MCAT community: Reddit and Quora
The biggest MCAT community online is r/Mcat on Reddit, reported at over 300,000 members, with exam-day and score-release threads for every test date. Peer advice is useful for motivation and study ideas, but check rules, fees and dates against the AAMC.
Member counts are as reported by third-party trackers and change daily. Links checked October 11, 2026.
r/Mcat
The main MCAT subreddit: study plans, practice exam discussion, test-day and score-release threads. Reported at over 300,000 members.
→r/AnkiMCAT
Shared Anki flashcard decks for MCAT content, and how people use them. Reported at about 26,000 members.
→r/premed
The wider premed community, for applications as well as the MCAT.
→Quora: MCAT
Questions and answers about MCAT preparation and scores.
→Using communities well
- Treat score stories as one person’s experience, not a prediction of yours.
- Confirm anything about fees, dates or rules on the AAMC’s own pages; see our official links.
- Never share or ask for real exam questions; the AAMC’s rules forbid it.