MCAT articles for pre-medical students, including test preparation, study schedules, scoring strategy, CARS, practice exams, application timing, and medical school admissions planning.
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Abstract: This review evaluates three approaches to using MCAT scores in medical school admissions for ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated April 14, 2026 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Abstract: Have recent technologies changed the way premed applicants have prepared for the MCAT? Common ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated February 10, 2026 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated March 4, 2022. The article was updated to refresh content. If you’re aiming for ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 23, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Remember when you were a child and first realized the magnitude of your school career? ... Read more
Bryce Gibbs
Updated June 23, 2022 by Bryce Gibbs
I’m guessing that by this point in your MCAT preparation you feel like you’ve parked ... Read more
Chelsea Myers
Updated June 23, 2022 by Chelsea Myers
Unit conversion questions are so common on the MCAT that they deserve their own post. ... Read more
Chelsea Myers
Updated June 23, 2022 by Chelsea Myers
One of the most difficult things about taking the MCAT is that it is both ... Read more
Chelsea Myers
Updated June 24, 2022 by Chelsea Myers
Logarithms are one of the most difficult math topics on the MCAT because many of ... Read more
Chelsea Myers
Updated June 24, 2022 by Chelsea Myers
Collegiate winter breaks often span three or four weeks, and for premedical students, this time ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
An awesome trick for remembering metric prefixes and converting between units in the metric system ... Read more
Chelsea Myers
Updated June 24, 2022 by Chelsea Myers
It is often said that the journey to becoming a doctor is a marathon, not ... Read more
Julia Bauman
Updated June 24, 2022 by Julia Bauman
Believe it or not, it is not uncommon to take the MCAT twice. Though sitting ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Should you fix a bad grade, or concentrate on making your strengths even stronger? Activia ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
MCAT stands for the Medical College Admissions Test, which is an examination that one must ... Read more
Emily Millet
Updated June 24, 2022 by Emily Millet
One of the questions that we hear most often from students is “How do I ... Read more
Cambridge Learning Center
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cambridge Learning Center
With so many deadlines and moving parts to med school apps, it’s easy to become ... Read more
Haziq Siddiqi
Updated June 24, 2022 by Haziq Siddiqi
When you receive your score report, you will receive five scores—four scores for each of ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 25, 2022 by AAMC Staff
As essential as it is to know the pathophysiology of various diseases and the pharmacological ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 25, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
At this point, you are probably already aware of how competitive medical school admissions are. ... Read more
Joel Butterly
Updated June 25, 2022 by Joel Butterly
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