*Official June 2017 MCAT Thread*

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I haven't seen a thread for this month so let's get this one going! Share study plans, questions, and motivation.

My test is June 17th and I started using TBR over winter break and doing ~15 hours each week during the semester leading up to full time studying starting in May.

What's everyone else's plans? Good luck!


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giguerex35 said:
Not sure if this means anything to anybody reading this but my neuroticism has led me to this. I just took a practice test and went A-B-C-D for the whole test and scored a 478 (120/118/120/120) so assuming you studied at all got lucky on some guesses you should have scored around a 490
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Lol, and what can anyone do with that score?
 
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Tested 6/16 and the score release is almost upon us. If I get anything over a 507 + I will do 100 sit ups and push ups for each point over and donate all my study materials lol. But the C/P section made me feel that none of my prep was helpful and I felt defeated. I scored a 502 on aamc FL #1 and a 506 on aamc FL #2.
 
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joeception said:
Tested 6/16 and the score release is almost upon us. If I get anything over a 507 + I will do 100 sit ups and push ups for each point over and donate all my study materials lol. But the C/P section made me feel that none of my prep was helpful and I felt defeated. I scored a 502 on aamc FL #1 and a 506 on aamc FL #2.
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I feel as if we are in the same boat. If I score a 508 or above, I am going to donate all of my study materials on here 🙂 please let the C/P score be in my favor!!


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517 (127,131,129,130)
About the same as my AAMC's, and I also got 517 on them.

Kind of disappointed. I could have studied more, and more importantly, that C/P was a nightmare and it hurt my score. Not sure if retake. That said, this is 95%, so...
 
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6/17: 511 (126/128/129/128)
I only studied 3 weeks, after finishing my finals mid-May. I used Kaplan online classes + the books. Do you think I'm okay to apply this cycle or should I retake? (Asian female, 3.82 GPA, 4 years research, and many other extracurriculars).

For people who are worried/anxious, I got a 507 AAMC FL 1 (2 weeks before), 505 AAMC FL2 (1 week before), Kaplan 1-4 497-508. I'm really surprised I got this score. For July/August test takers, don't worry! You will most likely do a few pts above your full length scores.

Thanks everyone!
 
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Rambam said:
517 (127,131,129,130)
About the same as my AAMC's, and I also got 517 on them.

Kind of disappointed. I could have studied more, and more importantly, that C/P was a nightmare and it hurt my score. Not sure if retake. That said, this is 95%, so...
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Don't retake. That is suicide talking. The chance of you getting a higher score is pretty slim and the difference between 517 and 520 is minimal. Unless your practice test scores have always been 525+, I would advise against retaking. Even if that is your average, a 517 is an excellent score already.

*Only retake if you are applying to Princeton Medical School
 
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Rambam said:
517 (127,131,129,130)
About the same as my AAMC's, and I also got 517 on them.

Kind of disappointed. I could have studied more, and more importantly, that C/P was a nightmare and it hurt my score. Not sure if retake. That said, this is 95%, so...
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Don't you dare retake that sexy score!
 
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NarutoMD said:
Don't retake. That is suicide talking. The chance of you getting a higher score is pretty slim and the difference between 517 and 520 is minimal. Unless your practice test scores have always been 525+, I would advise against retaking. Even if that is your average, a 517 is an excellent score already.

*Only retake if you are applying to Princeton Medical School
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I feel pretty confidently that I could reach 520. Point taken though. It may be a lot of effort for not enough gain.
 
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Congrats everyone! If anyone is freaked out by their score and needs to discuss it, feel free to message me. I've taken it before so I know how it feels to be faced with a retake. I know I did better on 6/30.
 
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Piglet2020 said:
6/17: 511 (126/128/129/128)
I only studied 3 weeks, after finishing my finals mid-May. I used Kaplan online classes + the books. Do you think I'm okay to apply this cycle or should I retake? (Asian female, 3.82 GPA, 4 years research, and many other extracurriculars).

For people who are worried/anxious, I got a 507 AAMC FL 1 (2 weeks before), 505 AAMC FL2 (1 week before), Kaplan 1-4 497-508. I'm really surprised I got this score. For July/August test takers, don't worry! You will most likely do a few pts above your full length scores.

Thanks everyone!
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Not always true. I scored 5 points below my fls
 
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What did you guys do the day and night before your test? I read where they say take a break and don't study. I've never done that before a test, not sure I could pull it off. I'm testing on Saturday, in two days.
 
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AAMC FL1: 505 (125/129/125/126)
AAMC FL2: 513 (127/131/126/129)

MCAT 6/17/17: 510 (125/132/126/127)

C/P is always my weak point! Just glad I broke >509 and no section < 125, and I feel good about improving from low 500s to 510 in a relatively short time-frame. Thanks all for your help!
 
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rabbott1971 said:
What did you guys do the day and night before your test? I read where they say take a break and don't study. I've never done that before a test, not sure I could pull it off. I'm testing on Saturday, in two days.
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Morning/day before I did not study. Took a long walk in the park, went out to eat with my mom, had a good day. That night I relaxed and casually looked over a few concepts but did not exactly "study." After this I felt calm and well-rested going into the test and feel that I did my best!
 
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0beron said:
Morning/day before I did not study. Took a long walk in the park, went out to eat with my mom, had a good day. That night I relaxed and casually looked over a few concepts but did not exactly "study." After this I felt calm and well-rested going into the test and feel that I did my best!
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You're lucky. I didn't need to study the day before either, but only slept maybe 3 hours. Definitely didn't feel well-rested but was hyped up on adrenaline. I was probably slightly below the peak of the yd curve lol
 
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