When Julia first started prepping for the MCAT, she found herself scoring around a 496 on practice exams. She ended up taking the MCAT officially and scored a 508. Although it was a fairly good score, it was below her goal. She knew that if she had the potential to do better, she should definitely go for it. For this reason, she set out to take the MCAT again, only to score a 499 on a practice exam right away. She had less than 7 weeks to her second test day so feeling discouraged, she decided to enlist the help of one of our MCAT mentors. And by working on her mindset and learning the best ways to improve on her weaker sections, Julia was eventually able to increase her score to a 515 by her second test date! This is a 16 point increase in less than 50 days, but although improving by this much is a difficult feat, Julia is proof that it is absolutely possible with the right work ethic!