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Acids and Bases June 2020
Equilibrium, titrations, practice passages, and more! Join our Blueprint MCAT experts as they cover the basics (ha!) and some of the more advanced aspects of everyone’s favorite chem topic! Watch the webinar below and download the slides here. This session was an example of what our MCAT students experience almost daily. Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next
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Amino Acids – June 2020
Amino acids are one of the more heavily tested biochem concepts on the MCAT and students are expected to know a little something about all twenty. Blueprint’s MCAT expert Phil Hawkins goes over the basics of amino acids as well as strategies to approach them on the MCAT. Watch the webinar below and download the
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Metabolism – June 2020
Anabolism builds things up, catabolism breaks them down—don’t let the MCAT catabolize you! If that sentence didn’t make much sense (or even if it did), watch our free Metablosim session with Blueprint MCAT instructor Phil Hawkins! Phil takes students through the basics of metabolism and even goes over some practice problems similar to what you
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Secrets to a 99th Percentile MCAT Score – June 2020
We all want it—the mythical 99th percentile MCAT score. With it we could take on the world, get into any school of our dreams, and get that white coat. Well, it’s time to stop dreaming and make that MCAT score a reality! Join our MCAT experts as they discuss the secrets behind getting into the
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Retaking the MCAT in a COVID-19 World April 2020
Should you retake the MCAT? How does retaking work? What are the best strategies? Get answers to all of these—plus a brief discussion around the newest COVID-19 testing updates!
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Data-Driven Science Passages – August 2019
Admit it: Do your eyes glaze over when reading a dense, science-heavy passage? It’s easy to get lost in the terminology and data, making this question type intimidating for many MCAT students. This review provides an interactive discussion of figures and data on the MCAT – how to approach data, trends, and figures that appear
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