Breaking up with a girlfriend 5 days before the MCAT.

[EECStoMed]

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So how does one deal with the emotional stress of getting out of a long-term relationship a few days before the MCAT?

 

[ocwaveoc]

😀🙂😳🙁😡

Wow, are you going through that?
I was dealing with a landlord who was selling the house while I was studying for MCAT. I thought I had it bad. That's terrible.

 

[EECStoMed]

😀🙂😳🙁😡

Wow, are you going through that?
I was dealing with a landlord who was selling the house while I was studying for MCAT. I thought I had it bad. That's terrible.

I think the best way to deal with this kind of stuff is to channel all your HATE, ANGER, DISBELIEF, etc... all together and take it out on the MCAT. That's right, beat that **** to death thinking it's your gf.

 

[ocwaveoc]

I think the best way to deal with this kind of stuff is to channel all your HATE, ANGER, DISBELIEF, etc... all together and take it out on the MCAT. That's right, beat that **** to death thinking it's your gf.

Be careful not to beat the computer terminal!

 

[apoptos]

wait until you get into medical school. Then send her snaps of every colonoscopy you perform.

 

[Yoyomama88]

just remove any meaning you're giving to any actions or things she has said to you if they are bothering you...none of it means anything...and the only thing you should focus on is your mcat, cause thats all that matters.

 

[EECStoMed]

just remove any meaning you're giving to any actions or things she has said to you if they are bothering you...none of it means anything...and the only thing you should focus on is your mcat, cause thats all that matters.

Amen. But it's easier said than done.

 

[fun8stuff]

So how does one deal with the emotional stress of getting out of a long-term relationship a few days before the MCAT?

your situation sucks... no doubt about it.. if i were you though, i wouldn't postpone the test. If you have 5 days left, that means you should know everything by now and just need review. suppress your feelings and thoughts.. focus all of your energy into MCAT studying. Get away from your house/apartment/dorm so u dont have to face things that remind you of her... sleep at a friend's, stay with someone that has an extra room... just don't think about it. you can always retake.

 

[malta97]

So how does one deal with the emotional stress of getting out of a long-term relationship a few days before the MCAT?

Sorry about that man. Only thing you can do is throw your energy into studying. IF she broke up this close to the MCAT, I would venture a guess that she doesn't have your best interest at heart. Definitely could have waited until after for your sake. Look for someone who is a bit more caring is my suggestion.

 

[whoisthedrizzle]

this is what I would do:

forget about the MCAT for a couple days,
get drunk (not just kinda drunk, REALLY drunk)
go to bars (w/ buddies of course)
get laid
proceed to forget about gf
sleep/relax the next day
continue MCAT studying

*insert additional drugs of choice at any point in the plan

 

[axp107]

You've been owning those practice tests man... those PS scores are to die for 👍

Get a good nights rest and make sure you can focus on Verbal

 

[Sir Buckethead]

nut up.

 

[pguin]

sleep with her friend/sister and leave before she wakes up to study for the MCAT...then nail the test and report this story back to your girlfriend. Nothing could possibly feel better than that moment and that would be a story you could tell for the rest of your life! Barring that...use that anger that most people feel the first few days after a break up before the emotions kick in and just study you a!@ off...your choice

 

[Despina]

My boyfriend and I broke up a few weeks before the MCAT (well actually he moved far away due to medical school stuff), and then I was illegally evicted for no particular reason two weeks before the MCAT and had to take a few days to move all my stuff. My roommate basically snapped. One day we were eating ice cream together, the next he was wishing me dead. What I recommend....take one evening to cry your eyes out, talk to a good friend, and then the next morning focus and move on with it. Let yourself have one good night of emotional release and then go forward.

 

[axp107]

My boyfriend and I broke up a few weeks before the MCAT (well actually he moved far away due to medical school stuff), and then I was illegally evicted for no particular reason two weeks before the MCAT and had to take a few days to move all my stuff. My roommate basically snapped. One day we were eating ice cream together, the next he was wishing me dead. What I recommend....take one evening to cry your eyes out, talk to a good friend, and then the next morning focus and move on with it. Let yourself have one good night of emotional release and then go forward.

woahh, your roommate was a guy and you had a bf?

 

[whoisthedrizzle]

woahh, your roommate was a guy and you had a bf?

She was living in a single room with three other individuals.

One of them was a male and the other two, well, the other two were females.

God only knows what they were up to in there.

And furthermore Susan, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to learn that all four of them habitually smoke marijuana cigarettes...

Reefers

 

[sharmei17]

just study study and enjoy... well we all have different techniques in coping with stress... just relax and study well... goodluck🙂

 

[PseudomonasPAO1]

Whats with all the breakups occurring right before the MCAT?! There are some mean, vindictive people out there!

 

[innocentsin]

some people probably spent more time with mcats than their gf/bf which probably leads to them breaking up ...almost happen to me actually im still trying to work out the kinks worst part of it is she is a premed too she should understand oh well...

 

[fido]

some people probably spent more time with mcats than their gf/bf which probably leads to them breaking up ...almost happen to me actually im still trying to work out the kinks worst part of it is she is a premed too she should understand oh well...

my wife couldn't wait 3 month when i was studying for the MCAT so i can imagine the bf/gf impatience

 

[mmcnam]

The MCAT nearly ruined a four year relationship for me. I stepped back, took a deep breath (during a very bad fight) and we agreed to try to make it work at least until the test was over. When it was, everything was normal again. I guess I'm just saying that the MCAT can really get in the way of relationships and maybe you'll get back together when it's over.

 

[RedSox1982]

Bud... straight up. Forget the sister/friend... go for the mom! Good luck! (And good luck with the MCAT!)

 

[brittanykgw]

Whats with all the breakups occurring right before the MCAT?! There are some mean, vindictive people out there!

haha agreed! My ex-boyfriend and I of 2 years broke up about a week before the MCAT. It was awful, but I immeresed myself into the books, and did my best to forget about it. I also channeled my anger into the test, which I think helped my score. Good luck. It sucks, but you'll get through it.

 

[littlealex]

I don't get why MCAT would breakup relationships. How much time do you guys typically spend on your relationships? Assuming about 8 hours a day of studying, that's a full time job. How is that different from a normal day of classes and work?

 

[Nikki2002]

ahhhh find a punching bag--that is just horrible

 

[apoptos]

Of course the lines will blur.
I can't tell if this song is about my ex or my MCAT...

Every time you touch her
sets your hands on fire,
And every thing you've got
is all that she requires.
And you hang on, hang on, hang on
to the words of a liar.
You can feel it getting
down to the wire.

All the hurt you thought was gone
has now returned,
And every thing she's laughing at
is all you learned.
And you let go, let go, let go,
'cause you know you're getting tired.
Can you feel it getting
down to the wire?

Take the time to close your
eyes and look around,
'Cause anyone who helped you out
can let you down.
And look out, look out, look out,
the voice is now the choir.
Can you feel it getting
down to the wire?

(Neil Young)

 

[whoisthedrizzle]

The MCAT nearly ruined a four year relationship for me. I stepped back, took a deep breath (during a very bad fight) and we agreed to try to make it work at least until the test was over. When it was, everything was normal again. I guess I'm just saying that the MCAT can really get in the way of relationships and maybe you'll get back together when it's over.

yeah if you've ever dated a med student you know its like this when test time rolls around