MCAT Study Guide 2026–2027 — Redesigned Illustrated Edition | 200 Practice Questions

Prepare for the MCAT with a complete, illustrated study guide that reviews all four sections of the exam and includes 200 practice questions with detailed answer explanations.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 98 pages, 8.5 × 11 in, print-ready PDF with a clickable table of contents
• Current exam facts: 230 questions in four sections (59/53/59/59), 6 hours 15 minutes of testing (about 7.5 hours seated), test-day section order and breaks, 118–132 section scores and a 472–528 total, discipline weightings, the CARS skill breakdown, registration fee, and testing limits
• Biological and Biochemical Foundations: amino acids and proteins, enzyme kinetics and inhibition, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, DNA replication and repair, transcription, translation, gene regulation, biotechnology, cell structure, membrane transport, microorganisms, the cell cycle and meiosis, Mendelian and population genetics, and organ-system physiology
• Chemical and Physical Foundations: atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, stereochemistry, functional groups, SN1/SN2/E1/E2, spectroscopy, mechanics, fluids, waves and sound, optics, electrostatics, circuits, and magnetism
• Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior: sensation and perception, learning and memory, cognition and language, motivation, emotion and stress, development, personality, social psychology, and sociology of social structure, culture, demographics, and inequality
• Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills: question types, active reading, passage mapping, answer-choice traps, argument evaluation, pacing, and passage types
• 65 quick-reference tables and 15 formula boxes, plus labeled diagrams and graphs of the heart, nephron, sarcomere, action potential, Michaelis-Menten and Lineweaver-Burk plots, the oxygen-hemoglobin curve, and series and parallel circuits
• 2 practice tests with 100 questions each (200 total), organized by section and topic, including CARS passage sets
• Complete answer keys with an explanation for every question
• A weekly study plan, a sample study day, FAQs, test-taking strategies with pacing targets, and test-anxiety techniques

WHO IT'S FOR

• Pre-med students preparing for the MCAT
• Career changers and post-baccalaureate students applying to medical school
• Advisors and instructors supporting MCAT preparation

FORMAT

Instant digital download. Study on any device or print at home. No physical item will be shipped.

PLEASE NOTE

MCAT® is a registered trademark of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by the AAMC or any testing organization.