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[sgilani]

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Hey Everyone,
I'm sorta new to the site (just started reading threads yesterday).
I wanted to say congrats to all the super-achievers and everyone who reached their target scores.
I myself am pretty sad here. This is my second time taking the MCATs and both times I got a 26. What sucks is I was scoring 30s on my last practices.
I just graduated college and I am in a guaranteed admission program that requires a 27 on the MCATs (9s on each section). It's so devastating b/c if I had gotten 1 more point on the damn stinking bio I would have been going to med school in August.
But, I must suffer through another MCAT.
I have a ton of questions for eeryone who did well. Having taken the test twice already, I know a lot of the practice materials by heart. What should I do? I dunno how much sense it makes to take AAMC tests for the third time. Since so many people ehre broke 30s can you please give me some advice as to how to study? What review course do you recommend. I work for Kaplan and I took their course the first time around and didn't like it so much. The second time I practiced with EK materials. I really feel like I have run out of options.

... so sad 🙁 😕 😡

 

[heifetz]

Sgilani,

I would give it 1 more try this August. I know it's tough to get motivated for this killer of a test but it is possible for you to raise your score. I had to take the MCAT twice and went from a dismal 24 to a respectable 30. I used Examkrackers and AAMC the 2nd time around and it sounds like you did too. If I were you I would try and bump the BS or PS up. The verbal is a liitle less out of one's control but the science sections I think can be mastered and in a mucher shorter time period. I would recommend reading Understanding Physics by Asimov. It's a 3 volume book that covers most of what you need for MCAT and more. Also there is a book by Epstein called Thinking Physics which is a compilation of intuative physics problems. I would stick with the ExamKrackers and try and get your hands on the AAMC practice items as well. Take a week to clear your head and then hit the books hard. If you really want this you gotta put in the time and really learn the stuff so that you have it down cold!. GL

Heifetz