Don’t waste winter break
Invest your downtime — outperform on the MCAT.
It’s the only true window students get to study without distractions, and it can make or break your score. The 1SM Winter Break Bootcamp helps you use every hour strategically, with a structured, high-impact plan built around AAMC frameworks and real MCAT logic.
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Get 20% off the Winter Break MCAT Bootcamp (+ free weekly 1-on-1 check-ins for the first 10 people who sign up).
Bootcamp Format & Schedule
Full-Length Exam & Review
- Start the bootcamp with an official AAMC full-length practice exam
- Strategically scheduled AAMC practice exams throughout the program
- Follow 1SM practice testing guidelines to simulate test day as closely as possible
- Complete a guided asynchronous homework assignment to review efficiently
- Answer questions about where you struggled or succeeded
- Receive personalized guidance for the upcoming week’s assignments based on your results
Expert Strategy Sessions
- Build your MCAT stamina with four 95-minute lectures designed to mimic exam structure
- Each lecture focuses on a section of the exam: CP > CARS > BB > PS
- Learn 1SM evidence-based testing strategies & techniques
- Integrate challenging topics, key skillsets & essential critical thinking systems/processes
- Post-class homework designed to cement concepts
Chemistry & Physics Intensive Sessions
- Four 95-minute lectures building on Monday’s topics
- Integrate ideas to progress through physics > general chemistry > organic chemistry
- Expert strategies for tackling the toughest CP passages & questions
- Proprietary 1SM homework designed to facilitate integrated reasoning & engagement
CARS Day + AAMC Section Bank
- Start the day practicing yesterday’s concepts using hand-selected questions from the AAMC section bank material
- Review section bank questions using 1SM video explanations
- Two-hour CARS lecture from 5-week 1SM CARS Series
- Practice using AAMC CARS Q-pack passages with 1SM-guided video explanations
Biology & Biochemistry Intensive Sessions
- Four 95-minute lectures building on Monday’s BB topics from the AAMC
- Integrate ideas to see relationship between Tuesday’s physical sciences & broader BB complexities
- Expert strategies for tackling the challenging experimental design logic in BB passages
- Proprietary 1SM homework designed to facilitate integrated reasoning & engagement
Psychology & Sociology Intensive Sessions
- Start the day practicing Thursday’s concepts using hand-selected questions from the AAMC section bank material
- Review section bank questions using 1SM video explanations
- Two-hour PS lecture from 5-week 1SM PS Series
- One-hour lecture on FLE macro strategies & last-minute preparation
- Night-before-exam homework assignment to prepare for FLE #2
Learn how to
think like the test
Master the logic of the 2026 AAMC content outline with a curriculum built like the exam.
- Get passage/question approach strategies from 525+ scorers
- Achieve deeper, integrated understanding of conceptual connections
- Stay sharp with hand-selected UWorld sets & 1SM long-form challenges
Take command of your
last dedicated study window
Your semester is over. Go all-in with a 5-week intensive built to push you higher, faster.
- Lock in with 20+ hours of live, expert-led instruction each week
- Learn to recognize, track, predict & exploit the occult logic of the AAMC
- Activate your command of content with intensive focus on test-taking mastery & score engineering
Maximize efficiency with
a personalized strategy session
Train harder and study smarter to break past plateaus with expert-led diagnostics.
- Start strong with a comprehensive intake of your academic background, testing history. and study style.
- Stay on track with continuous check-ins that ensure accountability and momentum.
- Refine your approach to boost test day confidence with proven strategies from a top scorer.
