A Smarter Way to Prep for the MCAT

Practice the way the MCAT tests you. Passage sets and discrete questions across all four sections, lessons across nine subjects, and an AI that explains the reasoning behind every answer.

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Everything You Need for the MCAT

The MCAT is a reasoning test wearing a science test's clothes. Content gets you to the starting line. What's scored is what you do with a passage you've never seen. We built for both halves.

BIO/BIOCHEM · PASSAGE 3
Question 4 of 59
Passage-based1:24
Researchers add a compound that resembles the substrate to an enzyme assay. Adding more substrate restores the original reaction rate.
Hint: If more substrate wins it back, where is the compound binding?(B) Competitive inhibition: Km rises, and enough substrate still reaches Vmax.(A) A lower Vmax with the same Km is noncompetitive inhibition.
How does the compound change the enzyme's kinetics?
AVmax decreases, Km unchanged
BKm increases, Vmax unchanged
CBoth Km and Vmax decrease
DNeither changes
BIO/BIOCHEM · PASSAGE 3
Question 4 of 59
1:24
Researchers add a compound that resembles the substrate to an enzyme assay. Adding more substrate restores the original reaction rate.
How does the compound change the enzyme's kinetics?
AVmax decreases, Km unchanged
BKm increases, Vmax unchanged
CBoth Km and Vmax decrease
DNeither changes
Hint: If more substrate wins it back, where is the compound binding?(B) Competitive inhibition: Km rises, and enough substrate still reaches Vmax.

Passage-Based Practice Across All Four Sections

The MCAT tests reasoning over recall. Practice with passage-based sets in the AAMC format across Chem/Phys, CARS, Bio/Biochem, and Psych/Soc.

BIOCHEMISTRY · AMINO ACIDS12 due
QUESTIONWhich amino acids are basic?
ANSWERLysine, arginine, histidine
AgainHardGoodEasy
Back in 3 days · spaced repetition

Smart Flashcards for Faster Revision

Amino acids, equations, hormones, pathways, psych/soc terminology. The recall base you need before reasoning practice pays off, kept there with spaced repetition.

Biochemistry › Enzymes
Enzyme inhibition
Competitive: Km up, Vmax same
Noncompetitive: Vmax down, Km same
Uncompetitive: both down
Mixed: Vmax down, Km varies
Quick check: 2 of 2

Lessons Built on the AAMC Content Outline

Work through the foundational concepts the AAMC actually lists, with visual explanations that make dense biochem and physics tractable.

CARS: The Section You Can't Cram For

No content to memorize, no formulas to recall. CARS is a trained skill, so it needs passage practice rather than review.

CARS · PASSAGE 2
Question 3 of 53
Main idea1:31
Critics often treat the restoration of old paintings as a purely technical craft. Yet every cleaning is also an act of interpretation: the restorer must decide which layers belong to the artist and which to later hands. Remove too little and the work stays muddied; remove too much and the restorer's taste quietly replaces the painter's.
Hint: Is any answer stronger than the passage? Check what the author actually claims.(B) The passage calls each cleaning an act of interpretation: a judgment call.(A) "Always damages" overreaches. The author only warns against removing too much.
The author's main point about restoration is that it:
Aalways damages the original work
Binvolves judgment, not just technique
Cis rarely practiced by museums today
Dmatters less than a painting's subject
Overreaches the passage
CARS · PASSAGE 2
Question 3 of 53
1:31
Critics often treat the restoration of old paintings as a purely technical craft. Yet every cleaning is also an act of interpretation: the restorer must decide which layers belong to the artist and which to later hands. Remove too little and the work stays muddied; remove too much and the restorer's taste quietly replaces the painter's.
The author's main point about restoration is that it:
Aalways damages the original work
Binvolves judgment, not just technique
Cis rarely practiced by museums today
Dmatters less than a painting's subject
Overreaches the passage
Hint: Is any answer stronger than the passage? Check what the author actually claims.(A) "Always damages" overreaches. The author only warns against removing too much.

Read What's There, Not What's Implied

Every other section rewards content you can revise. CARS rewards how carefully you read. That makes it the hardest section to move, and the one worth starting earliest.

  • Full passages, not excerpts
  • The reasoning behind each answer, broken down
  • Spot the answer that overreaches the passage
  • Timed at the real 90-minute pace
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Pharmacology
Compare ACE-I vs ARBs
Where each one blocks
AngiotensinogenreninAngiotensin IACEAngiotensin IIAT₁ receptorVasoconstriction · aldosteroneBradykininACEInactiveACE-Ibuilds upCough · angioedemaARB
ACE-IARBs
Bradykinin↑ dry cough, angioedemaNot raised
ExamplesEnalapril, lisinoprilLosartan, valsartan
BothHyperkalemia · avoid in pregnancy
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Quiz me on RAAS drugs
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Exam angle
Cough with ACE-I but not ARBs is a favorite way to test bradykinin.
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Know Your Exam Readiness

9 subjects and 59 topics across the four AAMC sections, with a plan built for a three to six month prep.

LAST SET
Chem/Phys practice
39 / 59
Galvanic cell questions cost you 4 points this week.
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Chem/Phys: electrochemistry
12 questions · 18 min
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Know Why You Got It Wrong

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MCAT READINESS
Set done · 39 / 59▲ 4 this week
60OUT OF 1003 of 9 subjects ready
Knowledge18 / 25
Coverage15 / 25
Exam Instinct13 / 25
Application12 / 25
Biochemistry77Strong
Organic Chemistry56Developing
Physics60Developing
MCAT READINESS
Set done · 39 / 59▲ 4 this week
60OUT OF 100
Knowledge18 / 25
Coverage15 / 25
Exam Instinct13 / 25
Application12 / 25
3 of 9 subjects ready
Biochemistry77Exam ready
Organic Chemistry56Developing
Physics60Developing

Exam Readiness

A score for each of the nine subjects, built from knowledge, memory, application, and coverage. It moves with every session you finish.

Custom QuizMCAT
YOUR ACCURACY BY SECTION
Chem/Phys52%CARS59%Psych/Soc71%Bio/Biochem77%
Questions–10+
START QUIZ
Your quiz is ready · 20 questions, 2 sections

Weak Sections Come Back First

Set the session length and Rezzy fills it, with your weakest MCAT sections first.

Practice That Feels Like a Game

Studying doesn't have to feel like a grind. Play them like games. Use them like serious exam training.

Probe:Sharpen Your Diagnostic Reasoning

Dr. Holmes reads out one clue at a time and you say your answer out loud. The fewer clues you need, the better you know it.

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CLUE 1
A harsh systolic murmur at the left sternal border.
CLUE 2
The child squats to ease cyanotic spells.
Dr. Holmes
Clue one. A harsh systolic murmur at the left sternal border.
Dr. Holmes is speaking…

Synapses:Find the Four Hidden Groups

Sixteen drugs, four hidden groups. Link the ones that belong together before your lifelines run out.

Create groups of 4!
Test your MCAT knowledge
00:08
LosartanAtenololEnalaprilAmlodipine
MetoprololValsartanRamiprilVerapamil
NifedipineEsmololIrbesartanCaptopril
LisinoprilDiltiazemNadololOlmesartan
LIFELINES
RESETCHECK
Perfect guess! Wohoo! 🎉

Image Rush:Recognise It Before Time Runs Out

Label anatomy and identify clinical images against the clock. Build the visual recall you need for image-based questions.

15Label them all0
123
1Aorta
2Superior vena cava
3Right atrium
Aorta

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Frequently asked questions

Does Oncourse cover all four MCAT sections?

Yes. Chemical and Physical Foundations, Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, Biological and Biochemical Foundations, and Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior.

How do you handle CARS, which has no content to study?

CARS is trained rather than memorized. You get full-length passages with reasoning breakdowns that show how the correct answer is supported by the text and why each distractor overreaches, so you build the habit instead of hunting for facts.

Is the content aligned to the AAMC outline?

Yes. Lessons, questions, and flashcards are organized around the AAMC foundational concepts and content categories rather than by textbook chapter.

When should I start using Oncourse for the MCAT?

Most students prepare over three to six months. Starting early matters more here than on most exams, because spaced repetition needs runway and CARS improvement comes from consistent daily practice rather than cramming.

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Yes. Oncourse is on iOS and Android. Study on your phone, tablet, or desktop, and progress syncs automatically across all your devices.

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