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MDCAT in 3 Months: A Realistic Week-by-Week Study Plan

Three months is enough time to crack MDCAT — if you use them wisely. This week-by-week plan tells you exactly what to study and when.

Three months — 12 weeks — is a very manageable window if you plan it correctly.

Before You Start: Set Your Baseline

On day one, sit a full past paper under timed conditions. Score it honestly. This baseline tells you where you actually stand.

Weeks 1–2: Biology Foundation

  • Cover 2 chapters per day from your FSc Biology textbooks
  • After each chapter, immediately do 30 MCQs in Tutor Mode
  • Keep a "weak topics" notebook — write every wrong concept in your own words
  • End of week 2: Biology-only timed test (80 questions, 70 minutes)

Weeks 3–4: Chemistry Foundation

  • Week 3: Inorganic and physical chemistry
  • Week 4: Organic chemistry — a full week on its own. Write every reaction type on cards.
  • Daily MCQ target: 40 Chemistry MCQs minimum

Weeks 5–6: Physics and English

  • Week 5: Physics — one topic per day, 30 MCQs per topic
  • Week 6: English — 3 days vocabulary, 2 days grammar, 1 day comprehension, 1 day reasoning
  • End of week 6: full past paper (should be 10–15% higher than baseline)

Weeks 7–8: Subject-Wise MCQ Drilling

  • Morning: 60 Biology MCQs in Timed Mode
  • Afternoon: 60 Chemistry MCQs in Timed Mode
  • Evening: 30 Physics + 20 English MCQs
  • Review every wrong answer before sleeping — non-negotiable

Weeks 9–10: Full Mock Exams

  • Mon/Wed/Fri: full 200-question paper (3.5 hours, no interruptions)
  • Tue/Thu/Sat: review every wrong answer in detail
  • Target: average mock score reach 160/200 by end of week 10

Week 11: Targeted Weak-Area Revision

Use HighYield Analytics to find your 3–5 lowest-accuracy topics. Spend the entire week drilling those — 50–100 MCQs per topic. No new material.

Week 12: Light Review and Mental Preparation

  • 30–40 MCQs on your strongest subjects to stay sharp
  • Evening: review weak topics notebook
  • Two days before exam: no MCQs. Rest only.
  • Night before: sleep 8 hours.

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