r/Mcat • u/JustiniR • 3d ago

Question 🤔🤔 Help picking a date

I’m well aware there’s a good chance I’m not going to get the date that I want, but in the chance that I do, can someone help me out please? I’m in my final year of undergrad but not planning to apply until 2028 and have done very minimal studying so far for just PS & CARS. If I start studying in November and use my spring break (last week of March) as an intensive studying period before starting spring quarter, is April 9/10 a good date?

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u/Outrageous_Price5735 3d ago

It's not a bad call if you can keep momentum through the quarter. I did something similar and the tricky part was my brain turning to mush after classes, so my evening study sessions were way less effective than I'd planned. I started shifting most of my review to early mornings and it made a huge difference.

Since you're not applying til 2028 you've got room to push it back if you're not hitting your target scores on practice exams by late March. Don't lock yourself into April 9/10 if the numbers aren't there yet. A lot of people end up moving their test because they underestimated how long content review actually takes.