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hey guys,
this summer i was doing fairly well on my aamc practice exams *28-34*
i had STUDIED my ass off, worked 40+ hours in a research lab, took the TPR, and gave it 110%. it was not a fun summer to say the least.
however, two weeks before the MCAT, i learned that one of my parents had a brain tumor. this completely threw me off emotionally. i decided to write it anyway, because -- there was nothing i could do in the next two weeks that would change my dad's outcome. and my parents tried furiously to keep it from me until the end of the exam- but when i found out our family vaccation was cancelled, i had reasoned that things were serious.
i am happy i did it- and i think it made me a stronger person, regardless of the outcome.
i just feel very emotionally drained with everything going on at home....so, these scores do not really worry me right now. it was my first time, and i'm only in 3rd year, so i could write next summer.
i'm just worried that next summer-- if my dad is going to have his brain surgery performed-- its just not going to get any easier for me.
has anyone had to go through these emotional times, and if so- how do you put these things aside and focus? i think it really impacted my state on the test day...i don't regret it - because my score was not disastrous, and nothing can really replicate writing the REAL mcat. i only feel that- this summer just drained me unnecessarily. a part of me just wished i waited until 3rd year to write this-
thanks.
this summer i was doing fairly well on my aamc practice exams *28-34*
i had STUDIED my ass off, worked 40+ hours in a research lab, took the TPR, and gave it 110%. it was not a fun summer to say the least.
however, two weeks before the MCAT, i learned that one of my parents had a brain tumor. this completely threw me off emotionally. i decided to write it anyway, because -- there was nothing i could do in the next two weeks that would change my dad's outcome. and my parents tried furiously to keep it from me until the end of the exam- but when i found out our family vaccation was cancelled, i had reasoned that things were serious.
i am happy i did it- and i think it made me a stronger person, regardless of the outcome.
i just feel very emotionally drained with everything going on at home....so, these scores do not really worry me right now. it was my first time, and i'm only in 3rd year, so i could write next summer.
i'm just worried that next summer-- if my dad is going to have his brain surgery performed-- its just not going to get any easier for me.
has anyone had to go through these emotional times, and if so- how do you put these things aside and focus? i think it really impacted my state on the test day...i don't regret it - because my score was not disastrous, and nothing can really replicate writing the REAL mcat. i only feel that- this summer just drained me unnecessarily. a part of me just wished i waited until 3rd year to write this-
thanks.
