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What I actually learned studying for the MCAT
I'm an OR nurse. I took the MCAT three times, scored a 476 and then a 493, and studied for the third attempt off a game I built between shifts. These are the things I wish somebody had told me plainly, without a course to sell me first.
I'm a nurse and I want to go to medical school. Here is what the MCAT actually asks you to do.
Every RN-to-MD page tells you nursing school already covered the science and then says to study extensively. Nobody says how. Here is the specific mismatch between what a nurse knows and what the exam asks, and the clinical habit that actively costs you points.
August 22, 2026
Do MCAT study games actually work?
What the learning research says about gamified MCAT prep, where study games beat flashcards outright, how to tell a real one from a reskinned quiz, and what to pair one with.
August 5, 2026
Gen Chem 1 in 2011, MCAT in 2026
I took Gen Chem 1 in 2011 and sat the MCAT in 2026. What it is actually like reviewing content you never really learned in the first place, and why non-traditional applicants need a different starting point than a review book assumes.
August 5, 2026
Retaking the MCAT after a low score, twice
I scored a 476, then a 493, then took it a third time. What I got wrong about retaking, what a low score does and does not mean, and how I decided it was worth another $370 and another semester.
August 5, 2026
How I studied for the MCAT while working full time as an OR nurse
A working nurse's actual MCAT study setup: what fits in the gaps of a 12-hour shift, what I stopped doing, and why the four-hour study block advice never once worked for me.
August 5, 2026