SAT - MCAT?

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Never took the SAT/ACT because I was nearly a straight C and some B's high school student (with D's and F's freshman year). I was destined for community college and I struggled a bit in undergrad to catch up with everyone. Studied 6 months part time for MCAT and scored 514. I'm sure my ACT and SAT scores would have sucked in comparison (maybe ok with math).
 
Never took the SAT/ACT because I was nearly a straight C and some B's high school student (with D's and F's freshman year). I was destined for community college and I struggled a bit in undergrad to catch up with everyone. Studied 6 months part time for MCAT and scored 514. I'm sure my ACT and SAT scores would have sucked in comparison (maybe ok with math).

You’ve given me hope. Any advice on beating test anxiety!
 
You’ve given me hope. Any advice on beating test anxiety!
I had really bad anxiety towards the end of my undergrad career (developed it after I transferred to a UC). What helped was being very prepared for my exams where I studied the topic inside out (usually read the textbook even though it wasn't required). That way I knew I could handle whatever was thrown at me.

I was worried for anxiety with the MCAT and sure enough, when I took my practice FL's under testing conditions I got really bad anxiety. As cheesy as it sounds, I watched youtube videos on mindfulness/meditation to help harness my emotions. I did the breathing exercises during the tutorial portion before every practice FL's and by test day I didn't have a hint of anxiety - I was super calm and collected. I'm not a yogi or anything so I was really impressed by how well it worked. I think I was also desensitized after taking a lot of practice tests (like 5?) and even then if **** hit the fan, I knew how to gain control of my emotions with those exercises.
 
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