Enhancing Your Pre-Med GPA: Lectures and Notes
When it comes to earning good grades in any course, you cannot underestimate the power of your attitude. A positive attitude, intrinsic motivation, and a genuine interest in... Read more
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Enhancing Your Pre-Med GPA: Courses and Coherence
Before the MCAT, there is your pre-med GPA. Despite your diligent research, stellar preparation, and unique extracurricular activities, the first thing on your application medical... Read more
Enhancing Your Pre-Med GPA: Efficient Studying and Study Aids
During the average school day, you can find time during breaks, between classes, and after school to quickly review your notes in a library or another quiet place... Read more
How to Take MCAT Practice Tests: A 5-Point Guide
As we have previously discussed, MCAT practice tests are the best practice you can get when it comes to the MCAT. However, for the most benefit you must make a science ... Read more
MCAT Practice Tests: The Best Practice You Can Get
It is quite common for students to stress over their MCAT scores from their practice tests--or any life-changing exam for that matter. After all, keeping track of your results... Read more
How to Make Your MCAT Preparation Personal
Preparing for the MCAT exam can feel stale, disinteresting, and at times restrictive. Pouring over pages of facts and formulas for hours can easily become frustrating. Enter... Read more
Effective Note Taking for the MCAT
That's right, effectively studying for the MCAT requires more than just reading through pages and pages of review books. Like every other important exam... Read more
How to Make an Effective MCAT Study Schedule
One of the major factors essential to achievement in any field is planning. And the same thing applies when preparing for the MCAT. It is true that some... Read more
10 Ways You Can Get a Higher MCAT Score
Preparing for the MCAT involves a lot of strategy. However, the most important strategy involves figuring out what best fits your test-taking abilities. Therefore, these 10 tips... Read more
What Are the Best MCAT Prep Materials?
Today, there are a lot of MCAT preparation materials available for pre-meds. In fact, it often seems like new options pop up every day! Then, as much as pre-meds talk... Read more
Are MCAT Flashcards helpful for MCAT Review?
The Gold Standard MCAT Flashcards App covers all the essential MCAT science concepts you need to know for test day. It contains 445 questions divided into three categories... Read more
Your MCAT Noteboard Booklet: Enemy or Friend?
Some students are surprised to receive a laminated notepad and a marker ("wet-erase pen") instead of scratch paper... Read more
How to Determine When to Take the MCAT
When should I take the MCAT? This is the perfect example of one question with more than one correct answer! The reason for this is because each individual's situation is... Read more
Finding the Courage to Retake the MCAT
After waiting 30 to 35 days to receive your test results, you log in…….and you are not happy with your score. Indeed, after months of studying for the MCAT and developing... Read more
How to Juggle MCAT Prep and Work (It Can Be Done!)
You are not alone. Every year, thousands of students must make the difficult decision to work their way through undergraduate school. Whether you are working on-campus... Read more
MCAT Math Tricks
Do you know that you can make "magic" with numbers on the MCAT? In fact, understanding some basic principles of math can make certain aspects of the MCAT easier saving you testing time in the long run... Read more
7 Tips for MCAT Biochemistry
Are you confused about the importance of MCAT biochemistry, or about the type of biochemistry content found in the MCAT exam?... Read more
Overcoming Your MCAT Exam Fears
The last thing you want to do a few days or a few hours before a major exam, like the MCAT, is to cram. The worst thing that can happen is to lose your confidence for the test... Read more
Clinical Shadowing and Medical School
Strong GPA...check. Good MCAT score...check. Volunteer hours...check! Pre-med students often believe all they need to be competitive... Read more
How to Write Your Medical School Personal Statement
You likely know that it takes a lot of information to apply to medical school. Whether you are applying to medical school through... Read more
Tackling the Medical School Letter of Recommendation
You should know that most medical schools have a certain number of letters of recommendation that they require... Read more
Upcoming Med School Interview? What You Should Wear...
Now that you have successfully overcome the academic and MCAT hurdles, you need to take another important step in the medical school admission process... Read more
6 Little Known Facts About Pre-Med Success
There is nothing easy about getting into medical school. Nevertheless, year after year, pre-med students succeed in getting accepted and you can too! Pre-med students... Read more
Some Words of Encouragement for Premeds
The medical school application and admission process is a lot about confidence. And you build that confidence by learning as much... Read more
How to Make the Most of Your MCAT Study Group
In order to get the most from your MCAT preparation, you should allow yourself three to six months to study. Some students prefer to study on their own while others prefer the support or solidarity... Read more
How to Win the MCAT Marathon
Are you prepared for the MCAT marathon? Many students consider the MCAT to be a marathon that tests mental stamina - your ability to endure the long hours of critically analyzing every word to ensure you didn't miss anything. Read more
How to Prepare for the MCAT Amid COVID-19
Preparing for the MCAT is not an easy feat. It takes months of dedicated studying if you are aiming to get a good score... Read more
