I took the MCAT recently, and since I usually do pretty well on standardized tests, I just decided to go for it without studying. Did anyone else do this? Or did most of you do the Kaplan thing? Or go through the book? What?
Originally posted by einey
Sensitive? No Jealous? Not really . It's dificult to be jealous over someone who hasn't proven they know the material. You have only demonstrated you can take a test. What I'm concerned with is the lack of good judgement and poor critical thinking on the part of people who are going to be doctors. If you show this level of ineffective judgement I really wouldn't want you treating patients.
Forgive my limited vocab, but what exactly does ascerbic mean?Originally posted by unregistered
lets see what that ascerbic wit, scienceriot, has to say when he wakes up this morning.
Originally posted by Candide
Forgive my limited vocab, but what exactly does ascerbic mean?
Originally posted by Street Philosopher
i took the mcat freshman year of college as a placement exam for an elite program. scored 43-45T. this was before any background in the sciences. i just used my superior intellect to reason out answers and got lucky on a few questions. it's too bad that i have a 2 inch penis.
Originally posted by lady bug
I have no earthly idea how some of you can score a 30 without studying for the mcat at all...but props to you. Know that you are very lucky and that there are some people who have studied everyday all summer and are still scoring under a 30.
Originally posted by Mike59
I"m not accusing anyone in particular of lying, but the BS flag has to be raised with regard to this subject and previous "no-study, pulled a 36" MCATers. I've read several threads in the past where people would jump in and state how they didn't study, or the test is really easy, or other BS along those lines. The average score on each section is a freakin' 8!!! With thousands of people studying their ass off, I have real trouble believing that there are so many people who can just show up to the test, take it cold, and come out one or two standard deviations above the mean. If it's true, more power to you, but a vast majority of hard working premeds either don't want to hear it, or frankly don't believe it.
Originally posted by Diogenes
I'm pretty sure this is directed at me. I have said before that I got a 36 (11VR, 14PS, 11BS, R) without any studying. I understand why someone would say that the BS flag has to be raised. Perhaps some explanation is required.
I was a Bio major and a chem minor. I took the MCAT in August between junior and senior year. But by the time I took the MCAT, I had taken a year of bio, gen chem, o-chem, 2 quarters of physics, and 6 upper division bio and 1 upper division chem classes. I am lucky in that I usually do well on standardized tests. I did not consider it to be that big of a risk.
Look, I don't think that this approach is for everyone. I just think that I was confident and relaxed and those two things, confidence and relaxation, served me well.
Originally posted by BushBaby
Well I studied for the MCAT and barely made a 30.....![]()
Wish I had some of the "skillz" that those didn't study (but scored well) have.
Originally posted by BushBaby
What do you mean by "did not study"?
You did:
a) lots of practice questions, but studied no material.
b) You didn't really do much practice questions (a few) and studied no material.
c) You just woke up and went to the test center.
d) did one of the above AND took no prep course?
By study, I did practice questions, studied material and took a prep course.
Originally posted by Diogenes
I meant no prep course, no practice questions, did not review any subject material. The only thing I did was get the thinnest prep book I could find in Barnes and Noble and read throught the part that describes the test format (i.e. there are 4 sections, they cover these subjects, there are passsages and stand-alone questions, you'll have this much time for each section and you get these breaks, etc.).
Originally posted by Diogenes
I think that perhaps one ought to differentiate between studying for the MCAT and studying at some point in college. Everyone takes gen chem, o-chem, bio, physics, calc, etc. The more you study and/or the better you are able to retain what you study, the less you have to "study for the MCAT." Personally my retention is pretty good, so I didn't prepare for the MCAT in particular. But it isn't like anyone on this board is claiming to have magically known all of this material without ever cracking a textbook of any kind in their life.