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Neither he nor you can give a good estimate as to what your score will be like until you've studied some and taken some practice tests. If you're aiming for a 43 then I might agree with him though.
Hello,
I got somewhat startling news today. I was talking with an advisor about MCAT scores when the advisor informed me that I most likely wouldn't my goal score on the test. This statement took me by surprise, and kind of caused me to question myself. I haven't taken any practice tests yet, and don't plan to take the actual test until the summertime. Is this common for advisor's to do? I make good grades, and am currently taking my premed coursework.
Just looking for advice.
Thanks.
Thanks everyone for the advice. My goal is a 30. I just want to get into my state allopathic school, or a D.O. school. Prestige is not important to me. My goal is really to be able to get into my state school. I have only gone to this school for one term and got straight A's that term.It really just came as a shock to me that they said that. They've been doing this for a long time, and claim to know pretty well what students will get. I dunno.
Hello,
I got somewhat startling news today. I was talking with an advisor about MCAT scores when the advisor informed me that I most likely wouldn't my goal score on the test. This statement took me by surprise, and kind of caused me to question myself. I haven't taken any practice tests yet, and don't plan to take the actual test until the summertime. Is this common for advisor's to do? I make good grades, and am currently taking my premed coursework.
Just looking for advice.
Thanks.
The first time I met my school's premed advisor was for the committee LOR meeting. The second (and only other) time I ever saw him was to stop by his office to let him know which school I had decided to attend.
SDN's probably a better advisor anyway.
Is 1-2 hours a day a good amount of study time to get to my goal?
1-2 hours a day isn't very much... I took about a month to study for my MCAT and I studied about 4 hours a day on average and took about 5-7 practice tests. I don't think it helps that much to study for the MCAT a year in advance a little bit everyday. Make yourself a plan and stick to it.Thank you all very much for your help. That's what I was thinking. This person is telling me that mid-high 20's are really all I'll be able to get. I have started studying, and plan to continue doing so. Also, I plan to begin taking the practice tests soon. I am sort of cramming my premed classes together and working so that I can get ready to apply as soon as is possible. I just want to be as prepared as I can be to be competitive at medical schools. Is 1-2 hours a day a good amount of study time to get to my goal?
Thanks.
1-2 hours a day isn't very much... I took about a month to study for my MCAT and I studied about 4 hours a day on average and took about 5-7 practice tests. I don't think it helps that much to study for the MCAT a year in advance a little bit everyday. Make yourself a plan and stick to it.
Also, an advisor might tell a premed how they are going to do on the MCAT if the premed walks into the office like a clueless person. I'm not saying that's what the OP is, and I'm not saying that the advisor is right or has the right to do that anyways, but plenty of kids who are premeds drop like flies regardless of grades. Plenty of kids coast aimlessly for a while and don't even know the format, style, topics on the MCAT.
So, if you wanna succeed. Inform yourself, come up with a plan, and stick to it. And don't listen to one person who barely knows you or people who don't know jack **** about applying to med school.
no...3-4 hours a day 9 months before the test is useless. But 9 months before the test is usually not practice that will get the score high. 9 months before the test if you have to work/go to school is usually good for learning and solidifying concepts. It's the last 1-2 months before the test that will be integral in raising your score and memorizing last minute things that you are still having trouble with or are missing on the practice tests.I plan to take at least that many practice test before it's done. I'm starting nine months in advance, and I haven't even had some of the classes that will be on the MCAT yet (physics specifically). I'm attending physics tutoring at my school to learn as much as is possible about that subject before taking the class, so I think I'm being fairly proactive. So you're saying that I should study 3-4 hours everyday for 9 months before the test? I guess it couldn't hurt. I absolutely have my plan mapped out, as I am somewhat a non-trad student.
Thanks everyone for the advice. My goal is a 30. I just want to get into my state allopathic school, or a D.O. school. Prestige is not important to me. My goal is really to be able to get into my state school. I have only gone to this school for one term and got straight A's that term.It really just came as a shock to me that they said that. They've been doing this for a long time, and claim to know pretty well what students will get. I dunno.