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for the people who have studied for the MCAT during a full semester...how did you handle it? Any advice? I will be studying during this semester while taking Evolution, O Chem 2, Physics 2 and a Psychology class. Just want to have insight on what to expect. I also will be volunteering and shadowing.
 
boko said:
for the people who have studied for the MCAT during a full semester...how did you handle it? Any advice? I will be studying during this semester while taking Evolution, O Chem 2, Physics 2 and a Psychology class. Just want to have insight on what to expect. I also will be volunteering and shadowing.
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I did all of that. It sucked, but it was over pretty quick...
 
tman5890 said:
You're still on an awesome roll! It probably hit some weak spots, but I'm sure you'll figure out what you missed and kill the next one! 👍👍
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Thanks, I sure hope so!

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I did all of that. It sucked, but it was over pretty quick...
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+1. Lots of coffee. That and time management - learn what classes you can slack off in and still do well, and use that spare time for the MCAT.
 
SU1989 said:
I took AAMC #5 a few days ago. My breakdown was: 13/8/10 for a 31😡

Verbal killed me. That passage about Picasso was simply ridiculous
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Agreed. After finishing verbal I was praying to get ANY question right on that passage. I ended up with two wrong on it and I feel very fortunate ha.

Tough luck on the verbal but good job on PS 👍 I definitely made some dumb errors on that section, but live and learn.
 
SU1989 said:
I took AAMC #5 a few days ago. My breakdown was: 13/8/10 for a 31😡

Verbal killed me. That passage about Picasso was simply ridiculous
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I just took AAMC 5 and got a 30 (10/10/10) 😕
I died on the last verbal passage about that god or whatever was going on. ._.


EDIT: I actually took AAMC 4 not 5 😛 Still verbal stresses me out the most
 
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phnerd1105 said:
Heheheh I still have one more week of break 🙄 But I have to go to a funeral ( 🙁 )and an interview, so things still be busy. You have a tough semester?
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Ah I am sorry about the funeral =( but good luck with your interview!!!!! Nah my quarter is super light since its my second to last quarter ever Yay!!!! I am taking 1 science class, a class on comics and superheros, sociology 1, and a class on US Healthcare System. Should be pretty light.
 
Tatertots said:
Ah I am sorry about the funeral =( but good luck with your interview!!!!! Nah my quarter is super light since its my second to last quarter ever Yay!!!! I am taking 1 science class, a class on comics and superheros, sociology 1, and a class on US Healthcare System. Should be pretty light.
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You're gonna find a lot more time to go to disneyland, lol.
 
@Tatertots - Any recommendations for improving verbal? I had consistently been around an 11, which I'd be fine with on the real test, but I just took AAMC 7 and got a 13/9/12. If I reduce stupid errors (ex: missing answers straight from the passages) on the science sections I can easily get 14s on both. I'd like to get closer to a 12 on verbal but yesterday left me feeling like crap. I think I'm going to try visualization a little more, and I'm debating whether or not to mentally map after paragraphs. Any tips?
 
Bauman1535 said:
@Tatertots - Any recommendations for improving verbal? I had consistently been around an 11, which I'd be fine with on the real test, but I just took AAMC 7 and got a 13/9/12. If I reduce stupid errors (ex: missing answers straight from the passages) on the science sections I can easily get 14s on both. I'd like to get closer to a 12 on verbal but yesterday left me feeling like crap. I think I'm going to try visualization a little more, and I'm debating whether or not to mentally map after paragraphs. Any tips?
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what prep material are u using
 
torshi said:
what prep material are u using
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Got both EK101 and TPR Hyperlearning. To be honest I've been a little complacent (since I've always been ~11 with no noticeable improvement) so I haven't really been doing many practice passages lately. So obviously I'm going to start doing more passages now.
 
Bauman1535 said:
@Tatertots - Any recommendations for improving verbal? I had consistently been around an 11, which I'd be fine with on the real test, but I just took AAMC 7 and got a 13/9/12. If I reduce stupid errors (ex: missing answers straight from the passages) on the science sections I can easily get 14s on both. I'd like to get closer to a 12 on verbal but yesterday left me feeling like crap. I think I'm going to try visualization a little more, and I'm debating whether or not to mentally map after paragraphs. Any tips?
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Hmm despite constant practice I am not sure what advice I can offer. I didn't visualize or deliberately mentally map the passages but when I read a verbal passage I had a pretty idea of where things were. This didn't matter to much though because I tried not to go back to the passage as much as possible.

A few things worked for me including:

1. Don't second guess myself + choose an answer and move on. I realized that a handful I got wrong every time were because I changed my answer.
2. Make what your reading interesting. I did this by disagreeing with w/e I read, or approaching it as a skeptic. This made the details stick much better for me and also I felt I had a better grasp at what "main attitude" of the writer was.

Good luck!
 
Tatertots said:
Hmm despite constant practice I am not sure what advice I can offer. I didn't visualize or deliberately mentally map the passages but when I read a verbal passage I had a pretty idea of where things were. This didn't matter to much though because I tried not to go back to the passage as much as possible.

A few things worked for me including:

1. Don't second guess myself + choose an answer and move on. I realized that a handful I got wrong every time were because I changed my answer.
2. Make what your reading interesting. I did this by disagreeing with w/e I read, or approaching it as a skeptic. This made the details stick much better for me and also I felt I had a better grasp at what "main attitude" of the writer was.

Good luck!
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Alright cool, thanks for the tips. I've noticed that a decent amount of my mistakes come from when I have an answer but double guess myself and change it. I'll try approaching the passage as a skeptic this afternoon on my practice passages and see if it works for me.
 
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Gotta love Wisconsin weather; yesterday I was tanning outside shirtless because it was in the upper 50s and sunny. Today it snowed 7 inches.
 
Bauman1535 said:
Our awesome thread was buried half-way down the second page. Lame.

Gotta love Wisconsin weather; yesterday I was tanning outside shirtless because it was in the upper 50s and sunny. Today it snowed 7 inches.
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That's crazy 😱 Glad it hasn't snowed here yet. It rained today, though.
 
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I did all of that. It sucked, but it was over pretty quick...
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Thumbs up for Tim Horton's. Yeahhhhh Canada, wooh.

boko said:
for the people who have studied for the MCAT during a full semester...how did you handle it? Any advice? I will be studying during this semester while taking Evolution, O Chem 2, Physics 2 and a Psychology class. Just want to have insight on what to expect. I also will be volunteering and shadowing.
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Well I'm taking two upper-div Chem classes, and a Writing class. Volunteering, working, and trying to be a girlfriend all of a sudden XD How? As much organization as possible. And knowing when to say no. It's not going perfectly, but it's going.
 
Gah I can't wait for this test to be over with. AAMC 8 --> 13/12/13 (38).
 
Bauman1535 said:
Gah I can't wait for this test to be over with. AAMC 8 --> 13/12/13 (38).
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Dude your powning this so hard right now.
...I don't think I could have made that sound any more SoCal.

Anyways, I'm really excited because the first science professor I've contacted about a LOR says he will!! I was really afraid I'd have a hard time because I don't really do office hours and that kind of thing. But he was a sweet dude (even if he taught good ole deadly PChem). So yeay ^_^
 
Camy99 said:
Dude your powning this so hard right now.
...I don't think I could have made that sound any more SoCal.

Anyways, I'm really excited because the first science professor I've contacted about a LOR says he will!! I was really afraid I'd have a hard time because I don't really do office hours and that kind of thing. But he was a sweet dude (even if he taught good ole deadly PChem). So yeay ^_^
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Congrats! 🙂🙂 The professor I asked said he would write me one but he still hasn't gotten back to me after giving him my papers. I'm scared to keep bothering him 🙁
 
tman5890 said:
Congrats! 🙂🙂 The professor I asked said he would write me one but he still hasn't gotten back to me after giving him my papers. I'm scared to keep bothering him 🙁
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If you really want that professor to write you a LOR then you better hound him about it. You can do it by even just giving him a deadline and say this is when I really would like to have it done. Its better than saying over and over have you done it yet.
 
Oh god, I haven't posted in this thread in ages, and the first thing i see are mcat posts. It brings back bad memories. Best of luck to you guys though.
 
tman5890 said:
👍👍 It's refreshing seeing you do so well. Keep at it!
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Tatertots said:
BEAST! Represent Micro and Immuno majors!
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Thanks everyone! I really do appreciate the support from everyone on here.

Camy99 said:
Dude your powning this so hard right now.
...I don't think I could have made that sound any more SoCal.

Anyways, I'm really excited because the first science professor I've contacted about a LOR says he will!! I was really afraid I'd have a hard time because I don't really do office hours and that kind of thing. But he was a sweet dude (even if he taught good ole deadly PChem). So yeay ^_^
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Congrats! I feel like LORs can easily be the most difficult part of applying if you don't know many (or any) profs.
 
mohad said:
Oh god, I haven't posted in this thread in ages, and the first thing i see are mcat posts. It brings back bad memories. Best of luck to you guys though.
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So happy to be done with that beast.
 
boko said:
If you really want that professor to write you a LOR then you better hound him about it. You can do it by even just giving him a deadline and say this is when I really would like to have it done. Its better than saying over and over have you done it yet.
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I don't think email gets the same attention as visiting in person. I'll have to go see him once the semester starts.
 
AAMC 9 --> 13/11/12 (36). I was one question away from a 13 in BS, which would've made me feel a little bit better. I can't complain with a 36, but I'm still shooting for 37+ on the real thing 😎
 
Long time no see. I'm actually wondering about getting LORs. My university has a pre-med committee that writes letters for us, but we still have to get letters from professors. How does that work? Do they use snippets of what professors wrote?
 
Bauman1535 said:
AAMC 9 --> 13/11/12 (36). I was one question away from a 13 in BS, which would've made me feel a little bit better. I can't complain with a 36, but I'm still shooting for 37+ on the real thing 😎
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You're doing great!

xuelian said:
Long time no see. I'm actually wondering about getting LORs. My university has a pre-med committee that writes letters for us, but we still have to get letters from professors. How does that work? Do they use snippets of what professors wrote?
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Have you considered emailing the head of your pre-med committee?
 
Bauman1535 said:
AAMC 9 --> 13/11/12 (36). I was one question away from a 13 in BS, which would've made me feel a little bit better. I can't complain with a 36, but I'm still shooting for 37+ on the real thing 😎
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👍👍
 
xuelian said:
Long time no see. I'm actually wondering about getting LORs. My university has a pre-med committee that writes letters for us, but we still have to get letters from professors. How does that work? Do they use snippets of what professors wrote?
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At my school they do the same and they take the best qualities described by each professor and put it into your letter because they don't actually know you. They also have an interview with you where they try to get to know a little about you.
 
BurntFlower said:
You're doing great!
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tman5890 said:
👍👍
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Thanks!

Crap, checked my answers and BS sucked. Had one where I had it right but clicked the wrong answer on accident...would've had a 13 had I not done that. I also had a couple other really stupid mistakes. Oh well. I also thought verbal on 9 had more ambiguities that any of the previous tests. Normally I can justify why my answer is wrong and theirs is right but I struggled to do that on two questions today.
 
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