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I heard that if you get 43+ on the MCAT then some medical schools will not take you, thinking that something is wrong with you, like being an antisocial .....etc 🙄

 

[Beargryllz]

I would take you

 

[adrakdavra]

I would take you

😎

 

[slz1900]

Just answer a few wrong on purpose so that you don't have to deal with this problem.

 

[adrakdavra]

Just answer a few wrong on purpose so that you don't have to deal with this problem.

Great idea

 

[adrakdavra]

OP, there is no magic formula that will guarantee you a certain score on the MCAT. I took five practice tests and scored a 43, which just goes to show that the number of practice tests taken tells you exactly nothing.

As others have said, you do not need a 40 MCAT in order to get into medical school. If you want to do well, you need to follow a solid study plan, either your own or via a prep course, and you need to practice. (That being said, I think doing 60 practice tests is a bit excessive!)

I would also caution you against looking at the MCAT as an end in itself rather than as a means to an end. In other words, keep in mind that the purpose of taking the MCAT is to get into medical school, not to achieve a certain score. Once you matriculate into med school, no one will care what you got on the MCAT anymore, just like no one cares what your SAT score is once you start college.

Best of luck.
By QofQuimica

 

[adrakdavra]

Most of us taking the mcat are also ambitious, intelligent, good test takers (whatever the hell that means), and have studied for a long time in preparation of the exam.

Still, some of us are going to make 20's. The mcat is a test that smart people do poorly on.

In fact, most people who retake the test with a high score (36-38, there isn't data on people who retake with 40+ since nobody retakes if you have a 40+) lower score. So, in all likelyhood, even people who make 40+ probably can't make a 40+ on the mcat. If anybody with that score wants to prove me wrong, go right ahead and retake the test. I'll admit I'm wrong if you're willing to risk it.

And seriously, you'll never look back and care that you made a 40 on the mcat. It may seem glorious now, but in just a few years you'll be more concerned with your USMLE scores and won't give a crap about it. I mean, how many people here say anything about their SAT scores?

 

[mehc012]

OP, there is no magic formula that will guarantee you a certain score on the MCAT. I took five practice tests and scored a 43, which just goes to show that the number of practice tests taken tells you exactly nothing.

As others have said, you do not need a 40 MCAT in order to get into medical school. If you want to do well, you need to follow a solid study plan, either your own or via a prep course, and you need to practice. (That being said, I think doing 60 practice tests is a bit excessive!)

I would also caution you against looking at the MCAT as an end in itself rather than as a means to an end. In other words, keep in mind that the purpose of taking the MCAT is to get into medical school, not to achieve a certain score. Once you matriculate into med school, no one will care what you got on the MCAT anymore, just like no one cares what your SAT score is once you start college.

Best of luck.
By QofQuimica

Most of us taking the mcat are also ambitious, intelligent, good test takers (whatever the hell that means), and have studied for a long time in preparation of the exam.

Still, some of us are going to make 20's. The mcat is a test that smart people do poorly on.

In fact, most people who retake the test with a high score (36-38, there isn't data on people who retake with 40+ since nobody retakes if you have a 40+) lower score. So, in all likelyhood, even people who make 40+ probably can't make a 40+ on the mcat. If anybody with that score wants to prove me wrong, go right ahead and retake the test. I'll admit I'm wrong if you're willing to risk it.

And seriously, you'll never look back and care that you made a 40 on the mcat. It may seem glorious now, but in just a few years you'll be more concerned with your USMLE scores and won't give a crap about it. I mean, how many people here say anything about their SAT scores?

So...I was gonna point out that these responses are in no way relevant to the OP, but then I saw that they were posted by the same person.
Did...did you just derail your own thread by not reading the OP thoroughly? 😕

 

[gettheleadout]

Moving thread to main MCAT Disc.

 

[Belle Melodie]

Still wondering what the purpose of this thread it.. 😕😕😕

 

[darkjedi]

So...I was gonna point out that these responses are in no way relevant to the OP, but then I saw that they were posted by the same person.
Did...did you just derail your own thread by not reading the OP thoroughly? 😕

Did you notice that these posts were also from OP

 

[mehc012]

Did you notice that these posts were also from OP

Yes, that was the main point of my post. I just didn't want to use both forms of OP (original post and original poster) in the same sentence, so I said "both from the same person" instead of "both from OP". However, I now realize that it was unclear that my 'they' referred to the 1st post of the thread as well as the second group of posts (because, duh me, there were 2 later posts, and I quoted both of them.)

So again I ask: did OP just derail their own thread by misinterpreting their own 1st post and question?

 

[ReadyToRumble]

Did you notice that these posts were also from OP

hahaha I can't stop laughing about this and I'm in the library. What kind of thread is this?! Future psychiatrist practicing on themselves maybe? The best part is that the advice is signed "Best of luck. By QofQuimica". I'm guessing they have two usernames but some existing cookie didn't allow them to logout and they accidentally posted using the original username. Hilarious.

 

[gettheleadout]

The OP quoted without quoting. QofQuimica is a resident and a moderator.

 

[ReadyToRumble]

Boo, that makes sense but it also makes it all much less funny. 🙁

 

[QofQuimica]

hahaha I can't stop laughing about this and I'm in the library. What kind of thread is this?! Future psychiatrist practicing on themselves maybe? The best part is that the advice is signed "Best of luck. By QofQuimica". I'm guessing they have two usernames but some existing cookie didn't allow them to logout and they accidentally posted using the original username. Hilarious.

No relationship between the OP and myself. Never even seen his/her screen name before reading this thread. Nor am I a psychiatrist. 😎

I heard that if you get 43+ on the MCAT then some medical schools will not take you, thinking that something is wrong with you, like being an antisocial .....etc 🙄

Completely untrue.

For those of you with high MCAT scores, the only advice I can add to the post of mine that the OP quoted is this: don't make ridiculous excuses for a poor showing in terms of getting acceptances. Your MCAT score is not closing any doors for you. Medical schools want to get the best possible students they can get, and if you have rock star stats, then that potentially includes you. Now granted, if you go to an interview with an attitude like you're too cool for their school, sure, you'll get spanked for that, and rightly so. But it's not true that adcoms are prejudging your personality based on your stats. I say this both as someone who applied with a 43 MCAT myself, as well as someone who spent four years sitting on my med school's adcom.

 

[sdm33]

Be open-minded and willing to learn new things. Just because you're great at one thing doesn't mean you have to stick to it! intelligence is like water.....

 

[adrakdavra]

That was funny

 

[BerkReviewTeach]

This thread has inspired a new cyberterm:

Accidental Trolling​

 

[BerkReviewTeach]

I heard that if you get 43+ on the MCAT then some medical schools will not take you, thinking that something is wrong with you...

This is especially true for the people who score 3 or more points above 43. They don't get in anywhere.

 

[milski]

This is especially true for the people who score 3 or more points above 43. They don't get in anywhere.

Not to worry though, AAMC is working on fixing that. In a couple of years only not scoring that 43+3 will be the start of new "should I retake? - You're a troll! - Of course you should!" threads.

 

[TriagePreMed]

Not sure if troll or just dumb. I remember an idiot at my cc that had poor grades and wanted to be a doctor said it would look bad to get a 4.0 because they'll think you're selfish.

 

[gettheleadout]

Not sure if troll or just dumb. I remember an idiot at my cc that had poor grades and wanted to be a doctor said it would look bad to get a 4.0 because they'll think you're selfish.

lol how dare someone devote time to their responsibilities.

 

[adrakdavra]

Not sure if troll or just dumb. I remember an idiot at my cc that had poor grades and wanted to be a doctor said it would look bad to get a 4.0 because they'll think you're selfish.

It sounds like you are talking about yourself Because the person who said that is an MCAT trainer with a prefect MCAT score.

 

[chemhead123]

I think it depends on the rest of your application. If you have well rounded ECs and come across well in the interview, then there is no problem, however, if you don't blink a single time during your interview and your ECs include D & D and research and that is it, yeah you might have a problem.

I would take my chances with the 43+