Pre-MCAT Score Release Stress-Related Paralysis...

[thesmartazz]

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I decided to make a new thread just for people who are freaking out about the MCAT and can't concentrate on anything else.

As for me, I'm being kind of subtle about the whole freaking out thing. But I have posted on more threads here in the last 2 days than I had for the last 5 months. Heh.

So yeah, I can't stop thinking about this stupid test, and I want to know my scores so badly... I have a Chinese quiz tomorrow (whoo, 18 characters each day...!) and physiology to read. But instead of doing those things, I'm picking a emoticon for my post. Ok, (?) should be good enough. Gah!

别的事都做不了...只能为MCAT担心。..

 

[Old Man Rich]

I decided to make a new thread just for people who are freaking out about the MCAT and can't concentrate on anything else.

As for me, I'm being kind of subtle about the whole freaking out thing. But I have posted on more threads here in the last 2 days than I had for the last 5 months. Heh.

So yeah, I can't stop thinking about this stupid test, and I want to know my scores so badly... I have a Chinese quiz tomorrow (whoo, 18 characters each day...!) and physiology to read. But instead of doing those things, I'm picking a emoticon for my post. Ok, (?) should be good enough. Gah!

别的事都做不了...只能为MCAT担心。..

Don't sweat it.

The 400-500 workers here at my company found out this week that they are losing their jobs when the plant closes over the next two years. The average age at this plant is 49. This is devastating to them and their families and the economic impact will ripple through the Southern Indiana and Louisville. On top of that news, a friend of mine here just found out his mom has pancreatic cancer and has spent the past 6 days in the hospital with her so he has both crisis to deal with.

If you don't happen to get the score you hoped for,..work harder/smarter to prepare and take it again. Don't stress.

 

[AggieJohn]

Don't sweat it.

The 400-500 workers here at my company found out this week that they are losing their jobs when the plant closes over the next two years. The average age at this plant is 49. This is devastating to them and their families and the economic impact will ripple through the Southern Indiana and Louisville. On top of that news, a friend of mine here just found out his mom has pancreatic cancer and has spent the past 6 days in the hospital with her so he has both crisis to deal with.

If you don't happen to get the score you hoped for,..work harder/smarter to prepare and take it again. Don't stress.

Hmm. Not really relevant to the OP, but I guess you had to unload issues of your own.

 

[thesmartazz]

Hmm. Not really relevant to the OP, but I guess you had to unload issues of your own.

Yeah =\ ...

But I'm not even freaking out because I'm worried that I'll do poorly anymore. I'm just more anxious because it's so close to score-release time. I just want to KNOW.

I'm sorry about the job cuts and your friend's mother. In comparison, I agree that there's no way that my issues right now can weigh as heavily as the obstacles that your friend is facing right now.

 

[stherling]

Edit: ok smartazz... i was going to wish you luck in mandarin, but I can't get it to display the characters properly. so good luck anyway ;P

 

[DrBowtie]

Don't sweat it.

The 400-500 workers here at my company found out this week that they are losing their jobs when the plant closes over the next two years. The average age at this plant is 49. This is devastating to them and their families and the economic impact will ripple through the Southern Indiana and Louisville. On top of that news, a friend of mine here just found out his mom has pancreatic cancer and has spent the past 6 days in the hospital with her so he has both crisis to deal with.

If you don't happen to get the score you hoped for,..work harder/smarter to prepare and take it again. Don't stress.

Colgate and the big red clock will be gone 🙁

 

[Tinker Creek]

I decided to make a new thread just for people who are freaking out about the MCAT and can't concentrate on anything else.

As for me, I'm being kind of subtle about the whole freaking out thing. But I have posted on more threads here in the last 2 days than I had for the last 5 months. Heh.

So yeah, I can't stop thinking about this stupid test, and I want to know my scores so badly... I have a Chinese quiz tomorrow (whoo, 18 characters each day...!) and physiology to read. But instead of doing those things, I'm picking a emoticon for my post. Ok, (?) should be good enough. Gah!

别的事都做不了...只能为MCAT担心。..

I too have PMSRSRP, and I can't sleep!

 

[mustangsally65]

I'm soooo afraid to log in tomorrow, I'm sure it will take two or three tries to get my username and password right. And then my heart will stop beating as I wait for the page to load. This will repeat every five seconds as I log in and try to see when they are posted.

Oh the disappointment when I don't see the updated scores. And the relief when I know I can wait a few more minutes/hours/days before knowing my fate.

It's my third time. I'm scared. I have to do better, or I will be rejected again this year and have to take it again in April. Did I mention I'm scared? 😛

Good luck, everyone.

 

[sweetstuff25]

I too have PMSRSRP, and I can't sleep!

lol yea PMSRSRP is totally getting to me! i think i'm loosing all my hair, if not i'mma feel like ripping it off. i got da feeva!!

 

[AngeliquePillar]

I've been so nervous that I broke out with stress-induced hives last Friday. I was covered with red splotches for the entire weekend until my suitemate forced me to go to DUH (university health services) to get a histamine blocker perscription.

Beat that. 😎

 

[dmtang]

I've been so nervous that I broke out with stress-induced hives last Friday. I was covered with red splotches for the entire weekend until my suitemate forced me to go to DUH (university health services) to get a histamine blocker perscription.

Beat that. 😎

nobody is more scared than me. taking the mcat 3 times has been the most stressful and heart wrenching thing. i started off freshman year as an energetic student and then ended up hitting depression while studying for the mcat the 3rd time.

it's tough when you study so hard, take the exam, and see a score that doesn't meet the expectations. of course, what really happened to me was that i was unlucky and saw **** that the kaplan or examkrackers books and course could not prepare me for.

if i take that **** a 4th time, i dunno what i'll do. i'm just trying to get a high physical sciences score so that my sores can be averaged.

 

[Tinker Creek]

I'm soooo afraid to log in tomorrow, I'm sure it will take two or three tries to get my username and password right. And then my heart will stop beating as I wait for the page to load. This will repeat every five seconds as I log in and try to see when they are posted.

Oh the disappointment when I don't see the updated scores. And the relief when I know I can wait a few more minutes/hours/days before knowing my fate.

It's my third time. I'm scared. I have to do better, or I will be rejected again this year and have to take it again in April. Did I mention I'm scared? 😛

Good luck, everyone.

I'm scared too. I mean it was never a pretty picture even when I used to check semester grades online. I might need to get drunk or something for this.

I plan on surrounding myself with family members, so this way, if I end up doing not so hot, I don't have to make a depressing trip around the house to tell them my score.

 

[Nikki2002]

my fingers definitely have problems typing when i'm nervous

 

[speranza]

I plan on surrounding myself with family members, so this way, if I end up doing not so hot, I don't have to make a depressing trip around the house to tell them my score.

Yeah, I can't decide what to do about telling my family either. It's going to be so hard to tell them if I did poorly, so I like the idea of having them around to see it, but on the other hand, I might need some time to think about it (and cry, lol) just for myself. I'll probably just look at it by myself when no one else is home and then if it's bad, tell them about it a while later. Of course, if it's good, they'll find out immediately! 😉

 

[Nikki2002]

Yeah, I can't decide what to do about telling my family either. It's going to be so hard to tell them if I did poorly, so I like the idea of having them around to see it, but on the other hand, I might need some time to think about it (and cry, lol) just for myself. I'll probably just look at it by myself when no one else is home and then if it's bad, tell them about it a while later. Of course, if it's good, they'll find out immediately! 😉

i know--if i do really crappy, i am just not gonna want to talk about it

 

[broadwyrm918]

This is my first time posting...I've been reading the entries on this site ever since I took the test in August and finally a day before release i just had to post!

Is it bad to be so nervous about a single two digit number? My non-medical field pursuing friends think I am CRAZY!!! This past week it is all I've been talking about....I even made a separate class schedule for Spring semester in case I have to retake the test, lol, retaking some of the classes just for review to prepare for the test once again.

I keep telling myself it is ok to be flipping out, b/c I put 3 months of my life into this, a huge chunk of change to take a prep class, and what is even more I left with a desire to never have to take that test again, and that is where I stand today....so hopefully tommorrow when we all get our scores we will breathe a sigh of relief, go out, have fun, celebrate, and wake up the next morning hung over knowing that the four letters MCAT do not apply to your lifestyle anymore!!!

Oh yea...does anyone know what the projected time of release tommorrow is?

~Rachel~

 

[Nikki2002]

This is my first time posting...I've been reading the entries on this site ever since I took the test in August and finally a day before release i just had to post!

Is it bad to be so nervous about a single two digit number? My non-medical field pursuing friends think I am CRAZY!!! This past week it is all I've been talking about....I even made a separate class schedule for Spring semester in case I have to retake the test, lol, retaking some of the classes just for review to prepare for the test once again.

I keep telling myself it is ok to be flipping out, b/c I put 3 months of my life into this, a huge chunk of change to take a prep class, and what is even more I left with a desire to never have to take that test again, and that is where I stand today....so hopefully tommorrow when we all get our scores we will breathe a sigh of relief, go out, have fun, celebrate, and wake up the next morning hung over knowing that the four letters MCAT do not apply to your lifestyle anymore!!!

Oh yea...does anyone know what the projected time of release tommorrow is?

~Rachel~

welcome to the craziness--we think it could be as early as 10 pm

 

[broadwyrm918]

welcome to the craziness--we think it could be as early as 10 pm

OH MAN OH MAN.....lol

I should warn my professors in my Friday classes that I will either "a" not come to class b/c I am excited about my scores or "b" i am in extreme depression b/c I will have to do this again next april....

I can't believe we will know by tommorrow night, part of me feels pretty bad about my verbal section, it was so much harder than the practice tests i thought!!! I overcontemplate things waaay too much

 

[sweetstuff25]

i'm reaaaaallly screweed if i do bad. i did all the aamc tests and i can't bare to see it again! dang, wtf will i do without decent practice material. holy ****, i shouldn't have come to this website at 11:30pm, now i'm gonna have trouble sleeping... conan o brien is on in 10 mins yay!! he'll cheer me up...

 

[Nikki2002]

i know i'll wake up tomorrow morning and i'll lie there for a few seconds and it will hit me and i'll be like HOLY FREAKIN &*%$

 

[Tinker Creek]

These are times I really wish we were all hunters and gatherers like the old times.

 

[NapeSpikes]

I'd rather kill a monkey with a spear than take the mcat over again, that's for sure.

 

[sweetstuff25]

I'd rather kill a monkey with a spear than take the mcat over again, that's for sure.

that sounds fun! holllyyyy craaaap its 3:20am and I CANT SLEEP. must stop SDN addiction.