🎓 Best Beginner MCAT Videos
Your complete video library featuring 20 carefully curated, high-quality videos from top educators across all MCAT subjects
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Biology
Essential biological sciences for MCAT success
2.5 Hour MCAT Biology Comprehensive Course
2h 30m
Complete overview of biology for MCAT by MilesDown. This thorough course covers high-yield bio topics and helped students achieve 100th percentile scores. An excellent all-in-one refresher for beginners covering everything from cell biology to genetics.
Ultimate Biology Review – Last Night
1h
A 1-hour crash review by Medicosis Perfectionalis, perfect for beginners needing clarity on fundamentals. Features concise explanations and repetitive mnemonics that reinforce memory, covering cell structures, metabolism, and more.
Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer
10m
CrashCourse Biology with Hank Green covering the immune system (innate and adaptive defenses). Uses vivid analogies to make immunology accessible and engaging – a key MCAT biology topic presented in a beginner-friendly way.
Biochemistry
Master amino acids, metabolism, and molecular processes
MCAT Biochem Comprehensive Course
3h 30m
Complete biochemistry review based on MilesDown notes, covering amino acids to metabolism. With 80K+ views, it hits all high-yield points perfectly for beginners getting comprehensive content review across all biochem topics.
Every Metabolic Pathway You Need for MCAT
30m
Ultra high-yield 30-minute video by Science Simplified mapping all major metabolic pathways. With 300K+ views, it distills biochem metabolism into one visual map – perfect for seeing the big picture of energy production.
Memorize and Draw All 20 Amino Acids
10m
Leah4Sci’s famous 10-minute mnemonic lesson teaching you to remember all 20 amino acid structures, abbreviations, and properties. Mastering amino acids is crucial for MCAT, and this makes it doable in one sitting.
General Chemistry
Atomic structure, bonding, thermodynamics, and equilibrium
2 Hour MCAT Chemistry Comprehensive Course
2h
Complete general chemistry review covering atomic structure, bonding, thermodynamics, kinetics, and equilibrium. Well-organized MilesDown-based course that helped students score 522. Perfect for brushing up on Gen Chem basics.
MCAT General Chemistry Ch. 1: Atomic Structure
20m
Van Does Chemistry’s lesson on atomic structure covering protons, neutrons, electrons, orbitals, and periodic trends. Clear, concise teaching sets a solid foundation in basic chem concepts, ideal for beginners.
Acids and Bases – Basic Introduction
33m
The Organic Chemistry Tutor’s primer on acid-base chemistry with 5.3M views! Covers pH, pKa, Ka/Kb, and calculations step by step. Mastering acids/bases is vital for both Gen Chem and Orgo – this gives beginners a strong grasp.
Organic Chemistry
Bonding, functional groups, reactions, and mechanisms
3 Hour MCAT Orgo Comprehensive Course
3h
Complete organic chemistry review covering bonding, functional groups, reactions, mechanisms, and spectroscopy. Exhaustive yet organized MilesDown course introducing all key OChem concepts needed for MCAT.
Organic Chemistry – Basic Introduction
1h
The Organic Chemistry Tutor’s 1-hour overview with nearly 4M views! Covers bonding, hybridization, resonance, nomenclature, and isomers. Breaks down the basics that many find intimidating, demystifying organic chemistry from the ground up.
What Is Organic Chemistry?
10m
CrashCourse Organic Chemistry introduction with 1.2M+ views. Dr. Deboki Chakravarti explains what organic chemistry is and why it matters, covering carbon’s uniqueness and bonding. Perfect big-picture context before diving into details.
Physics
Kinematics, forces, energy, fluids, circuits, and optics
2.5 Hour MCAT Physics Course (Comprehensive)
2h 30m
Complete physics review covering kinematics, forces, energy, fluids, circuits, optics, and more. Condensed yet comprehensive, focusing on high-yield physics frameworks. With 90K+ views, it emphasizes conceptual understanding and key formulas.
MCAT Physics Chapter 4: Fluids
1h 12m
Van Does Chemistry’s hour-long lesson on fluid mechanics covering density, pressure, buoyancy, Poiseuille’s law, and Bernoulli’s equation. Super concise and helpful for this tricky MCAT topic with 65K+ views.
Electric Charge (CrashCourse Physics #25)
9m
9-minute introduction to electrostatics with 2.7M views. Dr. Shini Somara explains electric charge, Coulomb’s law, and electric force using simple analogies and graphics. Perfect refresher on electricity basics for beginners.
Psychology & Sociology
Behavioral sciences, social structures, and demographics
MCAT Psychology/Sociology Comprehensive Course
3h
Complete 3-hour review of all major Psych/Soc topics: brain anatomy, learning, memory, social structures, and demographics. Based on MilesDown’s outline with 110K+ views, this provides a solid foundation in both psychology and sociology.
Psych/Soc MCAT Crash Course – High-Yield Concepts
30m
30-minute rapid review condensing the most-tested Psych/Soc topics including Freud, Piaget, conditioning, social stratification, and demographics. Perfect for getting the big picture or last-minute recap without missing key points.
Gender Stratification (CrashCourse Sociology #32)
7m
7-minute explanation of how society stratifies people by gender. Nicole Sweeney illustrates social construction of gender, patriarchy, and inequality clearly. Great for understanding social stratification through a real-world lens.
CARS (Critical Analysis & Reasoning)
Proven strategies for excelling in reading comprehension
MCAT CARS the Right Way: Top 5 Proven Strategies for 132
15m
15-minute strategy video from 99th-percentile scorer Yolanda Wang breaking down her top 5 techniques. Covers how to actively read passages, eliminate wrong answers, manage time, and focus on author’s tone and main idea.
8 Easy Tips and Tricks to Score 131 in MCAT CARS
9m
9-minute quick tips video by Eric Sun, MD (who scored 131 in CARS) with 65K+ views. Delivers practical advice on how to practice passages, analyze question stems, and mindset shifts that improve comprehension. Actionable checklist for immediate improvement.
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