Anyone else suffering from a post-MCAT syndrome?

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I don't know what it is, but I have 3 exams this week and lab reports to write, and I can't get myself to do ANYTHING. I wasted all of Sunday. It's like I had so much build up to the MCAT that now that it is over I just crashed 😕 . Anyone else suffering from this?
 
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DRKUBA said:
I don't know what it is, but I have 3 exams this week and lab reports to write, and I can't get myself to do ANYTHING. I wasted all of Sunday. It's like I had so much build up to the MCAT that now that it is over I just crashed 😕 . Anyone else suffering from this?
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Yes totally!!! I have a list like 2 pages long of all the things I have to and want to do :scared: , that I made while studying. It seemed to me that when there was no more MCAT I'd suddely want to do all these things I've put off (like work, laundry, cleaning, etc. ) but now that it's over I have not done much but 😴 .
 
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DITTO!!

i am soo burned out. i even missed my first class this morning (prof doesnt take attendence). and sunday was definitly a wash too. UGH. :scared:
 
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my life is purposeless without mcat studying! 🙂
 
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Oh, I had an amazingly good weekend after the MCAT. I too am skipping morning classes to finish up a written assignment for later today. It's very lucky that the midterm I was supposed to have today got moved to Wednesday.
 
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i cant stand having nothing to do... im still having studying nightmares... and test nightmares haha... my life is so empty without the mcat :laugh:
 
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Is anyone an extreme creature of habit like me? I got up this morning, made coffee, and sat down and opened EK before I realized what I was doing. :laugh:
 
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Anastasis said:
Is anyone an extreme creature of habit like me? I got up this morning, made coffee, and sat down and opened EK before I realized what I was doing. :laugh:
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I was sitting on the couch yesterday watching tv and thought to myself "Hmm... I should do flashcards during the commercials." D'oh! It doesn't feel real that it's done.
 
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f*ck ya
i have 4 exams to study for, have to edit my thesis, etc
ive done basically nothing this weekend >_<
 
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I am still having nightmares about solving ksp and physics problems. I watched some TV last night for the first time in about forever. I am already getting bored. It seemed that MCAT was my life! Maybe I should just go ahead and start studying for August!!! 🙄
 
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This is almost like post-pardom depression... not that I have or will ever experience that. Maybe a few of the parents here can comment on the similarities? 😛
 
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does anyone feel sleepy as hell?
ive been feeling sleepy all day from the moment i wake up until
i go to bed

basically, ive been feeling like **** for the past two days nonstop
 
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in4mant said:
does anyone feel sleepy as hell?
ive been feeling sleepy all day from the moment i wake up until
i go to bed

basically, ive been feeling like **** for the past two days nonstop
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yea, i slept alot randomly waking up at times. coffee withdrawl has hit me.
 
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Yea, I have a presentation tomorrow, a project due wednesday and a big homework due tomorrow as well, and all I've been doing this weekend is sleep and browsing SDN 🙁
 
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ChymeChancellor said:
This is almost like post-pardom depression... not that I have or will ever experience that. Maybe a few of the parents here can comment on the similarities? 😛
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It's quite a bit different! LOL I'm not at all depressed to have the MCAT over - but it is the same "now what?" feeling that you get. I've been anticipating the test for so long, kind of like you anticipate the birth of a baby. And then everything is very different afterwards.

But I would much rather have this feeling than post-partum depression anyday. Those were a horrible 3 months. 🙁
 
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MasterMD said:
i cant stand having nothing to do... im still having studying nightmares... and test nightmares haha... my life is so empty without the mcat :laugh:
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I feel your emptiness
 
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Anastasis said:
Is anyone an extreme creature of habit like me? I got up this morning, made coffee, and sat down and opened EK before I realized what I was doing. :laugh:
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haha, yea, on sunday, i woke up and prepared to get out of bed and study...and then i remembered that i don't have anything to study!! woohoo!
 
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It's hard to change gears. Especially if something MCAT related was part of my life everyday for the past months. Also, it's probably due to the fact that I don't want to care about school anymore.
 
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DRKUBA said:
Yea, i almost feel like I deserve not to do the work I have to this week, lol
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Yeh I got 8 more months of no school to go before my last semester (co-op) so I do feel pretty empety... figured I will enroll in some volunteering and some sports teams...

today after work I am planning to do some shopping maybe... get some new shoes... ohe yeh and I need a haircut... kinda negleted that while studying....
 
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I must admit, I have neglected my hygeine for a stretch of 2 weeks before MCATs.

Does anyone else feel that studying for the MCAT is a poetic almost romantic pursuit? It's like a self-paced college all in itself. I just wake up in the morning, read some passages, eat some lunch, do some practice problems and finish up with some evaluations of my progress. No required homework, no required assignments, no required tests (except of course the big one). And now I have to play catchup on my classes, homeworks, finals 😡

If no one can relate to this post, I completely understand lol. I am pretty weird 🙄
 
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Yeah my friend who took last August's MCAT said I'd be feeling this giant void in my life where the MCAT used to be. So right. I am so nerdy. I miss learning stuff that was supposedly relevant to my future, throwing my whole life into this test, slacking on hygeine and other household chores, practically transferring my debit account's balance to the local coffee shop, waking up and going to sleep feeling like there was super important stuff to do ... sigh. Oh well I get to resume that once medschool starts. Man but it is a burch to have to face all these undergrad end-of-semester obligations. I have no will to study that stuff and it all seems so worthless - I caught myself scoffing at a relatively obscure physics equation my prof put up on the board because "pfft that would never be on the MCAT". :laugh: Too bad it WILL be on my physics test, dammit!
 
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DRKUBA said:
Yea, i almost feel like I deserve not to do the work I have to this week, lol
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the thought of finals coming up next week in addition to all of these bloody papers makes me want to CROAK!!! ..considering the 16hrs of borderline grades that I need to clean up. Very unsettling.
I am just angry that I can't take some time off...wah wah (crying sound).
 
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I'm sooo glad that other people feel the same way that I do. I almost have the feeling of wanting to turn back time so that I can be back in the "safe studying for the MCAT place" instead of the "scary I think I'm going to get an ulcer waiting for the scores" place.
I told my friends that I feel like I don't have a purpose anymore and they looked at eachother like I was the weirdest person ever.
 
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I'm so glad I logged on and read this thread. I've done nothing since Saturday. I've felt completely useless and drained. I have lab reports to write and papers to finish, and a whole list of things I was aching to do once the MCAT was over. I did make it to class this morning, but I spent the rest of the day playing NCAA 2006 on the playstation. And I don't even like the game. This is ridiculous, how long does it take to pass. I feel like I just broke off a really dysfunctional relationship.
 
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Yea I took the MCAT sunday.......then went to bed at 10:30 and didn't get out of bed till 10:30 today.........missed my first class this morning.
 
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oxeye said:
It's quite a bit different! LOL I'm not at all depressed to have the MCAT over - but it is the same "now what?" feeling that you get. I've been anticipating the test for so long, kind of like you anticipate the birth of a baby. And then everything is very different afterwards.

But I would much rather have this feeling than post-partum depression anyday. Those were a horrible 3 months. 🙁
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Ditto! I don't think I'll need Wellbutrin to get over the MCAT. But it is the same feeling of anticipation--->now what? what's next? Actually, I think the MCAT helped me deal after I had my second baby this past winter. Now, thank goodness there are applications to fill out!
 
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MiesVanDerMom said:
Ditto! I don't think I'll need Wellbutrin to get over the MCAT.
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Oddly enough, with the whole MCAT thing over, I've decided to get off my AD meds! No more pink pills 😀
 
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MiesVanDerMom said:
Ditto! I don't think I'll need Wellbutrin to get over the MCAT. But it is the same feeling of anticipation--->now what? what's next? Actually, I think the MCAT helped me deal after I had my second baby this past winter. Now, thank goodness there are applications to fill out!
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You know, I never really thought about it - but my PPD started getting better right around the time I started studying for the test. It must have been because I had something to get my mind off of the horrible birth experience. 🙁 Well, the birth itself wasn't bad, I just wasn't ready for her to be born yet, and she had problems for a couple months afterwards - hence the depression.

And on a completely different topic - 32 hours of labor with no epi?! 😱 You go!!! My labors were only 7 hours and 4 hours and there was no way I was going to go without pain meds. I could have done it the second time if I had known ahead of time labor was going to be so quick, but there was no way I was going to do it the first time - back labor and pitocin do not mix. 😉
 
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Man, I feel the exact same way.

I've got a Developmental Bio test tomorrow and I can't study for the life of me.

It sucks too because I have put this class off all semester to study for the mcat. I have like a 60 avg in there right now, so I'm hoping with the extra credit (anywhere from 3-6% overall) and the final (1/3 of my grade...yikes) that I can pull it out and get a 70 avg.

Or else I don't get my Bio major (hahahahaha!). Sad but true (at least I have a psyc major right?)
 
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During the weeks leading up to the MCAT, I stopped caring about my classes and gave cursory attention to them. After the MCAT, I still don't put any effort into classes :laugh:
 
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in4mant said:
does anyone feel sleepy as hell?
ive been feeling sleepy all day from the moment i wake up until
i go to bed

basically, ive been feeling like **** for the past two days nonstop
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Yes! I'm so ready for sleep again. Except on Sunday morning when out of habit I was up at 7 am. It sucked since I didn't go to bed until after 1:30 since it was party time after the MCAT. I layed in bed for a half hour before getting up to take a shower. Luckily I was able to fall back asleep for a few hours right after that. Unfortunately, I crashed early last night and have just been forcing myself to stay awake tonight.
 
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Everytime I turn around I feel like I should be studying for the MCAT.

I have also put off studying for my other classes and tonight I totally blew off the 2nd half of class. I just hope I can pull myself together for finals next week
 
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OMG! Reading this thread makes me feel so much better. I have put off a lot of stuff "until after the MCATs." But now that it's over, I can't get myself up to do anything...I just want to surf the web and SDN. I have a comprehensive micro final on Wednesday and human physiology shortly after but it's Tuesday and I still haven't started studying for either. I feel completely drained after this test.
 
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I haven’t done anything constructive since Saturday. I have three exams this week and no desire to study for them. Its good to know that I’m not the only one feeling the effects of post-MCAT syndrome. I wonder if my professors will believe me… +pity+
 
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apj2010 said:
I feel like I just broke off a really dysfunctional relationship.
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Very well put... but it's all I know...
Caboose.
 
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I'm so glad I'm not the only one!!

I only have one paper left this semester, but my prof said to take as much time as I need, so I have absolutely zero motivation to do it. I worked so hard to be in a great routine before the MCAT, my entire life revolved around it. I feel completely empty.

Oddly, I'm a bundle of nerves NOW. I'm a naturally high strung person, but I worked really hard at staying calm for the exam and the months of studying.

Now? I have nothing huge left to freak out, but I'm a mess over everything! The MCAT held my world together... 🙁 Maybe I should pretend I'm taking it in August and study some more?

It was so anti-climatic. After the exam, it felt like just another practice test. I had to keep remembering NOT to study on the train ride home. So sad.

Sunday I ran a 20K race though, and that helped a lot with the down and out feeling. Running that race gave me the feeling of accomplishment I'd hoped I would get from the stupid MCAT!

Anyone have any advice on recovering from post-MCAT apathy?
 
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confused-one said:
I'm so glad I'm not the only one!!

It was so anti-climatic. After the exam, it felt like just another practice test. I had to keep remembering NOT to study on the train ride home. So sad.

Sunday I ran a 20K race though, and that helped a lot with the down and out feeling. Running that race gave me the feeling of accomplishment I'd hoped I would get from the stupid MCAT!

Anyone have any advice on recovering from post-MCAT apathy?
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I've been channeling my energy into writing a personal statement essay for the amcas application 🙂
 
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I'm going to have a major crash here soon. I had a big genetics test the monday after the MCAT, and a smaller test and a huge paper due the tuesday after. Finals start next week, and I've pretty much lost all motivation to study.
 
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I had 2 great births and feel pretty good on my 3rd pregnancy (physically anyway...excpt for that dreadful all-day morning sickness) but thankfully never suffered PPD, but I do believe I am starting to feel post MCAT depression. I just feel so crapy on my performance. The more I think about how the whole day went the worst I get! I just walked out with such a "I soooooo bombed this thing!" crapy feeling. I don't know how to shake this off. I thought I would be doing "I'm done" dance after the test and I just feel SAD!!! Maybe cause it was such a dranning day for me, and since I didn't get much sleep the night before, and its not like the little one in me wanted to deal with all that stress...AHHHHHHH

Get a hold of yourself! I have gone thru worse before

Sorry about that burst of anxiety, I guess just sharing the post crapy feeling. Oh did I mentioned I am super 😴 😴 😴 😴 ALLLL the time!
 
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I have been sleeping alot and waking up really like..I guess I may have forgot that I have to tests and a lab report due this week..

aww man.

😴
 
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DRKUBA said:
I don't know what it is, but I have 3 exams this week and lab reports to write, and I can't get myself to do ANYTHING. I wasted all of Sunday. It's like I had so much build up to the MCAT that now that it is over I just crashed 😕 . Anyone else suffering from this?
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I have a 9 page research paper due that I haven't started, and a lab final this week. I already had a lab final on monday. I can't study at all!!! I just spent the last 4 hours playing Xbox, and I don't really plan on doing much today either. Can't seem to buckle down anymore.
I think I have PMCATTSD. (Post MCAT Traumatic Stress Disorder) 😴 :scared: 😀 The idea of taking a test that only covers one subject and only lasts a couple hours just holds no fear anymore.
 
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I have been very lazy since Saturday. Saturday seems long ago -- time is dragging. The worst part is that I felt happy after the MCAT, only to feel completely down in the dumps the next day. On the practice test the day before the MCAT I got a 34, but I think the VR completely killed me. I felt that my brains cells were committing suicide during the passages. I probaly got a 6, which will bring my score to a 27 or 28 🙁 This prediction makes it very hard to write the med application, which is due next month.
 
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Man, I'm glad I am not the only one. I have begun to get things done slowly, wrote a paper and had two exams already, organic chem lab final tomorow.
 
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It still hasn't sunk in that it's over with. I'm on an internship so I work 8 hour days and then in the evenings it's bizzare not to have to study.

It's also weird to listen to music and not EK in the car.
 
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I'm bummed because I feel like I did awful on the PS and BS sections. I went into it thinking that I was well-prepared for BS, and it just ripped me apart. I think that I am going to start studying again for August a little bit here and there to make myself feel better.
 
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