The Wellseen Blog

Writing from Gorang Gupta, founder of Wellseen, on what actually moves an MCAT score and what only feels like progress.

The MCAT is not testing what you think it is

The MCAT is not testing what you think it is

to get ahead of your peers

She owned every resource and still scored 480

She owned every resource and still scored 480

Kaplan, UWorld, Jack Westin, AAMC, 3 different ANKI decks and was still stuck at 480.

What actually happens inside the program

What actually happens inside the program

Wellseen MCAT July 16, 2026

I took the MCAT three times before I understood it

I took the MCAT three times before I understood it

and I wish I had Wellseen in my corner

He thought the problem was discipline

He thought the problem was discipline

and he almost did...

473 was the lowest score we had ever seen

473 was the lowest score we had ever seen

She was told to look into a different career...

If it were working, you would be there by now

If it were working, you would be there by now

It's not you, there's something you can't see holding you back from your goal score

A great score beats an early application

A great score beats an early application

Advice I got from UCSF and Harvard Med physician mentors

A year of studying got her a 503

A year of studying got her a 503

UWorld, anki, and a whole year of studying. She took the real MCAT a few months ago and got a 503. 6 weeks in Wellseen, she scored her first 519...

Why we rebuilt the program around six weeks

Why we rebuilt the program around six weeks

You've been studying for months and maybe you've pushed your test back. Maybe your score won't move despite doing everything you can think of. We've s

$3,000 of prep moved her three points

$3,000 of prep moved her three points

$3,000 on a prep course and her score barely moved. She joined Wellseen and then this happened...

493, 502, 505, 513, 517, 524

493, 502, 505, 513, 517, 524

He was testing in 6 weeks and balancing school, applications, extracurriculars, and MCAT studying. His anxiety was so high that he couldn't execute co