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FreeI like that the material is comprehensive without being super overwhelming. Good for active-recall brain dumps.
Free Guide · Study Resources
Sixteen resources, arranged by when you use them rather than what type of thing they are. Most MCAT resource lists hand you a pile of links. This one walks the path: content first, then retention, then practice under pressure, then the P/S cram at the end.
The two paid items are an AnKing month at $6 and a dry-erase noteboard at about $22. Nothing on this page is affiliate-linked and nothing is gated.
Sixteen links is a good library and a terrible first day. If you have just decided to sit the MCAT, open these four and close this tab. Everything below is for when you hit a specific wall.
Months 1–3 · roughly
Goal: see every topic once. You are not trying to remember it yet, you are trying to have met it.
I like that the material is comprehensive without being super overwhelming. Good for active-recall brain dumps.
THE BEST for breaking down every Kaplan chapter. I owe her my life.
The GOAT. He gives you the content you have to know cold and doesn't sugarcoat anything. Really good at teaching.
Very dense, but it condenses the high-yield information from the Kaplan chapters.
Overlaps phase 1 · starts week one and never stops
Goal: stop re-learning the same thing. This is the phase people skip, and it is the one that decides whether phase 1 was worth doing.
Four decks are listed below and you should run one. Three half-finished decks is worse than one done properly. If you are spending nothing, take MileDown's. If you can spare $6, take AnKing. The other two are alternatives, not additions.
Good starter deck — but you'll want to be adding your own cards as you go through it and do practice.
I paid for one month, downloaded the deck, then cancelled. You keep the deck you downloaded. It just stops receiving updates after that.
Super comprehensive — the creator scored a 527.
The most comprehensive of the lot, at 15,000+ cards. Only start this if you have 6+ months of prep ahead of you. It has low-yield material in it too.
High-yield mnemonics to help you actually remember the content.
Made the amino acids actually stick. Not an Anki deck, but it does the one job better than flashcards did for me.
Once you have seen the content once
Goal: stop studying the MCAT and start taking it. Passages, timing, and the physical conditions of test day.
I like the way they break down and translate the AAMC questions and explanations.
I used this during my practice full-lengths so I'd already be used to their dry-erase booklet on test day. Practising on paper and then meeting the noteboard cold is a bad surprise.
The gap on this page. Practice questions and full-length exams are the biggest single thing in MCAT prep, and the ones that matter most come from AAMC directly rather than from anywhere on this list. Our MCAT guide covers what AAMC sells, what it costs, and what changed in their prep line-up in September 2026.
The last few weeks
Goal: psych and sociology is the one section that genuinely rewards late memorisation. Everything here is deliberately held back until the end.
They are the same material at two lengths. This is a time decision, not a quality one.
P/S only, so it works alongside the Khan Academy docs above rather than replacing them. I definitely recommend running it closer to your exam date.
Fully comprehensive. If you have more time, use this one.
Use this if you're a bit short on time. High-yield P/S material, same content cut down.
Alongside all of it
We are not the only people doing this, and pretending otherwise would not help you.
Has great free resources and links. Worth a browse alongside this page.
Nothing matches that. Try a broader word, or clear the search to see the whole path.
The phases overlap and the months are approximate — they describe a shape, not a schedule. Start here marks the one I would open first for that job. Alternative means instead of, not as well as. Everything here is what worked for me as one applicant; it is not advice, and it is not a plan any program endorses.
Tiffany is a pre-AA applicant in the 2026 CASAA cycle, not a tutor, an admissions officer or a licensed advisor. Nothing on this page is application or study advice or a guarantee of any outcome. Pre-AA Pathways is not affiliated with CASAA, any AA program, the AAAA, or CAAHEP, and has no relationship with any resource listed here. Prices and links were checked on 21 September 2026 and move without notice.