~CDN Pre-med~ said:
My mark = 24S...
The breakdown is shameful....thinking of throwning in the towel for good on this mcat business....
The AAMC practice exams are too easy. Do them right before MCAT to boost your morale. I was getting high 30's in them, while in reality I got a mid 30
(not complaining, but just realize that.
2) If you throw in the towel now, did you really want to do med? i mean its sometimes tough to evaluate this, even as a med student. but do you want to live th erest of your life knowing that you CoULD have made it in? HONESTLY, anyone can be a med student. anyone with determination/stuborness that is.
3) For those of you scoring poorly, some ways in school to bring up your marks:
a) Physics - make sure you nail your intro physics courses at unversity. Seriously physics is not hard. Get a good text and learn it. Class room can't really come easier
b) Take a detailed whole year physiology course (e.g. human phys) - i didn't know crap about biochem but b/c of my physiology and intro genetics, I cleaned up in the bio section. PHYSIOLOGY!!!! TAKE IT!!! NAIL! IT! (besides you'll need it in med school)
c) Genetics! not a bad idea
c) Biochem/Organic - important to know (organic in my opinion more so than biochem)
LEARN THIS COURSES WELL. IF YOU CAN't nail them, or get close to getting an A or A+ then you have to step up your habits!!! yes some schools mark harder than others, but the net effect is you should aim to be at the top 15-10% of the class.
4) I am not american, but.... if you scored less than 25 or around, I wouldn't bother with MD secondaries. Honestly from what i've seen most schools don't really consider students heavily unless there are around 27. There is no reason why anyone can't score 30 on the MCAT.
PRATICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. If your undergrad sucked it will come back and bite you!
Good luck to all, KICK ASS, stop wasting time on these forums feeling bad about it, and STUDY!
Finally watch biograpy. So many famous and influential people have gone through so much more horrendous things than getting a low MCAT score. Tests can be retaken! STUDY STUDY STUDY!
- canadian med I accepted at two great universities