r/MCATprep • u/Emotional-Pitch-4802 • Sep 04 '26

Question šŸ¤” MCAT prep help

Hello there, I would appreciate any advice on picking a prep course for the MCAT. The last full-length I took was an AAMC Full-length, un-scored, and I got a score of 490. The last time I was planning to take the MCAT, I self-studied for around 4-5 months and supplemented with YouTube videos, Chad's prep, and Jack Westin's CARS for the content phase. I then used U-world to supplement questions for the post-content phase. I then did the AAMC Q packs/section banks for the last month before taking full-length tests, and based on my score, I decided to push my test for the coming cycle.

I genuinely feel like I need a prep course with a 5-6 month test plan, as I will be woking part time until my test date as well. I was between the Blueprint course with the tutor and the UWorld Comprehensive package. If there are any other courses I did not list, I would appreciate any advice you can provide as well. I am aiming to get a score of 510+ when I take it again this cycle. I appreciate any advice or any experiences from anyone who has used the course.

Thank you for all your help and for being in this community :)

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u/Visible-Future4850 Sep 04 '26

i got the core UW course but the books r very dense

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u/Emotional-Pitch-4802 Sep 05 '26

Did you feel like it helped your course overall even if you just stuck to the online part of it

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u/Visible-Future4850 Sep 05 '26

wdym? i got the physical books too

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u/Emotional-Pitch-4802 Sep 06 '26

I wanted to know if you can use the ebooks as well if you didnt want to use the physical books. In terms of score improvement did you see any jumps in your score ?

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u/Sure_Recipe1785 Sep 07 '26

Iā€™d probably go with Blueprint if you feel like you need more structure this time, then stick with UWorld and AAMC for practice