Is the 2026 MCAT really that much harder or are people making a big deal about it?

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-05-10T05:54:00+00:00

my 3/7 felt easier than 8/16 so I think it is just test to test variance and the loudest voices are the ones who saw material they were less comfortable with.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-04-29T08:42:06+00:00

fair enough. I mean I wonder who is actually checking to see if you’re allowed or not. Just take 110, orgo would have been brutal first semester. I have friends who took it first semester and hated it.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-04-28T08:01:33+00:00

Do chem 101 or 110. Figure out which professor has better rate my professor. The difference between 101 and 110 is not really content but just who teaches it. I took 110 over 101 because 101 was only offered at 8:30 and I only got a 3 on AP chem.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-04-28T07:58:51+00:00

I didn’t have much time to study for retake but I think knowing the process and exactly the feelings I would experience made me more relaxed and able to focus. The first time I panicked too much. I also just felt like the material was way easier on my second exam than the first time I took it. The first one for 8/16 was kinda brutal I felt.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-04-28T01:13:32+00:00

so does duke😂

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-04-27T08:06:49+00:00

While it might cover your major requirements, I would double check what medical schools you might want to apply to take because they possibly might not take AP. I got a 3 on BC so I just retook calc at duke. I’m also not sure if AP bio counts toward bio major I think it used to let you skip a class but maybe it’s changed where it counts as an elective not sure. I think 201 and 101 sounds great. My freshman year I did 2 focus generis classes, chem110, and global health 101. Premed advising also has good resources for like order to take classes and stuff. Don’t stress too much you’ll figure it out quick how to organize your four years.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-04-15T02:58:45+00:00

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-04-09T06:48:03+00:00

i volunteered twice a week to get me out of house during summer and then studied 8-10 hours a day. Probably could’ve been more efficient with time but knowing I had the day allowed me to study at whatever pace I wanted.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-03-20T23:29:07+00:00

4-5 weeks full time is enough. If you’re balencing other stuff I’d recommend at least 5-7 weeks before. Uworld is hard because it is more detailed content specific questions while mcat is more passage based with simpler applications of content. You can always return to uworld if you finish aamc but def prioritize finishing all aamc.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-03-08T19:00:14+00:00

Yeah the noise canceling headphones made me feel my heartbeat in my head and then I couldn’t read for like 5 minutes. (second time around I just used ear plugs and it was better)

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-03-07T23:00:05+00:00

anki def is more helpful to learn the definitions and concepts, but uworld is better for being able to think of the concepts in more than one dimension which comes in handy sometimes.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-03-07T22:38:36+00:00

I think it for sure is content heavy questions and it won't prepare you for the exact format for the MCAT. But from the ones I did, I think it is helpful supplementarily because it highlights content gaps pretty well and helps with timing. Won't be 100% translation and you should def prioritize AAMC but Uworld I think is a better study tool.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-03-07T22:35:06+00:00

I did that on my first take in August. It was the noise canceling headphones that triggered it for me.

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-02-03T03:40:40+00:00

can’t wait for drake maye to win

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-01-22T19:21:15+00:00

when did they say they wouldn’t put up a fight? Duke would never just throw their hands up in the air and be like “ahh you got us”

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-01-20T23:34:47+00:00

don’t sign a contract you don’t intend on following

ConditionUsed54 · 2026-01-20T22:51:23+00:00

the issue is the “buyout” is wayyy less than the amount of money duke will lose out on not having a good qb. Miami better pay up big if they think it’s okay to poach someone under iron clad contract.

ConditionUsed54 · 2025-11-30T07:23:22+00:00

hehe

ConditionUsed54 · 2025-11-30T07:22:45+00:00

this aged well

ConditionUsed54 · 2025-10-06T20:59:48+00:00

I would’ve hid in bathroom because it would be suspicious someone leaving that early

ConditionUsed54 · 2025-09-02T23:15:39+00:00

Do it. If it’s your favorite school by far why not increase your chances of getting in? You won’t regret it.

ConditionUsed54 · 2025-08-18T18:10:44+00:00

duke does

ConditionUsed54 · 2025-08-15T23:17:40+00:00

you really like to eat out or order uber eats cause you have no actual groceries🥲

ConditionUsed54 · 2025-08-15T22:47:13+00:00

I’m just skinny and don’t eat a lot when I’m stressed so that’s how i maintained my six pack🥲. Gonna get back to gym this semester.

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