Get Started on your MCAT Prep

Students often wonder when is a good time to start preparing for the MCAT.

Regardless of whether you opt for self-study or the structure of a formal review program, create a study plan for the 4 months leading up to test day, and pick a milestone by which you would like to have your Content review completed (Pre- Med students typically need two months of content review for the MCAT).

After you set a realistic content review milestone, create a plan to tackle the Critical Thinking component of the MCAT.

As a passage-based exam, you will want to practice on the MCAT with as much passage-based material as available to you.

Be sure to dedicate at least 4 weeks to practicing MCAT material in the passage-based format.

Finally, set a plan of action for the full-length simulations.

Students who underestimate the endurance challenge of the test end up performing poorly on the Biological Sciences section at the end of the exam.

Allow yourself enough time to complete at least 5 simulation full-lengths, with enough days in between for review and rest.

Platon's MCAT Classroom Course concludes the teaching component about 4 weeks before MCAT test day to allow you to take up to 11 full-length exams, which are available at the Platon Study Center.

Whether you decide to prepare for the MCAT with Platon's Classroom Course, Online Course, Private Tutoring Program, or even our new 320-hour MCAT Summer Intensive Program , your success on the MCAT depends on good planning well before of Test Day.

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