Official 7/27 Exam Thread!!

[alexrgross]

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Reserved for MCAT discussion with July 27th takers.

 

[vashka]

Hilarious!

My sentiment on MCAT:


AS LONG AS IT’S THIRTY (sing it to the tune of As Long As You Love Me)

[Verse]
Although medicine has always been a dream of mine
AAMC says otherwise
It was crazy to retake it one more time
Hoping at least a thirty
And how I did prepare last time was still hazy
I can’t get it up to thirty
Don’t care if I need to shell out more money
As long as it hits thirty

[Chorus]
I don’t care how much time
How much booze?
What it costs?
As long as it’s thirty
Take Kaplan?
Or PR?
Don’t need no limit
As long as it’s thirty

[Verse]
Every little test that I did yesterday
Feels like it should be thirty
Doesn’t really matter if it’s more than that
It seems like it’s good enough

Repeat [Chorus]

[Bridge]
I’ve tried so hard to understand VR
But I guess it’s tough
When you don’t know what they mean
What it did to me and my MCAT
It’s enough
As long as it’s thirty, baby

 

[rbolt25]

I feel like as time goes on that I did worse and worse on this stupid test - never realized how long this month would actually be experiencing it firsthand.

 

[thelullaby99]

thelullaby99 -- brilliant! Now I have that song stuck in my head, thanks. 😛

So how do people know that our scores are due back August 28 and that scores from 7/26 and 7/27 are both released that day? I count 30 days as being August 26, which is a Sunday, so couldn't they be up on August 27?

Dang, I'll be singing a more mellow tone when scores are released..👍

Previously I've never understood when people saying about how they felt progressively worse everyday. Now I know. I'm scrutinizing all my answer choices now, debating to myself if somehow I read the question stem incorrectly.

 

[onlyindream]

Yeah I feel you guys. It's crappy to go through these waves of self doubt. I'm trying to take comfort in knowing I prepared for this thing like a champ and trust my preparation. But then you ask yourself, man did I lose my cool? Or what if I get my ass handed to me haha. I would say the best thing to do is stay off SDN, but that's not gonna happen 😛.

 

[V5RED]

In case any of you guys are wondering if you accidentally voided(like I was until about 20minutes ago), the void report for our exam is finally in. You can call the AAMC and they will tell you whether or not you accidentally voided.

Thankfully, I did not accidentally void my exam. 🙂

 

[bhandal]

In case any of you guys are wondering if you accidentally voided(like I was until about 20minutes ago), the void report for our exam is finally in. You can call the AAMC and they will tell you whether or not you accidentally voided.

Thankfully, I did not accidentally void my exam. 🙂

Haha just called to make sure as well and the guy started playing with me and was like: "sir I don't know how to say this, but you (pause) did (pause) not void and it is currently being scored, congrats." I started to laugh and told him thanks for the heart attack.

 

[rawsauceroc]

In case any of you guys are wondering if you accidentally voided(like I was until about 20minutes ago), the void report for our exam is finally in. You can call the AAMC and they will tell you whether or not you accidentally voided.

Thankfully, I did not accidentally void my exam. 🙂

So... What were to happen if one accidentally did click the void button lol?? That would kinda suck... I was perfectly fine knowing I didn't void my exam but now I feel like I need to call haha.

 

[gongshow89]

Hey, kinda late but thought I would give my two cents on the exam last week..

Basically this one seemed to be just like another practice test. Which gives me some hope due to the fact that my practice averages were decent, yet skeptical because I imagine the curve will be harsh. PS felt good, VR was good except one passage, and BS was not too bad with the exception of some organic chem. Hoping for the best for all of us! 🙂

 

[V5RED]

So... What were to happen if one accidentally did click the void button lol?? That would kinda suck... I was perfectly fine knowing I didn't void my exam but now I feel like I need to call haha.

One would need to retake the MCAT. Once you choose to void or not to void, the decision is unchangeable.

If you could choose to change it later, it would mean you could go home and look up the things you were unsure about and then decide if you got enough right to want your exam scored.

 

[SamanthaBland]

Hi Everyone,

Firstly, to review this test: it was my second time taking it (did bad in VS last time).

I found the PS section wasnt bad, it was just too long and I ended up having to guess on an entire passage (which made me uneasy).

I found VS section better, i felt good about my answers, but had to guess on about half a passage due to time.

I found BS harder than last year and im a molecular biology major. the bio was tough but doable, the ochem i knew maybe 2-3 questions.. it was bad. hope the bio is enough to compensate.

Questions:
Is september 11th the last mcat sitting for the 2012 year, or are the winter dates not available for registration yet.. if it happens that i need to rewrite id like to do it in the winter since i just graduated and all the material is so fresh i would just keep hammering out practice exams. any info on this would be great 🙂 😳😳

 

[rawsauceroc]

In case any of you guys are wondering if you accidentally voided(like I was until about 20minutes ago), the void report for our exam is finally in. You can call the AAMC and they will tell you whether or not you accidentally voided.

Thankfully, I did not accidentally void my exam. 🙂

How do you go about calling and finding out? What number and extension or whatever? I dont wanna be the random kid who calls and terrorizes half of AAMC and them just transferring me from one person to the other.

 

[onlyindream]

hey guys, just checking in to see how my peeps are doing. I finally made it out to see the Dark Knight! Strong finish to an awesome trilogy! Hope you guys are taking a minute to enjoy yourselves too 🙂

 

[V5RED]

How do you go about calling and finding out? What number and extension or whatever? I dont wanna be the random kid who calls and terrorizes half of AAMC and them just transferring me from one person to the other.

Google MCAT. Click on the MCAT website. Click on the link to contact the MCAT offices. Contact the MCAT offices.

 

[Mdtichen]

Anyone else worried after seeing some of the 7/6 verbal scores?

 

[onlyindream]

Anyone else worried after seeing some of the 7/6 verbal scores?

+1. that thread was a VR blood bath 🙁

 

[rbolt25]

I thought the passages themselves were straightforward, but after seeing some of those results I am definitely worried. Bloodbath is a good description.

 

[premeddiejkk]

ahhh just joined...soo scared for aug 28th =/ first time takerr
hoping the curve wasnt too brutal...

 

[thelullaby99]

+1. that thread was a VR blood bath 🙁

NOW I am more worried than ever.

Have any of you started studying, again, already?

 

[rbolt25]

No studying for retake yet for me - finishing application ---> going to Aruba & will be in Aruba when scores are released. I'm relaxed for the most part (still not happy about missing a few bio discretes), nothing I can do now.

 

[thelullaby99]

No studying for retake yet for me - finishing application ---> going to Aruba & will be in Aruba when scores are released. I'm relaxed for the most part (still not happy about missing a few bio discretes), nothing I can do now.

Good for you. I guess MCAT brings out the worst in me. Have been feeling very down lately, and all I can think about is to study from scratch. There are a lot of holes in my knowledge, and random discretes on the test day destroyed me. Ugh. Should I seek counseling..🙁

 

[onlyindream]

ahhhh two weeks!!!

 

[SalemK]

Had my first "I TOTALLY BOMBED THE MCAT" dream last night . . .

 

[7ec13]

Had my first "I TOTALLY BOMBED THE MCAT" dream last night . . .

lol a few nights ago I had a dream where I did really well on the verbal and bio sections... and then I woke up and was even more depressed cause I realized it wasn't true 🙁

 

[Mdtichen]

There are some good scores from the 7/14 thread, which is encouraging. How are you all coping with the wait?

 

[rbolt25]

I've reached the acceptance stage. I think about it but have acknowledged there is nothing I can do to make the results come quicker. The scores from 7/14 were definitely more encouraging. Nobody seemed to randomly bomb the verbal section which was a major plus.

 

[onlyindream]

Had my first "I TOTALLY BOMBED THE MCAT" dream last night . . .

Same here! I didn't even think nightmares about this were possible but it was a 0/0/0 :/.

 

[DocHHopeful]

The scores from 7/14 were definitely more encouraging. Nobody seemed to randomly bomb the verbal section which was a major plus.

Did anyone else notice that a significant amount of posters scored...wait for it...HIGHER than their AAMC averages? 😱

DARE I DREAM?!

I was down to only looking at my countdown app for the release date to about every other day. Now I'm back up to twice per day.

 

[Mdtichen]

^^Yeah I definitely saw that. Hoping for a similar trend!

 

[thelullaby99]

^^Yeah I definitely saw that. Hoping for a similar trend!

Hoping for that too, but it seems like MCAT-occurrences never happened twice. Maybe we'll get people with randomly higher than average PS. Lol. Maybe.

 

[archerlover]

I'm so glad you guys are in it with me together. Sigh so nervous for 12 days from now.

 

[thelullaby99]

What do you guys plan to do on the score-release day? Sit all day in front of the computer, refreshing?

I'm going to avoid SDN that day. And maybe forget to check my score.

 

[BurghStudent]

So I never got around to it but, PS: I felt good about this section. There were a couple of tricky discretes but nothing unusual. VR: I also felt like this section was OK. I noticed that I was reading the question stems more to decide on a final answer. BS: Ugh. This section was a surprise. I am really hoping I did as well as on my practice tests. There is simply no telling.

 

[yellowjellybean]

What do you guys plan to do on the score-release day? Sit all day in front of the computer, refreshing?

I'm going to avoid SDN that day. And maybe forget to check my score.

I have to work that day but I'm thinking I should swap it for another shift because I won't be able to focus. Also, do you guys plan on looking at your score alone? If I don't do as well, I will be so irritated I won't want to be around anyone but if I like my score, I want someone there to hug 🙂

 

[onlyindream]

I never added my two cents either. PS: Felt pretty decent, as stated above a few tricky questions, but overall doable. VR: I honestly never know with this section so I'll just go with TBD haha. BS: I actually felt solid about, just finishing a SMP really helped with the bio passages/discretes (I didn't study much for bio since I had a strong background and put most of my effort into OCHEM), which I'm glad since it was so ochem heavy.

This last push of waiting is pretty rough. But, we're almost there! On score release day I plan on spending as much time as possible away from my comp until 3 PM rolls around and I just will rip this MCAT off like a band aid. Hope it doesn't hurt too much haha

 

[SalemK]

I'm going to get to school early for my afternoon class so I can sit somewhere with my laptop instead of hitting refresh every 30 seconds on my phone while I'm driving . . . I won't be able to help myself.

I don't even know how I feel anymore. I've honestly blocked most of it out -- I only remember maybe 1 VR topic, a handful of discretes from PS and BS, and thinking "hmm, this ochem is more difficult than usual -- hope it works in my favor."

Of course, I came home and looked up a handful of questions that stuck in my mind and discovered TWO I'd changed from the right answer to the wrong answer . . . 😡

 

[Mdtichen]

What do you guys plan to do on the score-release day? Sit all day in front of the computer, refreshing?

I'm going to avoid SDN that day. And maybe forget to check my score.

I will be volunteering at the hospital that day so I don't think I will check until I get home around 5. I do not want to become distracted and distant from patients just because of my score. At the same time all the nurses will probably hound me to look at my score, so who knows. I felt pretty good coming out of the exam so I'm hoping to do well, but who knows crazy things happen with this test.

Anyone else have all their stuff into their schools and just waiting for their scores to be released so they will be complete?

 

[premeddiejkk]

i get back from peru on the 27th, and movein to school on the 28th..hopefully ill forget all about scores with such chaos

 

[drshark]

i've had 6+ dreams about mcat scores 🙁 only 1 of them i got a good score lol then it was followed by a dream about a bad score

 

[thelullaby99]

i've had 6+ dreams about mcat scores 🙁 only 1 of them i got a good score lol then it was followed by a dream about a bad score

I've never dreamed about my score, partially because I avoided sleep at this point. All I get was countless hours of mindless trolling on the internet and few hours of sleep during the day. and I would wake up and randomly see the time displaying what I consider as God's prediction of my score. Yesterday was 2:38 (maybe I get 38 who knows), today was 11:19 (which is my diagnostic). Looking forward to see some 40s.

 

[mangoshakes]

i've only had one MCAT dream, it was last week. Got a 25, so happy when I woke up and it was just a dream.

BUT I'M FREAKING OUT ABOUT VERBAL NOW. It was always such a crapshoot for me, but I hadn't gotten lower than a 9 for a few weeks leading up to the test. damn damn damn.

 

[runrunrudolph1]

Hahahahaha I had a dream I got a 2 and the AAMC said I could never come back to their testing site.

12 more days.... I have to get off SDN hahaha

 

[onlyindream]

i've only had one MCAT dream, it was last week. Got a 25, so happy when I woke up and it was just a dream.

BUT I'M FREAKING OUT ABOUT VERBAL NOW. It was always such a crapshoot for me, but I hadn't gotten lower than a 9 for a few weeks leading up to the test. damn damn damn.

+1 This is the section I'm most anxious about too :/

 

[titleist975j]

when we log on to the thx site to get our scores, do they appear right away on the screen or is there something else we need to click?

 

[mangoshakes]

someone told me we have to click around, but I haven't checked myself.

 

[onlyindream]

You won't have to click around. It will first appear as 'you have no scores'. And once they're up BOOM there they are 😉

 

[JoshuaGuit]

When did you all submit your AMCAS application?

 

[BurghStudent]

As the days creep on, I feel like I bombed BS more and more. Checking scores will make my heart stop.

 

[thelullaby99]

As the days creep on, I feel like I bombed BS more and more. Checking scores will make my heart stop.

Yea as the day draws near I keep on having these thoughts that somehow all my answers on BS are wrong...like I just realized, oh lord did I misread question #5..😕

 

[k2on3hru]

Dude...that is exactly how I feel...

 

[JoshuaGuit]

Yea as the day draws near I keep on having these thoughts that somehow all my answers on BS are wrong...like I just realized, oh lord did I misread question #5..😕

Why are you guys so neurotic about the score? You can't change what you got so there is absolutely no point in worrying about it.