Flat Screen Monitors for MCAT....photosensitive epilepsy

[Despina]

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I have photosensitive epilepsy, and I only use flat screen monitors that don't flicker. Does anybody know of a testing site in the Bay Area that uses flat screen/ LCD monitors? I got a hold of one testing center, and they didn't nor did they seem to think any of the other sites did. No one picked up the phone at any of the other 5 Prometric locations, and AAMC had no idea what kind of computers were available at each site. I'm really suprised that none of the sites use flat screens as studies show people read 15% slower on the old monitors. All my schools computer labs now use flat screens, so it seems a little strange that a huge company like Prometric would still be so old fashioned. Since, I saw AAMC officials posting earlier I hope that maybe one of them will see this post.

Otherwise, it looks like I'll have to fill out all the special accomodation paperwork and take the old fashioned pencil and paper version....btw, does anyone know how medical schools view recieving accomodations on the MCAT since your MCAT scores make note it?

 

[Beau Geste]

For the record, I am doing a post-bac program because I majored in music and minored in math, not because my undergraduate GPA was low. I graduated summa cum laude in my major. I went out and worked for a few years then decided I wanted to go back and be a doctor. I was diagnosed with epilepsy my senior year of college, and went through several drug changes--one of which gave me steven johnson syndrome, so its remarkable that I still managed to come out on top in my major. So I'm a bad speller...who cares? There's no spelling requirement on the MCAT. I wasn't judging anyone whose addicted to Ritalin. I just know from several of my friends who are in medical school, that there are a fair amount of students who snort the stuff to get by.

Save your energy. You don't have to explain yourself to anyone here😳

 

[DropkickMurphy]

Sounds to me like you're just bitter at knowing medical schools would rather take in a blind student over someone like yourself.

I can't imagine why. You seem to have such wonderful people skills.

Well, I guess we won't know whether they would chose someone over me for another couple of years, seeing as how I haven't applied yet. I'm not bitter.....I'm just tired of seeing people patted on the hand and told "It'll be OK...."

Oh, and BTW, there's a difference between professionalism and people skills. When I'm at the hospital, I hold my tongue. Part of the reason I come to SDN is I can be honest about my impressions and thoughts without fear of professional impact....think of it as a catharsis of sorts.