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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.

What to do the day before your USMLE Step 2 Test Date

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A group of medical school students relaxing on the day before their USMLE Step 2 exam.

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The day before your USMLE Step 2 CK examination may bring feelings of anxiety, desperation, and fear; after all, the examination you’ve spent so many hours preparing for is now on your doorstep. However, with the right strategy, you can avoid test-taking anxiety the day before your USMLE Step 2 CK examination.

How a USMLE Step 2CK Tutor Can Help You Succeed

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A female using a USMLE Step 2 CK Tutor to succeed.

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So, you’re aiming to score well on the USMLE Step 2CK and you’re wondering if finding a tutor might be an integral part of that journey. Just how necessary is a tutor to your ultimate USMLE success?

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.

How to Score a 260 on USMLE Step 2CK

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Following the announcement that USMLE Step 1 will be going Pass/Fail as of January 26, 2022, the USMLE Step 2CK score will likely grow in importance in the coming years. How can you achieve your Step 2CK score goal?

UWorld QBanks: Essential Tools for Success

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An open laptop on the UWorld website.

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When it comes to the USMLE exams, specifically, there are many data sources. In this blog post, I discuss one of the largest and most comprehensive sources: the UWorld Step 1 and Step 2 CK QBank performance analysis tools.

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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