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I took the MCAT Sept 2, and got a score of 509. 126/127/127/129. 80th percentile overall. I know I scored right at the national average of people who were accepted into medical school. I am not super disappointed with my score, but I was not happy. I know I can do better. I took the two AAMC...

Question is pretty self-explanatory. I'm holding on to multiple acceptances since finances play a huge role in my decision-making, since I come from a very low-income family. I know schools are not REQUIRED to provide financial aid letters before April 30th (the day you're supposed to choose...

Hi everyone! I know that practice is the key for CARS section on MCAT. From what I've gathered by reading on SDN is that AAMC CARS Volume 1 and Volume 2 is great to practice passages for CARS. But, I also want to use another source to practice for CARS. Which books do you guys recommend that...

I have the complete AAMC online bundle for sale, I bought it awhile ago and didn't use it and now I don't need it. It expires on 6/19/2018. Selling for $180 (costs $204). Willing to negotiate :)

I'm currently a Junior and just took my MCAT. My GPA will likely remain constant. Il resident. First generation college student, and both of my parents were born in another country. A large part of my low-end GPA is due to my grandmother becoming paralyzed and needing constant care. I commute...

I'm trying to figure out if I should get the AAMC Online-only bundle or the Prep Complete Bundle. The only differences between the 2 is that the "Complete" has the Official Guide and the MCAT Flashcards. The online version still has the practice questions included in the Official Guide. Also the...

Hey SDN, Im going to Study for the MCAT in December and plan on taking my MCAT May 5th. Giving me about 5 months. I will also be in school but am taking a light load. I have been trying to make a study schedule that is personalized to me. Anyone willing to help. I have Kaplan 7 subject...

Hi! I'm a 22 year old male from Colorado. I just graduated in May with a 3.55 in Physiology with a minor in Spanish and a certificate in Public Health. I took the MCAT 09/01 and had an interesting situation happen. The fire alarm went off during CARS and we had a 30 minute evacuation. As a...

Hello everyone. I have a copy of the AAMC official guide to the MCAT exam 4th edition. This is for MCAT2015 (the new MCAT). This guide is from AAMC and it has all the topics that will be tested on the MCAT plus some good information on how to prep for the mcat and a lot more helpful info for a...

Hey guys, i took both aamc full length practice tests the last time I took the mcat and got around a 507 each time. Didn't get the score I wanted so I'm retaking. I got the books and kaplan pretty hard and I've improved in every subject. Since I took both full lengths I don't have an aamc score...

I was looking through my works and activities section and I realized I said I worked with "mammalian and mouse cell lines" It makes me seem like I am not aware that a mouse is a MAMMAL!!! I seriously revised my application so many times and I don't know how I didn't catch this!!! Aaaah feeling...

Okay this probably sounds horrible but pls give your homeboy a chance. My MCAT is in 2 days. As in, in 48 hours I will be done. This probably sounds crazy but I actually have next to nothing memorized. I was going to dedicate today and tomorrow to memorizing everything I need to know (by which I...

Hey guys! I'm currently stuck on this question that I posted below. How can you analyze the "rate" of histone acetylation by western blot? From my knowledge, I thought Western blot just shows you whether the protein is there or not and the relative amounts (compared to control). Why...

Hello everyone, i have a question. How does GPCR transmembrane and RTK linked to secondary structure of the protein. Is it alpha helix or beta stranded sheet? And also is GPCR considered loop?

These are my scores for my Kaplan exams. I've done content review but my growth is minuscule. My plan is to finish reviewing my 3rd kaplan exam and go straight to the AAMC practice material (Section banks, Q packs, etc) . My test date is on September 2nd so I only have 3 weeks. My target goal is...

Hey y'all, Did anyone go to the AAMC Webinar just now, "2017 Ask Admissions Webinar - Next steps in the admissions process, after submission"? It was at 7:00 eastern today. I wanted to attend, but mixed up time zones :'(. For people who did attend, did they say anything that isn't likely...

I take the MCAT 8/3/2017 and my goal is a 508. My current practice exam scores are Kaplan FL 2: 502 NS 1: 506 NS 4: 505 AAMC Unscored: C/P: 63% CARS: 85% B/B: 71% P/S: 76% AAMC Scored 1: 507 C/P: 127 CARS: 129 B/B: 125 P/S: 126 C/P Section Bank: 70% B/B Section Bank: 70% P/S Section Bank: 78%...

Hi all! I already took the MCAT and am looking to get rid of my study material. I have an MCAT Foundations of Biochemistry Self-Paced course (sold on Kaplan for $499) I also have the books from my in-person class (3rd edition), all the books that are untouched, besides the lesson book which...

Are all the questions random and different for every person that person that purchases the AAMC FL1 and FL2? I'm asking this because I've seen ''spoiler questions'' for AAMC FL1 and FL2 posted by some SDNers in some of the threads. Please answer and thanks.

Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a good weekend! Time to get back to life..ugh.. lol Anyways here are my stats.. please let me know what you think. So long story short, my cgpa is 3.31. I'm enrolled in a post-bac for this upcoming year so it will go up.How does this work on the aamc...

Hey everyone, So I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I figured I would make a thread with my current scores for several popular MCAT prep items in order to 1) doc my MCAT journey because why not, 2) get any and all feedback, and 3) show my performance so that others...

So I will be taking my MCAT on 6/16, but on the AAMC FL1 I ended up with a 499. Along with that I know that I am having severe anxiety with the MCAT. I was thinking of taking it on 6/16 but voiding my score. This would be my second time taking the MCAT, but I feel taking it in the testing center...

So, the question asks which of the following changes to the circuit will decrease the electric field between teh electrodes by the greatest amount? A. Increasing L by a factor of 2 B. Decreasing L by a factor of 2 C. Increasing R by a factor of 2 D. Decreasing R by a factor of 2. I got the...

Hi all, I am confused with the question when the question said "NOT" and they minus -3.4 eV from total Energy. Can someone help me with this question as to why they minus -3.4 eV ? I got 20.5 eV and go with B. AND what does that NOT in the question even mean lol. I am confused with the wording also.

Hello, I am so confused with the question 29. I thought A is the answer but then AAMC said it is D and its explanation makes me even more confused. It's like I kinda get it but not really lol. Please help me Qn 29) Phenylketonuria is a genetic disorder caused by mutation in the gene for the...

Hello all, In Q Pack, Biology number 6. I understand that C and D is clearly out. But among A and B, both is possible. I went with B and the answer is A. In such kind of similar cases, how would you know which one is more likely to be correct. For me, I choose B because the passage said that...

Hey Everyone! This may seem like a very basic chemistry topic, but I am pretty confused about it. The question asks for the best electron acceptor. I thought it would be Fe because it has a positive charge and will want an electron. But, the answer is S, because it is in the same column as O...

I did the Bio Pack #2 today and got this question wrong. Could someone explain to me why choice I is incorrect? It states in the passage that when they looked at the blood sample under the electron microscope, they saw spherical objects. Thanks in advance!

Hello, I want to clear up some misunderstanding from this problem. The question is as follows: Which statement describes a characteristics of FSH? A. FSH DOES NOT REQUIRE TRANSPORT PROTEINS TO REMAIN SOLUBLE IN THE BLOODSTREAM. B. FSH ENTERS THE BLOODSTREAM BY DIFFUSING ACROSS THE PLASMA...

Here is the situation. I have a 3.9+ gpa, but I did very bad on my mcat last year. I got a 500. I only did a 3 practice tests coming into it. In which I got a 497 on a Princeton review FL, the aamc sample, and a 505 on AAMC FL 1. I was horrified when I received a 500, and I'm just hoping I don't...

Hello Can someone explain me why the answer is C for the question 25? AAMC answer do not sound convincing to me Qn: WHICH STATEMENT IS SUPPORTED BY THE DATA SHOWN IN FIGURE 1? A) STRA 5 ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRBP-I INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN, BUT NOT THE LRAT INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN B)...

I have to take the mcat spring of 2018, so I am studying very early. If I buy the practice exams of the AAMC 1&2 right now, will they have the same questions as the practice exams that will be sold next year or will they be a different version? I am asking because if they are different versions...

Hi all, I've begun studying for the MCAT and am currently doing about 5 or so chapters a day. I'm mixing the Kaplan and TPR book sets and using Anki while going through the chapters as my method of note taking. After a few weeks of going through this content I will likely start getting into the...

Hi Everyone! So I just came out of the most recent MCAT (5/13, went in knowing that I would void it) and after looking through some of the comments throughout Reddit (for the past 3-4 MCAT dates) and having the experience of taking the most recent MCAT, I think it's pretty undeniable that the...

Hey everyone new poster here! I wanted to get advice on how to study to improve my points on the new MCAT. I have the Next Step exams, Kaplan, and AAMC FL. My MCAT is on June 30th and I'm trying to get the most I can out of it. I have been studying alongside with classes and work for the past...

Hello guys, I am having a hard time understanding the reasoning behind this question. I got it right somehow. What I was thinking during this question was the question asks about "energy meter" which is mentioned in the last line of the 2nd para, and that same line talks about "work function"...

Curious what peoples experiences/thoughts are with the pre-made Kaplan and AAMC flashcards? Are these worth my money, or should I invest the time into making my own on Anki?

I take the real MCAT in 16 days. I just took the sample test and my percentages were: chem/phys 54%, CARS 87%, bio/biochem 78%, psych/soc 85%. I found a couple of conversions on SDN and Reddit which put me at making a 509-511 on the real thing, which would be really nice. I haven't had...

Hi, i was hoping some of you can share your study schedule for the last 4 weeks before your test. When is too early to take the AAMC practice tests and when should i start test banks. Im planning on taking at least one practice test per week until the test date, which will bump up to 2 or 3 per...

So I've been doing the Kaplan course the past couple of months and have gotten: 503, 505, 507 and 509 on my last FL tests. From the forums, everyone was saying that the AAMC practice test is sooo much easier than the Kaplan tests and that you should expect at least a 3 point increase. So going...