Sample Comprehensive MCAT Syllabus

Through our webinars, expert tutors, and diverse portfolio of third-party resources, we aim to teach our students all the MCAT content they need to know. Our course is not meant to be a review course, or an a la carte topical service. It has been designed for even the most remedial/nontraditional student, and can help even the most academically well-versed student score higher. Our ideal student has 5-6 months to study for the test. They should treat this test like a summer project + a semester long class. Our students do not take a PT until they are ready, because we feel excessive testing can create burnout, unrealistic expectations, and general anxiety. Our students start the testing phase of our program 3 months into our time together and will have 2+ months time to build their strategy and confidence with their respective tutors. Nonetheless, we believe a strong content foundation is crucial to scoring well on this test and no amount of continuous full-length practice can supplement our initial 3-month content phase. For our materials we use a mix of third-party sources. Because biology and biochemistry are the highest yield areas on the science sections of this test, our chosen resources speak to this.

Sample Sessions

Your syllabus will be customized, but here is an example of how we work

For most effective learning, we recommend sessions 1-24 be completed at 2 sessions a week, 2 hours per session. This ensures the content portion of the curriculum is finished in 3 months/as a semester long class or over the summer.

1

Biochemistry

Biomolecules

In Session

  • Proteins
  • Amino acids
  • Enzyme Kinetics

Homework

  • Kaplan Biochemistry
  • UWorld Biochemistry
  • UWorld CARS
2

Biochemistry

Biomolecules

In Session

  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids

Homework

  • Berkeley Review Biology II
  • Berkely Review Orgo II
  • UWorld Biochemistry
  • Kaplan Biochemistry
  • ExamKrackers Biology 1
  • UWorld CARS
3

Biochemistry

Biopathways

In Session

  • Carb pathways
  • Fat pathways
  • Protein pathways
  • The citric acid cycle
  • Oxidative phosphorylation

Homework

  • Kaplan Biochemistry
  • ExamKrackers Biology 1
  • Berkeley Review Biology II
  • UWorld Biochemistry
  • UWorld CARS
4

Biochemistry

Biotechniques

In Session

  • Protein chromatography
  • Western blots
  • PAGE

Homework

  • Kaplan Biochemistry
  • UWorld Biochemistry
  • UWorld CARS
5

General Chemistry

Atomic Chemistry; Stoichiometry

In Session

  • Periodic trends
  • Quantum numbers
  • VSPER
  • Atomic decay
  • Formal charge
  • Oxidation states
  • Color theory
  • Beer’s law
  • Photoelectric effect
  • Unit conversion
  • Dilutions
  • Limiting reagents

Homework

  • ExamKrackers General Chemistry
  • UWorld General Chemistry
  • UWorld CARS
6

Physics

Mechanics

In Session

  • Translational motion
  • Projectile motion
  • Work
  • Energy power
  • Machines

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Physics
  • UWorld Physics
  • UWorld CARS
7

Biology

Genetics: Basic Foundations

In Session

  • Central dogma
  • Mendelian genetics
  • Hardy Weinberg

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Biology 1
  • ExamKrackers Biology 2
  • Kaplan Biochemistry
  • UWorld Biology
  • UWorld CARS
8

Biology

Genetics: Lab Techniques

In Session

  • PCR
  • Restriction enzymes
  • Cloning sequence
  • Knockout
  • Southern and northern blots
  • DNA microarray

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Biology 1
  • UWorld Biology
  • UWorld CARS
9

General Chemistry

Kinetics & Thermodynamics

In Session

  • Rate law
  • State functions
  • Laws of thermodynamics
  • Calorimetry

Homework

  • ExamKrackers General Chemistry
  • UWorld General Chemistry
  • UWorld CARS
10

Biology

Cell Biology

In Session

  • Mitosis
  • Meiosis
  • Microbiology

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Biology 2
  • Berkeley Review Biology II
  • UWorld Biology
  • UWorld CARS
11

Physics

Fluids

In Session

  • Pressure units
  • Buoyancy force
  • Pascal’s law
  • Continuity equation
  • Bernoulli’s equation
  • Poiseuille’s law

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Physics
  • UWorld Physics
  • UWorld CARS
12

General Chemistry

Gases & Solutions

In Session

  • Ideal gas law
  • Non-ideal gas law
  • Partial pressure
  • Solubility laws
  • Colligative properties

Homework

  • ExamKrackers General Chemistry
  • UWorld General Chemistry
  • UWorld Physics
  • UWorld CARS
13

General Chemistry

Equilibrium

In Session

  • Gas equilibrium
  • Solubility constant
  • Acid base

Homework

  • ExamKrackers General Chemistry
  • UWorld General Chemistry
  • UWorld CARS
14

Biology; Psychology

Endocrine System; Sensation

In Session

  • Hormones
  • Reproductive hormones
  • Brain
  • Sensation

Homework

  • Berkeley Review Biology I
  • ExamKrackers Biology 2
  • UWorld Biology
  • UWorld Behavioral Science
  • UWorld CARS
15

Organic Chemistry; Psychology

In Session

  • Nomenclature
  • Stereochemistry
  • Hydrocarbon chemistry
  • Sensing & responding to the environment

Homework

  • ExamKrackers General Chemistry
  • Kaplan Behavioral Science
  • Berkely Review Organic Chemistry I
  • UWorld Organic Chemistry
  • UWorld Behavioral Science
  • UWorld CARS
16

Physics; Psychology

In Session

  • E/M
  • The self

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Physics
  • Kaplan Behavioral Science
  • UWorld Physics
  • UWorld Behavioral Science
  • UWorld CARS
17

General Chemistry; Psychology

In Session

  • Electrochemistry
  • Psychological Disorders

Homework

  • ExamKrackers General Chemistry
  • Kaplan Behavioral Science
  • UWorld General Chemistry
  • UWorld Behavioral Science
  • UWorld CARS
18

Biology; Sociology

Nervous System

In Session

  • Nervous system
  • Social thinking

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Biology 2
  • Berkeley Review Biology I
  • Kaplan Behavioral Science
  • UWorld Biology
  • UWorld Behavioral Science
  • UWorld CARS
19

Organic Chemistry; Sociology

In Session

  • Carbonyl chemistry
  • Social interactions

Homework

  • ExamKrackers General Chemistry
  • Berkeley Review Organic Chemistry II
  • Kaplan Behavioral Science
  • UWorld Organic Chemistry
  • UWorld Behavioral Science
  • UWorld CARS
20

Biology; Sociology

In Session

  • Heart and lung
  • Social structure

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Biology 2
  • Berkeley Review Biology 1
  • Kaplan Behavioral Science
  • UWorld Biology
  • UWorld Behavioral Science
  • UWorld CARS
21

Biology; Sociology

In Session

  • GI
  • Renal
  • Demographics

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Biology 2
  • Berkeley Review Biology I
  • UWorld Biology
  • UWorld Behavioral Science
  • UWorld CARS
22

Biology; Organic Chemistry

In Session

  • Immune
  • Purification
  • Identification

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Biology 2
  • Berkeley Reveiew Biology I
  • Berkeley Review Organic Chemistry I
  • UWorld Biology
  • UWorld Organic Chemistry
  • UWorld CARS
23

Biology; Physics

In Session

  • Musculoskeletal
  • Waves sound

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Biology 2
  • Berkeley Reveiew Biology I
  • ExamKrackers Physics
  • UWorld Biology
  • UWorld Physics
  • UWorld CARS
24

Physics

In Session

  • Waves light

Homework

  • ExamKrackers Physics
  • UWorld Physics
  • UWorld CARS
25

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC
  • UWorld
26

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC
  • UWorld
27

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC (Practice test #1)
  • UWorld
28

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC
  • UWorld
29

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC (Practice test #2)
  • UWorld
30

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC
  • UWorld
31

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC (Practice test #3)
  • UWorld
32

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC
  • UWorld
33

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC (Practice test #4)
  • UWorld
34

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC
  • UWorld
35

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Comprehensive review

Homework

  • AAMC (Practice test #5)
  • UWorld
36

Practice Testing

In Session

  • Final session; comprehensive review
  • Prepare for test day

Homework

  • N/A (Final session)

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