That test is over

[medicRN669]

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Thank goodness today is over. Whats that test you take to get into med school, oh yeah MCAT! Hopefully dont have to do it again. Good luck to all that took it, now for the long wait to see how we did.😕

 

[Idiopathic]

Congrats! I would love to hear any oddities that happened at your test. Some that happened at mine (in 2001)

1. proctor announced "15 minutes left" when there was really only 5
2. whirring A/C units had to be shut off (in Texas...90+ temp that day)
3. test ran 4 hours over (!)
4. proctors insisted on reading some instructions twice
5. books were allowed in and studying took place between sections (is this normal?)

 

[medicRN669]

Hey, not a whole lot of oddities. The biggest problem I had was that the light above me kept flickering on and off, bout drove me nuts, if it would had only stayed off or on, it wouldve been ok. There were no books allowed, everything had to be left up front.
And they did read some of the directions twice, and the funniest part, during the directions the proctor couldnt remember what we were taking and just called it "this dohickey", however thats spelled.

 

[doctorperez]

Originally posted by Idiopathic

5. books were allowed in and studying took place between sections (is this normal?)

Now that is interesting!, never heard of that happen before , although I think it is perfectly legal.

 

[irish79]

Why would anyone want to study the day of the MCAT inbetween tests? I think that would have made even more nervous than I already was. How much could you really learn at the last minute?

 

[cluelessdoc]

A lot of peeps used notes and study/cheats sheets in between sections. But one cat even busted out the calculator during the physical sciences portion hmmm.......

 

[cluelessdoc]

A lot of peeps used notes and study/cheat sheets in between sections. But one cat even busted out the calculator during the physical sciences portion hmmm.......And my test started an hour late and went 3 hours other...good thing I slept thru half the physical sciences test.

 

[Echinoidea]

I don't see how you could even remotely consider yourself prepared for the MCAT and not realize that calculators are not allowed. I mean, how could you not know that? It reminds me of this girl I knew in school who swore up and down that taking the Kaplan course exempted you from having to take the MCAT. Unreal.
I think I'll start a thread about this stuff....