Blueprint MCAT Blog: MCAT Chemistry

3 Concepts To Know About Electrochemical Cells for the MCAT

Electrochemistry: where electrons groove and ions party inside batteries. Learn about three important electrochemistry concepts for the MCAT. READ MORE

Dec 09, 2022

What Do You Actually Need to Know for Biochemical Pathways on the MCAT?

Every MCAT student’s greatest fear: the web of arrows and perplexing jargon to decipher when studying for the biochemistry section. Most students are instantaneously overwhelmed and unsure how to proceed. Your first priority should NOT be memorizing every single reactant, product, and enzyme for each metabolic pathway. While many students are determined to push themselves READ MORE

Jun 01, 2022

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Intermediates: How to Optimize Studying Biochemistry

Every pre-med student can agree: memorization is HARD and memorization is important. To vex us even more, some MCAT topics only require surface-level knowledge, while others seem to require an endless parade of facts. Take metabolism for instance; remembering that HEXoses have six carbons? Not too bad! Remembering that “py-ru-vate” has “1-2-3” carbons? Still…OK…but starting READ MORE

Oct 22, 2019

How to Understand the MCAT Periodic Table & Trends

Learn how to predict element properties and efficiently use the periodic table for the MCAT. READ MORE

May 22, 2019

Identifying Methodological Flaws in Studies

One of the things that really surprises students about the MCAT is the heavy focus on how experiments are set up and ran. This can really catch a student off-guard, as most undergrad courses don’t really emphasize this. But from the point of view of the AAMC, it’s obvious that they want to test this. In order to be a good doctor, you need to be able to understand the quickly changing research that is coming from our more... READ MORE

Aug 06, 2018

Acid-Base Chemistry With No Calculator

Apr 23, 2018

Chromatography on the MCAT Exam – What You Need to Know

Jan 16, 2018

Organic Chemistry on the MCAT – Focus on the Fundamentals

Organic chemistry is one of the most common subjects that students identify as a source of anxiety when preparing for the MCAT. However, on average, it will only comprise ~5% of the test: 15% of the Chemical and Physical Foundations section, 5% of the Biological and Biochemical Foundations Section, and 0% of the remaining two READ MORE

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