Red Pen Prep

The syllabus

37 chapters, in the order to study them.

The whole MCAT course, mapped to the AAMC content outline and laid out in the order to study it: 3,122 original questions, each chapter runs the same four steps, and a plan that puts every one of them on a day.

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Bio/Biochem8459 chapters
Chem/Phys76510 chapters
Psych/Soc83513 chapters
CARS6775 chapters · + passage 001 open to everyone

Questions per section, from the course data: 3,122 in all.

01Every chapter

Four steps, always in this order.

Not a pile of passages, videos and labs. Each chapter opens with what to watch, puts the lab where it helps, then the passages, then the traps you fell for.

  1. 01

    The 30-second lesson

    Each idea built in 3D, with the trap the MCAT sets around it. 52 lessons are mapped to their chapters.

    Thirty seconds each

  2. 02

    The lab, at its moment

    Labs built on the real equations. Guess first, change one number, watch the curve and the molecules move. Each sits before the passage it sets up.

    6 labs

  3. 03

    Passages and sets

    Original MCAT-style passages and discrete sets, in study order. Every wrong choice is named for its trap, with the line that decides it.

    3,122 questions

  4. 04

    Traps and review

    Every miss comes back on day 1, 3 and 7 until you get it right. Then the Trap Bank drills for the chapter.

    155 trap drills

02The chapters

37 chapters, by section.

Chapter names follow the AAMC content categories; within each section they run in study order. Some questions of a chapter wait inside the two full-length exams, so you meet them cold.

Read top to bottom. Chapters are numbered in the order to study them; the small chip is the AAMC content category.

01

Bio/Biochem

Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems

Chapters
9
Questions
845
Passages · sets
114 · 55
  1. 011AStructure and function of proteins and their constituent amino acids108 questions · 14 in the full-lengths · 5 lessons · Enzyme Lab1085Enzyme Lab
  2. 021DPrinciples of bioenergetics and fuel molecule metabolism108 questions · 20 in the full-lengths · 7 lessons1087–
  3. 032AAssemblies of molecules, cells, and groups of cells within single cellular and multicellular organisms53 questions · 5 in the full-lengths · 2 lessons532–
  4. 041BTransmission of genetic information from the gene to the protein105 questions · 5 in the full-lengths105––
  5. 051CTransmission of heritable information from generation to generation and the processes that increase genetic diversity106 questions · 15 in the full-lengths106––
  6. 062BThe structure, growth, physiology, and genetics of prokaryotes and viruses60 questions · 5 in the full-lengths60––
  7. 072CProcesses of cell division, differentiation, and specialization59 questions · 11 in the full-lengths · 1 lesson591–
  8. 083AStructure and functions of the nervous and endocrine systems and ways these systems coordinate the organ systems96 questions · 21 in the full-lengths · 7 lessons · Neuron Lab, Living Neuron Lab967Neuron Lab, Living Neuron Lab
  9. 093BStructure and integrative functions of the main organ systems150 questions · 34 in the full-lengths · 8 lessons1508–
02

Chem/Phys

Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems

Chapters
10
Questions
765
Passages · sets
111 · 42
  1. 014EAtoms, nuclear decay, electronic structure, and atomic chemical behavior49 questions · 9 in the full-lengths · 1 lesson · Spectrum Lab491Spectrum Lab
  2. 025BNature of molecules and intermolecular interactions75 questions · 4 in the full-lengths · 5 lessons755–
  3. 035AUnique nature of water and its solutions97 questions · 20 in the full-lengths · 6 lessons · Buffer Lab976Buffer Lab
  4. 045EPrinciples of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics98 questions · 14 in the full-lengths · 2 lessons982–
  5. 055DStructure, function, and reactivity of biologically relevant molecules100 questions · 27 in the full-lengths · 9 lessons1009–
  6. 065CSeparation and purification methods78 questions · 5 in the full-lengths · 3 lessons783–
  7. 074ATranslational motion, forces, work, energy, and equilibrium in living systems62 questions · 12 in the full-lengths · 5 lessons625–
  8. 084BImportance of fluids for the circulation of blood, gas movement, and gas exchange54 questions · 15 in the full-lengths · 1 lesson541–
  9. 094CElectrochemistry and electrical circuits and their elements67 questions · 2 in the full-lengths67––
  10. 104DHow light and sound interact with matter85 questions · 22 in the full-lengths · 3 lessons853–
03

Psych/Soc

Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior

Chapters
13
Questions
835
Passages · sets
113 · 54
  1. 01SIRSResearch design and data-based and statistical reasoning (scientific inquiry and reasoning skills, not a content category)27 questions27––
  2. 026ASensing the environment71 questions · 10 in the full-lengths · 1 lesson711–
  3. 036BMaking sense of the environment87 questions · 31 in the full-lengths87––
  4. 047CAttitude and behavior change85 questions · 10 in the full-lengths85––
  5. 056CResponding to the world68 questions · 5 in the full-lengths68––
  6. 067AIndividual influences on behavior80 questions · 2 in the full-lengths · 2 lessons802–
  7. 077BSocial processes that influence human behavior85 questions · 11 in the full-lengths85––
  8. 088ASelf-identity56 questions · 7 in the full-lengths56––
  9. 098BSocial thinking55 questions · 18 in the full-lengths55––
  10. 108CSocial interactions56 questions · 3 in the full-lengths56––
  11. 119AUnderstanding social structure66 questions · 14 in the full-lengths66––
  12. 129BDemographic characteristics and processes59 questions · 10 in the full-lengths59––
  13. 1310ASocial inequality40 questions · 9 in the full-lengths40––
04

CARS

Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills

Chapters
5
Questions
677
Passages
114
  1. 01FCFoundations of Comprehension174 questions · CARS X-ray174–CARS X-ray
  2. 02RWTReasoning Within the Text174 questions174––
  3. 03RBTReasoning Beyond the Text174 questions174––
  4. 04TIMEDThe timed CARS section (9 passages, 90 minutes)53 questions53––
  5. 05FLCARS passages inside the two full-length practice exams (forms A and B)108 questions108––

03The plan

12 weeks, week by week.

Inside the course the plan runs day by day, with Today and ticks: pick your test date, or 8, 12 or 16 weeks. Here is the 12-week version, condensed.

  1. Week 1ContentBio/Biochem 1A, 1D · Chem/Phys 4E, 5B, 5A · Psych/Soc SIRS, 6A · CARS FCDay 1: the trap diagnostic, Buffer Lab, CARS X-ray, Enzyme Lab, Spectrum Lab · 15 lessons324 Q39.3 h
  2. Week 2ContentBio/Biochem 1D · Chem/Phys 5A, 5E · CARS FC · Psych/Soc 6A, 6B8 lessons239 Q31.0 h
  3. Week 3ContentBio/Biochem 1D, 2A · Chem/Phys 5E · Psych/Soc 6B · CARS FC3 lessons241 Q29.1 h
  4. Week 4ContentBio/Biochem 2A, 1B, 1C · Chem/Phys 5E, 5D · Psych/Soc 6B, 7C, 6C · CARS FC, RWT5 lessons318 Q38.7 h
  5. Week 5PracticeBio/Biochem 1C, 2B, 2C · Chem/Phys 5D, 5C · Psych/Soc 6C, 7A · CARS RWT6 lessons328 Q37.6 h
  6. Week 6PracticeBio/Biochem 2C, 3A · Chem/Phys 5C, 4A · CARS RWT · Psych/Soc 7A, 7BLiving Neuron Lab, Neuron Lab · 14 lessons303 Q37.0 h
  7. Week 7Full-lengthsBio/Biochem 3A · Chem/Phys 4A, 4B · Psych/Soc 7B · CARS RBTFull-length A · 2 lessons147 Q33.7 h
  8. Week 8Full-lengthsBio/Biochem 3B · Chem/Phys 4B, 4C · Psych/Soc 7B, 8A, 8B, 8C · CARS RBT4 lessons284 Q35.2 h
  9. Week 9Full-lengthsBio/Biochem 3B · Chem/Phys 4C, 4D · Psych/Soc 8C, 9A, 9B, 10A · CARS RBT4 lessons263 Q33.5 h
  10. Week 10Full-lengthsBio/Biochem 3B · Chem/Phys 4D · Psych/Soc 10A · CARS RBTCARS timed section, Trap Bank, all 155 · 2 lessons130 Q26.2 h
  11. Week 11Full-lengthsReview and redoFull-length B–25.0 h
  12. Week 12Test weekLight days: one missed CARS passage redone, a miss log reread. Rest the day before.–4.5 h

04The Pass

One payment. Every chapter. No end date.

The Red Pen Prep Pass

  • 3,122 original questions in 37 chapters, every wrong choice named and explained.
  • The course, chapter by chapter, with your progress on every chapter.
  • The plan, day by day: 8, 12 or 16 weeks, fitted to your test date.
  • 11 full-length exams, 230 questions each, timed, in test-day order.
  • Trap Bank: 155 two-choice drills, and every miss back on day 1, 3 and 7.
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CARS passage 001 opens in the course with all six questions and every correction, no account needed. The 10-question trap diagnostic names the traps that catch you.

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