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Did any of you took the test today? It was such a difficult test across the board. Am gravely concern! Thought?
non-trad post mcat depression...
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are you are talking about directly after the mcat? if so, my first one I seriously wanted to cry directly after. i felt so stupid and alone, like i had to be the only one in there that felt so bad. those kids were smart and i was stupid and what the hell was i thinking when i thought i could last with those good students.
my second one i knew that was how you were supposed to feel when you got done so i felt a little better. i felt like i did better but i couldn't help but fear a third time as i wasn't confident.
hopefully this helps. you aren't alone. I felt that bad.
my second one i knew that was how you were supposed to feel when you got done so i felt a little better. i felt like i did better but i couldn't help but fear a third time as i wasn't confident.
hopefully this helps. you aren't alone. I felt that bad.
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Yes. Thank you for sharing your initial post mcat experience.
I felt pretty crappy after my MCAT, even though when I finally got my score, it turned out to have gone very well. I have several friends who were in tears after the MCAT and also did very well. If you come out of that test feeling good, there's probably something wrong with your head.
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I felt pretty crappy after my MCAT, even though when I finally got my score, it turned out to have gone very well. I have several friends who were in tears after the MCAT and also did very well.
I'm so drained out! The last time I felt this way was post didactic year of PA school. Anyway, keeping my fingers cross...returning back to work Tuesday...and would start seeing patients again.
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my test was last year, but for what it's worth... i got myself all psyched up listening to fort minor on the way there, and i was all YEAHHH i'm gonna make this mcat remember my NAME...
then when i left i felt utterly deflated. someone was going to remember someone's name all right but it wasn't going to be the way i planned... i just wanted to go somewhere and stare at a wall for a long time...
so yeah, don't wig out - lots of people feel that way. and mine turned out ok in the end so try not to assume the feeling that the mcat ran away with all of your internal organs equates with your score in reality. use these 30 days for all the stuff you weren't getting done due to mcat studies!
then when i left i felt utterly deflated. someone was going to remember someone's name all right but it wasn't going to be the way i planned... i just wanted to go somewhere and stare at a wall for a long time...
so yeah, don't wig out - lots of people feel that way. and mine turned out ok in the end so try not to assume the feeling that the mcat ran away with all of your internal organs equates with your score in reality. use these 30 days for all the stuff you weren't getting done due to mcat studies!
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I was completely distraught after the test and felt totally helpless. Went home a cried on my BF's shoulder for hours. Spent the time from test to results alternating between anxious, numb, and bitchy. Turned out okay in the end. Some of the worst weeks of my life, though. Fun times...
Sounds like those of us who haven't taken the test yet have a lot to look forward to. 🙁
Does anybody know why they can't just show you your scores before you leave the building? That's what they do on various other computerized tests like the GRE. It just seems cruel and unnecessary to make you wait in suspense.
Does anybody know why they can't just show you your scores before you leave the building? That's what they do on various other computerized tests like the GRE. It just seems cruel and unnecessary to make you wait in suspense.
Personally, I think they do it just to show that they can **** with you and you're powerless to do anything about it.
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Grading the writing section, curving it against exams over many years, and challenges of questions by test-takers, not necessarily in that order. That, and the AAMC is evil and likes to see us stress.
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Going to echo everyone else on this. I felt terrible after my MCAT, and ended up doing well. I think if you come out of it thinking "that was easy" then you probably seriously under-thought the test. It is not an easy test with clear cut answers for every question, and many times even the "right" answer sucks.
yeah, i felt like I randomly clicked random stuff on the MCAT, and ended up doing really well.
but then, one of my friends who was like "oh, i know i got THAT question wrong", she got 40.
The GRE manages to give you the results of your multiple choice section immediately, with your writing sample results following once it has been graded. So the first excuse is crap. AAMC states that the curve for a given exam is preset, and that the actual performance of students taking the test with you does not affect your scaled score. So the second excuse is crap. AAMC has deliberately designed things to make it as difficult as possible to challenge questions. I don't believe they're really inconveniencing themselves out of concern that there may be challenges.
Basically the only remaining reason is sheer ****headedness.
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...agreed and keep ur.
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Seriously, dude, I think you're overreacting....
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No, there's another reason, which is to help psychologically toughen you up for what it's like to take the boards and wait to get *those* scores back. Think MCAT with mental angst and test difficulty like at least ten orders of magnitude worse, and that's Step 1.
All kidding aside, OP, I agree that you should wait for your score before even considering being depressed. These tests are emotionally exhausting, not to mention physically exhausting. And don't forget that they are curved; chances are that if you thought it was hard, so did everyone else.
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When I took the GRE in 2005 this^^ was the case. I spoke with a classmate who took the GRE this summer and apparently you don't get your score immediately anymore.
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It's common to feel bad afterwards and sometimes the wait for the score is nerve-wracking. Hopefully you have good coping mechanisms for dealing with the post-mcat blues and good luck to you. 🙂
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+1op, i agree that you should wait for your score before even considering being depressed. These tests are emotionally exhausting, not to mention physically exhausting. And don't forget that they are curved; chances are that if you thought it was hard, so did everyone else.
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Do they curve each question like "hey, this question is worth 1.5pts since it's harder than that, and wasn't answered correctly by 60% of the test takers?" Something like that...No, there's another reason, which is to help psychologically toughen you up for what it's like to take the boards and wait to get *those* scores back. Think MCAT with mental angst and test difficulty like at least ten orders of magnitude worse, and that's Step 1.
All kidding aside, OP, I agree that you should wait for your score before even considering being depressed. These tests are emotionally exhausting, not to mention physically exhausting. And don't forget that they are curved; chances are that if you thought it was hard, so did everyone else.
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On the boards? If they had told me, they would have had to kill me. And seeing as my residency program already has the "killing me" department covered, I'd just as soon let that black box remain black. 😉
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From glancing at your post, I'd say you might need some work on verbal.
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What's your point jackass? What does your statement has to do with the OP questions? I think you probably shouldn't be posting here.
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It's pretty common to feel terrible about the MCAT immediately following the test. I took the 6/16 morning test and if you go to that post you'll see a lot of us thought we were completely destroyed by the PS section and really bummed out about the exam. I even reregistered for an august MCAT and began studying again. I ended up scoring almost exactly at my average. It's hard but try not to stress over it and do something to pass the time until your score comes back.
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Congratulations!!! 👍
I felt awful after my MCAT in July and was convinced I bombed it, so much so that I spent the next week in a trance. I was sick and had a coughing attack during verbal and had to leave the room on the proctors' orders (understandable, as it would be disruptive to others) for 4 minutes to get the coughing under control before I could resume the test. So I had to pick C for the last 6 questions on verbal! I still did OK, got my 30 though I was hoping for a 32 or 33.
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Thanks.
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Had a slight panic attack during verbal, just for 10 seconds and I got it under control (I never get panic attacks). After the MCAT though, I just felt like drinking myself into oblivion. Although I figured I did not do well, I was so burnt out from MCAT studying I really did not care. Get my score this Tuesday. Been down about it all month.
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Hey all,
I took the MCAT on 9-2-2011. I thought I bombed it. It was harder than anything I had ever seen! I remember struggling to understand the passages. But I ended up doing okay. Oddly enough, I scored 3 points higher than any practice exam. I had two family emergencies which affected my ability to study/focus on the MCAT. Overall, I'm satisfied with my score given my effort/circumstances.
The bottom line.. You can't go by how you feel at the end of the test. Sometimes you can't even go by your practice scores!
I took the MCAT on 9-2-2011. I thought I bombed it. It was harder than anything I had ever seen! I remember struggling to understand the passages. But I ended up doing okay. Oddly enough, I scored 3 points higher than any practice exam. I had two family emergencies which affected my ability to study/focus on the MCAT. Overall, I'm satisfied with my score given my effort/circumstances.
The bottom line.. You can't go by how you feel at the end of the test. Sometimes you can't even go by your practice scores!
