July 24th MCATers...Score Count Down

[Nikki07]

Are you guys nervous about the score? :=)

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[jheredia]

So, if there are no delays, it's only 7 days until we get the score... right?

*bites nails*

6 days - theyre coming out on the 23rd

 

[elektroshok]

6 days - theyre coming out on the 23rd

my 21st bday is on the 25th...so its either going to be a GREAT drunken bday or a depressing one

 

[shaqkillz451]

is it certain that they'll be out on the 23rd?

 

[PreMD86]

Nothing is certain but death and taxes...

 

[scdocusc]

I think on the 23rd I'm going to sit down at whatever time they post scores with a bottle of jonny walker and a big cigar and try and forget that I'm a premed with a standardized test ******ation

 

[soccerpunk60]

ughh this waiting game sucks... so what's everyones plan for the next 5 days?

 

[Punchap]

Wow

It just occurred to me that if I bombed the July 24th exam the way I think I did, then I'm going to have to wait another friggin' year for medical school...I'm already taking an interim year this year. Oh man. I wish I would have allowed more time to retake.

 

[Punchap]

I think on the 23rd I'm going to sit down at whatever time they post scores with a bottle of jonny walker and a big cigar and try and forget that I'm a premed with a standardized test ******ation

Love your post. Wish I drank more and smoked...I'd be right there too.

 

[Terna]

Wow

It just occurred to me that if I bombed the July 24th exam the way I think I did, then I'm going to have to wait another friggin' year for medical school...I'm already taking an interim year this year. Oh man. I wish I would have allowed more time to retake.

Yeah, pretty much... (except I didn't take an interim year this year).

*commences with the nail-biting*

I seriously don't know what I'll do if it comes back and I got like 26 or something, or even if I got a 6 or 7 on one of the sections (*coughPScough*). Arrgh.

 

[greg1184]

The day is coming near! Nothing like trying to kill time until Thursday. Let's hope that they do not delay this release (or maybe by some miracle, release the scores early).

 

[sidd08]

This test was sooo hard. After almost a month I still don't feel comfortable about how I did. The last thing I want to see is a breakdown like 8/7/9. That will be too hard to take. I am trying to stay positive, and hoping everyone else found the test as difficult as I did. Good Luck to all!

 

[Lacipart]

I'm curious, are the results for every test released 30 days later?

 

[DiscoDoc]

I think on the 23rd I'm going to sit down at whatever time they post scores with a bottle of jonny walker and a big cigar...

Red, Black, Green, Gold, or Blue?

 

[voirlesetoiles]

I'm keeping my expecations low... Just to be safe

 

[Terna]

4 days...

 

[chad5871]

I'm curious, are the results for every test released 30 days later?

Not exactly 30 days. August 9th and August 14th test dates both have score releases scheduled for September 12th. That's 34 days after August 9th and 29 days after August 14th. If you're asking if they're released approximately 30 days after, well, yes they are.

I think I remember the AAMC stating that they wanted to knock the turnaround time down to ~2 weeks next year. Sure would've been nice if they had done it this summer.

 

[scdocusc]

johnny walker blue or gold only the best

 

[AshDaKing]

This test was sooo hard. After almost a month I still don't feel comfortable about how I did. The last thing I want to see is a breakdown like 8/7/9. That will be too hard to take. I am trying to stay positive, and hoping everyone else found the test as difficult as I did. Good Luck to all!

relax...its a standardized test, if you thought it was hard, most other people did too, and your score will be what it should.

 

[LuckBALady]

Did anyone else's weekend just creep by? Is it Thurs. yet?

 

[voirlesetoiles]

AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH.

get my scores back, AAMC!!!!!!

 

[elektroshok]

Why cant AAMC just release the scores early, like now, this ONEEEEEE time!?!?!??!?!

 

[Judecca]

I think my sympathetic system is working in overdrive just waiting for the score release.

 

[kanaktime]

Why cant AAMC just release the scores early, like now, this ONEEEEEE time!?!?!??!?!

They can’t, I just got off the phone with them. They said they were too busy laughing at orphans/dining on puppies and that they would crush our dreams sometime around the 23rd.

 

[Punchap]

They can’t, I just got off the phone with them. They said they were too busy laughing at orphans/dining on puppies and that they would crush our dreams sometime around the 23rd.

LOL

 

[kanaktime]

It sounds like the Aug 20th mcat was tough. I guess we can be the guinea pigs to see if that so called "CURVE" actually exists.

 

[JesperIt]

hahaha, i'm looking forward to when they will release the report for all the score data from 2007 exams...i doubt the overall average will change much (being 25.1 from 2006).

 

[adil909]

It sounds like the Aug 20th mcat was tough. I guess we can be the guinea pigs to see if that so called "CURVE" actually exists.

Haha i took the mcat today, and I'm not going to lie, I'm going to feel a LOTTTT better about myself if a lot of you guys get a good score!!! Seems like we both got insane exams that made us feel like we just wasted our summers, which is total BS. Anyway, good luck guys, hope it goes well for you!

 

[supernareg]

i think they should give our scores right when we submitt the test, and then 30 days later, give us the writing portion letter grade.

i mean, it's multiple choice... it can be graded in 2 seconds.

 

[DrMT]

it can be graded in 2 seconds but curved? dont think so.

good luck july 24th mcat'ers

 

[LavenderDoll88]

I'm scared. I still havent figured out how I am going to check my results.

When I checked my practice test scores I would cover my eyes with my fingers and click the mouse and then peer through my fingers at the numbers.... I kid you not. This is how I watch horror movies too Or should I have my mom look and tell me. Or should I have my best friend look and tell me. Or.... I think I'm going to look, sqeeze my eyes closed and wish the numbers I want, and when I open them hopefully they will be there.... hmm can we tell I overthink things way too much? Maybe it takes my anxiety off the actual focus of what I am making a game plan for. eh.

Anyways.... August 23rd.. Hmm. I really think that is what is driving me so nuts is I can't even guess at how I did. I studied THAT much and at the same time it was THAT impossible, so now I am just clueless and lost and waiting...impatiently.

Good luck to all of us!!

 

[greg1184]

I'm scared. I still havent figured out how I am going to check my results.

When I checked my practice test scores I would cover my eyes with my fingers and click the mouse and then peer through my fingers at the numbers.... I kid you not. This is how I watch horror movies too Or should I have my mom look and tell me. Or should I have my best friend look and tell me. Or.... I think I'm going to look, sqeeze my eyes closed and wish the numbers I want, and when I open them hopefully they will be there.... hmm can we tell I overthink things way too much? Maybe it takes my anxiety off the actual focus of what I am making a game plan for. eh.

Anyways.... August 23rd.. Hmm. I really think that is what is driving me so nuts is I can't even guess at how I did. I studied THAT much and at the same time it was THAT impossible, so now I am just clueless and lost and waiting...impatiently.

Good luck to all of us!!

heh I would cover the screen with my hand and slowly move them looking at percentile first and then scaled score on my AAMC practice tests.

 

[chad5871]

I'm scared. I still havent figured out how I am going to check my results.

When I checked my practice test scores I would cover my eyes with my fingers and click the mouse and then peer through my fingers at the numbers.... I kid you not. This is how I watch horror movies too Or should I have my mom look and tell me. Or should I have my best friend look and tell me. Or.... I think I'm going to look, sqeeze my eyes closed and wish the numbers I want, and when I open them hopefully they will be there.... hmm can we tell I overthink things way too much? Maybe it takes my anxiety off the actual focus of what I am making a game plan for. eh.

Anyways.... August 23rd.. Hmm. I really think that is what is driving me so nuts is I can't even guess at how I did. I studied THAT much and at the same time it was THAT impossible, so now I am just clueless and lost and waiting...impatiently.

Good luck to all of us!!

I've thought about this as well. Does it show up automatically when you log into the Test Reporting site, or do you have to click on something (i.e. a test date, etc.) to access the score? I think I'm just going to take a deep breath, login, pray for the best and prepare for the worst.

 

[Polynikes]

I have a terrible tension headache.

I've had it since 2 weeks prior to my MCAT, and I still have it.

First headache in my life btw...and I'm 27.

That July 24th MCAT totally blew me away. I'm starting to think that I am going to get like an 18 or something on it.

I was scoring good solid 28 - 32 on practice exams...

No way I did anything close to that on the real thing.

That test was such BS IMO. It didn't test anything that I studied, and I went through the entire Princeton Review Book, as well as the Kaplan book.

I wasted my time studying for it. Totally wasted my entire summer.

Studying did me no good.

It's such BS.

 

[LORIDEW]

For me, BS was the most difficult section. It had a verbal from hell feel to it, which did not leave feeling warm and fuzzy.

I completey agree, it felt as if they cut and paste sentences from different paragraphs into one paragraph that didn't make make much sense anymore.

 

[LORIDEW]

I feel like in comparison to the July 24th MCAT all those AAMC practice tests (3-9, did not take 10) are like running a mile is to running a marathon. Not at all indicative of the true difficulty of the real test. I got between 27-29 on those practice tests and I feel like I got a 4 on the real one.

 

[malta97]

I didn't want to take the chance of a score that won't be competitive for medical school, and I still have no idea what to expect from the July 24th exam.

Most med schools only accept MCATs up through August, so I decided to sit the 20th of August--it was like a breath of fresh air honestly. No crazy angular momentum, only 1 philisophical and 1 humanities passage, and a SMALL AMOUNT MOLECULAR GENETICS. More of a cell bio feel. I had some questions on digestion, that was excellent, and the Orgo was actually orgo you would get in an Organic Chemistry class. Not Beta Oxidation of a fatty acid that you learn in BioChem.

PS was doable, VR was normal, and Bio was challenging, but not nearly like the 24th. I thought it was a much more representative test. AAMC is definitely going more for the conceptual Bio passages rather than background information. I think those that are really prepared in background information will get that extra bump they need to the next level, but comprehension is becoming much more a part of the actual MCAT rather than application of background info.


I've rambled long enough, it will be interesting to see where both scores land. My practice tests were ranging from 32 to 37, but the July 24th test was a definite challenge. I felt decent about the 24th, I felt good about the 20th, but you never know with this test.

 

[ashal]

Oh damn. I think I should have retaken it too. I dunno why I am waiting for the score b4 attempting. Anyways I had a really bad dream last night..not to mention that I could not sleep afterwards. I dreamt that I got a 27..12,6,9. PS is fine, but VR and BS suck.

 

[scdocusc]

I have a bad feeling that there is going to be hardly any curve because there are probably some book-worm tools out there who thought it was a fair test and did well on it and did not void. Added to that, I think there were a considerable amount of voided tests which will means that those who are holding onto hope (like myself) will be screwed in the end. I'm done with this crap.... screw the MCAT, AAMC, and Thompson Prometrisuck... I've gone through hell for the past year and to get a test like the on the 24th was like being in a dogfight funded by Micheal vick.... and yes I'm comparing AAMC to micheal vick.

 

[Terna]

That's odd, I had a bad dream that I got a 27 too. Let's hope my dreams don't start predicting the future...

 

[LavenderDoll88]

Is anyone else trying desperately to convince their loved ones that the test was impossible, they had to guess on half of the questions, and that they did terrible...... and keep getting the reply "You always say that, I know you did awesome." ????

No one understands the horror that was the July 24th MCAT.

I keep saying nooooo I know I always think I did bad on tests, but this time I REALLY did bad on a test!!!!! I'm the girl who cried wolf, and now I'm going to be eaten alive and no one believes me

 

[jheredia]

Is anyone else trying desperately to convince their loved ones that the test was impossible, they had to guess on half of the questions, and that they did terrible...... and keep getting the reply "You always say that, I know you did awesome." ????

No one understands the horror that was the July 24th MCAT.

I keep saying nooooo I know I always think I did bad on tests, but this time I REALLY did bad on a test!!!!! I'm the girl who cried wolf, and now I'm going to be eaten alive and no one believes me

hahaha same here

i was like I KNOW I DID BAD - i made blind guesses on A LOT but they still say "oh u did fine"

 

[soccerpunk60]

ugh why does reading this site get me soooo much more nervous about scores??

damn you SDN

 

[theunremarkable]

Seriously, is the score still coming out on Thursday as scheduled? Is that a first for AAMC? That's probably a bad sign. . . baaaad sign.

 

[Punchap]

Is anyone else trying desperately to convince their loved ones that the test was impossible, they had to guess on half of the questions, and that they did terrible...... and keep getting the reply "You always say that, I know you did awesome." ????

No one understands the horror that was the July 24th MCAT.

I keep saying nooooo I know I always think I did bad on tests, but this time I REALLY did bad on a test!!!!! I'm the girl who cried wolf, and now I'm going to be eaten alive and no one believes me

That's how it's been for me with med school apps in general. My family says, "I know you can get it. You'll be fine." Man, the whole thing is riding on my MCAT score.

 

[Snips McCool]

Seriously, is the score still coming out on Thursday as scheduled? Is that a first for AAMC? That's probably a bad sign. . . baaaad sign.

I don't think it's a first; the score delay for the July 13th seems to be an exception. And why would that be a bad sign?

 

[ashal]

Is anyone else trying desperately to convince their loved ones that the test was impossible, they had to guess on half of the questions, and that they did terrible...... and keep getting the reply "You always say that, I know you did awesome." ????

No one understands the horror that was the July 24th MCAT.

I keep saying nooooo I know I always think I did bad on tests, but this time I REALLY did bad on a test!!!!! I'm the girl who cried wolf, and now I'm going to be eaten alive and no one believes me

Damn ..thats exactly how I feel. I showed it to my husband too just to make him realize that I am saying the truth this time.

 

[jheredia]

i dont feel so good

 

[Chemist0157]

I'm just ready to get it over with. I can't stand the wait! Are the scores ever released early?

 

[soccerpunk60]

haha yea right, early is a fat chance, i just hope they don't delay and give us scores friday.

ahhh i'm soo nervous. soo back-up plans everyone...if you guys don't break 30, are you guys still going to apply and then re-take in the spring if you need to? or do you think the smarter thing is a retake in September?

 

[Nikki07]

haha yea right, early is a fat chance, i just hope they don't delay and give us scores friday.

ahhh i'm soo nervous. soo back-up plans everyone...if you guys don't break 30, are you guys still going to apply and then re-take in the spring if you need to? or do you think the smarter thing is a retake in September?

I think if it is the case that I don't get 30+, there are several choices: take DO route, give this year a shot anyway, or MD next application cycle. September seats are pretty much booked. Most schools don't accept late test scores anyway. Yeah it will be Spring time if that's the case.

I still can't get over the fact why the July test was so difficult.