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1/23 test date.Following SN2ed TBR books and Spinach Method now. Took 2 first tests last week and taking 2 more this week and maybe 3 if things go well.
But my post isn't about scores or anything like that.
I'm having some doubts : I feel the little pesky doubts creeping up on me, tempting me to say "postpone" to the test date, and trying to allure me.
The only catch is that I know that it is not true. I know that I will not make use of another 6-8 weeks (delayed date) in a way that will significantly improve my score.
It is normal to feel uncertain and anxious about something uncertain. However, we are taking some of the best practice tests available in the world on this test. We are doing our best.
We still have 4.5 weeks left for gosh's sake. That's plenty of time to get in business and beat the hell out of these questions. That's more time of full-time MCAT studying than any person in the whole wide world had. Anything more than than and you'll start losing information and it will actually be counter productive:
-You'll feel like you always have enough time or can always reschedule so you wouldn't actually feel the need and pressure to sit and down, cram and condense prep: skills that are critical to MCAT test.
-Pyschologically: you want to cram and get this done. Keeping delaying will send yourself the message that your efforts into studying etc will not bear fruition: it's easy to get demotivated when you know that you are upholding your own commitments and cheating out of them.
Your words, advice and input are deeply appreciated.
But my post isn't about scores or anything like that.
I'm having some doubts : I feel the little pesky doubts creeping up on me, tempting me to say "postpone" to the test date, and trying to allure me.
The only catch is that I know that it is not true. I know that I will not make use of another 6-8 weeks (delayed date) in a way that will significantly improve my score.
It is normal to feel uncertain and anxious about something uncertain. However, we are taking some of the best practice tests available in the world on this test. We are doing our best.
We still have 4.5 weeks left for gosh's sake. That's plenty of time to get in business and beat the hell out of these questions. That's more time of full-time MCAT studying than any person in the whole wide world had. Anything more than than and you'll start losing information and it will actually be counter productive:
-You'll feel like you always have enough time or can always reschedule so you wouldn't actually feel the need and pressure to sit and down, cram and condense prep: skills that are critical to MCAT test.
-Pyschologically: you want to cram and get this done. Keeping delaying will send yourself the message that your efforts into studying etc will not bear fruition: it's easy to get demotivated when you know that you are upholding your own commitments and cheating out of them.
Your words, advice and input are deeply appreciated.
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