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Hello Everyone, outlined below is a rough schedule to begin studying for the MCAT. This schedule has links to my videos for content, rapid review, high yield topics, and links to other helpful creators in places that I am personally lacking. Beginning this schedule in September (ish) should have you ready to take the MCAT in March/April. We will slowly be adding to this schedule as time goes on with more detail, more resources, and more specifics on how to study, down to the number of questions and where to take FL’s. Please share with a friend, and create a copy in your own Google Drive in order to properly utilize the checklist. Thank you guys always for all your support, and as always, happy studying!

-Yusuf A. Hasan & the HMP Team

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Getting Started Studying:

How to Use Anki

Miledown Anki Deck by Chapter (Yusuf Recommends)

Study Technique

1. Order of books- Gen Bio, Gen Chem, Orgo, Biochem, Physics, Psych
2. Do NOT do UWorld while doing content review (until you’re up to psych)
3. Read the book, take notes, do the anki for the chapter, watch Yusuf’s lecture (linked below)

Phase 1:

Week 1 (1 hour/day)

• Introductions to Studying + General Bio Chapter 1 (Part 1)
• General Biology Chapter 1 (Part 2)
• Physiology- Endocrinology (NOT IN TEXTBOOK)
• General Biology 2

• Part 1
• Part 2

• General Biology Chapter 7

• Part 1
• Part 2

Week 2 (1.5-2 hour/day)

• General Biology 3
• General Biology 4
• General Biology 5

• Hormones Lecture

Week 3 (2 hour/day)

• General Biology 6
• General Biology 8
• General Biology 9
• General Biology 10

• Fluid Balance Lecture
• Fluid Balance Pt. 2
• RAAS Lecture

Week 4 (2.5-3 hour/day)

• General Biology 11
• General Biology 12
• General Chemistry 1
• General Chemistry 2
• General Chemistry 3
• General Chemistry 4

Week 5 (3-3.5 hour/day)

• General Chemistry 5
• General Chemistry 6
• General Chemistry 7
• General Chemistry 8
• General Chemistry 9
• General Chemistry 10

Week 6 (4 hour/day)

• General Chemistry 11 + 12
• Organic Chemistry 1
• Organic Chemistry 2
• Organic Chemistry 3 + 4

Week 7 (4 hour/day)

• Organic Chemistry 5
• Organic Chemistry 6
• Resonance Lecture
• Organic Chemistry 7
• Biology Rapid Review 1 (just watch & notes)
• Biology Rapid Review 2 (just watch & notes)

Phase 2:

Week 8 (4 hour/day)

• Organic Chemistry 8 + 9
• Organic Chemistry 10
• Organic Chemistry 11
• Organic Chemistry 12
• Lab Techniques
• Biochem Chapter 1

• Part 1
• Part 2

• Biochem Chapter 2

Week 9 (4-5 hours/day)- worst week of content review

• Biochem Chapter 3
• Biochem Chapter 4
• Biochem Chapter 9

• Part 1
• Part 2

• Biochem Chapter 10

• Part 1
• Part 2

• Biochem Chapter 5
• Biochem Chapter 11

Week 10 (5 hours/day)

• Biochem Chapter 6
• Biochem Chapter 7
• Biochem Chapter 8
• Biochem Chapter 12
• Physics Chapter 1-3

Week 11-12 → Finish physics, begin Psych, Purchase UWorld, Begin Phase 3 (coming soon)

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How to Study:

MCAT prep starts with content review. The schedule is laid out as a “progressive overload”, meaning that from day one you will start with what’s considered a small load of review, and eventually build up to studying around 4-5 hours a day. Progressive overload slowly builds your ability to work and concentrate on studying for the exam. The MCAT is a marathon, and you can’t dive head first into studying 5 hours a day without prepping yourself first.