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The Princeton Review MCAT Prep Promo Code and Info

The Princeton Review is a household name when it comes to MCAT test prep. They have more than 4,000 instructors in the US and Canada and even more in other…

MCAT Retakes: Change and Improve to Get the Score You Want

Bryan Schnedeker from Blueprint MCAT (formerly Next Step Test Prep) talks to us about what premed students need to do to prepare to retake the MCAT and get the best score they can.

Blueprint MCAT Online Course Review — Personalized MCAT Prep

M Prep is a small company that competes against the big boys like Kaplan and The Princeton Review. I’ll review their Anytime eCourse here and show how I think they are a company that you might want to look towards when looking into your MCAT preparation needs.

You may already know of M Prep from their free MCAT question of the day service they offer on their site – mcatquestion.com.

Step Up Your MCAT Prep with The Princeton Review

The Premed Years had the opportunity to talk to Chris Manuel from The Princeton Review. He talks about the key things to know about the MCAT – how to prepare for the MCAT, do’s and don’ts and more. Take a listen to hear from somebody who scored in the 99.9% (he thinks he missed 6 questions overall).

Even if you are going to take Kaplan or any other MCAT Prep course, listen to this podcast. We do go over some of the ways The Princeton Review can help you, and some of the advantages it may have over other test prep companies, but Chris also explains a lot about what and how he teaches MCAT Prep to his students and other teachers.

Chris also gives some great tips for all pre med students, including what to major in to get the best GPA, the type of volunteering to do, and even jobs to get in the hospital. To top it off, he also talks about what to write about in your personal statement.

All About MCAT Prep

Starting in 2015, pre med students that aspire to become physicians have to be more than prepared as the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has changed the Medical College Admission Test or MCAT. The updated test is known as the MCAT2015. The changes were made in response to the ever-changing health care system in order to better address the needs of the population. With that said, pre med students now face even greater pressure since their exam will differ greatly from those that took it before.