28 on MCAT as a Freshman?

[Karbon]

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Practice, that is. I took a practice MCAT provided and proctored by Kaplan this morning. It was shorter than the actual MCAT by about 10 minutes per section, and did not have a writing section.

I received my score later in the day; I got a 28. Is this a good score for a freshman? How much can I expect to improve in two/three years?

 

[MilkmanAl]

Why would you take a practice MCAT as a freshman? Yes, that's good, but do try to avoid being one of the beyond-crazy pre-meds everyone despises if at all possible.

 

[getright]

If you haven't taken most of the prereqs, then I'd definitely call it impressive.

 

[Karbon]

Why would you take a practice MCAT as a freshman? Yes, that's good, but do try to avoid being one of the beyond-crazy pre-meds everyone despises if at all possible.

I just de-pledged from a fraternity and I had a free Saturday, so I decided to take a diagnostic for my future. I'm really not a cut-throat person. 🙂

If you haven't taken most of the prereqs, then I'd definitely call it impressive.

Ok that's relieving 🙂. Yeah I'm a first year at UCLA and haven't completed my first quarter yet (midterms next week).

Has anyone else taken a practice in their freshman year? If so what did you get and what was your acutal MCAT?

 

[MilkmanAl]

Sounds like a typical Saturday afternoon to me!

 

[Chamahk]

Is it a bad idea to start prep for the MCAT from freshman year?? I mean with "lots of practice" always being stressed upon by many of those MCAT tips/guides

 

[getright]

Is it a bad idea to start prep for the MCAT from freshman year?? I mean with "lots of practice" always being stressed upon by many of those MCAT tips/guides

You really run the risk of burning yourself out. I guess if you're crazy enough to actually begin studying that early, then study for very short periods. You're better off just focusing on the prereq courses when you're that early in the game.

 

[NickNaylor]

Is it a bad idea to start prep for the MCAT from freshman year?? I mean with "lots of practice" always being stressed upon by many of those MCAT tips/guides

Yes. That's an absolutely horrible idea.

 

[swamprat]

agreed

 

[Karbon]

Well I don't plan on studying for it until about 3 months prior to taking it. I just want to get an assessment on how much my performance will increase in about 2-3 years. Perhaps some of you took a practice test your freshman year?

 

[NickNaylor]

Well I don't plan on studying for it until about 3 months prior to taking it. I just want to get an assessment on how much my performance will increase in about 2-3 years. Perhaps some of you took a practice test your freshman year?

Of course your performance will likely improve as your knowledge base improves. However it's simply too early to say for certain.

Relax - you're far too early on in the process to even be worried about MCAT scores.

 

[wanderer]

Yes. That's an absolutely horrible idea.

Agreed. If you're a fast learner even four months is too much. A half year is overkill.

 

[orthomyxo]

Sounds like a typical Saturday afternoon to me!

I lol'd

 

[Mithril]

Has anyone else taken a practice in their freshman year? If so what did you get and what was your acutal MCAT?

5 inches on my practice and about 8 gigantic inches on my real thing.

 

[ronaldo23]

Practice, that is. I took a practice MCAT provided and proctored by Kaplan this morning. It was shorter than the actual MCAT by about 10 minutes per section, and did not have a writing section.

I received my score later in the day; I got a 28. Is this a good score for a freshman? How much can I expect to improve in two/three years?

While it is a good score for a freshman, I'd say it assesses little about where you are. I assume you haven't taken any of the prerequisites aside from general chem and maybe biology, and if you are a freshman you just started these courses this semester. The score then likely reflects that you guessed arbitrarily on many questions and happened to get them right. I doubt that if you took 4-5 more full length tests that you would see this consistent performance, as there really is a lot of content in the form of facts/formulas that you need to know to do well on the mcat...good intuition isn't enough.

All it takes to do well is 3-4 months of intense studying. Lots of people have diagnostic scores in the teens to early twenties and knock the real test out of the park after 3 months of studying.

 

[Overmjnd]

monkeys can get 28s

 

[mmmcdowe]

Besides burning out, the sheer amount of time it would take to continuously maintain peak performance from now until exam time is best used elsewhere. A few months is plenty. As far as the score, it's a good score but it's hard to tell how much your score will improve because it would depend on how much of each subject was on the practice exam. Your verbal score may increase or it may pretty much stay where it is when you start taking practice exams for real later on. If you took rigorous physics and general chemistry recently then once again that may be where it stays. Increases will be much more based on experience with the exam than learning more material in college. However, if you haven't taken any organic chemistry and the kaplan exam was orgo heavy then you could expect the biological sciences score to drastically increase from where you are now. The bottom line is that practice exams aren't very good at telling you where you will be. Hell, the free ones they market aren't even very good at telling you where you are.

 

[Bugatti]

Sounds like a typical Saturday afternoon to me!

I don't know about you but I cure cancer on the weekends and deliver babies on weekdays.

 

[DoctaFuture]

i took a practice step 1 usmle test, got a 235, is that good? i'm currently applying to med school if this info is needed.

 

[mfrizzo3]

Practice, that is. I took a practice MCAT provided and proctored by Kaplan this morning. It was shorter than the actual MCAT by about 10 minutes per section, and did not have a writing section.

I received my score later in the day; I got a 28. Is this a good score for a freshman? How much can I expect to improve in two/three years?

That is probably the highest MCAT score ever recorded by a freshman.

 

[coup de chance]

Is this thread for REAL ?

 

[gettheleadout]

I am also a freshman, and I took a Kaplan practice about a month ago, just to see how I would do on the verbal. I got a 26, recognizing I didn't have a clue on any of the orgo questions and a lot of the others, so I would assume it can only get better from there when I've actually taken the prereq's.

My score spread was PS 8, VR 11, BS 7.

 

[Karbon]

Yeah this is for real.

My breakdown was 10 phys sci, 11 verbal, and 7 bio.

That is probably the highest MCAT score ever recorded by a freshman.

The proctor, a 2nd year medical student at UCLA, seemed impressed, but I doubt it haha. The orgo was murder. But he did persuade me to sign up for the Kaplan MCAT advanced. Does Kaplan's course help? Proctor claimed to have taught several people that have gotten 39s, though he did not mention any 40+. Think I have a shot?

 

[TooMuchResearch]

Yeah this is for real.

My breakdown was 10 phys sci, 11 verbal, and 7 bio.



The proctor, a 2nd year medical student at UCLA, seemed impressed, but I doubt it haha. The orgo was murder. But he did persuade me to sign up for the Kaplan MCAT advanced. Does Kaplan's course help? Proctor claimed to have taught several people that have gotten 39s, though he did not mention any 40+. Think I have a shot?

Get your money back. It's Kaplan's job to take it. First year college students have no business practicing/studying for the MCAT. It's a long road (so I've heard), so take it one step at a time. Step one was getting into any college. Step two is passing the pre-reqs. MCAT comes a little later.

 

[Karbon]

Get your money back. It's Kaplan's job to take it. First year college students have no business practicing/studying for the MCAT. It's a long road (so I've heard), so take it one step at a time. Step one was getting into any college. Step two is passing the pre-reqs. MCAT comes a little later.

Oh no I'm not taking the course right now! No, I'm delaying it until a few months before I actually plan to take the test.

 

[Musclemass]

Yeah this is for real.

My breakdown was 10 phys sci, 11 verbal, and 7 bio.



The proctor, a 2nd year medical student at UCLA, seemed impressed, but I doubt it haha. The orgo was murder. But he did persuade me to sign up for the Kaplan MCAT advanced. Does Kaplan's course help? Proctor claimed to have taught several people that have gotten 39s, though he did not mention any 40+. Think I have a shot?

Saturday= Hang with friends, go to or watch football, watch baseball, go running, go work out, etc.

You're a freshman and you took a practice MCAT today? Yup, that's very exceptional, but it's not something you want to tell anyone about.

 

[slowbutsteady]

I just de-pledged from a fraternity and I had a free Saturday, so I decided to take a diagnostic for my future. I'm really not a cut-throat person. 🙂



Ok that's relieving 🙂. Yeah I'm a first year at UCLA and haven't completed my first quarter yet (midterms next week).

Has anyone else taken a practice in their freshman year? If so what did you get and what was your acutal MCAT?

You're pathetic. You know it is a good score as freshman and you just want to play innocent and rake in the accolades.

Anyone who takes practice MCATs as a freshman knows EXACTLY what is going on and is, by definition, a gunner.

God, I would hate to know you.

 

[slowbutsteady]

i took a practice step 1 usmle test, got a 235, is that good? i'm currently applying to med school if this info is needed.

I love you.

 

[orthomyxo]

This thread shouldn't even exist. The OP is just trying to enhance his e-peen, and he clearly guessed on everything and got lucky. Even if he didn't guess, he's a geek for spending his Saturday in gunner mode.

 

[NickNaylor]

This thread shouldn't even exist. The OP is just trying to enhance his e-peen, and he clearly guessed on everything and got lucky. Even if he didn't guess, he's a geek for spending his Saturday in gunner mode.

Once you go full gunner you can't go back.

 

[orthomyxo]

Meanwhile, at OP's house:

 

[LifetimeDoc]

Is this thread for REAL ?

I doubt it. If it is, he's just bragging about it, trolling or has no humility whatsoever. "Look at me, I did better than a lot of you and I'm only a freshman! Ha ha!". That's how I read it.

 

[Playa]

I just de-pledged from a fraternity and I had a free Saturday, so I decided to take a diagnostic for my future. I'm really not a cut-throat person. 🙂



Ok that's relieving 🙂. Yeah I'm a first year at UCLA and haven't completed my first quarter yet (midterms next week).

Has anyone else taken a practice in their freshman year? If so what did you get and what was your acutal MCAT?

You de-pledged from a frat and decided to do a practice MCAT instead…..when most freshman tend do the opposite. I think there's something wrong with you. You need to go out enjoy, party, get laid, and live college life. You won't have that much time after freshmen year. But then again, this is SDN so its no surprise you don't have a life.

Honestly I think a 28 as a freshmen is pathetic, I got a 34S. 😎 Also I think its gonna be more fruitful for you if you do take practice Step 1 exams in your freshmen year, I know thats what I did. Helped me out a lot.

 

[gravitywave]

you didn't score 28 on the MCAT, you scored 28 on a lame Kaplan diagnostic.

these two things are worlds apart.

 

[searun]

OP, you depledged your fraternity and traded sorority girls for this stuff on Saturdays. That is just sad. My condolences to your life.

 

[slowbutsteady]

Practice, that is. I took a practice MCAT provided and proctored by Kaplan this morning. It was shorter than the actual MCAT by about 10 minutes per section, and did not have a writing section.

I received my score later in the day; I got a 28. Is this a good score for a freshman? How much can I expect to improve in two/three years?

You do know that they only let actual human beings go to med school, right?

 

[wanderer]

you didn't score 28 on the MCAT, you scored 28 on a lame Kaplan diagnostic.

these two things are worlds apart.

The Kaplan diagnostics are harder than the AAMCs, but either way who cares.

 

[Playa]

OP, you depledged your fraternity and traded sorority girls for this stuff on Saturdays. That is just sad. My condolences to your life.

This. Seriously buddy, your missing out. Big time. Sorority girls are a godsend.

 

[HolySmokes]

Sheesh, I'm surprised this guy stuck around as long as he did with all the berating.

To OP: A 28 is good for a freshman and you'll almost certainly improve your score by the time you take the real thing, and likely a substantial amount if you put in the effort. That being said, go out and enjoy college while you can. You won't be applying for schools for a few years; there's no need to rush things. Lay off the practice MCATs until the end of your sophomore year at least, and be (silently) proud of yourself that you did so well right off the bat.

 

[Slowpoke]

why is everyone getting angry because OP took a practice mcat as a freshman?

OP, forget these people. The next time you go to your library and see people with their MCAT books out walk up to them and sit next to them. Start boisting to them about how you took an MCAT practice test as a freshman and got a 28, also mention that this is the amount of women you sleep with per day. They will want to be your friends. I'm sure of this.

 

[Playa]

why is everyone getting angry because OP took a practice mcat as a freshman?

OP, forget these people. The next time you go to your library and see people with their MCAT books out walk up to them and sit next to them. Start boisting to them about how you took an MCAT practice test as a freshman and got a 28, also mention that this is the amount of women you sleep with per day. They will want to be your friends. I'm sure of this.

These people will probably be juniors and seniors.

They will probably look at him like he has no life. Which is probably true.

If by "amount of women per day" you mean 0. Then im sure of it. They can make their little MCAT prep club for freshmen in the library. While your at it OP, start taking those practice Step 1 exams too.

 

[tabascosauce]

TO OP: do your own thing. with that said, balance is the name of the game in life.

 

[Karbon]

So spontaneously deciding to take a MCAT practice test on a single saturday of my life and suddenly my social life is gone? I can't help but to think you are speaking out of jealousy. I figured SDN was a somewhat helpful community, what with aspiring doctors and all, but instead most seem to be the "gunners" themselves afraid of being outdone.

I'm sorry that you can't find that balance and think that I would have to trade in everything else in order to do well academically, but don't worry about my social/love life. I've slept with enough (hot) girls at this time in my life to be comfortable with myself enough to be myself - a nerd but not a geek.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Posters here, myself included, are under the impression that most people who would spend a day taking a practice MCAT during their freshman year are perhaps just a bit unbalanced in favor of academics and are likely huge stress-cases focused on med school to the exclusion of all else. You might not fall into that classification, but asserting the size of your e-penis is probably not the best way to go about convincing people otherwise.

 

[Karbon]

Haha I know but I'm loathe to let people attack me, even if I am just giving more ammo.

 

[AutumnChild]

So spontaneously deciding to take a MCAT practice test on a single saturday of my life and suddenly my social life is gone? I can't help but to think you are speaking out of jealousy. I figured SDN was a somewhat helpful community, what with aspiring doctors and all, but instead most seem to be the "gunners" themselves afraid of being outdone.

I'm sorry that you can't find that balance and think that I would have to trade in everything else in order to do well academically, but don't worry about my social/love life. I've slept with enough (hot) girls at this time in my life to be comfortable with myself enough to be myself - a nerd but not a geek.

Some people on here just think the worst about every person who posts something that doesn't agree with them. Ignore them. You'll probably never see them in your life so I don't think it matters what they think, unless it's ACTUALLY constructive advice. I mean, sure, you could be some freshman who knows a 28 is good and is waving it around...BUT i prefer to give ppl the benefit of the doubt. SDN is a good resource for the most part, but as you have witnessed, you gotta take the good with the bad. A 28 is good for a freshman. You'll probably do fine on the real thing when the time comes as long as you keep your eye on your goal and don't get into too much trouble. 😛

 

[slowbutsteady]

So spontaneously deciding to take a MCAT practice test on a single saturday of my life and suddenly my social life is gone? I can't help but to think you are speaking out of jealousy. I figured SDN was a somewhat helpful community, what with aspiring doctors and all, but instead most seem to be the "gunners" themselves afraid of being outdone.

I'm sorry that you can't find that balance and think that I would have to trade in everything else in order to do well academically, but don't worry about my social/love life. I've slept with enough (hot) girls at this time in my life to be comfortable with myself enough to be myself - a nerd but not a geek.

Dude, we don't know you. All we know is what YOU put out there: I am a first semester freshman who spent Saturday taking a practice MCAT and then went on a pre-med internet forum to ask if a 28 is "good."

And now you add more data: "I've slept with enough (hot) girls." How many is enough, really? Does this mean you're done? Done with hot girls, or done with girls?

We have encountered many people in our own personal lives, and, based on what you put out there for us to see, you are not someone we would like to have a beer with.

Or share an OR with, for that matter, though I kinda doubt that is gonna happen.

 

[Karbon]

So what am I supposed to do in order to not get attacked while asking a question like this, put my life story out there first to prove that I'm not an anti-social geek? I came here looking for some advice and an idea of how much I would improve by the time I took the MCAT. That doesn't mean I'm going to study for it up until the time I take it, as this was a one-time diagnostic to satisfy my curiosity. Most of what I've received is along the lines of "Get a life." Thanks go toward Autumnchild for taking me seriously.

 

[Playa]

What do you want us to say? You want a pat on the back? Go tell your mom that you got a 28. You know that a 28 as a freshmen is good, enough people here have already made that point, so stop waving around your little diagnostic score around this forum cause its not gonna fly.

And I really doubt that you have gotten with any women, let alone hot ones. I mean a kid who depledges from a frat, takes a practice MCAT instead and then posts on SDN in order to get a compliment just shows how insecure you are and women despise insecure men. So its no surprise when people tell you to go get a life because its what you do when your a freshmen, and you really won't be able too later.

A 28 is indeed impressive, and you will get a great score if you keep it up. It's just unnecessary and makes you look like a complete idiot when you post these kinds of things on here.

 

[Dreaming big]

Posters here, myself included, are under the impression that most people who would spend a day taking a practice MCAT during their freshman year are perhaps just a bit unbalanced in favor of academics and are likely huge stress-cases focused on med school to the exclusion of all else. You might not fall into that classification, but asserting the size of your e-penis is probably not the best way to go about convincing people otherwise.

Well, these stress cases are normally more successful in the med school application process. You know, they get accepted into more than 1 school and don't have to apply to 28 schools to do it.