Best Anki Decks for MCAT Prep: Milesdown, Jacksparrow, Pankow, and More
Published at Apr 10, 2025
Although making your own flashcards is the best way to prep for the MCAT (seriously—active recall > passive review), there are some excellent pre-made decks that can save you time or help you fill in the gaps.
Most of the decks below are well regarded. They’re slightly different in structure, tone, and focus, but you’d be fine with any of them. Don’t stress about finding the “perfect” deck—it doesn’t exist.
Use one, tweak it, combine a couple, or just borrow ideas for your own cards. Here’s a quick rundown:
BTW, These decks are great, but they work way better with structure. Create your own MCAT study plan and schedule at MCAT.tools, and easily know when to study which topic.
Milesdown (aka Miledown)
A super popular, comprehensive deck that covers all the MCAT content areas—Bio, Chem, Physics, Psych, and Soc—with solid attention to equations and testable facts.
- Aligned closely with Kaplan book chapters
- Clean formatting and straightforward cards
- Easy to tag and organize
- Great starter deck if you’re just getting into Anki
Pro Tip: Create your MCAT Study Plan at MCAT.tools and use Kaplan Books for your content review. That makes it super easy to incorporate Milesdown flashcards into regular review!
Jacksparrow2048
Another full-content deck that’s especially strong for Bio/Biochem and Chem/Phys. It pulls from a range of sources and has some detailed, high-yield cards.
- More detailed than Milesdown in some sections
- Cards may be a bit denser, but still manageable
- Great for drilling content-heavy sections like B/B and C/P
👉 Jacksparrow Deck Link
(Reddit tags it NSFW for some reason—it’s not.)
Mr. Pankow (aka Pankow)
If you’re looking to crush Psych/Soc, this is the go-to deck. It’s the most thorough when it comes to covering P/S topics, especially if you’re following the AAMC outline.
- Deep dive into every P/S term, definition, and nuance
- Perfect for hitting those subtle AAMC-style questions
Aidan’s Deck
A smaller, more targeted deck that’s great for Bio/Biochem. Students like it for its clarity and good question phrasing.
- Not as comprehensive across all subjects
- Still great as a supplement to B/B studying
AnKing (MCAT Version)
The AnKing deck is best known in med school circles, but there’s a version tailored to the MCAT. It’s big, broad, and highly organized.
- Hits most topics, though you might find some gaps
- Strong tagging system if you like customizing or searching by topic
- Great for combining with other decks or organizing your own cards
Challenges
There are 2 main challenges with pre-made decks - (1) they’re not customized to your needs, and (2) you don’t know when to ‘unlock’ which cards.
Try unlocking cards as you review their topics with other books or videos. And if you need help with some guidance or automatically tracking what you’ve studied, check out the Study Plan and Schedule builder at MCAT.tools.
Final Thoughts
If you’re overwhelmed by the choices, just pick one that looks manageable and dive in. You can always adjust later.
Some students start with Milesdown or Jacksparrow and then layer in Mr. Pankow for Psych/Soc. Others use a deck just to get inspired and then make their own.
Whatever you choose—make sure you’re actually reviewing consistently. Pre-made decks are only useful if you keep up with them.
You got this. Keep pushing.
How Can MCAT.tools help with Anki?
MCAT.tools helps you build a personalized study plan, track what you’ve studied, and know exactly what to unlock in pre-made Anki decks. Plus, with tools like a Score Tracker, QuickQuiz, and Review Journal, staying organized is easier than ever.