June 15th

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Anyone else so used to studying from their MCAT preparation that they feel weird/guilty not studying now? I feel odd not lugging books around with me everywhere anymore, and even weirder watching TV and going out. I can't shake the feeling that I should be studying, even though the MCAT is now over!

I even started looking up biochem books to buy that I can try to learn biochem from (cause I'm done with my postbac and am not taking it before med school (knock on wood)). I know I'm being crazy, but I feel weird not studying anymore. And now that I'm done with the MCAT and classes, I've got a year of office work and twiddling my intellectual fingers ahead of me.

Unless, of course, the MCAT rears its ugly head this August. Ugh.
 
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phoenix1 said:
Anyone else so used to studying from their MCAT preparation that they feel weird/guilty not studying now? I feel odd not lugging books around with me everywhere anymore, and even weirder watching TV and going out. I can't shake the feeling that I should be studying, even though the MCAT is now over!

I even started looking up biochem books to buy that I can try to learn biochem from (cause I'm done with my postbac and am not taking it before med school (knock on wood)). I know I'm being crazy, but I feel weird not studying anymore. And now that I'm done with the MCAT and classes, I've got a year of office work and twiddling my intellectual fingers ahead of me.

Unless, of course, the MCAT rears its ugly head this August. Ugh.
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I also feel a little weird not studying. My family is like yay you're free now, right 😉 and I'm not like no not really, I have loads of application crap to start now, but they don't really get it. It was easier to get out of stuff when I'd just say I'm studying for this huge exam, but now they feel I'm just being lazy when actually I have more work to do now that I had put off =\
 
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BeatrixKiddo said:
I also feel a little weird not studying. My family is like yay you're free now, right 😉 and I'm not like no not really, I have loads of application crap to start now, but they don't really get it. It was easier to get out of stuff when I'd just say I'm studying for this huge exam, but now they feel I'm just being lazy when actually I have more work to do now that I had put off =\
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Ditto. I am not using my premed advisory committee, so I have to do all the mailing of the recommendation letters myself. Wow, it really sucks.... I hope Fedex can help...
 
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phoenix1 said:
Anyone else so used to studying from their MCAT preparation that they feel weird/guilty not studying now? I feel odd not lugging books around with me everywhere anymore, and even weirder watching TV and going out. I can't shake the feeling that I should be studying, even though the MCAT is now over!

I even started looking up biochem books to buy that I can try to learn biochem from (cause I'm done with my postbac and am not taking it before med school (knock on wood)). I know I'm being crazy, but I feel weird not studying anymore. And now that I'm done with the MCAT and classes, I've got a year of office work and twiddling my intellectual fingers ahead of me.

Unless, of course, the MCAT rears its ugly head this August. Ugh.
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I believe it is called PTSD(Post Testing Stress Disorder) 😉 . Anyway- I have been feeling the same way. Use that feeling to do applications and knock out your essay, as well as other stuff preparing for admissions.
 
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Haha yea. I remember when I went out to eat dinner that friday night. My friend was like... "you don't LOOK happy." LOL I just still felt like I had to study still, but then again still had applications and interview prep to worry about!
 
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phoenix1 said:
Yup, I just watched three episodes of House. Off to bed now too. Lots of luck to all. May we have few PS calculations, no philosophical VR passages, and only simple orgo questions. At least, that's what I'll dream of tonight....
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Haha, I also watched 3 House episodes on the 14th. Ahhhhh! the test was a mutant...like LOL man.
 
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swifteagle43 said:
oh scores...where aret thou?
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26 days and counting. *sigh*

I would like to put this nervous anxiety toward something productive, like filling out secondaries (primary already verified), but I have a feeling that a bunch of schools are going to wait to send them out until they see my MCAT score. So far, of the 26 schools I applied to, one sent me a secondary (GW), and I downloaded Tulane's on my own (without an invitation).

I've taken to copying into a word document all of the essay questions from the secondaries of the schools I'm applying to that were posted on SDN last year. I'm trying to get my thoughts together on those and maybe start some rough drafts. Anyone else starting on secondaries already? I'm trying to be optimistic about not having to retake in August, but I'm still petrified that my PS score will be an 8 or below. My MCAT books stare at me every day from the floor where I left them....
 
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My primaries are nowhere near done. I don't even feel like submitting them anymore, but am working on them mechanically, though completely avoiding the PS.

My lab PI asked me when my MCAT scores came out and I promptly responded "Hopefully never." He thought that was pretty funny and probably assumed I'm stupid.

lalalalalalalalala. I still dont even have a solid list of schools I'm applying to. HAHAHA. I want to apply to research-intensive schools ONLY, but those are often just the top-tier schools, and with my somewhat shaky GPA and pending (bad) MCAT scores, now I'm just SCARED. i want to get the primary out and just get verified so i can see some secondaries, but it seems like im in no mood to put any work into this entire process.

i have to commute to work every day so i am up at about 6:30 and dont get home until ~7PM. makes for a long day...
 
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AHHH, this is so dumb...there's no way it can take this long to get the scores done.

I hate when people ask me where I want to go to medical school...who knows if I'll even get in now...ugh, this process blows a big one.

I hate being home for summer...

/rant
 
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corbis11 said:
AHHH, this is so dumb...there's no way it can take this long to get the scores done.

I hate when people ask me where I want to go to medical school...who knows if I'll even get in now...ugh, this process blows a big one.

I hate being home for summer...

/rant
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Yeah, I've had countless people ask me how the MCAT went, and where I want to go to med school. Sometimes I feel that I should be happy that I can just respond with "scores aren't out for a month" so they don't know how badly I screwed it up. Then I give them a little talk about how this whole process is a crapshoot, so I'm applying to 26 schools. *shrug*
 
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I was reading in the June 27th score release thread last night about how people were having their first MCAT score dreams, and guess what? Apparently I'm ridiculously susceptible to suggestion.

On the MCAT I thought PS was killer, and BS and VR weren't that bad. In my dream last night, they released our scores early, and I got: 8 PS 9 BS 15 VR for a total of 32S. In my dream I was upset that I got my lowest practice BS and PS scores (but PS was where I expected it to be). And I was worried that the distribution was so bizarre as to raise eyebrows. I felt like I looked like a verbal savant. I remember getting on SDN in my dream to post and ask if I should retake in August. Well, here's to hoping my dream of getting a 32S is right, but that the breakdown is a tad more balanced. Funny dream though, since I never got higher than a 12 in VR on practice tests. My subconscious must feel pretty confident about that VR section! Anyone else have an MCAT score dream yet? This is going to be a long month....
 
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I feel the same way.. except I had a dream and my score was so bad.. a nightmare~ sad that dreaming about mcat scores counts as a nightmare! can't wait for the score!
 
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I dreamt I completely bombed the MCATs: in the lower 20s, lol. I was in a crappy mood when I woke up and only realized why when I remembered my dream.
 
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phoenix1 said:
I was reading in the June 27th score release thread last night about how people were having their first MCAT score dreams, and guess what? Apparently I'm ridiculously susceptible to suggestion.

On the MCAT I thought PS was killer, and BS and VR weren't that bad. In my dream last night, they released our scores early, and I got: 8 PS 9 BS 15 VR for a total of 32S. In my dream I was upset that I got my lowest practice BS and PS scores (but PS was where I expected it to be). And I was worried that the distribution was so bizarre as to raise eyebrows. I felt like I looked like a verbal savant. I remember getting on SDN in my dream to post and ask if I should retake in August. Well, here's to hoping my dream of getting a 32S is right, but that the breakdown is a tad more balanced. Funny dream though, since I never got higher than a 12 in VR on practice tests. My subconscious must feel pretty confident about that VR section! Anyone else have an MCAT score dream yet? This is going to be a long month....
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The sad part is I'd love that score lol...a 15 in VR...wow haha
 
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phoenix1 said:
Anyone else so used to studying from their MCAT preparation that they feel weird/guilty not studying now? I feel odd not lugging books around with me everywhere anymore, and even weirder watching TV and going out. I can't shake the feeling that I should be studying, even though the MCAT is now over!

I even started looking up biochem books to buy that I can try to learn biochem from (cause I'm done with my postbac and am not taking it before med school (knock on wood)). I know I'm being crazy, but I feel weird not studying anymore. And now that I'm done with the MCAT and classes, I've got a year of office work and twiddling my intellectual fingers ahead of me.

Unless, of course, the MCAT rears its ugly head this August. Ugh.
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Well, I didn't take the MCAT, but I took the PCAT. Browsing the forms of MCAT shows I’m bored. I just finished four hard years of pre-reqs and diligent study for the PCAT. I feel the same way you do. The day after I took the PCAT, I had a ton of books scattered all over my floor and I finally put them back on the bookshelf. Now I just stare at the bindings wondering what I should do with my time.
 
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starlight04 said:
My primaries are nowhere near done. I don't even feel like submitting them anymore, but am working on them mechanically, though completely avoiding the PS.

lalalalalalalalala. I still dont even have a solid list of schools I'm applying to. HAHAHA. I want to apply to research-intensive schools ONLY, but those are often just the top-tier schools, and with my somewhat shaky GPA and pending (bad) MCAT scores, now I'm just SCARED. i want to get the primary out and just get verified so i can see some secondaries, but it seems like im in no mood to put any work into this entire process.
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DIT-freakin-TO
 
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I know there are many exceptions to this, but most people I've talked to have had a feeling of impending doom after taking the test, and have gotten their scores back only to be pleasantly surprised that they did around how they were doing on their practice tests, or even a little better.

I make myself feel better by telling myself that my uncertainty during the test was just due to nervousness, etc. but that I'll probably score in my practice test range when scores come back.

Does anyone else feel like this is generally common to most test takers?
 
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I've been waiting for my scores for so long that I've come to a point where I don't even want to know what it is anymore. I'm scurrred (scared). :scared:
 
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SoupWithAFork said:
I know there are many exceptions to this, but most people I've talked to have had a feeling of impending doom after taking the test, and have gotten their scores back only to be pleasantly surprised that they did around how they were doing on their practice tests, or even a little better.

I make myself feel better by telling myself that my uncertainty during the test was just due to nervousness, etc. but that I'll probably score in my practice test range when scores come back.

Does anyone else feel like this is generally common to most test takers?
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Absolutely. Most of us will score in the range of our practice scores, but the breakdowns may be different than we expect (but usually within 2 points of where we were usually scoring on each section).

I've definitely had a feeling of impending doom about PS. Hopefully I did better than I thought, and that I haven't completely overestimated how I did on BS and VR. I hate how many of the people posting on the score release thread ended up doing best in what they thought they did worst in, and worst in what they did best in. If that ends up being case the case, then I did well on PS and bombed VR & BS! Ack!

So, I'm doing my best trying to pass the time with secondaries and trying to let the days slip by. About 17 days left!
 
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phoenix1 said:
Absolutely. Most of us will score in the range of our practice scores, but the breakdowns may be different than we expect (but usually within 2 points of where we were usually scoring on each section).

I've definitely had a feeling of impending doom about PS. Hopefully I did better than I thought, and that I haven't completely overestimated how I did on BS and VR. I hate how many of the people posting on the score release thread ended up doing best in what they thought they did worst in, and worst in what they did best in. If that ends up being case the case, then I did well on PS and bombed VR & BS! Ack!

So, I'm doing my best trying to pass the time with secondaries and trying to let the days slip by. About 17 days left!
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thats a nice thought...but what do you say of us who are remembering the problems we got wrong?
 
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swifteagle43 said:
thats a nice thought...but what do you say of us who are remembering the problems we got wrong?
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I managed to stop thinking/agonizing about specific problems I screwed up about a week after the MCAT. But in that week, I realized a BUNCH of PS problems I messed up. *sigh* So, the best we can do is try to forget about them. It's not like thinking about it or agonizing about it will help, or will change anything. At this point, what will be, will be. An ulcer isn't going to improve your score.

Try to forget about the nitty gritty, and if you must obsess (like I do on occasion), just try to focus on your overall goal. For me, that means getting a 9 or above in PS, and a 30+ overall.

At this point I've settled on a prediction of: 8 PS 12 VR 11 BS (31). And when I'm daydreaming, I fantasize about getting a 10 PS 13 VR 12 BS (35).
 
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DO you guys think it is a good idea to sign up for the august test (for a good location) before I get my scores back just to be on the safe side?

Also, if I do sign up and put it on my primaries that I was gonna retake it, end up doing well on the June test and then decide not to retake, will it matter?
 
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oh man...this is making me nervous

to break your boredom...
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fero said:
DO you guys think it is a good idea to sign up for the august test (for a good location) before I get my scores back just to be on the safe side?

Also, if I do sign up and put it on my primaries that I was gonna retake it, end up doing well on the June test and then decide not to retake, will it matter?
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I signed up for the August 9th test just in case so that I have a seat if I need it. I had already sent in my primary before I took the June 15th test, so I only had that one down. If I decide that I will retake in August, I will contact all of the schools that my primary has already been sent to asap to let them know. If I were you, and you don't know if you'll be retaking in august or not, I'd just put down the june score. I'd suggest waiting until June 18th to just see your score first before submitting your primary, but from what I've heard, the longer you wait, the worse the verification time is. Your call...
 
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totally off-topic, but does anyone want to read my PS and give me some honest opinions? i wrote one for my undergrad's committee and got really good feedback, but got bored of it so i am in the process of writing a new one. however, im just really iffy about all of it.

my goal was to submit tomorrow.... so if you're not doing anything tonight... i would love you forever!

help? please? 😍
 
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starlight04 said:
totally off-topic, but does anyone want to read my PS and give me some honest opinions? i wrote one for my undergrad's committee and got really good feedback, but got bored of it so i am in the process of writing a new one. however, im just really iffy about all of it.

my goal was to submit tomorrow.... so if you're not doing anything tonight... i would love you forever!

help? please? 😍
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Sure thing. I just PMed you with my email.
 
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guys, im becoming neurotic.

i cant stop thinking about 4 PS questions which i think i got wrong. i dont even know HOW i remember them, since i sure didn't after the test.

i kept spacing out in the lab today. i think ppl thought i was on drugs or something. i'm going INSANE. i literally think i got a 25.
 
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starlight04 said:
guys, im becoming neurotic.

i cant stop thinking about 4 PS questions which i think i got wrong. i dont even know HOW i remember them, since i sure didn't after the test.

i kept spacing out in the lab today. i think ppl thought i was on drugs or something. i'm going INSANE. i literally think i got a 25.
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I'm with you. I'm really regretting reading the May 31st score release thread. Now, instead of just worrying about my PS score and the questions that I remember screwing up, I'm terrified that my VR and BS scores will be low because they seemed too easy, and the curve will be brutal because of that. 8 days and counting. Stop the insanity!
 
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So I read the AAMC's list of scheduled release dates and they say "after 5PM". Does that mean we will get our scores about July 18th around 5PM, or have the scores been posting online earlier than that?

I was really hoping to see my scores at midnight on the 18th because I work 3-11pm every weekday and viewing my scores at work would not be fun, especially if I did bad lol.
 
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DoctorPardi said:
So I read the AAMC's list of scheduled release dates and they say "after 5PM". Does that mean we will get our scores about July 18th around 5PM, or have the scores been posting online earlier than that?

I was really hoping to see my scores at midnight on the 18th because I work 3-11pm every weekday and viewing my scores at work would not be fun, especially if I did bad lol.
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I think sometimes they've come out in the afternoon. What time exactly did the scores come out for May 31st?
 
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I'm so nervous I don't even want to see my scores...

After I took the June.15th exam, I knew for sure that there were at least 4 questions in the PS section and 3 in the BS section which I got wrong.... and there was a considerable amount of questions which I guessed in all 3 sections.

Fail.
 
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oh i just want them now! I hate waiting because I don't know what to do? Continue to study in case of a retake! Or relax and be happy it's over? Is it? Most likely not; I can't help but feel I bombed VR .. like 4-6 range. Especially because after I took the MCATs I took a sample VR test and got a 7 again! Ugh, such a bad idea, and to be honest I don't know how these curves work. If I get a 6-7 I should always get a 6-7 but I have gotten 8-9 as well. Lately, in a miraculous breakthrough, I've started to get 10-12s .. whatever, I'm probably going to retake 🙁.

also, doesn't it seem like a lot of people have selected the June 15th exam? That necessarily implies that the curve will be quite unforgiving because the chances are insanely high that Mr. and Mrs. 45 were one of the test-takers. I mean, we have a lot of posters for June 15th, and that date is convenient for many people because it is right after school lets out so we can all study, but not to the point of overkill, especially if we were involved in a prep course. I remember that June 15th was a satisfying date for me, and I bet for many, many others as well. And so I become nervous because I feel that the high amount of test takers means no help from any curve. In other words, I will get a 1 on VR 🙁. My diagnostic was: PS6,VR5,BS9. My highest AAMC score was CBT9:12PS,9VR,10BS. I maxed out in PS at 15, in VR at 9, and in BS at 11. I'm predicting a terribly low VR score because everyone gets it but me 🙁.
 
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I am terrified and feel as if I am on an emotional rollercoaster. There are days when I feel like I killed it, but then there are many more times when I am absolutely convinced I bombed. How do you guys deal with the constant anxiety?
 
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We are all in the same boat....waiting sucks. I am just going to force myself to think that I did horrible just so it will not be so bad if I score low. I really hope that the may 31 deal does not repeat with us because there will be a quite a few of us who are seriously screwed.

PRAYING FOR NO RETAKE...



.....AND A +30!!!
 
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So I went to register to retake the MCAT in September. NO dates available! argh! I was trying to ward off evil spirits by "planning" to retake the test and hoping for the best! I just felt so horrible after June 15! On the plus side, I can't apply until next year anyway, so maybe having months to restudy as opposed to 60 days will suit me better.😱
 
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phoenix1 said:
I managed to stop thinking/agonizing about specific problems I screwed up about a week after the MCAT. But in that week, I realized a BUNCH of PS problems I messed up. *sigh* So, the best we can do is try to forget about them. It's not like thinking about it or agonizing about it will help, or will change anything. At this point, what will be, will be. An ulcer isn't going to improve your score.

Try to forget about the nitty gritty, and if you must obsess (like I do on occasion), just try to focus on your overall goal. For me, that means getting a 9 or above in PS, and a 30+ overall.

At this point I've settled on a prediction of: 8 PS 12 VR 11 BS (31). And when I'm daydreaming, I fantasize about getting a 10 PS 13 VR 12 BS (35).
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From time to time, I find myself daydreaming about getting a 37 and how I would jump all over the place, run around the neighborhood, scream as loud as I can. If only life was as easy as day dreams :laugh:
 
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Agreed, not knowing the score for this long is a bless; as long as you don't think about it, and besides, wailing over the lower-end score possibility is unproductively depressing. The four month long finals week of MCAT studying is over 🙂
 
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Mellownisty said:
Agreed, not knowing the score for this long is a bless; as long as you don't think about it, and besides, wailing over the lower-end score possibility is unproductively depressing. The four month long finals week of MCAT studying is over 🙂
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How many days left?
 
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I'm suprised by how fast these past 20+ days have gone by...but I have a feeling these next six days are going to go by very slowly.
 
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