mcat

i'm a very low stat applicant, so i had been treating this mcat as my savior. i was happy because i had been scoring very well on my FLs (505/509/516/512/511). i was fairly confident of doing good enough. then, came the real exam, and i suppose the pressure of how big the exam was made me...

Good morning, hope everyone is doing well. I am still working on my secondaries (almost there!) and I encountered several similar prompts asking whether I'd like to explain additional academic deficits or an MCAT subsection that hasn't been explained elsewhere in the application. I took the...

Hi everyone! I’m selling a brand-new, unused Kaplan MCAT Complete 7-Book Subject Review 2026–2027 set for $165. The books have no writing, highlighting, or damage. Please message me if you’re interested!

Can anyone who has taken Kaplan and AAMC tests tell me how they compared against AAMC ? I hear mix opinion that Kaplan tests are now similar to AAMC.

I am writing this to warn other pre-med students before spending thousands of dollars with The Princeton Review. I enrolled in their premium MCAT 515+ Program. Because I was in the process of moving, I was proactive and called customer service multiple times before my materials shipped...

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Hey all, I want to take biochem in the summer before the MCAT and my institution doesn’t offer it in the summer. Anyone have any experience with UCSD extension’s online biochem class? It seems like a great affordable option and I know most schools are ok with online biochem since it doesn’t...

Hi everyone, I’m planning to retake the MCAT on September 4th and would really appreciate help creating a structured study plan because I honestly feel pretty overwhelmed and unsure how to move forward. I took the MCAT this past January and scored a 503 (126 / 121 / 128 / 128). My biggest...

I am very happy with my 519 overall MCAT (131/125/131/132), even though it was ~4 pts below my FL avg. Not gonna retake it, but looking at that CARS score, it looks like a red flag. I was originally going to apply pretty top-heavy, but now I'm not sure if I should even consider T20s with this...

Hey everyone, I'm Blake, Course Creator at King of the Curve. I scored a 516 on the MCAT (95th percentile) and have spent the years since building study systems for students prepping for this exam. I'm offering free 30-minute strategy calls where we look at where you are in your prep...

Hey everyone, I'm Blake, Course Creator at King of the Curve. I scored a 516 on the MCAT (95th percentile) and have spent the years since building study systems for students prepping for this exam. I'm offering free 30-minute strategy calls where we look at where you are in your prep...

Hi, there! New to the SDN family :) I needed some help with my school list and such, so I came here! I would love to see what schools I should apply to and if it’s worth applying to T20s (particularly Weill Cornell and Icahn) with my application :) My undergraduate GPA was impacted by early...

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Hello! I am currently taking the BP 515+ Live Online Class (which I regret enrolling but I am in too deep now). I scored a 498 (125/122/125/126) on BP FL2 and am scheduled to take the MCAT 4/25. I have not taken an AAMC FL yet and have completed very little from the AAMC Qpacks. Should I push...

Good evening. I am planning to take the MCAT on August 21st, 2026. Currently, I have a week left of winter break and I wanted advice on how to devise a study schedule for my August exam. I am aiming to study over this semester and into the summer. For context, I am a junior and I have gotten A's...

Hi everyone, I received a t20 ii offer back in September. I’ve taken the mcat twice, with the most recent score being worse than my first. Both of them are below 510 and below the 10th percentile according to the school’s msar. (My gpa is between the 50-75th percentile). Post-ii -> A is about...

Hi everyone, I’m a Texas resident getting ready to reapply for my third cycle, and I’m hoping to gather some advice from others who’ve navigated this before. I’m an Asian immigrant and ESL student. My MCAT scores were 513 (first attempt) and 508 (second), with CARS being my main hurdle (124 →...

I made this MCAT plan a few months ago and have already registered for an August 15 test date. It might sound weird but I cant help but feel like I’ll have too much time. I’m a bio major graduating next month (Dec 2025). Next semester I’ll be taking the UCSD online biochem course from 1/5-3/23...

Hi everyone! I will be applying in the 2026-27 cycle and I need some advice about my MCAT date. I took the MCAT in June 2023 with the original intention of applying this cycle, 2025-26. I decided to take another gap year and I researched the oldest MCAT date accepted by most schools, which is...

Hello, people, it's been several years since I last came on here and oh boy have things changed. I diverted from the MD path to go for nurse-midwifery. Although I enjoy being an L&D nurse, I do not feel like I am meant to be a permanent bedside nurse. It doesn't meet my career goals. Since my BS...

Hi everyone. I hope you are all well. I got my MCAT scores back today, and its kind of strange situation. I was hoping to ask for your opinion on if I should retake. A bit of context: I am a Canadian applicant, and I am looking to apply to US med schools. I am not sure how this sort of score is...

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Wspp guys. I am testing May 2026 so I'm looking a bit far ahead, but I wanted to know how to go forward. I'll be graduating this Fall 2025 with all my prereqs for med school except Biochem and Orgo 2. Im taking an in person orgo 2 course offered at my local cc for that spring 26 semester but no...

From my own internet sleuthing it seems like statistically the numbers are not strongly in my favor, but I feel like my situation is also a little unique and I was hoping someone on here could offer some perspective. Besides the more obvious things like applying to a broad list of schools...

Hello! I'm new to SDN and this is my first post. I apologize if my formatting is off! I’m an ORM rising junior in NY, trying to choose between applying straight through (applying end of junior year) or taking a gap year. I was looking for some outside perspective. Stats: 4.0 GPA (projected at...

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Hi all, I’m a 33-year-old non-traditional, first-time applicant currently finalizing my AMCAS, and I could really use some honest, grounded advice. I’ve asked the attendings I work under, residents, med students, and even my scribe team (I’m the lead scribe), but no one’s really been in my...

I just received my MCAT score back and I scored the same as I did previously. I had taken the test 3 times previously (498,504,507) and scored a 507 again. My previous breakdown was 126,127,127,127. My most recent exam came back 127,127,128,125. My P/S score was abnormally low, a score I have...

Hello MCAT nerds, Since I've taken my MCAT I no longer need my Qbank account and I'm selling the 44 days that are left on the subscription in order to help PAY BACK THE $400 I PAID FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION. Will move the account to your email, etc, etc. DM or reply if interested. 75 bucks.

So by the grace of god i gained acceptance into an osteopathic medical school with an MCAT score in the LOW 490s (and I mean very low 490s). Genuinely felt unreal when I found out I was accepted. And so with me thinking i was not going to get accepted this cycle I planned for and retook the MCAT...

Hello, I am resident, and I actually I’m posting this for a friend. He actually finished undergrad with me He has actually been studying on and off for the MCAT for the last six years.We graduated in 2017. He actually had a decent GPA at 3.6 and now he thinks he can score very well on the...

Hello everyone. I need some advice on how I should go about rescheduling my exam (if at all but I really think I should). I’ve been studying since mid January. I was supposed to test on April 26th but my scores weren’t good (like barely 500, so obvs pushed it back). I have my exam scheduled for...

Hello, I took the 3/21 MCAT and received a score of 506. I am looking to retake it. I have a few questions regarding this: What is the latest date I can retake the MCAT and still be considered an early or mid-timed applicant for this upcoming cycle? How can I improve my P/S score? I did the...

509 1 week ago FL3 (127/125/129/128) 522 yesterday FL4 (131/131/130/130) So, the question is do I 1. Take FL5 Tuesday and if I get a decent score go for 4/4 OR 2. Reschedule for April 28 to give me a little more time Things I did differently: I restarted my Anki deck and got through 700 of the...

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Hey guys, thoughts? I took the mcat in the fall of this year and got a 510. I have a 4.0, have 1000 hours working in 2 diff research labs with 8 published abstracts and poster/podium presentations. Also have 1000 working as an EMT for my university hospital. I’m a music major and do a lot of...

Hello everyone, I am a non-Canadian International student (East Asian) applying for the upcoming cycle. My cGPA is 3.87 and sGPA is 3.98 while my MCAT is a bit on the lower end (130/124/127/129) and got this score with second attempt. I had strong research profile (5 pubs when applying with...

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Hey yall! I was wondering if I could get some advice on what I should do at this point of my pre-med journey. In my second mcat, I scored a 504. I know its pretty low but I wanted to know what my chances might be at a DO school if I apply this cycle. My gpa is a 3.9 from a UC school and...

For those of you that have ADHD, have you found that it was more effective to go through one book at a time all the way through or to rotate/alternate between books every day (do one day chem, one day physics, etc.)? Trying to figure out the best (and avoid the worst) approach to these books...