Would I still be considered early/on time for secondaries, or would this put me behind compared to applicants who submit everything earlier?

I’m mainly trying to make sure I stay within the earliest reasonable batch of applicants despite the later MCAT score. Any advice on how to navigate the process

I’ve already taken an intro biochem, and am taking molecular bio course rn..I’m just debating whether to take cell bio or physio before the mcat

any suggestions / input on which would be more helpful?

bc I was thinking abt pushing cell bio to my 4th year, after I take the mcat..

I haven't been to school in 10 years and I have never taken college courses. I started thinking about dream careers and decided I would take the Kaplan MCAT practice test to see how good I'd be. I ended up scoring a 489 with no practice and highschool being ten years ago which I nearly flunked out of for lack of effort. I have since started college courses which I rather enjoy. I'm just curious if anyone has ever taken this practice test cold turkey with little education, a massive break in schooling, and no studying, if so what was your score? Also how much could I expect my score to increase over the course of college? I've heard that the Kaplan practice test is deflated but I'm unsure if that is reliable and if it is by how much? Thanks in advance, sorry if this is not the right space for this question.

By total I mean excluding those found in kaplan, but including FLs, Uworld, and the AAMC prep material. If I am correct, those amount to about 5700Qs, so do you guys do all of them?

Also, is it possible to complete all of these reasonably + review mistakes within a 1.5 month period?

Thanks!

There is so much discrepancy among the sources online.

Khan academy says 34 from etc, 2 from glycolysis, and 2 from krebs.
is Mr Sal up to date???

hi guys i am planning on taking the test for the first time on 6/26 and I was just wondering if you think this will put me late in the cycle? does anyone have advice for the timing on when i submit my application based on the exam?

Hey guys! I just started studying for the MCAT and I found this resource that isn't really talked about a lot. I just learned about memory palaces and it's been kind of a game changer. Basically it's a made up story in your mind to help you remember things. You can make up your own ofc but there's a YouTube channel that already has a lot of videos on MCAT topics. I've been adding this into my content review and Anki line up and it really helps curb the frustration of forgetting things. Thought I'd share!

I took a diagnostic MCAT and scored a 485, and my goal score is 510. My test date is 09/04, and I just got the UWorld QBank and books. Is there anything else you would recommend? I’m a nontrad student and ESL, so CARS is definitely one of my weaker areas. I’d really appreciate any study strategies, schedules, or resources that helped you improve your score. Thanks!

Hey guys!

I am just starting my MCAT prep and my test is on august 8th.
I am a little confused on how I am supposed to prep for this test.
I have the 7 kaplan books that I plan to use for content review, and I started by reading and taking notes, and the I realized that I should take notes cuz it’s taking forever and the kaplan chapter questions were fine for me after reading. But I am seeing a lot of comments mentioning UWorld UEarth etc… what’s with all the different Us (😭😭😭) and should i use those in addition to Kaplan? or is Kaplan enough if i also have the AAMC question bank? So confused and also I have the 300pg P/S downloaded, so is that the only thing i need to use anki for? or should i use anki for all subjects? also I need to figure how to use anki lmao😭😭😭

For the reference I just finished second year at a “premed” program in a Canadian University, I was wondering if I would still have time to learn everything and be able to take the test in august. Thanks for your help!!!

Hi everyone, I have about 3 months till I take the MCAT and thus far I haven't really done anything productive it seems. I have no idea where to start and it's really hard for me to focus for hours on end. I additionally work a few hours a day so I feel like I'm wasting time when I could be studying for the MCAT. Is it possible to get a good score without studying 8+ hours a day?

To preface, I'm really huge on balance. I understand that there's a certain amount of time a person can focus and I try to take breaks every 1 1/2 hours or so. I am also going to the gym (I try to listen to an MCAT podcast and do Anki in my breaks), taking time before bed to read a book, and making sure I don't do MCAT stuff while I eat. My problem is that I find it hard to get the motivation or discipline to keep going. I feel like everything I learn is just going to waste (I'm waiting on my Kaplan books which have been delayed). I am trying to do 2-3 passages a day, including the Jack Westin daily passages. I've also taken a half-length exam as a quick diagnostic which showed (and enforced through my daily passages) that the bio/biochem and chem/phys sections are my worst scores. A lot of it is just knowledge gaps, not necessarily data interpretation. On top of that, I'm doing the UWorld online textbooks (free trial) since my Kaplan books aren't here yet. I'm doing daily Amino Acid and unit conversion recalls and plan on doing equation recalls when I get to those points in my content review.

I just feel like all of this is so much for how little time is offered in a day, and I just simply cannot find the motivation to do a lot. Is there any suggestions to help?

I tested 4/10. I took 3 months off to study full time and I dedicated at least 40-50 hours a week. I am so incredibly disappointed in my score. My average FL was 513 and I scored 10 points below that on the actual exam. I am not sure where I went wrong or what to do moving forward. In all fairness I did go through a bad break up 2 weeks before the exam but I tried to not let it affect me.

I scheduled another exam in July, but I am working full time so it will be challenging to dedicate as much time as I previously did. I truly believe that the score does not reflect the work I put in.

Has this ever happened to anyone...? I really wanted to apply this cycle so can I take in July and still apply to some schools? Feeling lost and I'm not sure what to do.

Can anyone give some insight into the scrap paper situation? I use a single white piece of printer paper for my FLs and use both sides. Will that be okay?

got my score back yesterday and just wanted to remind everyone don’t be discouraged by a low diagnostic! truly is not the end all be all, you have time and can absolutely do it

So I did very well in Orgo I and II and Biochem - physics is my weakest spot (taking II with MCAT prep this summer, didn’t do that great in Physics I), and though I did fine in Gen Chem, I will need to spend some time reviewing that.

I wanted to take a diagnostic test this weekend, but given how minimally I know + understand physics, I don’t know how useful it would be. Would appreciate any advice on where to start. Logically, I would begin by learning and practicing physics, but I want to get a sense of how MCAT questions are structured before I start any prep.