[deleted] The biggest mistake I see people make with MCAT prep is starting content review before they know their baseline. Take a full AAMC diagnostic first. Find out your actual weak points before you study anything.
dariust (Alumni) Echoing what richard.rivera said above. Khan Academy for content, AAMC materials for practice, and a daily Anki deck for retention. That combination costs almost nothing and covers everything you need if you use it consistently.
elisebello (Alumni) Not entirely with dariust on this one. The CARS section is the one that surprises the most people. It doesn't respond to content review the way science sections do. The only thing that improves it is reading a lot and practicing passage analysis regularly.
[deleted] Agree with elisebello on this. Timeline matters. Rushed prep shows on test day. Most people need at least three months of serious preparation, often more. Be realistic about how much time you can dedicate before you pick a test date.
[deleted] Same experience as richard.rivera here. The psychology and sociology section has gotten more weight than older prep materials reflect. Make sure your resources are current because the test has evolved.
sancheza (Alumni) Blueprint MCAT and Princeton Review both have free trial materials. Try both before committing to either. What works for one person's learning style doesn't necessarily work for everyone.
richard.rivera (Student) The biggest mistake I see people make with mcat prep is starting content review before they know their baseline. Take a full aamc diagnostic first. Find out your actual weak points before you study anything
dariust (Alumni) to what richard.rivera (Student) said above. Khan Academy for content, AAMC materials for practice, and a daily Anki deck for retention. That combination costs almost nothing and covers everything you need if you use it consistently
christopher.lutchman (Student) Same experience as richard.rivera (Student) here. The psychology and sociology section has gotten more weight than older prep materials reflect. make sure your resources are current because the test has evolved
elisebello (Alumni) Not entirely with dariust (Alumni) on this one. The CARS section is the one that surprises the most people. It doesn't respond to content review the way science sections do. the only thing that improves it is reading a lot and practicing passage analysis regularly
susan.martin (Student) Agree with elisebello (Alumni) on this. Timeline matters. Rushed prep shows on test day. Most people need at least three months of serious preparation, often more. be realistic about how much time you can dedicate before you pick a test date
