MCAT study planner
Turn a test date and a weekly hour budget into a working plan: weeks remaining, hours per study day, and a section split that tilts toward your weakest section.
Your runway
Test date, weekly hours, and the section that needs the most work.
Your weekly plan
Pick a test date and weekly hours to see weeks remaining, your per-day load, and the section split.
Six study days, one rest day. Days reset at midnight ET (America/New_York). A time budget to start from, not a promise.
How the plan is built
Weeks remaining count whole weeks from today to your test date. Your weekly hours spread across six study days, with one rest day held back, because recovery protects retention and your taper. The section split starts from base weights: CARS and Bio/Biochem carry a little more by default, since steady passage work and content review pay off there, and the section you mark weakest takes about 1.4 times its usual share.
Hours round to the nearest half hour, so the parts can land a touch over or under your weekly number. Everything runs in your browser: nothing you type here is stored or sent anywhere. Days reset at midnight ET (America/New_York), the same clock the rest of the platform keeps. Treat the plan as a starting budget, then adjust it as your practice results come in.
Common questions
How many hours a week should I study for the MCAT?
It depends on your runway and your baseline. Many students land between 15 and 25 hours a week alongside classes, and push higher during a dedicated stretch. Enter your real number: a plan you can keep beats a plan that looks impressive.
How does the planner split my hours?
Every section gets a base share. CARS and Bio/Biochem carry slightly more by default, because steady passage work and content review pay off there, and the section you mark weakest gets about 1.4 times its usual share. Hours round to the nearest half hour, so the parts can land a touch off your weekly total.
Why six study days a week?
The plan spreads your weekly hours across six days and keeps one rest day. Recovery protects retention, and a steady rhythm you can hold for months matters more than any single long day.
What time zone does the plan run on?
Days reset at midnight Eastern Time (America/New_York), the same clock the rest of the platform keeps for daily goals.
Will this planner raise my score?
No tool can promise that, and this one does not try. It budgets your time honestly. What you do inside those hours, real passages, question review, and full-length practice, decides the rest.