Free videos can carry a lot of your content review for the MCAT. The best MCAT YouTube channels can walk you through a tough topic in a few minutes when a textbook chapter isn’t clicking. That’s a huge help with this much to learn!
We checked every channel below on its own YouTube page in November 2026. You’ll see what each one teaches, which MCAT sections it fits and whether it still posts new videos.
Some of the best MCAT YouTubers stopped uploading years ago, and their libraries still work. Good news for you!
We’ll start with a comparison table, then the ten channels with videos to start with, more subject channels, and how to study with videos so the topics stick. Let’s go!
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Best MCAT YouTube Channels at a Glance
The table puts all ten channels side by side, with the newest long-form upload we saw on each channel’s page on November 4, 2026.
Sections use the AAMC’s names, shortened. C/P is Chemical and Physical Foundations, CARS is Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, B/B is Biological and Biochemical Foundations, and P/S is Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior.
Khan Academy and MedSchoolCoach MCAT Prep haven’t posted in years. Their videos are still up and free, and the MCAT science in them still holds, so they’re a great fit for content review!
10 Best YouTube Channels for MCAT Prep
We picked these ten best MCAT YouTube channels for clear teaching and how closely they match what the MCAT tests. Each one lists the sections it fits and a few videos to start with, so you can try a channel in ten minutes :)
1. Khan Academy YouTube Channel
Khan Academy made a full set of free MCAT videos covering all four sections, and they live on the khanacademymedicine channel. You’ll find playlists on the nervous system, bioenergetics, thermodynamics and social inequality, plus CARS practice passages.
The channel hasn’t posted a new video in about five years, so treat it as a library. The same lessons sit on Khan Academy’s MCAT page, grouped by section. All of it is free!
Start with: Structure of the nervous system, Macrosociology vs microsociology, Intro to vectors and scalars and the CARS playlist.
2. MedCram YouTube Channel
MedCram explains physiology one step at a time, which helps with B/B passages on acid-base balance, oxygen delivery and cell signaling. Dr. Roger Seheult founded it in 2012 with Kyle Allred, one of his former PA students, according to the channel’s About page.
Most of the channel is aimed at clinicians, so we’d stick to the physiology videos for the MCAT. They’re excellent!
Start with: Medical Acid Base and ABGs Explained Clearly, Delivery of Oxygen to Tissues and Cell Cycle, Cell Signaling, and Disease.
3. CrashCourse YouTube Channel
John Green and Hank Green started CrashCourse, and its short, fast series cover psychology, sociology, biology, chemistry and organic chemistry.
The Psychology and Sociology series line up well with P/S, and the science series make quick refreshers before you open your notes. They’re fun to watch, too!
Start with: Gender Stratification, Biological Polymers and Biological Molecules: You Are What You Eat.
4. Osmosis YouTube Channel
Osmosis, from Elsevier, makes illustrated videos on physiology, disease and mental health. For the MCAT, the anatomy and physiology videos fit B/B, and the videos on psychological disorders help with P/S. It posts new videos often!
Start with: Cardiovascular system anatomy and physiology, Renal system anatomy and physiology and Panic disorder.
5. Lecturio Medical YouTube Channel
Lecturio Medical is a med school study platform, and its YouTube channel shares lectures from that library. It has biochemistry and psychiatry lectures for B/B and P/S, plus an MCAT CARS prep playlist.
Much of the channel targets the USMLE, so search it by topic and you’ll find plenty for the MCAT!
Start with: Introduction to Glycolysis and Pyruvate Metabolism, Thought Disorders and the Biochemistry course preview.
6. The Organic Chemistry Tutor YouTube Channel
Despite the name, The Organic Chemistry Tutor covers general chemistry, physics, math, biology and biochemistry too, mostly by working problems on screen. That’s handy for C/P, where watching one setup done start to finish can make a formula click.
The organic chemistry videos go deeper than the MCAT asks. Focus on the main idea in each one, like why a nucleophile attacks where it does. You’ll be glad you did!
Start with: Acids and Bases: Basic Introduction, How To Balance Redox Reactions and How To Memorize The Periodic Table.
7. Armando Hasudungan YouTube Channel
Armando Hasudungan describes himself as a physician who teaches with hand-drawn illustrations. His physiology videos fit B/B, and you can pause and redraw each diagram yourself as he goes. That’s a fun way to study!
Start with: Blood Gases, Bilirubin Metabolism and Ventilation and Perfusion (V/Q Ratio).
8. FTP Lectures YouTube Channel
FTP Lectures now goes by the name of its teacher, Dr. Adeleke Adesina, and it’s aimed at USMLE and NCLEX students. Its physiology lectures still help on B/B when you want more depth on a system!
Start with: Autonomic Nervous System 1.
9. MedSchoolCoach MCAT Prep YouTube Channel
MedSchoolCoach MCAT Prep is built around the MCAT itself, with playlists for every section, including CARS, psychology and sociology. It hasn’t posted a new video in about three years, and the library is still up.
The videos don’t follow any one book’s chapters, so they work well once you’ve finished a first pass and want to fill gaps. Great for a second pass!
Start with: Mutations, Chirality for Isomers, Part 1 and Classical Conditioning.
10. MedLife Mastery YouTube Channel
MedLife Mastery (formerly MCAT Mastery) is our own channel. Most of the videos are a top scorer walking you through one strategy they used, like how they blind-review a CARS passage or use units to solve C/P questions without a formula.
It’s a smaller channel than the others on this list, and it focuses on strategy, so pair it with one of the content channels above. Watch those to learn the science, then ours to see how top scorers use it on the exam :)
Start with: How I Scored a 523 on the MCAT, My 526 MCAT Unit Strategy, My 130 MCAT CARS Blind Review Technique and the MCAT CARS Strategy playlist.
More Free Channels for Specific MCAT Subjects
The ten channels above cover most of the exam. When one topic keeps tripping you up, a channel built around that one subject can take you through it step by step, from the ground up. These are the ones we’d start with!
- MIT Physics I: Classical Mechanics (Walter Lewin). Full MIT lectures on motion, forces, work and energy, with live demos that make each idea easy to picture.
- MIT Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (Walter Lewin). The same lecture style for charges, circuits and magnetic fields.
- Master Organic Chemistry. Short, clear videos on reaction mechanisms and functional groups. It posts rarely now, and the older videos hold up.
- Organic Chemistry for MCAT, PCAT, and GRE prep (Mike Christiansen, Chemistry Unleashed). A full orgo playlist recorded with these exams in mind.
- Bozeman Science. Paul Andersen’s biology and chemistry explainers, each one built around a single concept. No new videos in about two years, and the library is still up.
- Henry Reich’s minutephysics channel explains physics ideas in a few minutes each, handy as a refresher before you open your notes.
One Talk on How to Study
Study Less Study Smart is an hour-long talk by Marty Lobdell, a psychology professor at Pierce College. He covers studying in short, focused blocks, testing yourself instead of rereading, and keeping one spot you only use for studying. It’s a favorite of ours!
If you’re about to start your MCAT prep, it’s a great hour to spend first! For the free tools we’ve built ourselves, including a practice test and study notes for every MCAT section, have a look at our free MCAT resources.
How to Use MCAT YouTube Channels to Study
It’s easy to finish a video, feel like you’ve got it, and then miss the same idea on a practice question the next day. That happens to everyone! Even the best MCAT YouTube channels work better when you give each video a job.
Pick one topic from your study list before you press play, and pause before each new step to predict it. Then do five to ten practice questions on that topic, and rewatch only the part behind the ones you missed.
More tips for watching MCAT videos
- Stick to channels you trust. Anyone can post a video on YouTube, so be choosy about who teaches you. Subscribing is free and puts new uploads from those channels in your feed.
- Take notes as you go. Pause to write a line in your own words, and you won’t need to rewatch the whole video later.
- Turn on captions. MCAT science has plenty of terms that sound alike, and seeing them spelled out keeps them straight.
- Change the playback speed. Slow down a hard derivation, or speed through a part you already know.
- Skim the comments. Viewers often point out a correction or answer a question you had. Check anything surprising against your notes or a textbook.
- Watch when you’re alert. A video at midnight after a long day tends to slide right past you. Sleep wins that one!
A few channels also sell memberships or courses. With the MCAT registration fee and your other prep in your budget, we’d stick with the free videos for a couple of weeks, so you know which teaching style works before you spend anything.
Rewatched a video three times and the practice questions still aren’t clicking? That’s a good moment to bring in a person. In a 1:1 tutoring session, a 515+ scorer goes through passages with you and shows you how they think through each question.
The MCAT tests whether you can use an idea in a passage. A few practice questions right after a video show you whether you can, while it’s still fresh!
When to Watch MCAT Prep Videos
Bring videos in as soon as you start a new topic. A short video first gives you a picture of the idea, and your book chapter or notes make more sense after it.
Once you’re into practice passages, use videos to patch the topic behind a missed question. By the time you’re taking full-length exams, most of your hours should go to practice and review, with a video only when a full-length shows you a gap.
Videos also fit time you’d lose otherwise, like a bus ride or a lunch break, since a phone is all you need! Build them into your MCAT study schedule wherever they suit your pace. You’ve got options!
Pros and Cons of MCAT YouTube Channels
The best MCAT YouTube channels are a great tool, with a few catches to plan around. Here they are side by side!
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Where YouTube Stops Being Enough for the MCAT
YouTube teaches content well, and the MCAT asks you to use that content in passages you’ve never seen, under time pressure. That second skill comes from practice, review and a plan for how to read.
We’d pair videos with MCAT prep books, an online prep course or tutoring, and with official AAMC practice once your content review is done.
If you’d like a plan and people to practice with, our 6-Week Live MCAT Accelerator runs 12 live strategy classes taught by a 520+ scorer, with live passages in every section and seven 1:1 sessions with a 515+ scorer. We’d love to see you there!
Best MCAT YouTube Channels: Quick Answers
What are the best MCAT YouTube channels?
For full content review, start with Khan Academy. Add The Organic Chemistry Tutor for C/P problems, CrashCourse for P/S, and Osmosis, Armando Hasudungan or MedCram for physiology. Happy watching!
Is Khan Academy still good for the MCAT?
Yes! Khan Academy made its MCAT videos for the current version of the exam, and they cover all four sections. The channel hasn’t posted new ones in about five years.
Can you study for the MCAT with only YouTube videos?
Videos can carry your content review, and you’ll still need practice passages and full-length exams. The MCAT tests how you use the content, so practice has to be part of the plan. You can do it!
Which YouTube channel is best for MCAT CARS?
CARS gets better with practice passages, so use videos for strategy. Try Khan Academy’s CARS playlist, Lecturio’s MCAT CARS prep playlist or our MCAT CARS Strategy playlist, then see our CARS guide. You’ll get there!
What are the best MCAT videos for psych/soc?
CrashCourse’s Psychology and Sociology series and Khan Academy’s psych/soc playlists line up well with P/S. Our psych/soc guide covers what the section tests. Enjoy!
Final Thoughts on the Best MCAT YouTube Channels
The best MCAT YouTube channels give you free, clear lessons for every section, and now you know which ones still post and which are libraries. Pick one or two that match your weakest section, and follow each video with practice questions. We’re cheering you on!
When you’re ready for a plan built around passages, our 6-Week Live MCAT Accelerator brings live strategy classes and 1:1 sessions with top scorers together.
If the cohort dates don’t line up with your test, a few 1:1 tutoring sessions on their own can work on whatever videos haven’t fixed.
For more free help, check out our best online MCAT resources and the best MCAT podcasts. You’ve got this :)
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