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Were there any open ended short questions in the bio or chem section? If yes, were these experimental questions? Did they count? Thanks.
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pharmislife said:
any tips on reading and QA? reading is my lowest score on the pearson's practice tests. i tried writing the main idea for every paragraph I read but that still doesn't help improve my score
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Hey I am taking the pcat this week also, when are you taking yours?
 
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liebrumphd said:
Experimental questions do not count, so I skipped over them completely.. answered them last because they literally dont matter
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Were the experimental questions open ended questions or passage based questions? I read somewhere that it may not be possible to differentiate between the regular and experimental questions.
 
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oh okay, and yeah reading and quant are my lowest as well. I hope the bio and chem are like the Pearson practice tests.
 
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rak173 said:
Were the experimental questions open ended questions or passage based questions? I read somewhere that it may not be possible to differentiate between the regular and experimental questions.
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Experimental questions will most likely be the passage based questions, I would do them last if you have time.
 
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pharmislife said:
me too! those are my high scores so hopefully they will balance out. how have you been studying for reading and math?
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Math I have been studying a lot but I am doing really bad in it. First 2 pearson exams my math was mid-range but last one it dropped low. I am super nervous tho, are you applying this cycle?
 
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yea I am lol how were your other ranges for math? what was your composite like? My chem is in the 80-99th range bio is around there high lol.
 
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Oh okay, how was your composite range mine is between 50-70% but I hope I end up in the higher end. Have you started applying already?
 
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first test was 60-80. second test was 58-78 :(. i didnt do the last and final practice test yet. yeah i started the app already
 
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liebrumphd said:
not really, but there were tons of exact questions from Dr. Collins that were on the PCAT. ESPECIALLY the chemistry section i literally flew by that section with like 10 minutes left
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Even for Bio? Is biology more detailed than on the pearson practice exams?
 
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so guys, I am taking the PCAT on November and I already studied Chemistry from Kaplan and Collins both 2015 , do you think I should focus on Collins now and let Kaplan just for references? to be honest I find Kaplan a little bit difficult and going through it is taking me a lot of time ugh. Thanks :)
 
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Suzy02 said:
I already studied Chemistry from Kaplan and Collins both 2015 , do you think I should focus on Collins now and let Kaplan just for references? to be honest I find Kaplan a little bit difficult and going
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pharmislife said:
what else have you been using to study besides the practice tests
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How far did you get on your application and when are you planning to send it in? Are you still gonna study these 2 days for the pcat? lol
 
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hopeful pharm said:
How far did you get on your application and when are you planning to send it in? Are you still gonna study these 2 days for the pcat? lol
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i just need to fix my personal statement then im done. probably before the end of this month. yeah i am. really worried about reading and math section :(
 
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oh thanks! not that long. still have to fix it. i think as long as you have good pcat and extracirrciular stuff/ LOR's then you'll be good.i know someone who had no extracurricular activties at all and still got in. got all your LORs yet?
 
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going to ask for LORs after Sept 18th. They should take a max 4 weeks so nov. seems like when i will apply. How long did it take for your LORs?
 
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so I am very confused with the applications due dates, lol, but If you apply after Nov 2 you are applying for Fall' 17? I am taking the Pcat in Nov and I see most schools due dates are in Nov and I just have 2 schools here in Florida that their due dates is in Feb :( I want to apply to more schools but seems like is not happening this year :( any tips? pleasee? lol thanks
 
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Suzy02 said:
so I am very confused with the applications due dates, lol, but If you apply after Nov 2 you are applying for Fall' 17? I am taking the Pcat in Nov and I see most schools due dates are in Nov and I just have 2 schools here in Florida that their due dates is in Feb :( I want to apply to more schools but seems like is not happening this year :( any tips? pleasee? lol thanks
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Which schools are you applying to ? Most schools have application deadline of March 1st but the earliest I have seen on Pharmcas was Jan 1st
 
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Nova Southeastern Univ, and UF here in florida, and it says on the website that the deadline for submitting a PharmCAS application for regular admission is February 1, 2016
I wanted to apply to others like few in Texas but it says is due on Nov,2015 ? I am totally confused :(
 
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