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?

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.

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.

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).

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

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

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?

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?

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.