speedyIs
08-20-2005, 11:15 PM
So it's over~!!! Well, I believe I will be taking again in April but no more MCAT for two months. That's a relief. I was hoping to get out of the test center feeling real good. However, I felt depressed and incompetant. I just hoped to do as well as I did on the practice exams, but I messed up. I was so nervous throughout the test that I had to constantly make trips to the bathroom, read the questions over and over, and had to panic becuase I was running out of time!!! Gosh, I had to bubble all Bs for the last five questions of PS, which is the section I am always most confidant about. I also had to guess on the last two passages of VR cuz I was so afraid that I will run out of time. I also ran out of time for BS too. Gosh, what's wrong with me!!!!! I always had some time left for PS and BS!!!!! and my test wasn't that hard at all!!!!! I feel so incompetant. I can't even take a test under stress!!! O well, what can I do now. I guess I will just let it go... and prepare for the next MCAT when I gain my energy back.
Jon Davis
08-20-2005, 11:18 PM
Well, atleast you not feeling impotent. (This pun is a stretch)
Nikki2002
08-20-2005, 11:19 PM
Hey now!! Don't get so down on yourself! You are awesome simply because you went and you finished the test today. You'll never know how you did until you get your scores back--it probably won't be as bad as you think! And if you do have to retake, you'll feel less anxious next time because you will know what to expect. And don't feel bad about having to guess on the end--many people have to!
gujuDoc
08-21-2005, 12:07 PM
Well I wanted to say that first of all...........
Give yourself a pat on the back for getting through the test and having the courage to see what you got rather then voiding it right away. That in and of itself takes a lot.
You all studied and did the best you could. You can only hope for the very best. Try to stay strong and remember that everyone else here feels as you do. Those who think they did horrible, often end up doing better then they think they did. Also, remember there are experimental passages. So there is no strict cutoff over what will equate out to a certain score range. But try to go out and have some fun for 10 days and then get ready to hit the books with school again.
I know its tough, but try to hang in there. I've been there and it is torture to wait for two months. Even if you get nightmares about the scores, just try to think of the positives. Oh and don't start studying again, until you get your scores back. I always tell people that because you'll just drive yourself more crazy and become more anxiety driven if you do that. Try to relax and think of the other things you have to do or could be doing. Just remember: YOU DID YOUR BEST!!!!! You studied whole summer, put your best effort in, and can only hope that the results will show. :D :D