Class of 2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

[SilentSoldier]

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Morning! One more day of work and then it's a beach day tomorrow 😎

Don't know if you live in Southern California, but that does sound like fun. I, however, will be holed up at the nearby Barnes and Noble studying MCAT OChem 😴

In other news, I was approved for FAP, which is going to make things waaaayyyy easier come June. Seriously, I had no idea how I was going to pay for my primaries, let alone anything after that with my current financial situation. Gives me a chance to do some saving.

 

[bookfreak89]

Don't know if you live in Southern California, but that does sound like fun. I, however, will be holed up at the nearby Barnes and Noble studying MCAT OChem 😴

In other news, I was approved for FAP, which is going to make things waaaayyyy easier come June. Seriously, I had no idea how I was going to pay for my primaries, let alone anything after that with my current financial situation. Gives me a chance to do some saving.

Hate studying Orgo. 🙁

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

How much is everyone studying for ochem? I'm really putting it off focusing on the PS section and Verbal

 

[bookfreak89]

How much is everyone studying for ochem? I'm really putting it off focusing on the PS section and Verbal

I plan to finish up Orgo at the end of this week (hopefully). Orgo was my weak spot in BS, so I need to spend a little bit more time reviewing. After that, I shall move in to the PS section. -__-

 

[CougarMD]

Hey '16! How's it going?

 

[SilentSoldier]

How much is everyone studying for ochem? I'm really putting it off focusing on the PS section and Verbal

it sucks that there's so much to know in OChem yet it shows up the least out of all the sciences
I've been focusing much of my time with that and physics since they're my weakest subjects.

 

[nadaba]

it sucks that there's so much to know in OChem yet it shows up the least out of all the sciences
I've been focusing much of my time with that and physics since they're my weakest subjects.

For sure. My test had one ochem passage, which was really just biochemistry. What a waste of study time. You never know if you'll get the test with 4 ochem passages, though 🙄

 

[theWUbear]

Hate studying Orgo. 🙁

yo bookfreak. remember that genetics test you wished me good luck on? I got 108%. Thanks man 🙂 i might have to announce all my exams in front of you from now on

 

[bookfreak89]

yo bookfreak. remember that genetics test you wished me good luck on? I got 108%. Thanks man 🙂 i might have to announce all my exams in front of you from now on

Dude, you're a beast. Congrats. 👍 Didn't know I was a good luck charm. Hope I don't jinx it, lol. I'll be sure to wish you luck for getting into medical school (and for all of us in this cycle 😀).

P.S. I'm female. 😎

 

[berriesandcream]

Dude, you're a beast. Congrats. 👍 Didn't know I was a good luck charm. Hope I don't jinx it, lol. I'll be sure to wish you luck for getting into medical school (and for all of us in this cycle 😀).

P.S. I'm female. 😎

Aw only a matter of time, but now we're all getting to know each other 🙂
and can you be my good luck charm too, bookfreak? My ochem exam OWNED me last week 🙁

yo bookfreak. remember that genetics test you wished me good luck on? I got 108%. Thanks man 🙂 i might have to announce all my exams in front of you from now on

Man, you're beast! nice going 👍


In other news, I've been MIA on this thread lately. Mostly because I've been stalking the SSD. Kinda exciting? Makes me hopeful? But, I have a downward trend this past year soo boo 🙁 I now actually think I might apply with a lower GPA. whatever. Someone might want this poor, lonely soul *key depressing violin music*

But hope you all 2016ers (and frequent 2015 lurkers) had a good weekend. Have a good week, guys! and also, good luck to those with finals next week. back to this article review.

 

[berriesandcream]

Morning! One more day of work and then it's a beach day tomorrow 😎

Are you a CA resident?! hope was the beach?! I'm in CA, best 80 degree weather in a while, and I was cooped up with my books. What a weekend.

 

[nadaba]

Are you a CA resident?! hope was the beach?! I'm in CA, best 80 degree weather in a while, and I was cooped up with my books. What a weekend.

It was great. I rode my bike there, about 17 miles. I'm still sore...

You need to take a half day soon and do something fun!

 

[bookfreak89]

Aw only a matter of time, but now we're all getting to know each other 🙂
and can you be my good luck charm too, bookfreak? My ochem exam OWNED me last week 🙁



Man, you're beast! nice going 👍


In other news, I've been MIA on this thread lately. Mostly because I've been stalking the SSD. Kinda exciting? Makes me hopeful? But, I have a downward trend this past year soo boo 🙁 I now actually think I might apply with a lower GPA. whatever. Someone might want this poor, lonely soul *key depressing violin music*

But hope you all 2016ers (and frequent 2015 lurkers) had a good weekend. Have a good week, guys! and also, good luck to those with finals next week. back to this article review.

Sure, I'll be your good luck charm. Hopefully, you can still pull a good grade in Orgo.

I've read the Class of 2014 SSD toward the end of their cycle and the Class of 2015 SSD from the beginning. Now I'm getting pumped because it's almost our turn! Makes me want to go and study MCAT Orgo (kinda).

 

[theWUbear]

P.S. I'm female. 😎

😳

I nominate bookfreak89 for official good luck charm of the class of 2016!!

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

it sucks that there's so much to know in OChem yet it shows up the least out of all the sciences
I've been focusing much of my time with that and physics since they're my weakest subjects.

yikes im focusing none on orgo, i might do a week review or something...I feel like I know it OK and I'm in biochem now so hopefully I don't end up have like 4 ochem passages on the real thing

 

[bookfreak89]

😳

I nominate bookfreak89 for official good luck charm of the class of 2016!!

😎

yikes im focusing none on orgo, i might do a week review or something...I feel like I know it OK and I'm in biochem now so hopefully I don't end up have like 4 ochem passages on the real thing

I've heard of stuff like that happening, but then again I've also heard of a test with NO Orgo passages just Orgo as stand alones. I think that if you review the major Orgo concepts at some point before you take the test, you should be okay.

 

[rxnfiend]

Just got accepted to the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Clinical Research Summer Program today and am SOOOOO stoked! 😀 I'm most likely spending my summer in Nashville! Now back to the mindless MCAT studying...

 

[nadaba]

Just got accepted to the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Clinical Research Summer Program today and am SOOOOO stoked! 😀 I'm most likely spending my summer in Nashville! Now back to the mindless MCAT studying...

Congratulations! Nashville seems like such a cool place. I love country music (most people disagree with me there, it seems... 🙄)

 

[berriesandcream]

It was great. I rode my bike there, about 17 miles. I'm still sore...

You need to take a half day soon and do something fun!

Yeah, I've been so stressed, my friends at school keep telling me this. But in my opinion, I want to go all out now, and then hopefully this time next year i'll be sitting on an acceptance

Sure, I'll be your good luck charm. Hopefully, you can still pull a good grade in Orgo.

I've read the Class of 2014 SSD toward the end of their cycle and the Class of 2015 SSD from the beginning. Now I'm getting pumped because it's almost our turn! Makes me want to go and study MCAT Orgo (kinda).

Aw thanks!
ohh I feel almost stalkerish...I've been following the 2015 thread extremely closely haha 🙄 and yup. reading it is extremely inspirational 😀

😳

I nominate bookfreak89 for official good luck charm of the class of 2016!!

👍

yikes im focusing none on orgo, i might do a week review or something...I feel like I know it OK and I'm in biochem now so hopefully I don't end up have like 4 ochem passages on the real thing

blegh, I'm in ochem right now, so I'll probably squeeze in a quick ochem study seesh a little before the real exam. My focus is currently physics :/

😎



I've heard of stuff like that happening, but then again I've also heard of a test with NO Orgo passages just Orgo as stand alones. I think that if you review the major Orgo concepts at some point before you take the test, you should be okay.

yeah, so unpredictable! what the hell! it's more of a broad ochem thing, know the concepts, be familiar with mechanisms.

 

[berriesandcream]

Just got accepted to the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Clinical Research Summer Program today and am SOOOOO stoked! 😀 I'm most likely spending my summer in Nashville! Now back to the mindless MCAT studying...

CONGRATS 👍 I kinda fell bad that I didn't bother applying for anything. just research at school. are you going to be visiting there soon for orientation and stuff?

Congratulations! Nashville seems like such a cool place. I love country music (most people disagree with me there, it seems... 🙄)

OMG 😱 I just looked at your MDapps and died a little. your stats are CUHRAZY!!!!! any MCAT advice for us noobs? 😛

 

[nadaba]

OMG 😱 I just looked at your MDapps and died a little. your stats are CUHRAZY!!!!! any MCAT advice for us noobs? 😛

Thanks! I don't really have any special advice, but you can always PM me if you have questions about the test or how I studied 😀

 

[rxnfiend]

CONGRATS 👍 I kinda fell bad that I didn't bother applying for anything. just research at school. are you going to be visiting there soon for orientation and stuff?

Thanks for the congrats guys! 🙂 And not visiting there yet; orientation is on May 31st and I am going to Belize for a little R&R for the week before that after I take the MCAT on May 20th haha.

And nothing wrong with research at your school! I really love traveling so I wanted to blend my summer with research and traveling to a new city. I am sure there are some awesome state parks in TN too so that's exciting!

 

[gatorade848]

i took my mcat 1st time last year, got 31 but ran out of time in BS so I had to guess on like 10 questions and still got a 9... I am planning on retaking it this summer but should I take it mid june, early july, mid july, or late july in order to get that 33+?. I am turning in my primary app early june and I am not sure how my mcat retake is gonna affect rolling admission.

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

man is anyone feel like their studying just demolishes them? I go over the chapters in BR carefully but the passages always rail me in physics and chem (usually get about 3-4 questions right each passage)....this sucksssssss

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

Just got accepted to the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Clinical Research Summer Program today and am SOOOOO stoked! 😀 I'm most likely spending my summer in Nashville! Now back to the mindless MCAT studying...

Congrats, hopefully i'll be spending my summer in baltimore 😎

 

[SilentSoldier]

man is anyone feel like their studying just demolishes them? I go over the chapters in BR carefully but the passages always rail me in physics and chem (usually get about 3-4 questions right each passage)....this sucksssssss

I honestly think these things are designed to demoralize us so we force ourselves to buy more of their supplies. In my Princeton Review class, there are these passages we do in class that are ridiculously hard.

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

I honestly think these things are designed to demoralize us so we force ourselves to buy more of their supplies. In my Princeton Review class, there are these passages we do in class that are ridiculously hard.

yeah I just feel so stupid/making no progress ....I guess we'll see what my first FL score is when I take it

 

[BWSTW]

it sucks that there's so much to know in OChem yet it shows up the least out of all the sciences
I've been focusing much of my time with that and physics since they're my weakest subjects.

This sucks, because I actually do well on the OChem stuff. I am studying the heck out of bio since ochem is min on the test, and gchem to help make up for physics - and then praying that i only get one physics passage. 😀

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

This sucks, because I actually do well on the OChem stuff. I am studying the heck out of bio since ochem is min on the test, and gchem to help make up for physics - and then praying that i only get one physics passage. 😀

haha nice, I'm def. studying 0 ochem.....does anyone using BR feel my pain of getting railed on this passages? like I feel confident before the passages and then after I feel like i know nothing....🙁

 

[bookfreak89]

haha nice, I'm def. studying 0 ochem.....does anyone using BR feel my pain of getting railed on this passages? like I feel confident before the passages and then after I feel like i know nothing....🙁

I am not using BR, and I still feel like that. 👎

Don't worry, you're not alone.

 

[BWSTW]

Is it worth my time to relearn how to do quantum numbers?

 

[bookfreak89]

Bump before I continue my Orgo studying.

 

[WildEMDoc]

Is it worth my time to relearn how to do quantum numbers?

I'm really hoping not, its such a pain in the a**.

 

[BWSTW]

I'm really hoping not, its such a pain in the a**.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[SilentSoldier]

Is it worth my time to relearn how to do quantum numbers?

My philosophy is that if it shows up on my princeton review books (or Berkeley Review, or whatever text you're using for MCAT prep) then its fair game for the test.

Probably not what you wanted to hear though

 

[Renaissance Man]

Whats up guys? 2016 hopeful, I'm scheduled to take the MCAT April 16th....good luck to everyone

 

[ceng2doc]

my philosophy is that if it shows up on my princeton review books (or berkeley review, or whatever text you're using for mcat prep) then its fair game for the test.

Probably not what you wanted to hear though

+1

 

[BWSTW]

My philosophy is that if it shows up on my princeton review books (or Berkeley Review, or whatever text you're using for MCAT prep) then its fair game for the test.

Probably not what you wanted to hear though

No, not really. 😀 But I knew deep down that I'd still have to relearn it. Darn it anyway.

 

[SilentSoldier]

No, not really. 😀 But I knew deep down that I'd still have to relearn it. Darn it anyway.

I know, there's just so much crap to learn that just seems so useless that I would rather just not go over it. Of course, with my luck, it'll turn out to be a 7 question passage on the actual test

So we just got to suck it up and go over those lame quantum numbers 😴

 

[nadaba]

Anyone have fun plans this weekend? Besides MCAT studying?

 

[BWSTW]

Anyone have fun plans this weekend? Besides MCAT studying?

Well, I had planned to do a lot of studying/catching up, but I just found out my in-laws are coming over for the weekend. And when I say in-laws, I mean all of my husbands family - mom, dad, grandma, sister, and two nieces. We have one guest bedroom. I wouldn't mind so much, but I REALLY need to study. 😡 This should be interesting.

 

[theWUbear]

Anyone have fun plans this weekend? Besides MCAT studying?

going out to bars/clubs in NYC, going to the princeton-harvard playoff basketball game, possibly driving to montreal. yay spring break!! so far i have sat in bed falling in and out of naps waiting for my girlfriend's bus to get in 😎 much needed, well deserved rest if i may say so

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

Anyone have fun plans this weekend? Besides MCAT studying?

MCAT studying + watching basketball

 

[SilentSoldier]

Anyone have fun plans this weekend? Besides MCAT studying?

But MCAT studying is fun....

 

[nadaba]

Well, I had planned to do a lot of studying/catching up, but I just found out my in-laws are coming over for the weekend. And when I say in-laws, I mean all of my husbands family - mom, dad, grandma, sister, and two nieces. We have one guest bedroom. I wouldn't mind so much, but I REALLY need to study. 😡 This should be interesting.

I hope you are able to find some study time! Just pretend like you're running to the grocery store or something, but don't come back 😉

going out to bars/clubs in NYC, going to the princeton-harvard playoff basketball game, possibly driving to montreal. yay spring break!! so far i have sat in bed falling in and out of naps waiting for my girlfriend's bus to get in 😎 much needed, well deserved rest if i may say so

Sounds great. I love NYC, and it's probably my favorite vacation spot in the world. I'm toying with adding some NYC schools to my list, but I'd probably be too scared/overwhelmed to live there alone...

But MCAT studying is fun....

I can't think of a better way to spend the weekend 😴

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

spring break is over,back to school tomorrow (today?) to study some moreeeeeee...awesome

 

[berriesandcream]

'16 peeps!

Sigh. this weekend is soon approaching the end.
Also, I hate this time change thing! eff losing an hour, yo!
this weekend was eventful. Studied for the MCAT. ate. ate some more. girl time on the phone with a friend for 3 hours (like back in junior high 😱). boy drama 👎. back to studying.

when is everyone's finals? sorry if it passed, but for those this coming week, GOOD LUCK!

EDIT: Also, TOP! haha (i've always wanted to do that!)

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

'16 peeps!

Sigh. this weekend is soon approaching the end.
Also, I hate this time change thing! eff losing an hour, yo!
this weekend was eventful. Studied for the MCAT. ate. ate some more. girl time on the phone with a friend for 3 hours (like back in junior high 😱). boy drama 👎. back to studying.

when is everyone's finals? sorry if it passed, but for those this coming week, GOOD LUCK!

EDIT: Also, TOP! haha (i've always wanted to do that!)

Finals?! I don't have finals til May....did you mean mid-terms?

 

[berriesandcream]

Finals?! I don't have finals til May....did you mean mid-terms?

Dude, totally mean finals I'm on the quarter system so I was hoping we'd have other quarter peeps here 😎 When are your midterms?

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

Dude, totally mean finals I'm on the quarter system so I was hoping we'd have other quarter peeps here 😎 When are your midterms?

that sucksss! Midterms were two weeks ago....just got down with spring break....back to schoollllllll now