The standard MCAT 90-day schedule tells you to review biochemistry in week one, cell biology in week two, and so on. This assumes every student starts at the same baseline. They do not.
A better approach starts with a diagnostic. Not a practice exam, which tells you your score but not why. A diagnostic that maps your starting point across every major topic in all four sections.
From that diagnostic, build your schedule backward from your exam date. Weight the schedule toward your weak areas. A student who already understands molecular biology does not need to spend three weeks on it. They need to spend three weeks on thermodynamics, or organ systems, or CARS.
CARS deserves daily attention regardless of your starting score. One passage per day, every day, for all 90 days. Do not save CARS for the final month. The skill compounds over time.
Full-length practice exams belong in the final six weeks, not the first six. Use the early weeks to close your content gaps. Use the final weeks to practice under real conditions and adjust your timing and stamina.
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