When MCAT Prep Isn’t Working

Almost everyone who took the MCAT has been there. You’re practicing passage upon passage for CARS and regularly taking FL exams, but you can’t get that score up. Every Chem/Phys section on every FL exam seems to have those select few topics you didn’t review hard enough and forgot a formula for. How do you

Debunking Common Myths About the MCAT

What NOT to Do If You’re Retaking the MCAT

What NOT to Do If You’re Retaking the MCAT If you’ve found your way to this article, you’re probably currently living the Groundhog Day-esque experience of Medical College Admission Test Prep 2: Electric Boogaloo. Whether you voided your MCAT score out of panic the first time, scored lower than your target score, or are just

When to Take the MCAT

When to Take the MCAT With 30 MCAT test dates in 2023 alone, it can seem daunting deciding when to take the MCAT. Is there a month you need to sign up by? Does taking a gap year affect when you should take your MCAT? How do retakes factor into the schedule?  Unfortunately, there’s no

MCAT vs LSAT: Complete Comparison

The MCAT, medical college admission test, and LSAT, law school admission test, are both incredibly difficult, long exams. The MCAT prepares future physicians for medical school while the LSAT does the same for aspiring law students. While the subjects tested on these two tests are extremely different, you might be surprised at the number of

What Is the Average MCAT Score?

So you’re preparing to take the MCAT. Great! But when it comes to preparing for med school you might have a lot of questions regarding the MCAT exam, like when to take the MCAT, whether you can submit your application before receiving your score, what’s the difference between the MCAT and LSAT, etc.  One question

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

The Best MCAT Strategies with Dr. Ryan Gray and Blueprint MCAT

Find out what the best MCAT strategies are in this session with Dr. Ryan Gray of Medical School HQ and Blueprint MCAT Live Online Instructor Joya.