MCAT Farts

[eldoctor]

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While taking a practice MCAT today, I felt a strong urge to fart, but I knew it would be really loud. However, it was really uncomfortable (and thus distracting) to hold it in, and the break would not be for another 30 minutes. Thankfully, the urge went away, and i was able to take care of it during the break.

If it were you, taking the actual MCAT, would you rip shamelessly, hold it in and risk being distracted and uncomfortable, or other (explain)?

 

[RogueUnicorn]

rip it for sure

 

[FrkyBgStok]

I would definitely let a little tiny bit out quitely to see how it feels. If it feels like a crop dust, I'd let it go shamelessly. But if it feels like a cup of soup, I would hold it. Nothing worse than having to shower after you fart.

 

[AlexB]

I would definitely let a little tiny bit out quitely to see how it feels. If it feels like a crop dust, I'd let it go shamelessly. But if it feels like a cup of soup, I would hold it. Nothing worse than having to shower after you fart.

how funny would that be if a med school looked you up on SDN and found this. And then brought it up as a question in an interview

 

[auburnO5]

You have to let them rip in the heat of the MCAT battle - no holding back.

Would a highly trained 315 pound defensive linemen trying to make a goal line stand in the Super Bowl hold back an enormous case of Taco Bell farts because he felt a little "embarrassed" ?





No.


Would King Leonidas, fearless leader of Sparta's 300, while slaying thousands of Xerxes finest warriors try to squeeze in a massive butt burp?

I don't think so.





You need to have this same mentality while tackling the MCAT.

I let three rip while I was writing the test, one for each section. And I did not hold back, the echo of the fart reverberating off of the solid wooden chair startled the proctor so much that she had to come in and check on me.

 

[Baron Samedi]

If it were the actual MCAT, let it fly. Everyone at the testing center wears those sound-blocking headphones, anyways.

This reminds me of high school taking some stupid standardized test. I finished the test early so I fell asleep while everyone else was still working. In my sleep, I let out the LOUDEST fart possibly ever(those plastic chairs only made it worse)...it woke me up and when I looked up everyone was just staring at me like "😱". I just said "my bad" and went back to sleep.

 

[CookDeRosa]

rip it for sure

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OMG the best question. Ever.

 

[PreMedder]

Hahaha awesome thread. definitely let 'er rip.

 

[blaithnaid]

I like that the future of medicine has no compulsions about expressing flatulence.

 

[chman]

Dude, don't you know how to let it out without being loud? I thought everyone knew how to do that after so many years of schooling.

 

[Hope0913]

I voted for hold it in, as best you can if you can't then you just gotta let it go quietly and hope its not a stinker!

 

[chman]

I voted for hold it in, as best you can if you can't then you just gotta let it go quietly and hope its not a stinker!

Does this have anything to do with your user name? JK


Hey, they all want to be docs, so they better get used to the smell...

 

[roseglass6370]

I'd try to let it out quietly, but if that's not possible I would definitely hold it in and wait until break.

Maybe it's just because I'm a girl, but the embarrassment/humiliation from the noise would be far more distracting and uncomfortable to me than a little tummy ache. 😛 The smell wouldn't embarrass me because there are a good amount of people in the testing area and who's to say who "dealt it"?

 

[azrael87]

Dude, don't you know how to let it out without being loud? I thought everyone knew how to do that after so many years of schooling.

+1

The silenced fart is standard practice in most professional situations. You'd best start training. With a little more advanced technique, you can even control the general direction. In the actual MCAT, you can aim back and downwards towards the floor, away from the noses of your fellow test takers.



As a very sporadic poster on SDN, I expect this to be on the top of my recent posts list for a while...how awkward lol.

 

[orthomyxo]

I would definitely let a little tiny bit out quitely to see how it feels. If it feels like a crop dust, I'd let it go shamelessly. But if it feels like a cup of soup, I would hold it. Nothing worse than having to shower after you fart.

If it were the actual MCAT, let it fly. Everyone at the testing center wears those sound-blocking headphones, anyways.

This reminds me of high school taking some stupid standardized test. I finished the test early so I fell asleep while everyone else was still working. In my sleep, I let out the LOUDEST fart possibly ever(those plastic chairs only made it worse)...it woke me up and when I looked up everyone was just staring at me like "😱". I just said "my bad" and went back to sleep.

I lol'd

Personally, I'd hold it, but I commend those who let extremely loud farts rip in public.

This thread is WIN!

 

[JeetKuneDo]

Let it rip. Hopefully it smells bad enough or is loud enough to distract the other test takers.

 

[loua0731]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha this thread is hilarious.

You gotta do what you gotta do. And what's more natural than passing a little gas? I'd just let it out. 🙂

 

[rxnfiend]

My god I don't think I have ever laughed so much in a thread before! Well done everyone haha!

 

[Geekchick921]

 

[Baron Samedi]

I'd try to let it out quietly, but if that's not possible I would definitely hold it in and wait until break.

Maybe it's just because I'm a girl, but the embarrassment/humiliation from the noise would be far more distracting and uncomfortable to me than a little tummy ache. 😛 The smell wouldn't embarrass me because there are a good amount of people in the testing area and who's to say who "dealt it"?

Oh come on. You're really gonna walk into an interview with some OChem going on in your gut? You gotta let it go, right in the waiting room! Same with the MCAT! You realize that test takes forever...right? And if they don't hear you fart in the testing room, they'll certainly hear you let it loose in the bathroom during one of your breaks when the toilet makes it 10x louder!

When there's a Revolution in your stomach you just gotta let the battle play out the way God intended. It just aint right to hold it in.

 

[eldoctor]

You have to let them rip in the heat of the MCAT battle - no holding back.


You need to have this same mentality while tackling the MCAT.

I let three rip while I was writing the test, one for each section. And I did not hold back, the echo of the fart reverberating off of the solid wooden chair startled the proctor so much that she had to come in and check on me.

One of the funniest responses I've ever seen.

As for me, while this time it resolved itself, here's what happened last Fall:

I was taking a final in a room with 50+ people, when I felt the urge to let loose. I pulled the "lean it out" maneuver. For those of you that don't know, this is the maneuver that (usually) turns potential rolling thunder into silent killers: you lean on one of your buttcheeks so that the fart comes out on the other side, hopefully without sound.

However, I was sitting on one of those plastic chairs, wearing less-than-optimal garment for the "lean it out." It was a half-successful attempt: my fart was initially silent, so that I let my guard down, but the second half of the fart I pushed too hard, resulting in a very audible fart. I'm positive the people around me noticed, and I felt my face heat up with embarrassment, but there's nothing I could do, so I kept taking the test and destroyed the bathroom when I was done.
On the MCAT? I would attempt the lean it out, unless I predict a juicer, in which case I dunno.

 

[BenUstudent]

let it out,
Monster Beef for all to enjoy!

 

[Geekchick921]

One of the funniest responses I've ever seen.

As for me, while this time it resolved itself, here's what happened last Fall:

I was taking a final in a room with 50+ people, when I felt the urge to let loose. I pulled the "lean it out" maneuver. For those of you that don't know, this is the maneuver that (usually) turns potential rolling thunder into silent killers: you lean on one of your buttcheeks so that the fart comes out on the other side, hopefully without sound.

However, I was sitting on one of those plastic chairs, wearing less-than-optimal garment for the "lean it out." It was a half-successful attempt: my fart was initially silent, so that I let my guard down, but the second half of the fart I pushed too hard, resulting in a very audible fart. I'm positive the people around me noticed, and I felt my face heat up with embarrassment, but there's nothing I could do, so I kept taking the test and destroyed the bathroom when I was done.
On the MCAT? I would attempt the lean it out, unless I predict a juicer, in which case I dunno.

That, my friend, is called a "left cheek sneak."

 

[EscapedGoat]

I feel like I should answer this question. I ate very spicy food the night before the MCAT (baad idea), and I was confronted with a variety of fart options during my first section. I ended up holding it in, but strategy should really depends on the type of fart:

SBD: You gotta let 'er rip, there's really no reason not to. True, though, this is something that requires practice.

Buttbuster: A very loud and powerful fart. Smell is earthy with remnants of egg, beef, and maybe a white zinfandel. Though such a fart will leave your anus smarting, you might as well let this one go if we're just talking about air. In regards to a Buttbuster with oily discharge, I'd have to reconsider. It really depends on your level of protection. Is it that old underwear with all the holes in it...then fuhgeddaboudit.

Prairie-Doggin: This is a fart that starts out innocently enough, then BAM! You start prairie-doggin, and need to pull a penguin walk to get that thing back in place. Obviously, these are to be avoided at all cost. If you feel you fart has significant potential to evolve into praried-dog status, I would hold it in.

Bubble: This is the fart where you feel like you're blowing bubbles; your anus in the magic wand, and yesterday's Taco Bell value meal is the bubble solution. Again, your level of comfort (in regards to wet stuff in yo' pants) will dictate if you should let this one off.

Choo Choo Train: This is the fart that feels like it's been trying to escape for the past 5 hours, but just won't come. You need to be very cautious on this one. He's had a lot of time to marinate, and you just don't know what he'll give. It might be a cough an' sputter moment, followed by a quick and unimpressive death. Or BAM! You might need a new pair of pants.

 

[brooklynblunder]

you could go up to ask for more scratch paper and let it rip while you close the door

 

[auburnO5]

i feel like i should answer this question. I ate very spicy food the night before the mcat (baad idea), and i was confronted with a variety of fart options during my first section. I ended up holding it in, but strategy should really depends on the type of fart:

Sbd: You gotta let 'er rip, there's really no reason not to. True, though, this is something that requires practice.

Buttbuster: A very loud and powerful fart. Smell is earthy with remnants of egg, beef, and maybe a white zinfandel. Though such a fart will leave your anus smarting, you might as well let this one go if we're just talking about air. In regards to a buttbuster with oily discharge, i'd have to reconsider. It really depends on your level of protection. Is it that old underwear with all the holes in it...then fuhgeddaboudit.

Prairie-doggin: This is a fart that starts out innocently enough, then bam! You start prairie-doggin, and need to pull a penguin walk to get that thing back in place. Obviously, these are to be avoided at all cost. If you feel you fart has significant potential to evolve into praried-dog status, i would hold it in.

Bubble: This is the fart where you feel like you're blowing bubbles; your anus in the magic wand, and yesterday's taco bell value meal is the bubble solution. Again, your level of comfort (in regards to wet stuff in yo' pants) will dictate if you should let this one off.

Choo choo train: This is the fart that feels like it's been trying to escape for the past 5 hours, but just won't come. You need to be very cautious on this one. He's had a lot of time to marinate, and you just don't know what he'll give. It might be a cough an' sputter moment, followed by a quick and unimpressive death. Or bam! You might need a new pair of pants.

^^^ winner!!!! ^^^

 

[eldoctor]

I feel like I should answer this question. I ate very spicy food the night before the MCAT (baad idea), and I was confronted with a variety of fart options during my first section. I ended up holding it in, but strategy should really depends on the type of fart:

SBD: You gotta let 'er rip, there's really no reason not to. True, though, this is something that requires practice.

Buttbuster: A very loud and powerful fart. Smell is earthy with remnants of egg, beef, and maybe a white zinfandel. Though such a fart will leave your anus smarting, you might as well let this one go if we're just talking about air. In regards to a Buttbuster with oily discharge, I'd have to reconsider. It really depends on your level of protection. Is it that old underwear with all the holes in it...then fuhgeddaboudit.

Prairie-Doggin: This is a fart that starts out innocently enough, then BAM! You start prairie-doggin, and need to pull a penguin walk to get that thing back in place. Obviously, these are to be avoided at all cost. If you feel you fart has significant potential to evolve into praried-dog status, I would hold it in.

Bubble: This is the fart where you feel like you're blowing bubbles; your anus in the magic wand, and yesterday's Taco Bell value meal is the bubble solution. Again, your level of comfort (in regards to wet stuff in yo' pants) will dictate if you should let this one off.

Choo Choo Train: This is the fart that feels like it's been trying to escape for the past 5 hours, but just won't come. You need to be very cautious on this one. He's had a lot of time to marinate, and you just don't know what he'll give. It might be a cough an' sputter moment, followed by a quick and unimpressive death. Or BAM! You might need a new pair of pants.

you my friend are quite the expert.

 

[BBender716]

This thread reeks of win! 👍

 

[Geekchick921]

I'd try to let it out quietly, but if that's not possible I would definitely hold it in and wait until break.

Maybe it's just because I'm a girl, but the embarrassment/humiliation from the noise would be far more distracting and uncomfortable to me than a little tummy ache. 😛 The smell wouldn't embarrass me because there are a good amount of people in the testing area and who's to say who "dealt it"?

Whatever, screw being ladylike! A lot rides on that test, and I wouldn't sit there and suffer through fart cramps because I didn't want a bunch of strangers I'll probably never seen again (who also probably have the sound-muffling headphones on) to get wind (*rimshot*) of my case of heinous anus.

Let it rip. Hopefully it smells bad enough or is loud enough to distract the other test takers.

Lulz. I am now picturing a really cutthroat gunner chowing down on beans and broccoli the night before the test. Chemical warfare!

 

[lcr2108]

if you're going to rip and rip loud, it better be epic and stanky enough to have someone dry heave during the exam lol

otherwise, try to go for the silent killer. nothing quite like looking around and seeing everyone try to figure out where it came from haha

 

[rockaction]

This thread reeks of win! 👍

very appropriate assessment!

during my MCAT, I took a massive dump during each break. it was rather cathartic to be honest. it was like I was purging the awfulness of the MCAT after each section. 👍

 

[NickNaylor]

very appropriate assessment!

during my MCAT, I took a massive dump during each break. it was rather cathartic to be honest. it was like I was purging the awfulness of the MCAT after each section. 👍

Ahaha, I can totally relate. My snacks during the breaks consisted of Red Bull and whole grain granola bars, both of which have to make me poop like nothing else. By the time I reached the end of a session I was ready to explode.

 

[fisticuffs]

To do well on the MCAT you need to have the utmost sharpness of mind and Zen-like focus. Why would you expend an ounce of your precious mental energy worrying about holding back an imminent fart? There's an old saying, "Relaxed sphincter, relaxed mind". Actually, I may have just made that up but the point is, the number of farts retained during the MCAT is inversely correlated with your score. Let your flatulence propel you to success!

 

[learnmdabc]

Just fart and then start making large, popping noises with your mouth. Fools nobody, not even yourself.

 

[eldoctor]

if you're going to rip and rip loud, it better be epic and stanky enough to have someone dry heave during the exam lol

otherwise, try to go for the silent killer. nothing quite like looking around and seeing everyone try to figure out where it came from haha

agreed and agreed

 

[rafflecopter]

Let one out. If for no other reason you expend more energy holding it in than you do letting it out and we're all about efficient test-taking on SDN!

 

[EpicBearMan]

 

[MisterVeil]

Lulz. I am now picturing a really cutthroat gunner chowing down on beans and broccoli the night before the test. Chemical warfare!

You joke about it, but one of my friends was once arrested on an assault with a deadly weapon charge for doing this.

 

[Nefertiri]

Although I usually try to be a lady, there's no reason to contain the methane. Sequestering the flatulate causes brutal cramps and decreases focus, 2 unaceptable situations during the MCAT.

Let that s*** rip! Who will know?