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I’m literally crying tears of joy, God is soooo good. MCAT scores came in, and I did better than what I prayed for like are you DUMB?!!
So a lot of people are dm’ing me with a lot of questions. So I’m gonna go ahead and make a thread with some tips and answers to questions about mcat prep!
Disclaimer: I am in no way an mcat guru, i did not get a score in 100% percentile. This thread is mainly just to help those who have struggled with the mcat. If you are aiming for a decent score that can get you into medical school and in limited time, this is for you.
I did the Kaplan online prep in December. I would say 6/10, wouldn’t recommend for those who are just starting. The online course does a great job of strengthening weak topics but you must have basic background knowledge of your sciences.
The prep was helpful in the sense that it gave me an abundance of resources to strength my content( question banks, videos practice exams etc) But that’s all it is, content. The practice exams are not very similar to AAMC question types but it helps you learn what you don’t know.
If you haven’t already, please subscribe to mcat mastery emails. They send emails everyday with tips and motivationals. 9/10 would recommend.
My biggest mistake I made was wasting time studying the wrong way. It took me forever to realize practice practice practice. I cannot emphasize this enough, the practice must be consistent.
When I say practice, I mean like doing questions everyday. Especially CARS, do not miss a beat. You can have rest days but I would still try to get used to going over questions everyday.
My study schedule: my first two months were spent doing about 2-3 topics of review and 30 practice questions 7-8 from each section( Kaplan). I only reviewed topics from high yield subjects because I was short on time.
After that I increased my questions to 60 a day, 15 in each section and I only studied content when I noticed I kept missing the same questions.
Why I Missed it Sheet: THIS is the holy grail of mcat prep. I wish I knew earlier but even with the little time left this saved my whole mcat. If you don’t know what this is, type this up in reddit or dm and I’ll explain more. Review your WIMIS once a week throughout your prep
Another major factor in mcat prep is AAMC questions. This is not an option, you will need every AAMC resource you can get( question pack, section bank, full lengths). Do EVERYTHING, I recommend saving these questions for your last two months( especially the full lengths).
In your final two months, it would be smart to stick to questions only from AAMC. There are about 1500, and in my last month ( i recommender start earlier) I did about 90 a day for the first three weeks and none for the week of my mcat
90 questions a day with a WIMIS is a lot. You are not just doing questions to do them. Every question you miss is a blessing, analyze and write what made you miss this question, what content could have helped etc. this is the key to seeing a score improvement.
Take an AAMC exam once for the final two months. Do not waste these FLs, they are the closest out will get to what the real exam looks like. Analyze these questions when reviewing like your life depends on it. Almost every topic that appears is important, master them.
The last week of my mcat was hell. I spent it doing an intensive review of all the questions I’vemissed. Mind you with Kaplan and AAMC that was about over 1000 questions( big mistake: I suggest dedicating more time to this). My testing anxiety was through the roof.
this exam is not easy and the worst part is that it’s only the first of many standardized test on your path to medicine so you’ll definitely have to learn the puzzle that is standardized testing. A good thing to know is that you are not alone, they are thousands in your place.
Find an anchor for your mcat prep. Mine was my faith and family/friends; most pre med students are perfectionists and 9/10 will beat themselves up thinking that they are the problem and they’re not smart. This is not the case, like in a real medical setting you just need to adapt
Adapt to the way AAMC writes their passages, familiarize yourself with how they ask the questions, the topics they talk about. You will start to see a trend, once you start seeing that trend it only gets better. The only way to do this is to practice questions.
please don’t be discouraged, if you are prepping that means you’ve probably made it through all the weed out classes. The mcat is honestly just the final battle you have to face before you get medical school 
reddit is amazing in helping reason questions when sometimes AAMC explanation doesn’t make sense. There is a whole medical community there to help. The best part is that they were all once in your place so they are one of the best resources you’ll find.
I hope this thread was helpful, even though it’s kinda of a mess. There’s so much more to this so if you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to dm. I really wanna see everyone eat, cause I know the feeling of doing well on this exam for medical school is top 2.
