Is this considered "good standing"?

[hockeyboy23]

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Hey all,


So basically, I'm starting my fresh year (undergrad) this upcoming fall. I just finished with the AP bio exam and was curious enough to buy an mcat book and take a practice bio section. I timed myself and ended up getting 32 questions right out of 52, with 10 minutes to spare. I thought it was fairly straightforward: I remembered so much from AP bio, like lac operon, dna replication, hardy-weinberg etc. Is this considered good standing for the stage I'm at right now?

 

[kehlsh]

Yes you are in good standing.

 

[addo]

Yea thats good, considering you havent taken organic yet.

 

[AlexB]

what? why are you in the mcat forum if your still in high school.

 

[loua0731]

what? why are you in the mcat forum if your still in high school.

Haha agreed. Don't worry about the MCAT yet. But based on how you did on those practice questions, you're definitely in good standing.

Just enjoy freshman year! 🙂

 

[hockeyboy23]

To AlexB and loua0731.

Haha I really just wanted to see where I was at. I took a verbal the other day and wasn't as enthusiastic about it as I was with bio. =X

 

[plzNOCarribbean]

seriously. You have 3 years prob until you take the test. Relax, and enjoy college. don't be a gunner

 

[addo]

Its about practice, and although I would also advise OP to chill out with the BS and PS sections, he could very well start practicing on the verbal section. As a science major I wish I had read a bunch of humanities and social science passages throughout my undergrad, and maybe that way the VR wouldnt have kicked my ass.

 

[Snuke]

For the sciences, just try not to forget anything from now until you start studying for the MCAT!

The verbal is a bit different. It tests more on abilities gained through years of reading and interpretation, and is extremely hard to improve at the last minute, even months ahead of time. Techniques can be learned to boost it a bit, but that is why a lot of people struggle with the VS even though they ace the BS and PS. The sciences can be memorized, not so with the VS. Now is the right time for you to improve the skills needed to excel on the VS.

 

[hockeyboy23]

Hey guys, just one more question.


I took a verbal section before I took the bio section. I probably ran 5 minutes overtime, at most, and got exactly 25 out of the 40 questions right. Is this concerning? I'm planning on majoring in a social science type humanity thing (maybe anthropology?) so I'm hoping I will improve

Thank you so much for your responses!

 

[NickNaylor]

The verbal section is graded much steeper, so that would probably result in a relatively low score. But as others have said, I wouldn't even begin to worry about the MCAT yet. Your college courses will prepare you well if you take them seriously (including for verbal).

 

[hockeyboy23]

If anyone would mind telling me, what would getting 25 out of 40 right on the VR give me? 7-8ish? Also, what would getting 32 out of 52 right on BS give me? 8-maybe 9? Just curious.

Thanks

 

[addo]

If anyone would mind telling me, what would getting 25 out of 40 right on the VR give me? 7-8ish? Also, what would getting 32 out of 52 right on BS give me? 8-maybe 9? Just curious.

Thanks

A 25/40 might be a 6 or 7 depending on the curve. A 32/40 will get you a 10-11, again depending on the curve, but it stays constant most of the time at least on the aamc cbts.

 

[plzNOCarribbean]

Its about practice, and although I would also advise OP to chill out with the BS and PS sections, he could very well start practicing on the verbal section. As a science major I wish I had read a bunch of humanities and social science passages throughout my undergrad, and maybe that way the VR wouldnt have kicked my ass.

I totally agree and think the same exact thing every single day after getting killed by verbal. I have jumped from a 4 to a 9 though in a month so hopefully il stay around a 9 or 10, which I am totally happy with

 

[hockeyboy23]

What would a 32 out of 52 be on bio? (The bio section seemed to be SO straightforward, and a few passages I needed to read and understand).-Is this how it should be on the real test? (Again- I had a very good ap bio teacher that prepped us better than most kids out there).

 

[hockeyboy23]

Bumpppppppppppp

 

[Silverfalcon]

Bumpppppppppppp

Look: Several users already told you not to worry, and secondly, one user said that the actual score depends on the curve. I don't really see the purpose of you bumping up this thread when clearly, all of your questions are answered - and none of them is immediate.

ETA: I looked up the scale. It would be 8.

 

[ACSheldor]

Too much worrying for a HS grad. Chill there are hundreds of other things to worry about before you even start prep.

 

[JP2740]

Word of advice: You just graduated. Stop bumping this thread. Spend your summer drinking beers, hanging out on the lake, things like this. We don't care and neither should you about how you are doing on MCAT prep out of hs.

 

[hockeyboy23]

Word of advice: You just graduated. Stop bumping this thread. Spend your summer drinking beers, hanging out on the lake, things like this. We don't care and neither should you about how you are doing on MCAT prep out of hs.

I never expected anyone to care how well I'm doing on the MCAT out of high school. I'm trying to prep now so I wont be borderline ~28-30 on the MCAT junior year. You have to understand, that's my biggest fear. I never intended to be obnoxious with this post.

 

[hockeyboy23]

PS: JP2740 - There are no lakes around where I'm from, just beaches 😛

 

[ACSheldor]

If you try really hard to learn all the material and no get lazy during your pre-requisite science and english courses then you won't have to ever worry about that fear. Take the time to relax and enjoy your summer.

 

[Silverfalcon]

I never expected anyone to care how well I'm doing on the MCAT out of high school. I'm trying to prep now so I wont be borderline ~28-30 on the MCAT junior year. You have to understand, that's my biggest fear. I never intended to be obnoxious with this post.

The more you try to explain your reason, the likelier the posts will become hostile toward you. If you are really THAT worried, READ. But, I advocate either 1) working out to build some abs, or 2) learning to play some acoustic as the better ways to spend your summer and get ready for college.

 

[fenguin]

OP pls go, you're worrying way too much about this way too early.

 

[phatlineman]

..

 

[hono]

I never expected anyone to care how well I'm doing on the MCAT out of high school. I'm trying to prep now so I wont be borderline ~28-30 on the MCAT junior year. You have to understand, that's my biggest fear. I never intended to be obnoxious with this post.

oh the horror!!!!!

 

[Longshanks]

I never expected anyone to care how well I'm doing on the MCAT out of high school. I'm trying to prep now so I wont be borderline ~28-30 on the MCAT junior year. You have to understand, that's my biggest fear. I never intended to be obnoxious with this post.

This has got to be the most pretentious post of the month right there. More than half of test takers don't even get close to that score and people work really hard for that. Try to show some more respect to others and have a sense of humility. I'll give you some advice anyway even though people here are already chewing you out:

It doesn't take prepping since high school to be at or better than the mean score for applicants. What it does take, is doing well in your classes and prepping for the exam for a few months once you decide to take it.

Enjoy your life, get some real world experience. Its the summer before your freshman year, you should be enjoying it and not having your head stuck in review books. Its a complete waste of time. Its the same thing people tell MS-0's to stop worrying about. Med school isn't like applying to college, a great test score means jack if you've done nothing else in your life but school work.

Get a job or travel. It'll be far more interesting and helpful than studying for the MCAT now.

 

[EgyptianDoc]

Hey all,


So basically, I'm starting my fresh year (undergrad) this upcoming fall. I just finished with the AP bio exam and was curious enough to buy an mcat book and take a practice bio section. I timed myself and ended up getting 32 questions right out of 52, with 10 minutes to spare. I thought it was fairly straightforward: I remembered so much from AP bio, like lac operon, dna replication, hardy-weinberg etc. Is this considered good standing for the stage I'm at right now?

Impressive. I agree with everyone here though. IMHO, you have a long road ahead of you. Have you ever shadowed/volunteered before? Start building up your EC's early. Schools look especially for long-term commitments with volunteer work. In terms of the MCAT, you don't want to use practice exams early because they will not accurately indicate your scoring range if you decide to re-take them as your test date approaches. Best advice ever... enjoy life right now or trust me, you will regret it later on.

 

[hockeyboy23]

Everyone- Look, I never meant to be full of myself with this topic. I really do apologize for anything I've said to offend any of the upperclassmen pre-med students. I just wanted really in depth answers to my question (which I have, and I thank you all a lot for your time). Constructive criticism is what I've wanted.

Probably one thing that urked me to make a studentdoctor profile this early was looking at that website mdapplicant. It freaks me out that a kid with a 35 mcat and a 3.8 gpa with fair EC gets accepted to only one medical school out of the 15 he applies to...

Egyptiandoc- Yeah I'm volunteering this summer again for a hospital, and might start a new research project if a professor is willing to help..but doubt it...
And I am living it up haha...gonna hit the beaches soon