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Are You Prepared for the MCAT?

One of the most common scenarios MCAT students find themselves in is: “The MCAT is in a week, but I don’t feel like I’m ready. Should I reschedule or should I just take it?” This is certainly an understandable feeling to have. The Medical College Admissions Test, or MCAT, is one of the hardest and

Jan 24, 2023

How to Catch Up on Content Knowledge for the MCAT After Remote Learning

By Connor Hatfield (Blueprint MCAT Tutor) If you experienced remote coursework during the COVID-19 pandemic, you know that it was far from perfect… Amidst the stress of a global pandemic, colleges and universities had to pivot from an in-person learning model to a fully online model in a matter of weeks. Though public schools and

Jan 23, 2023

Studying for the MCAT While Taking Classes

As we’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, MCAT prep is a substantial time commitment, especially for students studying for the MCAT with full-time school or a job! The average med school student (e.g., ~501 MCAT score) studies for 240 hours so that they can obtain a good MCAT score. So let’s explore how a full-time

Jan 13, 2023

Preparing for the MCAT As a Bad Test-Taker

We’ve all heard it before, either from people around us or maybe even our own mouths. “I don’t feel like I’ll ever do well on the actual MCAT; I’m just bad at taking tests.” But what does it really mean to be a “bad test-taker”? This article will help break down some of the reasons

Dec 14, 2022

What’s the Fastest Way to Raise Your MCAT Score?

For most pre-med students, the MCAT is unlike any test they’ve ever taken. The length, the level of complexity, and the amount of content knowledge required can make the Medical College Admission Test feel overwhelming at times. In addition, pre-med students are often pressed for time to study. They might be studying for the MCAT

Dec 01, 2022

Don’t Psych Yourself Over Psych!

By Nikhil Jaganathan Seemingly endless vocabulary terms. Complicated experimental designs. Deceptive graphs and figures. This is the last stretch of the MCAT—you’re almost done! Many students consider the MCAT psychology/sociology section to be the easiest of the exam due to its more content-based nature compared to the other sections. Rather than applying countless formulas to

Oct 14, 2022

Why Is the MCAT So Hard?

By Nikhil Jaganathan The Medical College Admission Testis ultimately the determining stage of whether or not you have the ability to achieve medical school admission. How hard is the MCAT? The MCAT test is infamously one of the most difficult standardized exams and may be one of the most important. But although it is difficult,

Oct 05, 2022

What’s Going to Be on the MCAT in 2023?

For individuals preparing for the upcoming 2023 MCAT, a question at the forefront of their minds is likely, “What is going to be on the MCAT 2023 exam?” It is understandable to be curious about what will be different or newly challenging about next year’s exam or any of the exams offered in the future.

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