23Q with a month and a half to improve?

[snaughto]

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[deleted432094]

I took the 4/28/12 MCAT and got a 23Q (PS 7 VR 9 BS 7).

I'm obviously unhappy with this score and am signed up to retake on 7/14/12.

Is this enough time to improve my score to at least a 29? I didn't really study at all for this first test. I didn't take a single practice test.

23 for not doing anything is pretty good. It will be hard to do 30+ but I did something similar are practice test and now I average 30-32. It is possible with hard work! But I've spent at least 10 hrs a day studying for the past 2.5 weeks. Just force yourself to keep going and you'll see an improvement!

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

So in other words your real MCAT was your diagnostic? Yeah, I'd say you can definitely improve. That said, in the one and a half months you have from now until 7/14 you'd probably only finish content review. Try giving yourself to the end of August. That gives you about 3 months, and it shouldn't really even interfere with classes since the first week of classes typically aren't very demanding.

 

[snaughto]

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[Temperature101]

I took the 4/28/12 MCAT and got a 23Q (PS 7 VR 9 BS 7).

I'm obviously unhappy with this score and am signed up to retake on 7/14/12.

Is this enough time to improve my score to at least a 29? I didn't really study at all for this first test. I didn't take a single practice test.

If you did not study and you got 23, it is very possible that you can get even 30+ in 45 days IMO.

 

[maybemed2013]

Troll... who would take a real mcat as a diagnostic....

 

[snaughto]

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[maybemed2013]

Since you have a short time and seem like u r okay with most of your content... I would just take AAMCs, look at what topics you getting wrong and study those subjects..... also was the biology on the mcat detailed.. I have PR bio and I am not sure if I should switch to EK bio..

I plan on using PR orgo, gen chem, and physics... I am enrolled in PR course so I will use PR practice questions and mock MCATs.

 

[snaughto]

Y

 

[maybemed2013]

So I guess I will stick to PR bio.

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

Troll... who would take a real mcat as a diagnostic....

Im sure plenty of people do it. A 25 is average which means 50% of people are scoring below that. Those 10s and 12s have to be coming from somewhere, and its not from people who studied for 3 months full time I can assure you of that.

 

[snaughto]

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[YouNeverKnow22]

So I think I have decided to reschedule my mcat for late/mid August and apply next cycle. I can improve my ECs too then.

don't rush it you can take it in Jan-April if you are applying next cycle

GL

 

[folktale]

I also took this test on 4/28 and really did bad on VR, but fairly well on the other sections. I decided to reschedule for September 7th. I wouldn't wait to take it til next year again if it's a retake since the sciences are still fresh on my mind. But the VR, I really need to improve it within 3 months. // In OP's case, since you haven't studied yet, august sounds alright. But if you need more time, I'd say take it early next year.