HELP! What should I do?

[connie95]

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So I'm currently scheduled for the Nov. 7th MCAT and I don't feel at all ready…my practice exam scores are ~20 and a big reason for that is because I am not yet done with content review (still have almost all of physics and organic). I also have hardly done practice passages (none in physics and organic).

I feel like it would take me until the end of October to finish content review without which I can't even begin to analyze my practice test scores in a confident manner…I mean I know content review is not incredibly important for the MCAT when compared to practice, but it's still important right?

I'm thinking I should just postpone to Jan. even though it only gives me one shot at the MCAT….I mean, I am almost 90% sure that I will go into the Nov. MCAT expecting to retake or void, so is there any point?

So, should I:

1. Postpone to January- this gives me more time to get ready….with this plan, I will finish content review by Nov 1st and work on practice the next two months before Jan.

2. Keep the Nov test date, take the test and void - this may give me an idea of the "MCAT experience" but then again, I lose lots of money…

3. Decide whether to postpone closer to my test date - I could always keep studying and decide closer to Nov 7th based on my practice test scores then, but I highly doubt there will be seats for my desired test date 🙁

What do you think I should do???

 

[cactus8910]

Postpone to January while there are still spots available. It might help to lay out a schedule for studying so that you'll be sure to have time for practice tests.
Definitely don't go with option 2. It'll just be a waste of your time and money.

 

[hoihaie]

postpone now! there might not even be any open seats for you in jan...

 

[Kochanie]

Postpone!

 

[Ismet]

Postpone today. You are absolutely not going to be ready for 11/7 and every day you wait, spots are filling up.

 

[Lucca]

Postpone!

 

[Snoopy2006]

Postpone for sure.

 

[NYCdude]

Can't believe no one has mentioned this yet but postpone till January!

 

[ciestar]

Dude….
why would you even question this?

 

[Aerus]

Take practice passages. Reading, taking notes, Audio Osmosis, Outlining, taking quizzes, etc. is NOT studying. You are NOT going to be ready if you don't do practice passages.


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[Goro]

Under NO circumstances should you take the exam if you're not ready. So, go with #1.

1. Postpone to January- this gives me more time to get ready….with this plan, I will finish content review by Nov 1st and work on practice the next two months before Jan.

 

[ImmunoLove]

Postpone, sign up for the new date, and create a hefty but reasonable study schedule to ensure you cover all the material and feel as ready as you possibly can. That old adage "that which is done right is done forever" is applicable here. Good luck.

 

[moisne]

Postpone - 200$ is a drop in a bucket in comparison but why bother ... Voiding won't show you a score - so you have no idea how you did.

I ended up taking it twice, the second time I thought I failed so hard that I didn't even look at my score until 4 months later ... Then it was a rush of "OMG, apply apply apply" and didn't start application until mid August...

 

[spik]

Postpone.