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MCAT Time Management: The 20 Biggest MCAT Time Wasters, and How to Handle Them
Poor MCAT time management is the largest foil to a perfect score.Everything about the MCAT - test prep companies, content review, the Pre Med experience, and the exam itself - seems to shout from the rooftops, "You don't have enough time!"The truth is the opposite.You...
Medical School Letters of Recommendation: How to Ask for a Med School Rec Letter During COVID-19
Medical School Recommendation Letters are as important as the MCAT. This website is all about the MCAT, but sometimes we forget the MCAT is a means to an end: a road to a destination. I have met people so burned out by the MCAT, they never asked the right people at...
Building MCAT Discipline: Don’t Miss the MCAT Train
Building MCAT Discipline Are you on a train? Are you studying for the MCAT? Which question is easier to answer? Most would choose the first question. Why? Because there are clear cues to support a strong "yes" and "no". You're either on the train or off it. The MCAT...
Let’s Simplify the MCAT: by EATing it
How do you simplify the MCAT? How do you condense a 7.5 hour test - or 5.75 hours until late 2020 - that covers Reading Comprehension, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physiology, Neurobiology, Psychology, and Sociology? You take an...
Getting into the Correct MCAT Mindset
What is the correct MCAT mindset? Have you ever jumped out of a comfy bed?Taken a cold shower? Sprung into a jog? Dived into a swimming pool? Started driving the first time? These experiences are doubtlessly painful. However, something almost miraculous happens, if...
The Three R’s of Remembering Anything
There's no point learning anything if you forget it. This is especially true with the MCAT. Once you correctly categorize the information, how do you retain it? Here's food for thought: If you can't recall what MCAT material you covered, said study time was wasted....
Do an MCAT Refile NOW. Or fail.
You may not realize it, but your MCAT mental filing system probably looks something like this. Mine once did. There are many reasons for this: you know a lot of information. Be it high school or college, you have taken a truckload of courses: having been exposed to...