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MCAT 6/3/26

going to mcat jail because i didnt study yesterday

in my defense i had a lecture and lab, and thought i was getting sick! I woke up today feeling normal so I guess not?? another win for my immune system

CARS passages (2)

2. one biomolecule topic

3. DO ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (not mcat related lol)

I got a 100% on one of my CARS passages :)

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MCAT 6/2/26

FIRST PRIORITY: make flashcards from today’s bio lecture and study them.

MCAT CONTENT: choose a few based on how much time and energy I have

- 2 CARS passages

- finish 2D motion practice Qs

- one biomolecules topic

- one physics concept

- one chem/phys practice passage

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MCAT 6/1/26

1. Flashcards

2. 2 CARS passages

3. One bio/biochem topic: gene control

4. One chem/phys topic: Translational motion and calculations

My CARS performance is holding steady, I'm getting around 80% right. I still make stupid mistakes sometimes but fingers crossed that that is improving. Flashcards were fine but mundane as per usual. I dont have many thoughts on gene control, its cool but I did a pretty high level overview so I don't know the granular details yet.

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MCAT 5/31/26

1. One b/b topic: Transcription and Translation (DONE)

2. One chem/phys topic: Vectors and Scalars (DONE)

3. 2 CARS passages (DONE)

Today's thoughts: I did pretty well at CARS today! I also did more CARS passages than I initially planned. I just need to remember to slow down and make no assumptions about the text. Transcription and translation wasn't bad, but I'm going to go back over it in a few days. Vectors and scalars was a quick and easy review.

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MCAT 5/30/26

Khan Academy DNA and DNA structure DONE

Amino acid quiz x2 DONE

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uhh i fumbled my studying for the past few days because of life things and an exam coming up

today all i need to do is one mcat topic on khan academy, i wont make it hard for myself lol

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MCAT 5/28/26

Today was incredibly busy so I didn’t do any studying lol

Tomorrow:

- lenses review

- aldehydes and ketone reactions review

- new bio topic

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MCAT 5/27/26

- khan academy physics topic: i did thin lenses. i need to revisit multi-lens systems but i dont think thats a very high yield topic so im going to leave that for now. i kind of suck at physics so i think i will continue with lenses tomorrow.

- khan academy chem topic

- khan academy bio topic: i did enzyme regulation today! I was tired so i didnt want to but I knew i needed to stay disciplined and do at least some of my review.

- chem-phys anki

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MCAT 5/26/26

1. Chem/Phys questions

2. Review yesterdays passages

3. Make flashcards going over weak spots, then review them

4. Amino acid quiz x1

5. 30 min anki

anki cards done: 333

my first set of chem phys questions was really good (80) and then i did trash on the others but alas. more material to review. chem/phys is my least favorite lol

For tomorrow: khan academy physics (1 topic), chem (1 topic), chem/physics anki 25 min, and review all mistakes

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MCAT 5/25/26

DIAGNOSTIC SCORE: 506

Goal #1: 510

Content Review

- review yesterdays passages and write down questions (15-20min)

- go through weak points and make flashcards (30-45 min)

- 30 mins anki

- amino acid sporcle 3x (10-15min)

- two new passages (30 min)

Total: 115-140 mins

anki cards done: 297

time spent: 15 min (AA quizzes), 30 mins (anki), 15 mins (making flashcards), 30 mins (reviewing content from mistakes), 20 ish mins (passages)

plan for tomorrow: review today's passages, create flashcards of missed questions, 30 min of anki, review weak point flashcards, chem/phys questions

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MCAT studying: 5/24/26

DIAGNOSTIC SCORE: 506

Goal #1: 510 Content Review

Topics covered: enzyme structure and function

Enzyme structure and function quiz: 80%

Created flashcards of missed questions

reviewed khan academy videos on 2x speed

did khan academy enzyme structure and function passage (100%)

Anki cards done: 214

Time Spent: 27 mins (anki), 20 mins (khan academy super quick review), 15 mins khan academy b/b passage

Planned for later: amino acids quiz for 20 mins

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MCAT studying: day two

The Plan

Amino Acids + Protein Structure: practice questions on khan academy and make summary table

protein analysis techniques overview

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proteins and amino acids summary tables and helpful figures

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MCAT studying: day two

The Plan

Amino Acids + Protein Structure: practice questions on khan academy and make summary table

protein analysis techniques overview

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MCAT studying: day one

The Plan

Amino Acids + Protein Structure: skim and highlight, watch khan academy videos, anki deck, practice questions

The Kidney (overview): high yield video, khan academy renal, practice questions on KOTC

DONE: skim and highlight AA and Protein structure, high yield kidney review, created kidney basics table, did some amino acid anki cards

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renal physiology basics

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MCAT studying: day one

The Plan

Amino Acids + Protein Structure: skim and highlight, watch khan academy videos, anki deck, practice questions

The Kidney (overview): high yield video, khan academy renal, practice questions on KOTC

DONE: skim and highlight AA and Protein structure, high yield kidney review, created kidney basics table, did some amino acid anki cards