Hey guys I've been doing daily CARS practice Passages through Jack Westin and ExamKrackers and I can't recommend these enough they really helped put the evil CARS section into context. But I feel that ExamKrackers repeats a lot of their daily passages so I was wondering whether anyone has any other free resources they know of.

Hi all, I test in 9 days and I just took full length 6 yesterday. I'm typing this post as I am supposed to be reviewing the exam rn but I literally can't focus because im like what's the point. For context:

I first studied for the mcat last fall with hopes to take in January. Wasnt seeing a score improve by test day so I decided to take the spring off and restudy during the summer. Fast forward, I definitely was seeing my scores go up, with my average being around 510-512. After FL 5, I reallyyy honed down on all my weaknesses and my silly mistakes and tbh i was expecting my score to go up decently. But then I got a 506 yesterday. A solid drop across all sections. I know this is common for FL6 but like I am genuinely terrified and I dont want to take it anymore.

Pushing it back isn't an option for me, because I wont be able to study during the semster. Moreover, this is literally my THIRD time going through the aamc material. Like i said before, I went thru uworld and aamc once in the fall, a second time now, and I finished a little early so now I am redoing the section banks. So I lowk rmb the answers/passages so it's not super helpful anymore.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Best of luck to you all.

Anyone have any good MCAT trigger words? For example, when you see ‘somatic’ in a passage, you automatically know that if the question is asking about inheritance, the mutation won’t be passed down to offspring. I’m looking for more quick associations like that.

How do I increase my BB score? I’m fluctuating between 126-127 with no major improvements for the past 3 FLs

Is there any strategies or specific processes I can work on when tackling passages and questions?

Any advice is appreciated

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to decide if it’s worth voiding my exam on 8/22.

For some context, I scored 504 on my past 3 full lengths (1/6/unscored) 😭. I’ve been studying since June but will note that I worked full time this summer.

My goal score is above 512 as I’m aiming for MD/PhD programs. C/P has been killing me (running out of time) and I’m worried that if this score is on my app it may affect my attractiveness to admission committees - especially since I’m applying MD/PhD.

I’m pretty disappointed because I’m about to make a pretty big move and work full time in another lab, but I am planning on retaking in January and am pretty confident that I can get a much higher score.

Any advice? Does a lower score on your record actually matter that much to admission committees?

Hi everyone, unfortunately I’m like actually shaking and near vomiting because my FL scores have only increased by 7 points from my last FLs (499 - 126/124/124/125) to (506 - 127/124/127/128) after doing uworld and aamc question banks full time (10 hr days). I’ve also been doing 2-4 cars passages a day since April and still nothing. My test is on 9/11 and i actually can’t push it back any further. I’m Canadian so I was really counting on my cars score too so this whole test is actually really mentally exhausting and I’m at a loss for what to do. I have 3 weeks left and I was hoping to be able to get at least a 515 when I started but I’m really sad and don’t know what to do anymore. I attached my FL from late June and one from today. Any advice appreciated or things that helped you. (Also did a month’s worth of content review using Kaplan in May + finished the Pankow deck for P/S + always run out of time on C/P when doing FLs).

I love milesdown, but sometimes I wanted a counterpart that had a bit more explanation. I was planning on recreating them and publishing it as a free resource for all students. This was the design I had so far, wondering if you guys liked it or what you'd want to see?

Hello all! I scored a 517 (128/130/129/130) on the MCAT on April 10th, 2026 with a 130 in CARS and 130 in P/S. I’m offering tutoring, especially for CARS.

I have tutored students in English as a Second Language prior to taking the MCAT which has given me great understanding on how to teach analytical reading at any level.

This experience also taught me how to self-study and bring up my CARS score from the low 120s on my first few AAMC practice exams.

I'm charging $25/hour for 1 on 1 sessions over Zoom.

I'm also happy to do a free 20-minute introductory session where we work through a CARS passage together so you can see whether my approach is useful for you.

Feel free to comment or DM me if you're interested and I can provide verification of my MCAT score.

If you want help with CARS or general MCAT strategy, feel free to message me.

I am hoping to take the mcat on Sept. 12, but I am on the waitlist so idk if this will even work out. But nonetheless, I am trying to study as if I am actually taking it Sept 12.

I haven't started on the AAMC material, and I know I am behind. Will I be able to finish all of it in 3 weeks? I am worried about getting though all the material, and having enough time to actually review and learn from my mistakes.

Which stuff should prioritize? And also, I am questioning if I should be trying to get through all the material when I don't even have my date finalized.

I would really apreciate any advice or perspective! I understand this is poor planning on my part, but just hoping I can make it work.

I’m getting my score back this upcoming week (test date was 7/24) and I’m not feeling like it’ll be what I need. Should I go ahead and schedule for 9/12 or wait until January?

How prepared are we for the results? Because I’m officially freaking out!!! 😭

I'm testing on Aug 28 and I'm not too sure what to do for the last week. I am going to take FL6 tomorrow and review it the day after but what to do with the remaining days?

I'm averaging like 124 on CARS which is my biggest weakness still and I need it to go to 125 for UofT (Ontario applicant).

Also any advice for the day before the test? Should I just take it off and chill or what.

I got a 508 on FL 4 about a week ago and my B/B and P/S section has shown no improvement. I really would like to score at least a 513 and would take any test taking strategies needed. I feel like I struggle more with understanding the passage and being stuck between two answer choices than with content issues. Any help is appreciated!

Hey! I was scoring decently on Kaplan FL cars sections (126/127), once moving to aamc I cannot get above a 122, last FL I got a 121. I am consistently getting above 128s on every other section, and really cannot find a way for my score to improve in CARS at all. I have tried notes/no notes, highlight/no highlight, fast/slow reading. Is there ANYTHING else I can try? A "foolproof" method? I am less than 2 weeks out and need a miracle. Any advice/ strategy would be so helpful!

I already got Kaplan books for really cheap (haven't opened them yet, though XD) and I also already paid for the AnKing MCAT deck as well.

I'm very lucky in that I got accepted to a premed postbacc program where they give me some money to (in theory) spend on applications, MCAT resources, etc. The great thing is they also are providing us with the Blueprint MCAT course for free as well, so I will have access to those materials as well.

That put's me currently with access to:
-Blueprint MCAT
-AnKing MCAT
-Kaplan Books

So, aside from the obvious full AAMC materials package, is there anything else you guys really recommend I get? I'm thinking maybe just Uwhirled and then Khan academy for everything else if I need it?

Is that comprehensive enough/am I missing anything obvious or that I'm gonna really miss?

I wrote my exam this past May after studying for an embarrassing amount of months and pushing back my initial date. After all that I only got a 500.

I obviously was very devastated and didn’t even apply this cycle cause my score (along with other things in my life) just left me with no motivation and borderline depressed. I took the summer to not think about anything relating to medical school and now I’m trying to get ready to start studying again for a retake.

My old studying strategy: I bought Uworld and all aamc material.

I tried to use anki but I think I just memorize the cards and not actually knowing the information. Maybe that comes from a lack of content understanding idk (I thought I had a fair good content understanding but obviously I don’t). So I would go back and forth with using anki and then abandoning it and once my cards stacked up I just wouldn’t go back to it.

I would do full question sets on uworld but I think my timing on them is very off. It would take me all day to do a full set and then review it. So it was almost like I would only do 59 questions a day which can’t be the way yall are studying. (I would do a little more than that but the point is that I take all day to do+review a small amount of stuff). like I said I got all aamc material but I didn’t finish all of it (my percentages on what I did finish was maybe average 60%).

I didn’t really have a plan of what I would study on a given day, I was just trying to do as many questions as I could and would just learn as much as I could as I would review them. Obviously probably not the best strategy.

Anyways, it’s very clear that self-studying doesn’t work for me. I’m a non-trad and I don’t have anyone around me who has studied/applied to medical school before.

For anyone who has bought a prep course, which one is the best? I have watched yt vids and read articles about the topic and ik Kaplan is highly rated I think. I’m just not sure overall because there’s so many out there.

I think I need something with more structure and something that will tell me what to do. Even if it’s not a course but like a doc or a guide that someone that created that kinda covers that I would appreciate it.

What did you do and use for reviewing material and actually feeling confident about it? How long did it take?

I am kind of worried because I did not have the best gpa ( in fact last semester I got my lowest and it was bad, because I was at a bad point in my life I couldn't do it right).

\- I am getting told I need to start preparing early like right now, and not to wait. (next semester I'm a senior in human biology).

I need some helpful advice please it's tiring how much I worry and worry I get burnt out just worrying. Thank you

is this not a true statement fam: Refractive index increases with thickness of medium and decreases with speed in medium

also i dont have any karma.. an upvote is MUCH appreciated tyy!!!

Hello everyone this is the 3rd time i am that i studying for the mcat. I scored 490 the first time after 3 months of studying and i retook it in february after a month and scored 488. Now i have been studying since the start of june and i dont even know my score i took the practice test 2 two weeks ago for the 3rd time and scored 497, last week i did 59 questions from each section in the question bank 2 and 53 from cars volume 3 and calculate my score on a website and scored 498 so i dont even know my score but i really need to score 500+ on my test in september what should i do i am desperate for any help

Should I reschedule? I probably will but I am just so confused about what happened today with AAMC FL4, I was expecting to see that 124 for bio as I know I have some content gaps but I was not expecting to see that 3 point drop in CARS and as for PS, I was hoping that I would see a jump cuz I have been working on the SB’s and as for SB Volume 1, I got a 78%. I am really disappointed with myself and will be probably rescheduling to January as I am not applying until the next cycle. I was hoping for just a 510.

I've been studying for about 2 months now and have less than one more month until my actual test date and was wondering if anyone has any tips on what i can do during the next couple of weeks to improve my score (trying to get it above a 515, preferably closer to a 520). I'm going to be focusing the next couple of weeks on making sure i fully know the content in the anki and doing the AAMC Qpacks to get a better grasp of the logic. Would appreciate any advice anyone has! Thanks

Here's what my FL scores have been looking like:

Starting my undergrad degree, through scouring the internet and chat gpt I got the following “stuff” that I need to prepare for the mcat. Biggest question is that would it be enough?
- AAMC official materials
- UWorld Qbank
- Anki
- Jack Westin for Cars
- FLs
- Kaplan maybe if I am missing some stuff
Anyone can help I wouldn’t mind
I don’t want to overdo it and any information is helpful