Freaking out!

[closertofine]

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As MCAT time is approaching, I am beginning to realize how much there is to know that I don't know...I've still got some time to study, of course, but not too long...and I'm having trouble making myself sit down and do it...maybe I should have taken that Kaplan class!

Problem is, I did relatively well on the two practice tests I've taken (timed), and so now I don't feel as motivated to study...but I don't know a lot of the science, just figured out some of it from the passages...and now that I'm trying more practice sections, my scores are going WAY down really fast!

What am I doing wrong? How can I get myself back on track, fast?!

Thanks...panicking...😕

 

[woolie]

Do you have to take the April exam or can you wait until August? I found that for me I had to wait until June to start on my August '02 studying (because of work and school) and I didn't realize just how overwhelming this stuff was and so even studing all day for the last 6 or 7 weeks my nerves were so freaked I couldn't concentrate. It got weird.

If I had known to prepare long in advance or had taken a Kaplan test as a preparation a year earlier I might have been better prepared for what I was walking into. This is hard stuff and nerves can be frayed ... 😱

 

[basupran]

Hey! Don't panick so much! Don't you know that you are at the halfway point when you realize that you know nothing? I remember when I first started on cars, I knew nothing...but I felt confident, felt like I knew a lot about them. Then, I met some real car fans, and realized that I knew NOTHING, just thought I knew everything. At that point, my speed of learning shot up...it is almost as if I focused more, trying to pay attention to the details...etc. Almost everything I have gotten good at has been like this...get to that point where you realize that you know nothing, and then you try harder. It sounds to me like you are on the right track, just don't give up!