July 13 MCAT'ers Unite!!

[Team Zissou]

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Hello to all of you who are taking the beast on July 13.. I've created this thread so we can all share our thoughts and progress as we get closer to dday. Good luck studying everyone!!


You hear about the skeleton who couldn't go to the party? He had noBODY to go with.

 

[apoptos]

Hello to all of you who are taking the beast on July 13.. I've created this thread so we can all share our thoughts and progress as we get closer to dday. Good luck studying everyone!!

I had to reschedule...

Good luck to everyone taking MCAT on July 13!

 

[theunremarkable]

Thanks for making the thread. I am taking it on July 13th. Its do or die.

 

[NJDIF]

took it may 25th, and signed up for the 13th just in case.

 

[apoptos]

took it may 25th, and signed up for the 13th just in case.

You mean, in case you felt like it was bad - but there is no way to know your actual score. Is there?

 

[NJDIF]

I took it may 25th, which means I will know how I did on or around june 25th. If i do not like my score, i will take it again on July 13th.

 

[Team Zissou]

no prob.. how's everyones practice tests going so far??

 

[pandulce321]

I am all about July 13th 🙂 I am a retaker from August.

I just took 3R and got a 10/10/10 (VAST improvement from August) so I'm psyched to chug along and make the July test my next and LAST MCAT 🙂

 

[snooz12]

Thanks for making this thread.


Is anyone here applying for 2008? When are you planning to submit your amcas?

-snooz

 

[Team Zissou]

yea im applying for 08.. ill probly send out the amcas by the beginning of july.. some schools will send secondaries w/out mcat scores... or at least that's what ive been told.

 

[studliness]

that's right.. we're taking the MCAT on Friday the 13th, baby!

 

[scotties123]

that's right.. we're taking the MCAT on Friday the 13th, baby!

i was born on friday the 13th.....which possibly explains my horns and webbed feet

 

[ArchieMoses]

just took AAMC 8

10 PS
9 VR
9 BS

I dunno, i usually get 10-11 on the BS section, and it kinda snuck up on me this time.

I made stupid mistakes, like forgetting the equation for buoyancy force and second-guessing myself on verbal (i changed 4 answers from the correct answer to the wrong ones). Stupid whales/red tides passage. the one on behaviorism / type-type identity was also lame.

the last 2 practice tests i took (aamc 6,8) i got 28 on both. haven't finished looking over my answers for 6 yet so we'll see.

any advice?

 

[Team Zissou]

just keep chuggin' along.. i took kaplan fl 3 today and scored a 32.. so far ive gone: fl 1: 28 fl 2: 31 fl 3: 32.. after each test I just go over each section and see what I need to work on and study that for a week than attempt a new test. it seems to be workin.. good luck w ur studies!

 

[ArchieMoses]

just keep chuggin' along.. i took kaplan fl 3 today and scored a 32.. so far ive gone: fl 1: 28 fl 2: 31 fl 3: 32.. after each test I just go over each section and see what I need to work on and study that for a week than attempt a new test. it seems to be workin.. good luck w ur studies!

thanks man.

when you go over your answers for the verbal section, how do you make notes on what to improve on? i.e. what do you look for?

 

[Team Zissou]

its hard to study for verbal for me.. im stuck at 9 unfortunately🙁.. after each full length I usually just try to see if there was a specific type of verbal question I missed... i tend to miss most of my questions on one or two passages. I think it has helped to just learn how to keep focused during each passage as well as determining the main idea of each. i started out using the kaplan method but was getting 7's.. after buying the exam krackers verbal book im up to 9 so hopefully by test day im up to 10/11. what method do you use?

 

[NJDIF]

from another thread:

My advice for verbal- Glance over the passage onces, and just notice what it is about. Convice yourself that whatever the topic is, it is really interesting and is relateable (sp?) to you. I know I love when things are focused around me, so if you can make verbal into that, you will own it. Not really sure what your preference is, but I take 3-5 sec between passages to think about my girlfriend naked or something just to clear my mind of what ever the last one was about.

Remember- be self centered and think about naked people. That is something you wont find in Princeton review.

Hope this helped

 

[NJDIF]

2x post

 

[AWhitehair]

from another thread:

My advice for verbal- Glance over the passage onces, and just notice what it is about. Convice yourself that whatever the topic is, it is really interesting and is relateable (sp?) to you. I know I love when things are focused around me, so if you can make verbal into that, you will own it. Not really sure what your preference is, but I take 3-5 sec between passages to think about my girlfriend naked or something just to clear my mind of what ever the last one was about.

Remember- be self centered and think about naked people. That is something you wont find in Princeton review.

Hope this helped

Just as long as the guys don't get too excited while using this tactic!

 

[DocMTL]

from another thread:

My advice for verbal- Glance over the passage onces, and just notice what it is about. Convice yourself that whatever the topic is, it is really interesting and is relateable (sp?) to you. I know I love when things are focused around me, so if you can make verbal into that, you will own it. Not really sure what your preference is, but I take 3-5 sec between passages to think about my girlfriend naked or something just to clear my mind of what ever the last one was about.

Remember- be self centered and think about naked people. That is something you wont find in Princeton review.

Hope this helped

LOL...this is toooo hilarious! Whatever floats your boat!


I had to reschedule as well, My previous date conflicted with my internship, so im now taking it on July 13th.😎

 

[Team Zissou]

great.. everyone is saying the may 31 exam owned them.. time to hit the books twice as hard🙁

 

[roklimber]

Is anybody studying in Austin (on UT campus)? Was wondering if anybody wanted to do timed passages in the library. email me: ahasselbach at mail dot utexas dot edu
-Karl

 

[ArchieMoses]

Is anybody studying in Austin (on UT campus)? Was wondering if anybody wanted to do timed passages in the library. email me: ahasselbach at mail dot utexas dot edu
-Karl

im in dallas atm, but I will be later in June.

were you thinking pcl or fac?

 

[DocMTL]

Hey is anyone using the EK books. If so i have a question about # 115 on the modulus of elasticity (physics). I understand that the strain is 10 -3 but, how that translates to 0.1% makes no sense to me.😕
If you're doing EK i would appreciate your help.

 

[AWhitehair]

Hey is anyone using the EK books. If so i have a question about # 115 on the modulus of elasticity (physics). I understand that the strain is 10 -3 but, how that translates to 0.1% makes no sense to me.😕
If you're doing EK i would appreciate your help.

Are you in the 1001 EK book? My book has #115 as a translational motion problem. 😕

 

[NJDIF]

Im now kind of weary with EK physical review in general. The pride themselves in saying, "other companies try to get you to memorize these facts, but we know they will never be on the MCAT." I took it 5/25, and sure enough, one of the formulas that they say not to worry about, was asked word for word on my PS section. It was not in the passage, it was just something they assumed you know. I am not sure how much I am allowed to say about which equation it was.

 

[DocMTL]

sorry, i should have specified. Im referring to the lecture questions. In the physics booklet.

 

[pandulce321]

Im now kind of weary with EK physical review in general. The pride themselves in saying, "other companies try to get you to memorize these facts, but we know they will never be on the MCAT." I took it 5/25, and sure enough, one of the formulas that they say not to worry about, was asked word for word on my PS section. It was not in the passage, it was just something they assumed you know. I am not sure how much I am allowed to say about which equation it was.

You can say what general topic it is. This is a point I always worry about when using the EK books, but its all about time management and doing the best you can at learning what you think will be tested.

I took AAMC 4 today and got a 32 12/10/10, so I'm feeling better and better about July 13th. We'll see how the next couple of weeks go. Good luck everyone!

 

[DocMTL]

forget about the previous post. A friend explained it to me.

 

[doctito]

i amtaking the july 13 test it yet it seems like everyone is taking practice test already and i am still master the subjects.

should i take practice test anyways or wait it out till i have learned all the material? I say I know about 60% . how pathetic since I graduated as a Bio major i know😳.

What should be my plan of know if I am goint o take the July 13 mcat test?

Please folks and need your advice more than ever ...thanks

~m~

 

[McLicky]

taking it on the 13th here as well..studying as i type this...well sort of.

 

[Team Zissou]

just took aamc 3.. soo much easier than all of the kaplan tests ive ever taken. i know its supposed to be one of the easiest aamc's but im still happy w/my progress.
kaplan fl 1- ps- 10 v-8 b-10 = 27
kaplan fl 2- 9 9 13 = 31
fl 3- 12 9 11
fl 4- 13 8 12
aamc 3- 12 10 13= 35 👍

 

[pandulce321]

I took AAMC 5 yesterday and got PS10/VR11/BS11 = 32

I am so excited that I am showing consistency. I am actually looking forward to July 13th!!! I hope everyone else is studying hard.

 

[Team Zissou]

bump

 

[roklimber]

currently at the fac. walking into the pcl is like walking into the 70s.

 

[Tenacious T]

i amtaking the july 13 test it yet it seems like everyone is taking practice test already and i am still master the subjects.

should i take practice test anyways or wait it out till i have learned all the material? I say I know about 60% . how pathetic since I graduated as a Bio major i know😳.

What should be my plan of know if I am goint o take the July 13 mcat test?

Please folks and need your advice more than ever ...thanks

~m~

I am taking the MCAT on the 13th as well. Using EK and plan to spend the last 2 weeks taking practice tests and reviewing. I am doing it this way because its the way I usually study for any other tests....

 

[theunremarkable]

The date is nearing and I'm getting nervous!!! So much to do still. . .

 

[Team Zissou]

aamc 4- 31 , ps-11, v-9, bs- 11.. 4 pts lower than aamc 3... i didnt think it was any harder than aamc 3 I just made a lot of dumb mistakes. Hope I can learn to concentrate better. good luck all👍
and dammit i wish i was one of those people who scores 12's on verbal. F!😡

 

[ashal]

yea im applying for 08.. ill probly send out the amcas by the beginning of july.. some schools will send secondaries w/out mcat scores... or at least that's what ive been told.

Is it possible for you to email me the list of schools where you can apply w/o mcat. [email protected]
Thanx

 

[Team Zissou]

32 on aamc 5. 12 9 11.. bio was tough.. couple difficult passages/lots of organic... all these practice tests are draining.. ne one got any ideas to pep me back up??? coffee has lost its touch🙁

 

[theunremarkable]

Yeah, other than coffee and mild exercise I am out of ideas. Oh, I forgot profound fear at doing terrible. That's a good one 👍

Team Zissou, your PS score is great. What did you do to prepare for the PS section?

Anyone have any thoughts on CBT 6? I just took it.

 

[scotties123]

Yeah, other than coffee and mild exercise I am out of ideas. Oh, I forgot profound fear at doing terrible. That's a good one 👍

Team Zissou, your PS score is great. What did you do to prepare for the PS section?

Anyone have any thoughts on CBT 6? I just took it.

i took it earlier today, its my worst one so far, 10-9-9.

 

[Team Zissou]

yea i cant stop thinking that im gona choke and get a 28 on test day.. i basically just familiarized myself with all the physical concepts in the kaplan book.. i noticed that aamc usually asks more conceptual questions rather than the ridiculously hard ones kaplan will sometimes ask. i also noticed that most of the questions i miss are just dumb mistakes, so after each test i go through it and figure out how i can avoid the dumb mistakes in the future. im hopinm i can get verbal up to 10 by test day.. i only missed a 10 by one question today so im gettin there.. good luck studyin👍

 

[Snooks]

Anyone in Philly interested in getting together to study?

🙂

 

[Genka]

I took the 3R CBT last weekend. got a 9-8-13 (ps, ver, bio). I've never scored so high on bio before. Will be taking another practice this weekend through e-mcat.com. Any suggestions on which test to take?

Haven't been able to get my verbal to a 10 yet. First time around I took Kaplan and now I'm using exam krackers books. Any other suggestions other than taking a million practices?

Best of luck guy. I'll be there on July 13th (my second time, boom).

 

[scotties123]

just finished cbt7, which was the deciding test for me on whether or not i move my date from aug20th to july 13th. I said if i get at least an 11-10-11 then id do it. I got an 11-10-12. I guess its a go. i just hope i dont regret my decision....

 

[Team Zissou]

u could always move it to july 24th scottie.. but w/ ur scores u should be fine for the 13th.. we still have almost three weeks to study

 

[jamilla_w]

just finished cbt7, which was the deciding test for me on whether or not i move my date from aug20th to july 13th. I said if i get at least an 11-10-11 then id do it. I got an 11-10-12. I guess its a go. i just hope i dont regret my decision....

Is there space anywhere to change? I looked around me and found nothing.

 

[scotties123]

Is there space anywhere to change? I looked around me and found nothing.

just keep checking twice a day, everyday. I was lucky and found an opening for July 13th, at several locations, without a problem. I think its because alot of people pushed their mcat until august.

 

[Team Zissou]

who's starting to panic?