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Registering for the MCAT is a big step! Wishing a rewarding, strengthening prep season to everyone starting on their MCAT journey! ❤️🧠📚😅 . #mcat #mcatprep #mcatstudying #mcatregistration #mcatreview #premed https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXnrJ9B09p/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x1rtv755u19x

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Remember the early bird gets to register for the test date and location of their choice! You can start filling out the info to register today on AAMC’s website so you can be ready to finish with date and test center selection. Registration is opening for January through June test dates only. Good luck to everyone taking the MCAT in 2019! 🎉🧠📚💪 . #mcat #mcatregistration #mcat2019 #premed #premedproblems #futuredoctor https://www.instagram.com/p/BpPoklXBdT_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yn7m9dwlttz2

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Stay on top of your progress so you can finish strong for test day! 1) Break down and compartmentalize your prep including review and practice. Don’t let one subject hold you back from continued progress in the others, but also keep balanced focus, not letting a more difficult subject be neglected. Have the courage and patience to spend the necessary time to break through! 2) A study schedule is your best friend, that shows you the way, not a task master to be feared! Check in and make adjustments as needed. An unrealistic plan that’s ignored and makes you feel guilty is no plan at all! 3) Plan the details of how you will study. Just putting in hours without goals and deliverables will exhaust you and waste your time. Ideas: • handcrafted notes / summaries • hand drawn diagrams • taking and *reviewing* practice Qs • written explanations for answers • explanations from memory • rotating flashcard review • have conversations about material Bonus: Enjoy 😉 Science and medicine await, so dive in! Be challenged, be changed, be amazing!! 🧠✨ . #mcat #mcattips #mcat2019 #premed #meded #mcatstudying #mcatprep https://www.instagram.com/p/BpOHUVmhTi_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qy4jz66usyyu

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Refreshing the MCAT.me YouTube channel with up-to-date tutorials! 🎥 Search “mcatme” on YouTube to find, and please subscribe! (Need to reach 100 subscribers to create a custom link! 😅) . https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMv_wUhqwBhWPBFDonmthQ . More videos on the way today! . #mcat #mcatme #behindthescenes #mcatprep #mcatstudying #mcattips #mcat2019 #premed https://www.instagram.com/p/BpMmSUdB88w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bo65gj77odhb

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Follow the making of MCAT.me behind the scenes on Snapchat! 👻 mcatme . #mcat #mcatme #premed #snapchat #behindthescenes #meded https://www.instagram.com/p/BpLgc5JByfU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hh7k0ah941bx

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Designing a custom MCAT study plan is as easy as selecting the items you want to make up your study sessions, setting your start/end/duration and availability, and voilà! . MCAT.me Study Plan Builder ⬇️ https://www.mcat.me/study-plan-builder . Custom scheduling calculated from your: - start date - end date / test day - buffer days - off days - weekdays - max days per week - max study sessions per day . Try it for your own schedule and be sure to leave your feedback! . ✅📚🧠💪 . #mcat #mcatme #mcatprep #mcatstudying #mcatstudyplan #mcatstudyschedule #premed https://www.instagram.com/p/BpKlfJdBtXf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jz4sqai1e7fz

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Pushed out a few more little improvements to the MCAT.me Dashboard! 👍💻 You can organize your prep including your full study schedule, today’s study sessions, practice test results, tracked strengths and weaknesses, and Quicklinks to your favorite resources, all from your Dashboard! . Happy studying! 📚🗓📊 . #mcat #mcatme #mcatprep #mcatstudying #getorganized #premed https://www.instagram.com/p/BpIvdlfB8ho/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nnqcvxxg20hk

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Check out the free MCAT Topics Reviews 📝✅🧠 Now covering all of Foundational Concept 1! . mcat.me/review/bb . Feedback is ✨😊❤️ . #mcat #mcatme #mcattopics #mcatreview #mcatprep #mcatstudying #premed #biochemistry #bio #biochem https://www.instagram.com/p/BpIW2hfB7Tb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cr6ksh3jd36r

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Morning Habits Worth Starting (Especially for College)

Give yourself enough time to get ready before you have to leave in the morning. For me this means setting my alarm about an hour before the time that I have to get my foot out the door. Eat a proper breakfast, do a little stretching, figure out your plan for the day. Having a slower paced morning is a lot more relaxing, and you can get your day started correctly.

Drink water first thing. I used to be a pretty heavy coffee drinker in the mornings in high school, but I realized that I could get away with a lot less caffeine if I started my morning off with a nice glass of cold water. You’re probably dehydrated after sleeping and water helps wake you up. 

Make your bed. Making your bed is a visual reminder that sleeping time is over and that it’s time to get up! If I have a messy bed, I want to climb in and snuggle back into my blankets. This is especially true in the winters when it’s cold and dark. The movement also helps you wake up, which brings me to my next point:

Move! Your! Body! You don’t necessarily have to run through an entire yoga routine or go for a run (but hey, props to you if you do), but getting some movement in your mornings will help you wake up. I like to stretch a little bit, warm up my joints, maybe loosen up my limbs. It helps to get your blood flowing. 

Open your curtains. In the winter it might be kind of dark and depressing where you live, so this isn’t always something recommended. I like to open my curtains when it’s sunny out so I can get some natural light, which helps your circadian rhythm so you wake up better - and fall asleep at night better. 

Do something productive before your class begins. If your first class is super early, this might not apply. But I find it tremendously helpful to get something done, whether it be a flash card set, a work out, or a load of laundry, before my first class. It’ll get you into a productive mood for the rest of the day, and even if you aren’t productive for whatever reason, you can go to sleep knowing that at least you got something done that day!

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Happy Thursday! How’s your week going? Every challenge is opportunity, every day is possibility. Finish strong! . . #mcat #premed #doctorgoals #hardwork #success #selfcare https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFQSqkBFH2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1052tzq7hscs7

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Registration for the 2019 MCAT is upon us! You can even begin the sign up process early to get ready for when registration opens next week Oct 25th. Head on over to AAMC’s website to get started! . #mcat #mcat2019 #mcatregistration #mcattips #mcattestdates #premed https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDDDKgB8gy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ujhf807o4hzb

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NEW! Use pre-defined study schedules to easily map out your MCAT prep!

Start by creating one or more custom study schedules:

Each study schedule manages a timeframe (start and end, a duration, or set dates) and scheduling parameters such as days of the week and off days:

Select your schedule on the Study Plan Builder to apply it to the material you need to study to quickly and easily create your study plan with appropriate availabilty:

This resulting plan reflects the applied study schedule’s specified start and end dates, maximum 5 days per week, and off days (drag and drop to make any adjustments!):

Plan and track your MCAT prep at mcat.me/join

Try the study plan builder at mcat.me/tools/study-plan-builder

😊Happy studying!

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If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of critical thinking fun (and analysis and then do this 95 times over and for each section, 90 for CARS!), ... then yours is the MCAT and everything that’s in, and which is more, you’ll be a doctor dear one! . It helps to have confidence that you can stay focused and perform at your best for 95 minutes working up to the MCAT, so start lengthening your study sessions and practice taking the optional breaks to model the schedule you’ll have on test day. Making the process as normal as possible let’s you focus on the questions and not your environment! . You can make it! Happy studying! 🙂📚🧠 . . . #mcat #mcatprep #mcatstudying #mcat2019 #premed #doctorgoals https://www.instagram.com/p/BpAZ40vBCN6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iqb44shlwmok

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Get to know and love these equations from the Official MCAT Content Description! See the identified list at: 💻 mcat.me/mcat-equations . Happy studying! . #mcat #mcat2019 #mcatprep #mcatstudying #mcatequations #physics #chemistry #biology #premed https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo96kw7BHFa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ut18rykwbxja

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MCAT.me Review and Resources

Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems

Foundational Concept 1: Biomolecules have unique properties that determine how they contribute to the structure and function of cells and how they participate in the processes necessary to maintain life.

Amino Acids

Protein Structure

Non-Enzymatic Protein Function

Enzyme Structure and Function

Control of Enzyme Activity

Nucleic Acid Structure and Function

DNA Replication

Repair of DNA

Genetic Code

Transcription

Translation

Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization

Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes

Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology

Evidence that DNA is Genetic Material

Mendelian Concepts

Meiosis and Other Factors Affecting Genetic Variability

Analytic Methods

Evolution

Principles of Bioenergetics

Carbohydrates

Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Principles of Metabolic Regulation

Citric Acid Cycle

Metabolism of Fatty Acids and Proteins

Oxidative Phosphorylation

Hormonal Regulation and Integration of Metabolism

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Passing it on!

drawings > written notes

i’m a hardcore visual learner. i’ll never learn anything from a textbook excerpt, but as soon as i put it into pictures, it all comes together. play to your strengths my friends