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Hey Guys,
I am not sure what to do, my practice scores so far are the following:
TPR Diag - 09-07-8 23
TPRH T1 - 08-08-8 24
TPRH T2 - 08-07-8 23
Kapln Diag- 9-10-7 26
TPRH T3 - 10-08-9 27
Kapln T1 -- 08-07-9 24
AAMC 3 -- 11-10-8 29
AAMC 4 -- 10-12-9 31
Kapln T2 -- 10-10-9 29
My post-bacc currently at ~60 hours is a 4.0 bringing my cumulative so far up to ~3.3 with sgpa at ~3.5. I am currently scheduled for 8/23. I feel like the more time I spend on mcat prep the more I will climb and ideally another month or two would be perfect. Should I postpone or should i try to power thru until 8/23 (another 15 days)?
From a risk/reward point of view, i'm not sure which way I should go. once school starts I will not have the time i have now to dedicate to the mcat so i fear progress may slip if I reschedule until January. but i also fear that if i take the 8/23 i can possibly dip kind of low on my mcat score. if i had a high gpa it wouldnt be as big of a deal but i have more riding on this test than your typical traditional student. on the other hand, knowing how important the test is, i can "make time" for it just not as much as a whole summer, like i've already had...
Also, I've focused pretty heavily on bio due to a lack of knowledge from my general/intro bio classes, so as a result, i've neglected phys/chem and feel i have a good bit of gains to be made there. I also feel there's a good bit of Orgo content that i can still learn.
I think what drives me to want to take the test is the stress/fatigue of preparation for it and perhaps, i'm "close enough", but i dont want to be making a decision just because i'm tired, you know? lol. advice, my non-trad friends, please!
I am not sure what to do, my practice scores so far are the following:
TPR Diag - 09-07-8 23
TPRH T1 - 08-08-8 24
TPRH T2 - 08-07-8 23
Kapln Diag- 9-10-7 26
TPRH T3 - 10-08-9 27
Kapln T1 -- 08-07-9 24
AAMC 3 -- 11-10-8 29
AAMC 4 -- 10-12-9 31
Kapln T2 -- 10-10-9 29
My post-bacc currently at ~60 hours is a 4.0 bringing my cumulative so far up to ~3.3 with sgpa at ~3.5. I am currently scheduled for 8/23. I feel like the more time I spend on mcat prep the more I will climb and ideally another month or two would be perfect. Should I postpone or should i try to power thru until 8/23 (another 15 days)?
From a risk/reward point of view, i'm not sure which way I should go. once school starts I will not have the time i have now to dedicate to the mcat so i fear progress may slip if I reschedule until January. but i also fear that if i take the 8/23 i can possibly dip kind of low on my mcat score. if i had a high gpa it wouldnt be as big of a deal but i have more riding on this test than your typical traditional student. on the other hand, knowing how important the test is, i can "make time" for it just not as much as a whole summer, like i've already had...
Also, I've focused pretty heavily on bio due to a lack of knowledge from my general/intro bio classes, so as a result, i've neglected phys/chem and feel i have a good bit of gains to be made there. I also feel there's a good bit of Orgo content that i can still learn.
I think what drives me to want to take the test is the stress/fatigue of preparation for it and perhaps, i'm "close enough", but i dont want to be making a decision just because i'm tired, you know? lol. advice, my non-trad friends, please!