The MCAT is a metric
The MCAT is one of many metrics used in medical school admissions. Important factors such as genuine interest, dedication, and personality are reflected in your essays, resume, and letters. In contrast, the MCAT roughly measures your ability to handle the volume of medical school curriculum. It should be in the student's best interest to score the highest possible score that is reflective of their true academic capacity. In many cases, the student does not put sufficient effort into preparation and scores on the low end of what their target schools typically admit.
The MCAT is unlike your science courses
MCAT scores are correlated with the number of practice questions completed
You need to finish a large volume of questions in UWorld to be successful.
Focus on weaknesses rather than perfection
Too many people spend hours reviewing over their missed questions. They feel like they're getting a lot done, but they end up forgetting most of what they learned, and they hardly complete any questions. Do not make review painful. If you miss a question, figure out the one thing you weren't thinking about that made you miss the question. Keep moving. If you spend too much time in review, you will kill your motivation. If you focus on patching up your weaknesses first, you will find yourself missing fewer questions. Time to memorize the amino acids.
Stop pushing back your MCAT date
If you keep hitting a wall and you're not scoring where you would like to be, it's often an issue in form or technique rather than time. Figure out what you're doing incorrectly from reading advice on Reddit and Student Doctor Network and figure out what works for you. The difficulty is in distilling conflicting opinions and figuring out what actually works. If you are still having trouble, I make myself available to help students personally study for the MCAT by analyzing their approach and giving them the personalized advice they need so they can help themselves.