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You’ve Made it Into Med School! Now What?

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Three students that made it to medical school, now what?

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Congratulations, you have been accepted into medical school! After more than a year studying for the MCAT, writing countless essays, and practicing for interviews—not to mention fulfilling all the pre-med requirements during college—your hard work has paid off.

MCAT Anki Decks: Which Make the Best Study Resources?

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Flashcards can be an excellent MCAT study resource for testing your recall of important topics, but making your own cards can be incredibly time-consuming, especially on a tighter timeline. Many MCAT test-takers use the spaced repetition flashcard application called Anki, and generally use premade flashcard “decks.”

How to Learn the Most from Your Pre-Health Advisor

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A pre-med student meeting with her pre-health advisor.

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For a pre-medical undergraduate student, or anyone studying for the MCAT, perhaps the most important place on campus is the Pre-Health Advising Office. The Pre-Health Advising Office is a great destination for getting to know like-minded peers and learning more about the pre-health journey, but it is also the place...

The MCAT 99th Percentile Club: How to Get In

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An excited pre-med student looking at her 99th percentile MCAT score on her laptop.

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Many students dream of a 99th percentile MCAT score, which can often be the ticket to a medical school acceptance. As of November 2021, the 99th percentile MCAT score is 522, a score that will certainly impress admissions committees— but how can you join this elite population of students? In this article, I describe the key strategies and behaviors of students who earn a coveted 99th percentile MCAT score.

UWorld MCAT Prep

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MCAT student looking at the UWorld website on their laptop.

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When preparing for the MCAT, students can often feel overwhelmed by the vast number and variety of resources available, but considering UWorld as a primary source for your MCAT prep is a good place to start.

Reaching Your MCAT Score Goal: Approaching Each Section of the MCAT

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Pre-medical student studying for the MCAT.

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How should you approach each section on the MCAT to help you reach you MCAT score goal? Here are some tips on each section.

Best Way To Improve MCAT Score

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Pre-medical students studying for the MCAT in the library.

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Having trouble breaking through that score plateau and achieving your MCAT score goal? In this post, we discuss how to optimize your studying.

MD vs. DO Programs: Which Path to Medicine is Right for You?

A DO doctor and his patient.

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When starting your medical school application, you will find that there are multiple paths you can choose, namely, MD vs DO. Should you apply to an Allopathic or an Osteopathic medical school? What’s the difference between them, and which path is right for you?

Khan Academy MCAT Test Prep

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A student watching on her laptop Khan Academy MCAT videos.

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Khan Academy MCAT materials encompass both content review and practice questions, making it one of the most comprehensive and one of the best free MCAT resources that certainly shouldn’t be overlooked when deciding which MCAT prep resources to use. In this post, we’ll be discussing how to set up a study schedule to use Khan Academy for MCAT prep.

6 Best MCAT Resources to Help You Prepare for Your Exam

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A student is sitting at a desk with headphones using MCAT Resources on his laptop

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One of the first questions many students have when they start studying for the MCAT is which MCAT resources to use. With a multitude of free MCAT resources and different resources for purchase out there to choose from, it can be difficult to narrow down options.

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