The MCAT is now just 5 hours and 45 minutes. Is this better or worse than the 7+ hour exam?I’ve heard arguments for both, but choose not to weigh in, because regardless of how I feel, I cannot change it. Instead, I look at it this way: This is how it is,and if there’s nothing you […]
From 488 MCAT Burnout to Medical School Acceptance
April 6, 2019 By 47 Comments
The internet will have you believe that if you don’t have a perfect GPA and MCAT score, you can’t go to medical school. Sometimes strangers (online) get in our heads, sometimes it’s our inner circle including family, friends, and advisors. And sometimes that little doubting voice comes from within. “My GPA is trash, I’ve already […]
MCAT Advice from Ada of The Biosisters
July 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Meet Rose and Ada, also known as @thebiosisters who run a motivational and informational blog for pre-health students. Rose is a 2nd year medical student in New Orleans. Ada is a Biology/pre-med rising senior who just took her MCAT on June 30th. Ada first shared this on Instagram, but I asked for permission to publish here so that […]
Preparing for the MCAT using 5 Full Length Company Exams
April 30, 2018 By 1 Comment
Due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback on previous ‘MCAT prep and test day’ stories, here is yet another MCAT interview, this time from one of my study hall members who had taken quite a few (too many IMO) full lengths before joining the program. Please remember, this is ONE STUDENT’S perspective and what worked for […]
Her Self Study MCAT Prep Journey
April 6, 2018 By 10 Comments
You are unique! This makes your premed experience unique and your MCAT prep journey individual TO YOU! What works for one student may not work for another, but this doesn’t mean you can’t learn from their experience, especially if they’ve already taken the time to evaluate an approach and provide feedback. Meet LeAnn. She started […]
Overwhelmed and Missing Out for a 515 MCAT Score
October 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Studying for the MCAT can feel like drudgery work filled with anxiety. Stuck inside, hunkered down, head buried in a book while your friends and the whole rest of the world is passing you by. It is hard work! But it doesn’t have to be that dreary and scary. After all, hard work pays off! […]
From Panic and Low GPA to Perfect Psych Soc Score
September 7, 2017 By 2 Comments
Do you ever worry that your low GPA will keep you out of medical school? Your mind races, “What if there are terms I’ve never heard of?” “In my practice passages, I sometimes find terms I couldn’t have even imagined.. what if that comes up on the official test??” If you answered yes, you’re not […]
MD Bound Despite 2.7 Undergrad GPA
August 19, 2017 By 22 Comments
When your dream is to become a doctor, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and scared. It’s easy to feel the anxious sense of ‘I must apply to 100 schools, get accepted to 50, and hopefully reach my dreams!’ Now I agree, you want to apply to multiple schools. But in the end, one acceptance is […]
Princeton Review and AAMC for the June 2017 MCAT
July 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
When it comes to the MCAT, every student is different making every journey different. By popular demand, here is another MCAT prep + testing experience interview. Please only use this interview as insight into this particular student’s experience as you work to craft your own MCAT prep journey. Which books did you use to prepare for […]
Medical School Scholarship with Late 505 MCAT
April 29, 2017 By 13 Comments
Every premed path is different. Every acceptance story is unique. And this one, in particular, goes to show that sometimes we have to eat our words. There are many forums and ‘knock you down’ websites that lead students to believe the only way into medical school is having a 3.7+ GPA and score a 520+ […]
