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title: MCAT Preparation
description: The MCAT is the entrance exam for US and Canadian medical schools. You will find study plans, content review and practice resources for each section and advice on scheduling and scoring.
category: health-medicine
subcategory: medicine-and-health-sciences
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/mcat-preparation
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# MCAT Preparation

The MCAT is the entrance exam for US and Canadian medical schools. You will find study plans, content review and practice resources for each section and advice on scheduling and scoring.

## Available Resources

1 Books • 1 Courses • 3 Websites

## Books

### 1. MCAT Complete 7-Book Subject Review 2026-2027

**Author:** Kaplan Test Prep

Seven-volume content review covering behavioral sciences, biochemistry, biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics and critical analysis, with in-chapter practice, high-yield concept summaries, an online question bank and three full-length practice tests.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506297544?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** mcat, mcat-content-review, premed, test-prep, practice-tests

## Websites

### 1. AAMC Free MCAT Planning and Study Resources

**Author:** Association of American Medical Colleges

AAMC's free preparation set: one scored 230-question full-length exam assembled from previously administered tests, an unscored sample test, a study-plan guide, the exam interface practice tool, and sample questions for each of the four sections.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://students-residents.aamc.org/prepare-mcat-exam/free-planning-and-study-resources

**Tags:** mcat, aamc, practice-exams, test-prep, study-planning

### 2. What's on the MCAT Exam? Official Content Outline

**Author:** Association of American Medical Colleges

Defines the scope of the entire exam, so it is the first artifact a candidate should read before choosing any study material.  The exam author's own specification of what is tested: every foundational concept, content category, and scientific inquiry and reasoning skill for the four sections. Free PDF, also published as a Prep Hub course with 120 retired practice questions.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://students-residents.aamc.org/prepare-mcat-exam/whats-mcat-exam-pdf-outline

**Tags:** mcat, aamc, exam-content-outline, test-prep, foundational-concepts

### 3. Khan Academy Health and Medicine

Free video lessons and practice questions from Khan Academy on human anatomy and physiology organized by organ system, with material on common diseases, diagnostic tests and treatments. Learners build the foundational biomedical vocabulary and mechanisms needed before clinical training or MCAT and NCLEX study.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine

**Tags:** anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, premedical

## Courses

### 1. Khan Academy MCAT Collection

Free video course built with the AAMC covering all four exam sections: about 1,100 videos and 3,000 review questions across biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, psychology and sociology, plus passage practice for critical analysis and reasoning.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat

**Tags:** mcat, biochemistry, psychology-sociology, critical-analysis-reasoning, test-prep

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