I am neurotic: 40+ MCAT AAMC?

[holesinthinair]

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I know this has been posted a million times, but the only responses I've seen are 'I got a 30 on my AAMC but a 32 on the real deal' or some variant thereof.

How about those of you who scored over 40 on the real deal/AAMC? Did you score as well or did you do worse? I've heard PS and BS are harder, which worries me.

I've been around there (last ones are 41, 39, 41, 40) on the AAMC and my exam is Tuesday. I pretty much need to be 40+ to get in where I want to go.

Thanks!

 

[RogueUnicorn]

look over the threads better. there are plenty of us with 40+ who have posted.

 

[schrizto]

There was a thread not long ago on this, but if you're consistently getting around a 40 you're probably going to get that on the real thing.

That is an amazing set of scores, by the way.

 

[DrDre2001]

This board of low-life 31 MCAT getting losers is obviously below your level. I don't think you'll find an answer here.

 

[Optimalsauce]

No reason to think you should not get around your AAMC average and roughly +/- your std deviation

 

[holesinthinair]

This board of low-life 31 MCAT getting losers is obviously below your level. I don't think you'll find an answer here.

I didn't mean it that way of course... But it may be, depending on the differences between the practice and real tests, that the translation of practice to real score may not be the same for different score ranges.

Thank you for the quick summary schritzo.
bleargh: there are a number of threads on this, and it's hard (especially when I really should be studying) to sift through each and every one

 

[holesinthinair]

how about the 'official guide to the MCAT' as a predictor?

 

[Optimalsauce]

If your subscores are consistent, no need to stress about it. On tests are you going from 14 13 13 to 15 11 14 to 13 12 15? You might get unlucky and get stuffed in each section on the real deal.

Also if you're getting 15,10,15 you have less wiggle room than 13,13,13. You may get some weird questions you've never heard of on Phys or Bio and take your 15s down to 14 or 13 real quick.

My verbal was way too inconsistent to ensure a 40, so if your VR is consistent, relax

 

[burningheat]

im in same boat as you, but 1-2 pts lower. I have the same fear and taking sept 12th. hopefully all goes well

 

[schrizto]

*sigh* premeds are going to be neurotic no matter what.

 

[SuperSaiyan3]

I didn't mean it that way of course... But it may be, depending on the differences between the practice and real tests, that the translation of practice to real score may not be the same for different score ranges.

Thank you for the quick summary schritzo.
bleargh: there are a number of threads on this, and it's hard (especially when I really should be studying) to sift through each and every one

1. I think we should make a new thread called a 40+ habits thread on top of the 30+ habits thread.

2. ignore bleargh. He has a tendency to go around the forums indirectly boasting that he got a 40 on the MCAT (but STILL lingering around the MCAT forum like a creep) and most of his posts are usually unhelpful and condescending. He'll always just tell you to just go "look things up yourself" or other stupid, useless commands (not even advices). Some people are very thoughtless and I would hate to have him as my doctor.

 

[RogueUnicorn]

1. I think we should make a new thread called a 40+ habits thread on top of the 30+ habits thread.

2. ignore bleargh. He has a tendency to go around the forums indirectly boasting that he got a 40 on the MCAT (but STILL lingering around the MCAT forum like a creep) and most of his posts are usually unhelpful and condescending. He'll always just tell you to just go "look things up yourself" or other stupid, useless commands (not even advices). Some people are very thoughtless and I would hate to have him as my doctor.

hey weren't you the guy who said a third of koreans were doctors?

also, i encourage you to poll SDN's mcat forum as to whether i am helpful or not. because you leech off information without answering any study questions doesn't mean the rest of us will.

finally, i didn't get a 40.

 

[SuperSaiyan3]

hey weren't you the guy who said a third of koreans were doctors?

also, i encourage you to poll SDN's mcat forum as to whether i am helpful or not. because you leech off information without answering any study questions doesn't mean the rest of us will.

finally, i didn't get a 40.

what, let me guess, you got something HIGHER than a 40 and you're angry that I discredited you from your glory and fame of a digital number on a standardized test?

Cry me a river.

 

[RogueUnicorn]

what, let me guess, you got something HIGHER than a 40 and you're angry that I discredited you from your glory and fame of a digital number on a standardized test?

Cry me a river.

LOL, why would I be angry? you have some serious projection and inadequacy issues little guy. you should probably work on that. you're exactly the kind of person that would actually brag about a "digital number" should it turn out high enough. haha oh man... you're such unintentional comedy.

 

[mkat]

LMAO...this reminds me... remember this thread SuperSaiyan3 started: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=649674

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

 

[RogueUnicorn]

LMAO...this reminds me... remember this thread SuperSaiyan3 started: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=649674

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

or this gem

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=649195

 

[vandyam]

Those two were classics - some of my fav threads ever on this site. But of course, I mean that in a good way. Lets play nice guys!

 

[Spiker]

If you spend just a second thinking about it you will find an obvious answer...

HOW many people do below their test average and still scored a 40+??? In another word how many people scored like 45 on 7 tests in a row and on the test didnt perform well and got a 43...???

THe second case where people scoring around 38-40 range do extremely well and got a 43 is obviously more likely becaue there are so much more people who can average in that range...

In the end to get 40+ u need...1. be good averagin about 38-40 and 2. perform well.

 

[EkramVahsedi86]

I suggest to read the book outliers to tell yourself what to do to yourself to be the type of person who gets a 40. To me, my MCAT score is artistic expression because I have chosen to try my best. It's self-evident for 40+ thinkers to realize that if you give some project your all, your everything -- if you give something everything you got, you'll do your best; if you don't, you won't.

Love is the same as the MCAT, which is why I know that in my life two things will be certain: high MCAT score and loving marriage. What med school you go to is trivial to your life as a doctor as who you share your life with as a doctor.

(sorry for bringing my artsy-fartsiness to a gunners' forum! Not everyone who gets a 40 cares about what doors the 40 will open, but what the journey will do to themselves)

 

[schrizto]

I suggest to read the book outliers to tell yourself what to do to yourself to be the type of person who gets a 40. To me, my MCAT score is artistic expression because I have chosen to try my best. It's self-evident for 40+ thinkers to realize that if you give some project your all, your everything -- if you give something everything you got, you'll do your best; if you don't, you won't.

Love is the same as the MCAT, which is why I know that in my life two things will be certain: high MCAT score and loving marriage. What med school you go to is trivial to your life as a doctor as who you share your life with as a doctor.

(sorry for bringing my artsy-fartsiness to a gunners' forum! Not everyone who gets a 40 cares about what doors the 40 will open, but what the journey will do to themselves)

very philosophical... although what you say is certain for you may be a bit presumptuous.

 

[EkramVahsedi86]

I can say that the journey is certain and what it has done for me already has been very transforming. I plan to be like the OP and be within 1 S.D. of a 40 given my last 5 AAMC's. I have studied between 5000 and 7500 hours and have yet to take a pre-req or my first AAMC.

I have been told by many that my future MCAT score is just an arbitrary obstacle between me and whatever med school that I wind up at; and, if I believed that argument then I would not be who I am.

I'm a process-oriented person and I want a very high MCAT score, because that strive and that desire will set me on life's right path for me. I'm going on a tour of UCF's med school tomorrow and would be as happy there as any ritzy one; because, I'll be the only student I know of who truly has his priorities in order. I feel sorry for gunners who can't tell their future wife or husband that they could have went to a ritzy med school, but that love is more important than fame, wealth, or prestige (which is all the ritzy med schools offer--you create your own challenges in life; you create your own success).

I encourage everyone to pursue a 40; because, the journey alone (and not so much the result) will make you achieve more of your potential. I have learned that stuff outside my control (such as which med schools accept me) is not as important as everyone thinks it is. I'm in control of my own successes, and if I must rely on the opportunities which a high MCAT score can lead to, then I would not work as hard as I do. I guarantee myself the journey, which is why I work hard. I pursue the journey itself and the "40" is the only way I can define it; and, I encourage others to really think hard about their reasons for wanting a 40. The reason is most likely to make up for a deficit in some other part of their life. Nobody wants a 40 because they would be perfectly happy with a 36; and, those are questions I myself have answered; and, I encourage everyone who reads this thread to posit a better reason to pursue a 40 than the reason I have given...

I hope this post maybe helpful to a few open-minded gunners out there...

 

[unDRdog]

I can say that the journey is certain and what it has done for me already has been very transforming. I plan to be like the OP and be within 1 S.D. of a 40 given my last 5 AAMC's. I have studied between 5000 and 7500 hours and have yet to take a pre-req or my first AAMC.

I have been told by many that my future MCAT score is just an arbitrary obstacle between me and whatever med school that I wind up at; and, if I believed that argument then I would not be who I am.

I'm a process-oriented person and I want a very high MCAT score, because that strive and that desire will set me on life's right path for me. I'm going on a tour of UCF's med school tomorrow and would be as happy there as any ritzy one; because, I'll be the only student I know of who truly has his priorities in order. I feel sorry for gunners who can't tell their future wife or husband that they could have went to a ritzy med school, but that love is more important than fame, wealth, or prestige (which is all the ritzy med schools offer--you create your own challenges in life; you create your own success).

I encourage everyone to pursue a 40; because, the journey alone (and not so much the result) will make you achieve more of your potential. I have learned that stuff outside my control (such as which med schools accept me) is not as important as everyone thinks it is. I'm in control of my own successes, and if I must rely on the opportunities which a high MCAT score can lead to, then I would not work as hard as I do. I guarantee myself the journey, which is why I work hard. I pursue the journey itself and the "40" is the only way I can define it; and, I encourage others to really think hard about their reasons for wanting a 40. The reason is most likely to make up for a deficit in some other part of their life. Nobody wants a 40 because they would be perfectly happy with a 36; and, those are questions I myself have answered; and, I encourage everyone who reads this thread to posit a better reason to pursue a 40 than the reason I have given...

I hope this post maybe helpful to a few open-minded gunners out there...

i liked outliers...read it a month ago....i gotta say your abstract/artsy way of thinking is def against the grain of your typical type-A narrow focused borderline compulsive person...LOL...but none-the-less good post...i would hate and will not be a "should've been / could've been" lol GL dude

 

[Mattabet]

I know this has been posted a million times, but the only responses I've seen are 'I got a 30 on my AAMC but a 32 on the real deal' or some variant thereof.

How about those of you who scored over 40 on the real deal/AAMC? Did you score as well or did you do worse? I've heard PS and BS are harder, which worries me.

I've been around there (last ones are 41, 39, 41, 40) on the AAMC and my exam is Tuesday. I pretty much need to be 40+ to get in where I want to go.

Thanks!

I believe I had a 41, 38, 41 on the last three AAMC's I took before my MCAT (40T). If those aren't exactly right, they're within a point, and I'm sure about that last one.

And nobody needs a 40+. Ever. The really good schools care about more than a high MCAT score. Above 38, it just doesn't make a difference - they'll check the 'exceeds expectations box' and move to other criteria. For real. I lived it.

So, give yourself a pat on the back. Your studying has paid off. Just give the real test the same gusto as the practices, and you'll lock the MCAT down as a strong plus in your application.