Some People on SDN

[JustR]

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Some people on SDN
Are nothing but Liars
But it is the truth
How could you get 40+ on the MCAT?
There is no way.
I had studied crazy for the last MCAT
I felt like I knew everything
what i needed to know
What I get? 20N
I even went down on my scores.
Anyone feel my pain?

 

[SearsTower]

Hey, R, don't accuse people of lying. I didn't even score a 30 even though I thought I did but I know there's something wrong with my test taking strategies. What killed me was the timing, I was too slow in the beginning and had to basically randomly guess at the end (every section was like this for me). Figure out what's wrong with your strategies. Quality over quantity.

 

[gujuDoc]

R,

That is just DISTASTEFUL. I know you are unhappy. So was I the first time I took it. However, it is no reason to accuse people of lying. People don't lie and their acceptance letters that some of these people have gotten is proof that they probably did do well.

Maybe you should get off SDN for awhile and concentrate on school and retaking the MCAT. Think about what went wrong and try to work from there.

If you do change whatever you did wrong, it will pay off.

Look at MDhopeful23 or whatever their name is for instance. He got a 23 in April and was equally upset, but hard work paid off and he got a 27 which is acceptable for med school admissions.

Also there's musiclin123, who got a 23 the first time and went up to a 29 which is good for acceptance somewhere as well.

Then there are those with mid 20's that broke 30.

It is POSSIBLE to improve if you change whatever you are doing wrong. Obviously something went terribly wrong in your verbal. You should reassess if it is poor reading skills, falling for traps in the answer choices, timing, etc.

But don't continue to accuse people of lying, because that is in poor taste.

 

[RayhanS1282]

The five steps:
Step 1: Disbelief
Step 2: Denial
Step 3: Self-pity
Step 4: Anger <---- You are here.
Step 5: Acceptance

Optional Bonus Steps: Retake, get a good score, all's right with the world.

 

[JustR]

It's always the quality...
but there is always pain after the low scores
and there is always a disappearance after being in the chaos.
That's the reality,
Some things are necessary to vent off
when someone like me is under some stress
that I can not even explain.
It’s like I am in a virtual reality
and no one believes me.
My parents even think that
I don’t deserve to get in a medical school after 20N
while I really want to go there.
They think that wasting another year behind the medical school again
and re-taking the april exam are just nonsense.
I should not even think about going back and fish for.
If I did not do well for three times in a raw; there is no way that I would improve on the fourth one.
I don’t know I think I need some time off and I will see,
if I am retaking the MCAT, you will see me bluffing all over the SDN or else it’s just a sigh and I may have to change the career.
After I have been through all of the process, I have decided to continue with the application stuff even though I have 20N, well who knows maybe other students are not as competitive as I am at the other school.
I think I will leave it on the luck,
and I will decide on what to do the next.
Thanks Sears,
Always pleasure to talk,
But sometimes I want to yell at your posts as i always do
This time it’s opposite
And I totally understand if you want to yell back to me
Because for a second
I have became Sears, 😉

 

[JustR]

The five steps:
Step 1: Disbelief
Step 2: Denial
Step 3: Self-pity
Step 4: Anger <---- You are here.
Step 5: Acceptance

Optional Bonus Steps: Retake, get a good score, all's right with the world.

thanks
I know what I am doing
I think step five is only a month away
I am bluffing again in the stress really.
Okay
I am taking a week off...
Happy..
so i don't drive all of you nuts.

 

[JustR]

Optional Bonus Steps: Retake, get a good score, all's right with the world.
I love that one...!!!!!
But I have to think about it
20N
and 2 on my verbal
IS very sad
sad sad sad
and I am so
mad
mad
mad
Bare with me

 

[gujuDoc]

It's always the quality...
but there is always pain after the low scores
and there is always a disappearance after being in the chaos.
That's the reality,
Some things are necessary to vent off
when someone like me is under some stress
that I can not even explain.
It’s like I am in a virtual reality
and no one believes me.
My parents even think that
I don’t deserve to get in a medical school after 20N
while I really want to go there.
They think that wasting another year behind the medical school again
and re-taking the april exam are just nonsense.
I should not even think about going back and fish for.
If I did not do well for three times in a raw; there is no way that I would improve on the fourth one.
I don’t know I think I need some time off and I will see,
if I am retaking the MCAT, you will see me bluffing all over the SDN or else it’s just a sigh and I may have to change the career.
After I have been through all of the process, I have decided to continue with the application stuff even though I have 20N, well who knows maybe other students are not as competitive as I am at the other school.
I think I will leave it on the luck,
and I will decide on what to do the next.
Thanks Sears,
Always pleasure to talk,
But sometimes I want to yell at your posts as i always do
This time it’s opposite
And I totally understand if you want to yell back to me
Because for a second
I have became Sears, 😉

Have you thought about Carribbean schools, if you seriously want MD route only???????? I know its not your first choice, but I had friends who didn't think they would get accepted even with a 26/27, and they got into Carribbean schools. Luckily they got into our state school, but they said they would have highly considered it if things didn't pan out.

 

[SearsTower]

Hey, whatchu talkin', girl? "You've become me?" Sure I can toss an obnoxious comment here and there but I wouldn't take my anger out on them...

Any ways, I've been doing nothing but thinking about my score too so I know how it feels. I still can't accept it but I know the feeling will pass eventually.

By the way, I have a couple of friends who are desperately desirous of going to Medical School. They studied their asses off for months, full-time. One of the guy graduated in December and has been studying since then 9 am-11 pm, six days a week. He got a worse score than you. It was hard to believe, but it's true. He's not stupid. You're not stupid. It's just that you guys are obviously doing something wrong. It's not the material, because if it is, then I'd score even lower than all three of you. The only way you'll get into medical school depends on whether you can discover what is wrong.

 

[DrPersistent]

Optional Bonus Steps: Retake, get a good score, all's right with the world.
I love that one...!!!!!
But I have to think about it
20N
and 2 on my verbal
IS very sad
sad sad sad
and I am so
mad
mad
mad
Bare with me

R, I understand your frustrations. Take some time off, a day a week or more. Whatever you need. People who get in the high 30's or 40s on the MCAT arent necessarily smarter than you--test taking skill and conceptualization are a huge part of it. I believe a majority of the people who said they got a 40, got a 40...why---because its possible.

As for you, I see nothing but improvement for you🙂 Verbal is something that I struggle with also, I was scoring 9-10 on VR before the real deal and I went down to a 5! And you know what, I know it was confidence and anxiety on my part. You need to work your butt of on verbal and get your thoughts together, with that you should definitely score well; your sciences are at an 18 combined, so if you get an 8 on VR you have a 26, there you go--you can go DO or MD with that.

There is no shame in the carribean either, if this April doesnt work out for me, Im going to SGU or Ross. Why not DO?--personal preferance, so many of my friends are going DO, and its an awesome philosophy--plus CCOM is 5 min from my house, but still, I just prefer SGU because I feel that I would be more suited there. So you have mannnnny options.

I dont want to say dont be angry. Let your emotions out, cry, read a book, take a walk...do what YOU need to do. Life does move on, and if you truly want to become a physician, you will be.

 

[DrPersistent]

Hey, whatchu talkin', girl? "You've become me?" Sure I can toss an obnoxious comment here and there but I wouldn't take my anger out on them...

Any ways, I've been doing nothing but thinking about my score too so I know how it feels. I still can't accept it but I know the feeling will pass eventually.

By the way, I have a couple of friends who are desperately desirous of going to Medical School. They studied their asses off for months, full-time. One of the guy graduated in December and has been studying since then 9 am-11 pm, six days a week. He got a worse score than you. It was hard to believe, but it's true. He's not stupid. You're not stupid. It's just that you guys are obviously doing something wrong. It's not the material, because if it is, then I'd score even lower than all three of you. The only way you'll get into medical school depends on whether you can discover what is wrong.

Once again its just the test taking strategy and anxiety. Which I think is a lot of peoples problems, including myself...if not how the hell did we all drop off so much from our practice scores?

 

[DrPersistent]

http://sgu.edu/website/sguwebsite.nsf/home/2005ResidencyAppointmentListBySpecialty.htm

 

[Saluki]

Optional Bonus Steps: Retake, get a good score, all's right with the world.
I love that one...!!!!!
But I have to think about it
20N
and 2 on my verbal
IS very sad
sad sad sad
and I am so
mad
mad
mad
Bare with me

IF you reallly got a 2 on the verbal, then you should feel really hopeful. That means that you got 9s on the other two sections, which isn't that bad. All you need to do now is work on your verbal ability. Maybe take a couple English courses at the university or community college....

 

[Kimka83]

Hey JustR,
I am so so so sorry for your MCAT disappointment. I just wanted to let you know that your posting in the countdown thread really helped me to make it through the difficult wait. Really. You kept me smiling, and I didn't feel alone. I KNOW that you will be a wonderful doctor. Just keep at it!

 

[doctorJP]

I have to go with the 9BS, 9PS, and 2VR and an N. The problem is obvious to everybody I think, your writing and english skills need dramatic improvement. You other two sections are above average marks, but your 2 and an N aren't worth a donkey when it comes to medical schools. Is english your first language? I feel sorry for people who don't have english as their first language or haven't been speaking the language for 10+ years because the VR section will be unforgiving in this aspect.

Both times I have written the MCAT, VR has always been the most difficult section for me, especially on the August test. I would suggest taking a writing course or two in English and really get immersed in the language. The fact you got a low mark doesn't mean the end of the world, it just means you will have to work that much harder to get what you want. Judging from the tone in your posts, I would judge your age to be 20 or 21 at most, so you are still young and have lots of time to improve. I am 26 and consider that a young age to be starting medical school. Good luck.

 

[Willow]

but your 2 and an N aren't worth a donkey when it comes to medical schools.

Hey, I got 12V and an N! I would not worry too much about the N. Otherwise, I think your advice is right on.

 

[perfectmoment]

the people with 40+ were all probably primarily english-speaking. echoing what doctorjp said, it looks to me like your biggest barrier to a better score is your VR. i can also infer this from reading your posts... i don't mean to sound rude or anything, but your english isn't exactly... good. at this point, i don't think all the studying in the world is gonna help you, until you get a better grasp of the language. man, i sound like a total a$$ in this post. sorry if it sounds this way, i'm just trying to reason why you would score a 20 after so much studying.

 

[tank you]

R, you should definitely stay off sdn for a while. people do score 40+ here alot, but thats only because sdn attracts the most intelligent, ambitious premeds around. it makes the "normal" people feel dumber than they should. although in your case, the 2 in verbal can be fixed if you take a few english courses before the next mcat arrives.

 

[musiclink213]

Did you ever think the 2 was because of a misbubble? The 9s are solid, and you do need to be able to comprehend the questions in PS and BS, so I don't htink you would under normal conditions get a 2. If it is a bubbling error, unfortunatly there is now nothing you can do, but be more careful in April if you decide to retake it again.

 

[NontradICUdoc]

R,

Take a moment, you are still in shock. You are stressed, angry, disappointed.

It is understandable and all right to feel this way. Let the shock wear off and reset your system. Take a little time off from pre-med stuff and regroup. This is what I am doing.

Once your head is clear and the shock wore off, you can then set a course. People here will help you.

Take some time. Trust me, it will help.