How do people get 35 MCATs after studying for just one month?

[La Presse]

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Women lie, men lie, but premeds don't lie.

 

[MonkeyDRuffy]

You really think people would do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?

(sent from my phone)

 

[PreMedOrDead]

Women lie, men lie, but premeds don't lie.

Premeds are all asexual.

I scored a 45T, have a 4.0, have three publications in Nature, and two front page publications in the New England Journal of Medicine. I put a lot into the MCAT though, I studied for the week before the test.

 

[La Presse]

Premeds are all asexual.

I scored a 45T, have a 4.0, have three publications in Nature, and two front page publications in the New England Journal of Medicine. I put a lot into the MCAT though, I studied for the week before the test.

I see what you did there.

 

[RelicLTD]

2. People who take the MCAT while still in school (during the summer or something) generally need to study less since the material is so much fresher.

This. Doing well in my classes and taking the heavy high yield ones just before the exam paid forward significantly. Really cut down my study time.

Also luck. A few questions can make a big difference.

 

[runningriot90]

I studied for a month for like 18 hrs a day. It was all that I needed and probably overkill as I tapered off towards the end. Each person is different and each person needs a different amount of time. I am the kinda person who cannot study a few hours each day, but can stay up four nights in a row studying and know it well (really wish I could do the former... better for your health and all).

I also think that getting 35 and above is luck and test taking conditions. I've scored anywhere from a 42 to a 33 on diagnostic tests preceding the exam. If you look at the ranges for scores on the FL AAMC tests, some of them are only 1. So, there's extreme variability on how a person can do.

All you can do is learn your **** well, simulate the testing setting as much as possible, and keep calm.

 

[shenanigi]

I studied for about 5 months (around 7-8 hours per day) and ended up with a 10/9/10. I see so many people scoring that on their diagnostics.

Kind of intimidating to think that I'll be going to medical school with these people!

They are probably just smarter than you.

 

[mangoshakes]

I have a friend who studied for barely two weeks and only took perhaps 4-5 AAMC tests in that time. He knocked it out 33+.

I put it on that he is a tremendous reader with fantastic sense. If you can quickly read and digest information, then you're probably a killer test taker.