How to do better than a 13 on PS/BS? Also Orgo help

[AugustMCAT]

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I CANNOT break this barrier on my practice AAMCs. I literally think every AAMC but one I got a 13 in both sections...and in that other AAMC I got a 14 and 12 in PS and BS respectively. I seem to get the EXACT same score every time. Here's my issue: I don't know any content and I take the MCAT in 3 days. I use logic, intuition, and the passage if it helps. The questions I get wrong are ALWAYS those tricky ones where you have to guess and hope for the best. Am I just doomed to the statistics of correct vs incorrect guessing on these few horrible problems? Is there a crash course in content that I can use? (I typically own most Biology and Gen Chem, I'm solid in physics, and o chem always gives me a headache but somehow I guess correctly on all of them).

With O chem in particular...I have reviewed the entire EK book and audio osmosis, and I'm always fine when it comes to general ochem questions, but in the long passages with complex reactions and reagents I've never seen before, I get very tripped up and lose confidence (I only get 1-3 wrong total from orgo in BS, but I'm seeking to eliminate this). How can I improve on ochem in just a few days?

 

[quadomatic]

I CANNOT break this barrier on my practice AAMCs. I literally think every AAMC but one I got a 13 in both sections...and in that other AAMC I got a 14 and 12 in PS and BS respectively. I seem to get the EXACT same score every time. Here's my issue: I don't know any content and I take the MCAT in 3 days. I use logic, intuition, and the passage if it helps. The questions I get wrong are ALWAYS those tricky ones where you have to guess and hope for the best. Am I just doomed to the statistics of correct vs incorrect guessing on these few horrible problems? Is there a crash course in content that I can use? (I typically own most Biology and Gen Chem, I'm solid in physics, and o chem always gives me a headache but somehow I guess correctly on all of them).

With O chem in particular...I have reviewed the entire EK book and audio osmosis, and I'm always fine when it comes to general ochem questions, but in the long passages with complex reactions and reagents I've never seen before, I get very tripped up and lose confidence (I only get 1-3 wrong total from orgo in BS, but I'm seeking to eliminate this). How can I improve on ochem in just a few days?

Stay confident in your intuition and don't second guess. That's all you can really do with material you haven't seen before/aren't familiar with (you aren't really supposed to be perfectly familiar with everything you see on the MCAT...).

If you haven't, maybe download the MCAT Topic Lists and find the stuff you aren't 100% comfortable with and try to study that stuff? You're kinda short on time though...

 

[muhali3]

Same thing happens to me. I'm stuck around a 13, but when I analyze the questions I got wrong, it's not because I didn't know the content. It's because I either didn't read the question carefully, missed important information in the passage, or thought that the answers to the question were debatable and chose the one I thought was better.

For the O-chem passages, I find that even though the passages may be hard to understand, the questions are generally easy, and most can be answered correctly just with the tables/reactions given. When I get to an o-chem passage, I read the questions first. There are usually a few discretes in there. Then there are a few that reference some reaction or data in the passage. You don't have to read the whole passage to understand the question and answer it correctly.

 

[mitchlucker]

I hate to say it but you really can't...

Not within a few days, anyways. Especially if you're telling us that you don't know content. I'm very surprised you get 13s without knowing any content. Also, going from a 13 up is very hard, and it's going to come down to luck, especially on test day.

The difference between a 13 and 15 is 2 or 3 questions. If these 2 questions are things you know, then you'll move up, if not, then you'll get your 13.

Also, why are you stressing out over not knowing this orgo now and not 2 weeks ago? Seems like pretty bad planning, but your practice scores are good so I guess it's a wash.

I dominated Ochem in my university and in my studying, got every orgo AAMC practice test question correct.

Still got to the MCAT and saw stuff I've never seen before.

Best to use your intuition and logic for the real thing, lots of stuff you can't study for. Just keep going with your 13s. Still 98th percentile.

 

[AugustMCAT]

Stay confident in your intuition and don't second guess. That's all you can really do with material you haven't seen before/aren't familiar with (you aren't really supposed to be perfectly familiar with everything you see on the MCAT...).

If you haven't, maybe download the MCAT Topic Lists and find the stuff you aren't 100% comfortable with and try to study that stuff? You're kinda short on time though...

Will do, thanks!

Same thing happens to me. I'm stuck around a 13, but when I analyze the questions I got wrong, it's not because I didn't know the content. It's because I either didn't read the question carefully, missed important information in the passage, or thought that the answers to the question were debatable and chose the one I thought was better.

For the O-chem passages, I find that even though the passages may be hard to understand, the questions are generally easy, and most can be answered correctly just with the tables/reactions given. When I get to an o-chem passage, I read the questions first. There are usually a few discretes in there. Then there are a few that reference some reaction or data in the passage. You don't have to read the whole passage to understand the question and answer it correctly.

That is an excellent point. The passage is very intimidating but the questions are fairly easy. Still, there is always a mechanism-based Q that I get wrong...

I hate to say it but you really can't...

Not within a few days, anyways. Especially if you're telling us that you don't know content. I'm very surprised you get 13s without knowing any content. Also, going from a 13 up is very hard, and it's going to come down to luck, especially on test day.

The difference between a 13 and 15 is 2 or 3 questions. If these 2 questions are things you know, then you'll move up, if not, then you'll get your 13.

Also, why are you stressing out over not knowing this orgo now and not 2 weeks ago? Seems like pretty bad planning, but your practice scores are good so I guess it's a wash.

I dominated Ochem in my university and in my studying, got every orgo AAMC practice test question correct.

Still got to the MCAT and saw stuff I've never seen before.

Best to use your intuition and logic for the real thing, lots of stuff you can't study for. Just keep going with your 13s. Still 98th percentile.

Well I started studying 11 days ago, so 2 weeks ago I hadn't done anything! I've done 12-14 hours a day, finished all AAMC FLs except for 11 which I'm saving for Wednesday, and gone through every EK book and audio osmosis once. So I know the content, but I know it pretty poorly. I know just enough to be able to use my scientific intuition to answer the Qs.

And as far as verbal...wtf is wrong with the scale? I get 14 one exam, I get an 11 the next exam with only 3 more wrong?

 

[MCATBUSTER]

Is this a "rub it in your face" kind of thread? really? 13 is not enough anymore?

 

[AugustMCAT]

IDK if you guys are familiar with which exams test which sections better, or content vs logic, but here are my scores (skipped writing section every time, still have to learn how to do it 🙁)

All CBTs
3- 37
10- 37
9- 38
4- 40
5- 34
7- 37
8- 38
Took the 6R casually as well. Timed it, but only did the PS and BS sections and paused to make food, etc. Got 13s on both
11- This Wednesday

 

[AugustMCAT]

Is this a "rub it in your face" kind of thread? really? 13 is not enough anymore?

I realized there may be a comment like this in this thread, but I'm really being serious. After all, this is about IMPROVING your score. I can't improve above a 13 on the sciences, and I would love to get a few tips and tricks from high-scoring members to break this barrier.

 

[Hershi]

good for you and I hope you can break 13s. I cant break 9s and I write next week! So stressed !

 

[AugustMCAT]

good for you and I hope you can break 13s. I cant break 9s and I write next week! So stressed !

Stick with it man. At least you're not applying for a spot in the incoming 2012 class!

Btw, is there any way to get a writing sample graded (paid or otherwise)? I'd like to at least have a faint idea of how I'm doing in that section.

 

[salim271]

meh i wouldnt worry about it. 13 is a good score on any section, i wish i had been scoring 13s on PS and BS lol. If you're consistently scoring 13s it means you're strong in all areas and just making a few mistakes, not really a big deal, just keep checking your mistakes and remind yourself why you made them, so if u come up against a similar problem you can keep yourself on guard while doing it so you dont make the same or a similar mistake.

 

[vin5cent0]

I can't believe people are taking this seriously, lol. You started studying < 2 weeks ago and you're whining about a 13? Buzz off, seriously, this couldn't possibly be more of a bragging post than it already is.

I'm extremely skeptical of anyone who claims to score in the 40s with "poor content knowledge". Too many questions on these tests that require you to know the formula, "scientific intuition" won't get you anywhere when the correct answer comes down to slight variations in whatever you calculate. Not to mention, over a month ago you said you had started studying... now it's 11 days.

Meh, if this thread makes you feel better

 

[DrDotooMuch]

I can't believe people are taking this seriously, lol. You started studying < 2 weeks ago and you're whining about a 13? Buzz off, seriously, this couldn't possibly be more of a bragging post than it already is.

I'm extremely skeptical of anyone who claims to score in the 40s with "poor content knowledge". Too many questions on these tests that require you to know the formula, "scientific intuition" won't get you anywhere when the correct answer comes down to slight variations in whatever you calculate. Not to mention, over a month ago you said you had started studying... now it's 11 days.

Meh, if this thread makes you feel better

I'm glad someone beat me to it....

I scored a 13 for my first time on BS last week and I knew I completely murdered the section as soon as I was done with it. Im not even worried about getting past that. F**K I'd be happy if i could do it again next time I take a FL...

Anyways. Anything past 13 your pretty much just getting lucky. Lucky as in your getting passages that your really comfortable with consistently. For me a 15PS would be if I had passages on Kinematics and Mechanics, Waves and Doppler effect, Acid-base, Energy Conservation, Bonding, and Optics. Because I almost always get all the question right when given those topics. But you cant always get what you want.

If your scoring 13s you Must know your material. When I was scoring 9-10s I felt like I didn't know the material well enough Now I'm scoring 11-13 and I know I know the material because I know what the question is asking about.

 

[kkentm]

i cant believe anyone believes what you write. so u get 13s in science sections based of intuition and reading the passage without sufficient content knowledge yet ur scores show that ur verbal cant possible be better than an 11/12? if ur story were true u should be killing verbal instead of doing better on the science sections that uve studied less than 2 weeks for.

 

[coyotelime]

Yeah so I did SN2's schedule and I'm getting 12s...

Nice to know there are people who take the shortcuts and still do great. Kudos to you.

 

[AugustMCAT]

I can't believe people are taking this seriously, lol. You started studying < 2 weeks ago and you're whining about a 13? Buzz off, seriously, this couldn't possibly be more of a bragging post than it already is.

I'm extremely skeptical of anyone who claims to score in the 40s with "poor content knowledge". Too many questions on these tests that require you to know the formula, "scientific intuition" won't get you anywhere when the correct answer comes down to slight variations in whatever you calculate. Not to mention, over a month ago you said you had started studying... now it's 11 days.

Meh, if this thread makes you feel better

This isn't a bragging post by any means. I hate such posts as much as you do.

It is 12 days now. I had intended to start a month ago, and I started listening to audio osmosis, but once again had to stop. I find it extremely disappointing that everyone here thinks the intention of my post was malcontent...

Seriously guys, here's why I made this thread: I am getting a 13 EVERY TIME. This isn't me bragging. If I wanted to do that, I wouldn't be bragging about how I poorly planned my MCAT study. No, this is me asking for a strategy to get over the hump. There are tons of strategies for a score of an 8 or 9, but very few strategies for higher scores. When I get the same score every time, it tells me I need to tweak SOMETHING if I want to hit 14 or 15.

Please, I am not trying to brag, and if I came off that way, just ignore this thread. Let those who are intent on helping help. I take my MCAT in 3 days...I am very stressed and at this point I'd just like helpful answers 🙂.

 

[AugustMCAT]

I'm glad someone beat me to it....

I scored a 13 for my first time on BS last week and I knew I completely murdered the section as soon as I was done with it. Im not even worried about getting past that. F**K I'd be happy if i could do it again next time I take a FL...

Anyways. Anything past 13 your pretty much just getting lucky. Lucky as in your getting passages that your really comfortable with consistently. For me a 15PS would be if I had passages on Kinematics and Mechanics, Waves and Doppler effect, Acid-base, Energy Conservation, Bonding, and Optics. Because I almost always get all the question right when given those topics. But you cant always get what you want.

If your scoring 13s you Must know your material. When I was scoring 9-10s I felt like I didn't know the material well enough Now I'm scoring 11-13 and I know I know the material because I know what the question is asking about.

Thanks for the help man! So you think it's totally passage/luck based? I thought so too...but I never seem to get unlucky or lucky because I always wind up with a 13!

Yeah I worded the OP poorly. I have barely reviewed the content once, so I do know it, but I was just comparing myself to all you other well-organized overachievers who didn't screw themselves over like me!

i cant believe anyone believes what you write. so u get 13s in science sections based of intuition and reading the passage without sufficient content knowledge yet ur scores show that ur verbal cant possible be better than an 11/12? if ur story were true u should be killing verbal instead of doing better on the science sections that uve studied less than 2 weeks for.

Yeah, I'm lying. Seriously dude? My SCIENTIFIC intuition > LITERARY intuition. Think about it.

 

[kehlsh]

are you seriously complaining about getting 13's on sciences without thorough content prep?

 

[AugustMCAT]

are you seriously complaining about getting 13's on sciences without thorough content prep?

This is really sad. I'm not COMPLAINING. I'm asking for tips to break the plateau! I know you're quite knowledgeable here, Are you seriously going to mock my post rather than provide some insight when I am 3 days out from the exam?

 

[kehlsh]

I'm not trying to mock your thread. I think it's just silly because

1. you didn't even put the efforts into getting secure 14-15 range, where you'd know everything inside and out
2. your emphasis on how little you studied: if you were genuinely concerned, why do you mention that? or, you are trying to make a counterproductive argument here because as I said in #1, you didn't even prepare and you are asking for a lot
3. if you really are getting 13s, you should realize luck has to do a lot beyond this point because score between 13-15 is only a difference of 3-4 questions.

 

[Bumbl3b33]

This is really sad. I'm not COMPLAINING. I'm asking for tips to break the plateau! I know you're quite knowledgeable here, Are you seriously going to mock my post rather than provide some insight when I am 3 days out from the exam?

I forgot to see if I already said this, but you will NEVER have that kind of control on a test. The difference between 13-14-15 is 1/2 questions, i know everyone denies but there is a lot of luck after 36/37 test score--maybe I only think that because I'm sitting on a 30, who knows (sidenote to show frustration: 😡 ). I admire your persistence and tenacity---as a wise man once said, "h8rs gon' h8".) May the luck be with you!

 

[KindofBlue]

are you seriously complaining about getting 13's on sciences without thorough content prep?

I know. Seriously.
Why do you even want to score over 13? Even top name schools' average MCAT are 35~37. You're score right now is 37~38. You realize scores in the upper 30s are pretty much all the same, right? A point or two difference will not decide whether you get in or not at that point.

Either 1) you thought only people with 39~40 MCAT could get into the top name schools, 2) you're bragging, 3) you're a troll. There is no other rational explanation besides that.
Really, if you were able to do what you say you did, there is nothing you could possibly learn from anybody else in this forum other than what you've already figured out on your own (therefore, you're bragging).

 

[AugustMCAT]

I'm not trying to mock your thread. I think it's just silly because

1. you didn't even put the efforts into getting secure 14-15 range, where you'd know everything inside and out
2. your emphasis on how little you studied: if you were genuinely concerned, why do you mention that? or, you are trying to make a counterproductive argument here because as I said in #1, you didn't even prepare and you are asking for a lot
3. if you really are getting 13s, you should realize luck has to do a lot beyond this point because score between 13-15 is only a difference of 3-4 questions.

1. I have been working tirelessly this last week and a half, make no mistake about it.
2. Emphasis on how little I studied is to show you guys that content is still an issue, which would help with your suggestions in what to review, and maybe a link to a crash course in content...
3. I thought so too, but is it just a coincidence that every single exam except for one had a 13?

 

[AugustMCAT]

I know. Seriously.
Why do you even want to score over 13? Even top name schools' average MCAT are 35~37. You're score right now is 37~38. You realize scores in the upper 30s are pretty much all the same, right? A point or two difference will not decide whether you get in or not at that point.

Either 1) you thought only people with 39~40 MCAT could get into the top name schools, 2) you're bragging, 3) you're a troll. There is no other rational explanation besides that.
Really, if you were able to do what you say you did, there is nothing you could possibly learn from anybody else in this forum other than what you've already figured out on your own (therefore, you're bragging).

Try option 4. I'm an extremely late applicant due to my MCAT score being so late (I'm applying for the entering class of fall 2012). Stop making assumptions guys. This is really very disappointing. I need help, and I was hoping to find it here.

AND THERE IS PLENTY I can learn. I just said I am not nearly as knowledgeable as everyone else here. I don't know much about the procedures. I don't know as much about the content. There is PLENTY I can learn.

Why are you so hostile?

 

[Bumbl3b33]

Try option 4. I'm an extremely late applicant due to my MCAT score being so late (I'm applying for the entering class of fall 2012). Stop making assumptions guys. This is really very disappointing. I need help, and I was hoping to find it here.

AND THERE IS PLENTY I can learn. I just said I am not nearly as knowledgeable as everyone else here. I don't know much about the procedures. I don't know as much about the content. There is PLENTY I can learn.

Why are you so hostile?

Dude, just drop it. No one can help you with its. It'll be luck that gets you 13+ whether you take the today, tomorrow, or test day. If you feel content is an issue, make it so it's not any more.

 

[hooligan]

Here's the problem bro.

The validity of the MCAT breaks down in the high score range. Even the AAMC admits this.

The difference between a 13 and a 14 means nothing - it's all luck beyond scoring 13.

Besides, it sounds like you're gonna do great. Don't sweat it bro. Sounds like you're going to get at LEAST 12/12 on BS/PS (scores usually drop a BIT from the practice tests). If you get a 10 on the VR, you're good to go for any medical school.

And to the OP: don't get fired up about what the clowns on this board say. When you say that you get 13's without studying for it, people's emotional receptors get out of whack (they are jealous of you), and subsequently start acting stupid.

 

[tak08810]

Why isn't this thread locked and this troll banned/warned?

BTW you realize that 36+ scores are diminishing returns and don't really make a difference. If you're getting 13's on PS/BS and I'm assuming you're getting 10's in VR or else you'd be focusing on that there's not a lot of point really in trying to raise your score. You're better off spending that time shadowing or getting clinical experience, or working on your app. If you don't believe me ask any of the regulars or mods. QofQuemica always says this and she got a 43.

 

[AugustMCAT]

Why isn't this thread locked and this troll banned/warned?

BTW you realize that 36+ scores are diminishing returns and don't really make a difference. If you're getting 13's on PS/BS and I'm assuming you're getting 10's in VR or else you'd be focusing on that there's not a lot of point really in trying to raise your score. You're better off spending that time shadowing or getting clinical experience, or working on your app. If you don't believe me ask any of the regulars or mods. QofQuemica always says this and she got a 43.

This is getting ridiculous. Did you read the thread? I am applying for the upcoming class! My app is in! My shadowing is done!

And now you're advocating that I get banned. You come in here, don't read the thread which is 100% serious, and write me off as a troll. Thank you for your contribution.

 

[AugustMCAT]

Dude, just drop it. No one can help you with its. It'll be luck that gets you 13+ whether you take the today, tomorrow, or test day. If you feel content is an issue, make it so it's not any more.

Appreciate all the help man, including in the other thread. If you need anything at all, do not hesitate to ask. 🙂

 

[AugustMCAT]

Here's the problem bro.

The validity of the MCAT breaks down in the high score range. Even the AAMC admits this.

The difference between a 13 and a 14 means nothing - it's all luck beyond scoring 13.

Besides, it sounds like you're gonna do great. Don't sweat it bro. Sounds like you're going to get at LEAST 12/12 on BS/PS (scores usually drop a BIT from the practice tests). If you get a 10 on the VR, you're good to go for any medical school.

And to the OP: don't get fired up about what the clowns on this board say. When you say that you get 13's without studying for it, people's emotional receptors get out of whack (they are jealous of you), and subsequently start acting stupid.

Appreciate the advice bro! So is the MCAT significantly harder than the AAMCs? Or do people's test scores drop because they are nervous?

Also, just a general Q. For the writing sample...assuming one thesis and one antithesis example....do we only use ONE rule for our synthesis?

Thanks!

 

[KindofBlue]

Try option 4. I'm an extremely late applicant due to my MCAT score being so late (I'm applying for the entering class of fall 2012). Stop making assumptions guys. This is really very disappointing. I need help, and I was hoping to find it here.

AND THERE IS PLENTY I can learn. I just said I am not nearly as knowledgeable as everyone else here. I don't know much about the procedures. I don't know as much about the content. There is PLENTY I can learn.

Why are you so hostile?

Come on, most people could only dream of getting 35+.
A person scoring ~38 asking for advice on MCAT is like Warren Buffett asking for advice on investing.
Whatever system you've worked out, it's obviously working perfectly for you. I don't think there's really anything you could do at this point with only 3 days left till your exam, unless you could finish content review for ochem in a day or two. Like a lot of the other posters wrote, at that score range it's really luck that determines the outcome, and the 1~2 point difference really doesn't mean that much. Look at the MSAR statistics if you're not convinced.

 

[teotuf]

it's all about your state of mind on the test date/during the test. i did a similar thing where i studied for less than 2 weeks - after the the first week of content review i took my first practice test and got a 29 (13BS/11PS/5VR), and then said screw verbal and decided to ace the sciences (this was the saturday before the test on thursday).

just do a lot of practice questions - a LOT of them. and then from 8pm on the night before, rest and digest.

i did okay (14/14/8 on the actual, which i retook hoping for a better verbal score), so i'm sure you will too.

 

[vayntraubinator]

lol at this whole thread. This kid obviously just wants attention 🙂

 

[vin5cent0]

Again, troll is troll. OP admits he barely studied, content knowledge is weak, and asks why he can't pass a 13. LOLOLOL. For such a smart guy, how can he not know 1 + 1 = 2? I mean, when my test scores are low.. I STUDY! Novel concept, eh?

Simply put, there is no point in continuing this thread other than the OP's desire to keep bumping it up and allowing people to read it (I.e. brag off of an accomplishment he has probably never made). Why does he continue to bump it? Nothing short of luck will raise him past 13, and the only logical thing left for him to do is study or be content with a score in the ~99th percentile. Any intelligent person would realize this.

 

[coyotelime]

Hey man in all honesty about the orgo thing.

From what I've heard from my friend about distribution of orgo/bio in BS(he took his on Saturday), it's like 75% bio and 25% orgo. So if you are missing 2-3 questions in organic, that probably does suggest serious content deficiencies. But the problem is you said you only miss the difficult questions from the synthesis passages and such.

Considering your exam is in two days, I wouldn't advise cramming or anything like that. However, if you can somehow get your hands on some TBR books that might be helpful. If you are missing passages based on organic laboratory methods it may be helpful to look at a textbook or lab manual(I shredded mine didn't wanna see it ever again lol). TBR has a great chapter on lab techniques so if you can get a TBR Orgo book it's a win win.

I completely understand how everyone else must feel in this thread, especially for those of us that are scoring below you and have probably spent an exponentially longer amount of time. But in OP's defense, maybe he put in more effort than us in his prereqs so doesn't have to work as hard on content?

It is pretty ridiculous you are getting 95-99% on BS/PS and asking us how you can improve. At least it's not verbal. If you were complaining about 13s on VERBAL I would maim you(figuratively).

P.S. Sorry for bumping this thread but I am twiddling my thumbs until my test on Friday =P

 

[hooligan]

Appreciate the advice bro! So is the MCAT significantly harder than the
AAMCs? Or do people's test scores drop because they are nervous?

Also,
just a general Q. For the writing sample...assuming one thesis and one
antithesis example....do we only use ONE rule for our
synthesis?

Thanks!

The test is exactly the same format as the practice ones. People do worse because it's noisy, they are nervous, and they are in an unfamiliar environment and sometimes in a different city. It's the same as the home/vistor effect in professional sports.

I can't answer questions about the writing sample, I haven't studyed it yet.

 

[DrDotooMuch]

Try option 4. I'm an extremely late applicant due to my MCAT score being so late (I'm applying for the entering class of fall 2012).

Good luck. You obviously have your priorities in line getting you medical school application in EXTREMELY late. Everyone who I know in med school told me the last thing you want to do is get your application in late. EVERY single one of them said submit it as early as possible. Get you application at the bottom of the e-stack with a bunch of extremely well qualified applicants coming to the hands of ADCOMs before yours.

lol at this whole thread. This kid obviously just wants attention 🙂

No bro. "He just wants to break the plateau."

Enyways. I also think its extremely hilarious that in almost all of your other posts (ones not in this thread) you somehow mention your score. I guess you realized that no one gave a F**K and posted this. Well no one still give a f**k.

I'm usually a very nice guy. 😍

So ill give you a few of these and suggest you run away.

 

[tak08810]

Why isn't this thread locked and this troll banned/warned?

BTW you realize that 36+ scores are diminishing returns and don't really make a difference. If you're getting 13's on PS/BS and I'm assuming you're getting 10's in VR or else you'd be focusing on that there's not a lot of point really in trying to raise your score. You're better off spending that time shadowing or getting clinical experience, or working on your app. If you don't believe me ask any of the regulars or mods. QofQuemica always says this and she got a 43.

This is getting ridiculous. Did you read the thread? I am applying for the upcoming class! My app is in! My shadowing is done!

And now you're advocating that I get banned. You come in here, don't read the thread which is 100% serious, and write me off as a troll. Thank you for your contribution.

why would i bother to read the whole thread when it's obvious from the first post you're either a troll or a huge tool.

post a screencap of you scores with your screename and "studentdoctors" in the address bar and that'll be a step towards believing you

 

[tak08810]

Here's the problem bro.

The validity of the MCAT breaks down in the high score range. Even the AAMC admits this.

The difference between a 13 and a 14 means nothing - it's all luck beyond scoring 13.

Besides, it sounds like you're gonna do great. Don't sweat it bro. Sounds like you're going to get at LEAST 12/12 on BS/PS (scores usually drop a BIT from the practice tests). If you get a 10 on the VR, you're good to go for any medical school.

And to the OP: don't get fired up about what the clowns on this board say. When you say that you get 13's without studying for it, people's emotional receptors get out of whack (they are jealous of you), and subsequently start acting stupid.

Or it's the internet and I love calling out trolls and see them flounder around for a response?

 

[quadomatic]

Personally, I'm getting 13's on PS and BS, and I definitely don't feel comfortable with everything. I went through the AAMC topic list and highlighted stuff I wasn't 100% on...and there was a lot of stuff highlighted (and I'm "done" with my content review...).

It's not all luck from the 13. You may be getting "lucky" with passages you're familiar with, but if you're seeing passages with stuff that you should probably know, you still have some room for improvement via studying.

BTW, before anyone starts flaming me, I did content review for about 3 months (not studying super hard every day, but it took 3 months).