Despite testing you on 3 years worth of undergraduate sciences, the MCAT is not an exam of mere content. Instead, it’s an exam that tests your ability to endure, reason through difficult experiments, and make a correct decision under pressure! All those hard sciences, with literally seconds to decide answers. And so, despite all the […]
The Right Time to Take the MCAT
When should you take your MCAT? This is the million dollar question. If your dream is to become a physician, you have to take the MCAT. Medical schools in the United States and Canada require this exam; as well as many schools in the Caribbean, Australia, Europe, even Asia. Since the majority of my MCAT […]
Am I Ready For the MCAT? How to Evaluate
You’ve already invested years into your Med School prerequisites and months into preparing for the MCAT, but are you ready to test?How do you know when you’re ready to take the MCAT? WHEN you take the MCAT is nearly as important as getting the right score. If you’re applying to schools with rolling admissions (most […]
MCAT Prep Study Hours to Months Breakdown
As an MCAT tutor I hear this question often. Students looking ahead to their exam date want to know how many months they should set aside in preparation for the MCAT. I realize that with so much to cover on the MCAT it’s overwhelming, and having a definite ‘number’ potential makes the task less daunting. […]
What If Your MCAT Date Gets Cancelled
What happens to your application timeline if your test date is cancelled? What about your study plan if you were mentally geared up to test in just a few weeks?
How should your study plan change if you weren’t planning to test until late spring or summer 2020?
MCAT Advice from Ada of The Biosisters
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 […]
New Direction for the 2017 MCAT
You need the MCAT for medical school. And yes, it’s 7.5 hours long. Yes, it covers eight disciplines. Yes, it takes a lot of preparation. The best way to conquer something difficult is to be as prepared as possible. When it comes to the MCAT, preparation doesn’t just mean content and practice. It also requires understanding what […]
How To Review Your AAMC Practice Exam
So you took a full-length AAMC practice exam. You may be thrilled with the results – or you may be far from your MCAT goal. Now what? Do you hit the books again and memorize the answers to every question you missed? Not exactly If you analyze your practice AAMC exam results correctly, you will […]
2 Reasons Students Retake the MCAT – How YOU Can Avoid it
When preparing to retake the MCAT, students typically hope for a 5-10 point jump or higher, but according to the AAMC most students barely improve by 2-5 points on their second attempt. Does this mean the situation is hopeless?Should you just give up on your dreams of becoming a doctor and settle for something else?Maybe […]
Newspaper Strategy For Increasing your MCAT Verbal (CARS) Score
The MCAT’s Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) section is a challenge for many pre-med students. You may have spent your undergrad studying the sciences without much time for casual or academic reading. Also, unlike the sciences you are used to, you can’t study cold hard facts to improve your verbal (CARS) score. As an MCAT […]
