24 hour Study Schedule for MCAT Students with Approximately 90 Days Till the Exam
This is based on a once-per-week tutor schedule. This is only an example and a starting point for building a custom schedule, so make sure to expand and alter as
needed for your particular MCAT strengths and weaknesses and tutor schedule.
Legend: SP = NextStep Strategy & Practice Book | KA = Khan Academy Videos | CR = NextStep Content Review book | FL = NextStep Full Length
Exam | TS = Tutor Session | CARS = NextStep CARS Strategy & Practice book | KP = Khan Academy Passages | LLJ = Lessons Learned Journal Days 1-30
Sunday
1
NextStep MCAT
Diagnostic &
Science diag.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2
3
4
5
6
TS 1: MCAT Strategy
Intro; How to Study
for the MCAT; Diag
Review and Analysis
KP: Complete three 4A
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 4B
videos.
KA: Watch all 4C
videos.
SP: Complete one 4A
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 4A
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
SP: 4B Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: 4B chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
KP: Complete three 4B
passages and review.
SP: Complete one 4B
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 4A
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
KA: Watch all 4A
videos.
SP: 4A Fill in self-study
guide topics and 1
passage/Q set.
CR: 4A chapter and
chapter questions.
SP: 4C Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: 4C chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
8
9
10
11
12
13
KP: Complete three 4C
passages and review.
TS 2: Strategy: CARS
passages , Content:
Physics
KA: Watch all 4D
videos.
SP: 4D Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: 4D chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
KP: Complete three 4D
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 4E
videos.
KP: Complete three 4E
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 5A
videos.
SP: Complete one 4D
passage/Q set.
SP: 4E Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 4E
passage/Q set.
SP: 5A Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 4C
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 4C
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CR: Review 4D
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CR: 4E chapter and
chapter questions.
CR: Review 4E
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
16
17
18
19
20
TS 3: Strategy:
Science Passages,
Content: General
Chemistry
KA: Watch all 5B
videos.
SP: 5B Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: 5B chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
KP: Complete three 5B
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 5C
videos.
KP: Complete three 5C
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 5D
videos.
SP: Complete one 5B
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 5C
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 5B
chapter questions.
SP: 5C Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: 5D Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
22
23
24
25
26
27
KP: Complete three 5D
passages and review.
TS 4: Strategy:
Science Questions &
Answers, Content:
Organic Chemistry
KA: Watch all 5E
videos.
SP: 5E Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: 5E chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
KP: Complete three 5E
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 6A
videos.
KP: Complete three 6A
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 6B
videos.
SP: Complete one 5E
passage/Q set.
SP: 6A Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 6A
passage/Q set.
SP: 6B Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 5D
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 5D
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
29
Take AAMC OG
Exam
KP: Complete three 6B
passages and review.
SP: Complete one 6B
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 6B
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
30
TS 5: AAMC OG
review and analysis,
Strategy: Verbal
Questions and
Answers, Content:
Biochemistry I
KA: Watch all 6C
videos.
SP: 6C Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: 6C chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CR: 5C chapter and
chapter questions.
CR: Review 5C
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CR: Review 5E
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CR: 6A chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
Day Off!
14
Day Off!
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
KP: Complete three 5A
passages and review.
CR: Review 5A
chapter questions.
7
CR: 5A chapter and
chapter questions.
15
SP: Complete one 5A
passage/Q set.
Saturday
21
Day Off!
CR: 5D chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CR: Review 6A
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
CR: 6B chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete one
Passage/Q set.
28
Day Off!
Days 31-60
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
31
32
33
34
KP: Complete three 6C
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 7A
videos.
KP: Complete three 7A
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 7B
videos.
SP: Complete one 6C
passage/Q set.
SP: 7A Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 7A
passage/Q set.
SP: 7B Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 6C
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
CR: 7A chapter and
chapter questions.
CR: Review 7A
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
Day Off!
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
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38
39
40
41
KP: Complete three 7B
passages and review.
TS 6: Strategy:
Science Questions
and Answers,
Content: Psych/Soc
KP: Complete three 7C
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 8A
videos.
KP: Complete three 8A
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 8B, 8C
videos.
SP: Complete one 7C
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 8A
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 7B
chapter questions.
KA: Watch all 7C
videos.
CR: Review 7C
chapter questions.
SP: 8A Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: 8B, 8C Fill in selfstudy guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
SP: 7C Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
CR: 8A chapter and
chapter questions.
35
CR: 7B chapter and
chapter questions.
36
SP: Complete one 7B
passage/Q set.
Saturday
CR: Review 8A
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
42
Day Off!
CR: 8B, 8C chapter
and chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
CR: 7C chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 2
Passage/Q set.
43
FL: NextStep 1
44
45
46
47
48
TS 7: FL 1 analysis
and review.
Strategy: Figure and
Data analysis,
Content:
Biochemistry II
KP: Complete three 8C
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 9A
videos.
KP: Complete three 9A
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 9B
videos.
SP: Complete one 8C
passage/Q set.
SP: 9A Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 9A
passage/Q set.
SP: 9B Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 8C
chapter questions.
KP: Complete three
8B, passages and
review.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
CR: 9A chapter and
chapter questions.
CR: Review 9A
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 8B,
passage/Q set.
49
Day Off!
CR: 9B chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
CR: Review 8A
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
LLJ
50
51
52
53
54
55
KP: Complete three 9B
passages and review.
TS 8: Strategy:
Timing and pacing,
Content: Biology I
KP: Complete three
10A passages and
review.
KA: Watch all 1A
videos.
KP: Complete three 1A
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 1B
videos.
KA: Watch all 10A
videos.
SP: Complete one 10A
passage/Q set.
SP: 1A Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 1A
passage/Q set.
SP: 1B Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: 10A Fill in selfstudy guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 10A
chapter questions.
SP: Complete one 9B
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 9B
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
CR: 10A chapter and
chapter questions.
CR: 1A chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
57
FL: NextStep 2
58
59
60
TS 9: FL 2 analysis
and review.
KA: Watch all 1C
videos.
KP: Complete three 1C
passages and review.
KP: Complete three 1B
passages and review.
SP: 1C Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 1C
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 1B
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 1B
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 4
Passage/Q set.
CR: 1C chapter and
chapter questions.
CR: Review 1C
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 4
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 4
Passage/Q set.
LLJ
©2015 Next Step Pre‐Med, LLC. All rights reserved. Do not distribute without express written permission. CR: Review 1A
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
CR: 1B chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 3
Passage/Q set.
56
Day Off!
Days 61-84
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
61
62
KA: Watch all 1D
videos.
KP: Complete three 1D
passages and review.
SP: 1D Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 1D
passage/Q set.
CR: 1D chapter and
chapter questions.
Saturday
63
Day Off!
CR: Review 1D
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 4
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 4
Passage/Q set.
64
FL: NextStep 3
65 TS 10: FL 3
66
67
68
69
analysis and review.
Content: Biology II
KP: Complete three 2A
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 2B videos.
KP: Complete three 2B
passages and review.
KA: Watch all 2C
videos.
KA: Watch all 2A
videos.
SP: Complete one 2A
passage/Q set.
SP: 2B Fill in self-study guide
topics and complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 2B
passage/Q set.
SP: 2A Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 2A
chapter questions.
CR: 2B chapter and chapter
questions.
CR: Review 2B
chapter questions.
SP: 2C Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 4
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 4 Passage/Q
set.
CARS: Complete 4
Passage/Q set.
CR: 2A chapter and
chapter questions.
70
Day Off!
CR: 2C chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 4
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 4
Passage/Q set.
LLJ
71
72 TS 11: FL 4
73
74
75
76
FL: NextStep 4
analysis and review.
KA: Watch all 3A
videos.
KP: Complete three 3A passages
and review.
KA: Watch all 3B
videos.
KP: Complete three 3B
passages and review.
SP: Complete one 3A passage/Q
set.
SP: 3B Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 3B
passage/Q set.
SP: Complete one 2C
passage/Q set.
SP: 3A Fill in self-study
guide topics and
complete one
passage/Q set.
CR: Review 2C
chapter questions.
CR: 3A chapter and
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 5
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 5
Passage/Q set.
KP: Complete three 2C
passages and review.
CR: Review 3A chapter
questions.
CARS: Complete 5 Passage/Q
set.
CR: 3B chapter and
chapter questions.
77
Day Off!
CR: Review 3B
chapter questions.
CARS: Complete 5
Passage/Q set.
CARS: Complete 5
Passage/Q set.
LLJ
78
79 TS 12: FL 5
80
81
82
83
84
FL: NextStep 5
analysis and review.
Getting ready for rest
day.
KP: Complete 1
remaining passage
from each Chem/Phys
category.
KP: Complete 1 remaining
passage from each Bio/Biochem
category.
CR: Review chapters
pertaining to your
lowest scoring topic
from each science
(Bio, Biochem, Organic
Chem, Gen Chem,
Physics, Psych, Soc)
based on previous 2
days practice.
KP: Complete 1
remaining passage
from each Bio/Biochem
category.
Day Off!
CARS: Complete 5
Passage/Q set.
KP: Complete 1
remaining passage
from each Chem/Phys
category.
89
90
T-day -1:
Relax, get a
good night’s
sleep!
Test
Day!!
LLJ
KP: Complete 1
remaining passage
from each Psych/Soc
category.
KP: Complete 1 remaining
passage from each Psych/Soc
category.
CARS: Complete 5 Passage/Q
set.
CARS: Complete 5
Passage/Q set.
85
AAMC Practice
Full Length
86
87
Review and analysis
of AAMC Practice
Full Length.
rd
SP: Complete 1/3 of
remaining passages.
88
rd
SP: Complete 1/3 of
remaining passages.
Re-take & Review AAMC
OG Exam
rd
KP: Complete 1
remaining passage
from each Psych/Soc
category.
LLJ
KP: Complete 1
remaining passage
from each Chem/Phys
category.
SP: Complete 1/3 of remaining
passages.
KP: Complete 1 remaining
passage from each Bio/Biochem
category.
KP: Complete 1 remaining
passage from each Chem/Phys
category.
©2015 Next Step Pre‐Med, LLC. All rights reserved. Do not distribute without express written permission. KP: Complete 1
remaining passage
from each Psych/Soc
category.
MCAT Content Areas
1A: Proteins
1B: Molecular Genetics
1C: Classical Genetics
1D: Metabolism
2A: Cells
2B: Microbiology
2C: Development
3A: Nervous & Endocrine System
3B: Physiology
4A: Motion
4B: Fluids
4C: Electricity
4D: Waves
4E: Periodic Table
5A: Solutions
5B: Molecules
5C: Separations
5D: Organic
5E: Kinetics
6A: Sensation
6B: Thinking
6C: Emotion, Stress
7A: Behavior
7B: Social Behavior
7C: Attitude
8A: Self-Identity
8B: Social Thinking
8C: Social Interaction
9A: Social Structure
9B: Demographics
10A: Inequality
©2015 Next Step Pre‐Med, LLC. All rights reserved. Do not distribute without express written permission.