{"id":1653,"date":"2020-06-12T16:21:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T23:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2022-04-07T20:30:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T03:30:37","slug":"what-can-i-use-instead-of-khan-academys-mcat-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/what-can-i-use-instead-of-khan-academys-mcat-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can I Use as an Alternative to Khan Academy&#8217;s MCAT Videos?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2020\/06\/Alternative-to-Khan-Academy-MCAT.jpg\" alt=\"Young man writing in notebook\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2020\/06\/Alternative-to-Khan-Academy-MCAT.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2020\/06\/Alternative-to-Khan-Academy-MCAT-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2020\/06\/Alternative-to-Khan-Academy-MCAT-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2020\/06\/Alternative-to-Khan-Academy-MCAT-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Is Khan Academy&#8217;s MCAT Prep going away?<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe good news is: not yet! <strong>In late 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.khanacademy.org\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4411586029965-Update-MCAT-is-staying-on-Khan-Academy-for-5-more-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khan Academy announced<\/a> that they will continue offering free MCAT content until 2026. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis is great news for students&mdash;Khan Academy\u2019s free videos have played an important role in MCAT prep for years, particularly since many MCAT prep programs can be prohibitively expensive. It&#8217;s unclear if the content will be kept up-to-date or simply left up as an accessible resource, so we&#8217;re staying tuned.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;re still looking to access the videos, or to explore similar study options, there are other free and low cost resources out there for MCAT video review that you can use instead! We\u2019ve put together this guide to help you.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Will I still be able to access the Khan Academy MCAT videos?<\/h2>\n<p>\nAll video and prep content will be available until 2026 on the Khan Academy MCAT website. Additionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.aamc.org\/mcat-khan-academy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AAMC &#8211; Khan Academy<\/a> page contains a guide for using these videos to prepare for the MCAT.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn addition, the videos remain available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDkK5wqSuwDlJ3_nl3rgdiQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khan Academy MCAT YouTube Channel<\/a>. However, keep in mind only the lessons are available on the YouTube channel, not the practice questions that were available on Khan Academy.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLike we mentioned above, it\u2019s unclear whether there will be a plan to keep these videos up-to-date. Simply based on <a href=\"https:\/\/khanacademy.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360043801271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the 2020 announcement<\/a>, it feels unlikely that Khan Academy will do that, so we\u2019ll need to watch how their discussions with AAMC play out.\n<\/p>\n<h2>What can I use for free or low-cost MCAT video prep instead of Khan Academy?<\/h2>\n<p>\nGiven the uncertainty over the future of Khan Academy\u2019s MCAT course, you may be looking for some other free (or at least affordable) video-based resources for MCAT content review.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Below are a few of our favorites:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Magoosh<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In light of Khan Academy&#8217;s announcement, <strong>we\u2019ve made our \u201cMust Watch MCAT Lesson Videos\u201d FREE<\/strong> &#8211; check them out <a href=\"https:\/\/mcat.magoosh.com\/free-MCAT-videos?utm_source=mcatblog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=popular&amp;utm_term=in-line&amp;utm_content=must_watch?conversion_url=\/must-watch-lessons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>! <\/li>\n<li>Magoosh also has <a href=\"https:\/\/mcat.magoosh.com\/flashcards\/mcat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free MCAT flashcards<\/a> for iOS, Android, and web (not video-based, we know, but they are number #1 in the App Store for MCAT!).\n<\/li>\n<li>You can also get a year\u2019s worth of access to Magoosh\u2019s complete premium<a href=\"https:\/\/mcat.magoosh.com?utm_source=MCATblog&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=mcathome&#038;utm_term=inline&#038;utm_content=what-can-i-use-instead-of-khan-academys-mcat-videos\"> MCAT Prep<\/a> (including almost 400 videos) for under $300.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcat.magoosh.com\/free-MCAT-videos?utm_source=mcatblog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=popular&amp;utm_term=button&amp;utm_content=must_watch?conversion_url=\/must-watch-lessons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2020\/06\/Must-Watch-Lesson-Videos.jpg\" alt=\"mcat lesson video alternatives\" width=\"500\" height=\"60\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2020\/06\/Must-Watch-Lesson-Videos.jpg 500w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/files\/2020\/06\/Must-Watch-Lesson-Videos-300x36.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Other Resources<\/h3>\n<p>We are focusing on MCAT video resources here, but if you&#8217;re interested in books, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/mcat\/best-mcat-prep-books-2020-2021\/\">MCAT book reviews<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Leah4SciTutorials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leah4Sci\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0cd_-e49hZpWLH3UIwoWRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor Dave Explain\u2019s YouTube channel <\/a>for chemistry\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/crashcourse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CrashCourse<\/a> for psych (warning: a bit cheesy!)\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aklectures.com\/subject\/biochemistry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AK Lectures<\/a> for biochem\n<li>We\u2019re also aware that students are sharing the KA content on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Mcat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reddit<\/a> and Discord, although we can\u2019t endorse any copyright violations \ud83d\ude42 !\n<li>Although not video-based, student-created <a href=\"https:\/\/ankiweb.net\/shared\/decks\/mcat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anki<\/a> flashcard decks are also very popular for MCAT review.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nWe know this is a lot of uncertainty for MCAT students in the middle of their prep! At Magoosh, it\u2019s our mission to make test prep more accessible, effective, and enjoyable. We are actively working on ways to make our content more accessible, given these big changes from Khan Academy, so leave a comment and let us know how we can help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khan Academy is retiring all MCAT content on July 15, 2020. 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