The Official 8/13/10 MCAT Club

[TKYL]

Hey Guys,
I didn't see a post for 8/13 mcat date, so decided to create one. Anyone taking on this day? I hope everyone studying is going well. Good luck

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[deleted74029]

Kinda off-topic, but my girlfriend got her scores today, 17M. She took the 08/04 exam. I think she's pretty much done with the premed thing cause this was her second go round, she scored a 20 the first time she took it. She's thinking of taking a stab at the PCAT since it doesn't require as much reasoning.

I'm actually kinda relieved cause now we don't have to worry about going to different schools, so if this score comes back awesome I won't feel bad for going off somewhere. Anywho, I'm ready to get this show on the road.

 

[Prateek]

Kinda off-topic, but my girlfriend got her scores today, 17M. She took the 08/04 exam. I think she's pretty much done with the premed thing cause this was her second go round, she scored a 20 the first time she took it. She's thinking of taking a stab at the PCAT since it doesn't require as much reasoning.

I'm actually kinda relieved cause now we don't have to worry about going to different schools, so if this score comes back awesome I won't feel bad for going off somewhere. Anywho, I'm ready to get this show on the road.

Oh dang that sucks man. Good luck to her on the PCAT!

Guess who's getting marks neeeexxxxtttttt

 

[zachjm2]

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[opti]

reading the 8/4 and 8/5 threads is making me so nervous
6 days!!

 

[godsdoc2b]

LOL. Well only 6 days...trying to think of a way besides staying busy (which I don't have to try hard to do as a high school teacher) to help keep my mind off the MCAT.

The last time I took the MCAT in January...My due date was the MCAT score release date and I laughed and joked that I would be in the middle of labor and say "STOP! I have to check my MCAT scores!" lol....Well it was just my luck that I was induced early that day and I had the baby and of course right after the delivery (about 15-30 minutes after they took the baby to be assessed)...I was checking my MCAT scores from my phone and I believe they came in a little after 2 pm something.

I will be teaching on next Tuesday....so hopefully my scores come back after the students leave because if I check them and I have a good score....I am going to scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

I plan to relax this weekend...and maybe shop a little which I haven't done in a while!

What are your plans?

 

[knightlife]

Godsdoc...that story made me laugh out loud! seriously laughed out loud. GL to you!!

 

[opti]

I'm pretty distracted now that I'm back at school. I typically go out to clubs/bars 3-4 nights a week, so the wait won't be too painful. That day is going to be hell though...I can't even imagine sitting through classes when I know my scores will be out at any time. Thank god I have an iphone!

 

[zachjm2]

I'm pretty distracted now that I'm back at school. I typically go out to clubs/bars 3-4 nights a week, so the wait won't be too painful. That day is going to be hell though...I can't even imagine sitting through classes when I know my scores will be out at any time. Thank god I have an iphone!

I keep going out to bars to keep my mind off of it.

Does anyone else not want to see their score...? I've thought about just submitting my applications without looking at it.

 

[Prateek]

I keep going out to bars to keep my mind off of it.

Does anyone else not want to see their score...? I've thought about just submitting my applications without looking at it.

That would be pretty damn gutsy

 

[ShoaibS15]

That would be pretty damn gutsy

Yea... that's what I actually did... Gutsy, yes... stupid? Let's hope not....

 

[zachjm2]

Yea... that's what I actually did... Gutsy, yes... stupid? Let's hope not....

Nice I hope it works out.

When I took the MCAT the first time, I really wasn't happy with my score and it bothered me for a while...I don't want to deal with that again.

 

[dysFUNKxional]

My heart is starting to pound uncontrollably whenever I think about MCAT scores. I don't even want to know my score. I'm a retaker and I waited a year in between tests so I've spent 2 entire summers of my precious youth on this exam and I still haven't decided whether I want to go to medical school (which is why I didn't retake right away....its a long story). Why did I do this to myself? If I get less than a 30, I'm going to punch the first person I see. Its not going to be pretty at all.

Secondly, I hate when people ask me how I did. Why can't people wait for me to tell them? If I don't ever say anything, people should assume I did poorly and not ask. Everyone keeps asking and its frustrating.

 

[zachjm2]

My heart is starting to pound uncontrollably whenever I think about MCAT scores. I don't even want to know my score. I'm a retaker and I waited a year in between tests so I've spent 2 entire summers of my precious youth on this exam and I still haven't decided whether I want to go to medical school (which is why I didn't retake right away....its a long story). Why did I do this to myself? If I get less than a 30, I'm going to punch the first person I see. Its not going to be pretty at all.

Secondly, I hate when people ask me how I did. Why can't people wait for me to tell them? If I don't ever say anything, people should assume I did poorly and not ask. Everyone keeps asking and its frustrating.

I'm with you on this. I had to retake as well and I'm looking back at the time put into this test and the stress of dealing with it. People always ask me how I did and I don't like to tell them. I just say "I did ok" or something like that. There's this whole explanation I feel like I have to give with my score because if you haven't taken it, there's no way to know what it's like. If I tell them my score, they say something like "oh, so that's not very good?" and then I assume they're making judgments about me being able to be a doctor or whatever. I can't think of a more stressful and long process than applying to medical school. Some people say Step 1 is harder than the MCAT...I can't imagine such a thing. The MCAT is the gateway to being a doctor; Step 1 may have more material, but it is something you can do if you've gotten into medical school. It's proven by the high percentage of people who graduate from medical school after getting in. With the MCAT, so many qualified, bright students are left wondering why they did poorly or what they did wrong.

 

[Prateek]

I'm with you on this. I had to retake as well and I'm looking back at the time put into this test and the stress of dealing with it. People always ask me how I did and I don't like to tell them. I just say "I did ok" or something like that. There's this whole explanation I feel like I have to give with my score because if you haven't taken it, there's no way to know what it's like. If I tell them my score, they say something like "oh, so that's not very good?" and then I assume they're making judgments about me being able to be a doctor or whatever. I can't think of a more stressful and long process than applying to medical school. Some people say Step 1 is harder than the MCAT...I can't imagine such a thing. The MCAT is the gateway to being a doctor; Step 1 may have more material, but it is something you can do if you've gotten into medical school. It's proven by the high percentage of people who graduate from medical school after getting in. With the MCAT, so many qualified, bright students are left wondering why they did poorly or what they did wrong.

THIS!!

You tell someone you got, say 32. Then they'll ask what's it out of....oh 45. Automatically it goes to 32/45 which doesn't seem that great at all! I don't blame them for assuming that but it really is hard to explain to parents/friends etc.

 

[dan80]

I keep reading all the threads of MCAT takers before our group...sometimes I appreciate them, and other times they get me more anxious than I already am!

Has anyone seen a group that actually got their scores the night before this year? Seems like all the ones that I've read have been released in the afternoon of the expected release date.

I'm praying, praying, praying for a generous curve because it sounds like our test was uber hard.

I'm supposed to be in an interventional cath lab training when the scores release....thinking I'll take someones internet-capable phone in with me. But then what if I get a good score? I'll probably start crying. Or what if I got a bad score? I'd still probably start crying....and cursing.

 

[thestrokes14]

Four days. I applied this year, and if I got a bad score, then I wasted a lot of money. Sooo much pressure dammit!

 

[dan80]

Four days. I applied this year, and if I got a bad score, then I wasted a lot of money. Sooo much pressure dammit!

ME TOO! I was totally confident the MCAT wouldn't be a problem so I submitted my app waaay early.
<praying>

My entire life is on hold until I get those stupid scores. I can't even place an Avon order because if I get >27 then I need to keep my money for all the secondary applications. But if I got <27...well, i guess I lost money on that gamble, and will have to try again next year.

 

[ElliottB]

PS - 7
VR - 7
BS - 7

21O

Of course, I hope I'm wrong.

You're doing exactly what you said you'd do... psyching yourself out before the scores are released. You can't do anything until you know for sure so just enjoy the (possibly temporary) freedom!

 

[godsdoc2b]

@ least the time is going by fast to me....

 

[godsdoc2b]

Less than 48 hrs!

 

[Prateek]

Less than 48 hrs!

And that splash you heard was the sound of my heart falling into my stomach

 

[zachjm2]

And that splash you heard was the sound of my heart falling into my stomach

I know.

I'm thinking about getting drunk before I see my score. Maybe that will help.

 

[Tin Man]

I know.

I'm thinking about getting drunk before I see my score. Maybe that will help.

Nah. If you get a good score, you'll wake up thinking you were dreaming, and if you get a bad score, you'll wake up HOPING you were dreaming.

 

[deleted74029]

Probably just like everyone else, there have been days where I thought I could've scored a 36, and others where it feels like a scored a 22.

I'm now at the point where I absolutely have no idea.

 

[sphun65]

Nah. If you get a good score, you'll wake up thinking you were dreaming, and if you get a bad score, you'll wake up HOPING you were dreaming.

Keep telling yourself that - for me, I'm still getting ****-faced.

 

[Tin Man]

Keep telling yourself that - for me, I'm still getting ****-faced.

I always have difficulty typing anything on my iPod when I get OH-saturated, and I'll be away from a computer for most of tomorrow. So I'll settle for listening to music and taking a nap.

 

[selfhealer]

Any way to know when to expect the scores to be posted tomorrow? I know it says after 5PM EST, but for those of you that have taken the mcat before, are scores usually released earlier then that? In fact, any possibility they will be released today/tonight?

 

[deleted74029]

Any way to know when to expect the scores to be posted tomorrow? I know it says after 5PM EST, but for those of you that have taken the mcat before, are scores usually released earlier then that? In fact, any possibility they will be released today/tonight?

From reading the other threads I'd expect them around the time that they indicate, which would be late tomorrow evening.

 

[sphun65]

Any way to know when to expect the scores to be posted tomorrow? I know it says after 5PM EST, but for those of you that have taken the mcat before, are scores usually released earlier then that? In fact, any possibility they will be released today/tonight?

Generally (almost always) falls sometime between 3pm-5pm on the day they're supposed to be released.

 

[chickenwasabi]

When I took it, I walked out predicitng:
Verbal 8 - 10
Physics 1- 12
Bio 12 -13

Its 3pm, these people need to post already!

 

[dysFUNKxional]

When I took it, I walked out predicitng:
Verbal 8 - 10
Physics 1- 12
Bio 12 -13

Its 3pm, these people need to post already!

They're not posting scores today. It's tomorrow. That's right another day of torture.

 

[ericflem4286]

The first time I took the test, my scores were posted at like 1:00 PM the day incidated.

 

[selfhealer]

Kind of off topic here, but I must say that afte reading through some of the other "official threads" where people report their scores, I am thoroughly convinced that a good percentage, perhaps even a majority of those reporting their scores are full of ****.
Honestly, if you look through the threads it is just post after post of people lamenting over their 36+ scores because they were allegedly scoring 40's on the practice tests.
I just simply cannot believe that all of these people are scoring so highly.

I just have a strong hunch that there is a MASSIVE degree of score exaggeration that goes on here at SDN. Anyone else agree, or is it just simply the case that nearly everyone here is scoring in the 98th percentile or above?-SH

 

[zachjm2]

Kind of off topic here, but I must say that afte reading through some of the other "official threads" where people report their scores, I am thoroughly convinced that a good percentage, perhaps even a majority of those reporting their scores are full of ****.
Honestly, if you look through the threads it is just post after post of people lamenting over their 36+ scores because they were allegedly scoring 40's on the practice tests.
I just simply cannot believe that all of these people are scoring so highly.

I just have a strong hunch that there is a MASSIVE degree of score exaggeration that goes on here at SDN. Anyone else agree, or is it just simply the case that nearly everyone here is scoring in the 98th percentile or above?-SH

You're right. The majority of those people are probably lying. I've seen posts like this, "I scored a 35R in April, I'm so frustrated with myself!! Should I retake?" Anyone who says something like this is either lying or has something wrong with them. I don't see why people aren't just honest with their scores and themselves. Denying the truth only hurts you in the long run.

I can say that there is a 98% chance those people did NOT get 36+ scores, though there is probably a high proportion of high achievers on SDN. So I'm sure there are still some that are legit.

 

[dysFUNKxional]

Kind of off topic here, but I must say that afte reading through some of the other "official threads" where people report their scores, I am thoroughly convinced that a good percentage, perhaps even a majority of those reporting their scores are full of ****.
Honestly, if you look through the threads it is just post after post of people lamenting over their 36+ scores because they were allegedly scoring 40's on the practice tests.
I just simply cannot believe that all of these people are scoring so highly.

I just have a strong hunch that there is a MASSIVE degree of score exaggeration that goes on here at SDN. Anyone else agree, or is it just simply the case that nearly everyone here is scoring in the 98th percentile or above?-SH

It could also be that people who are doing poorly on their MCAT are too embarrassed to report their score, even if SDN is anonymous. Like you, I'm sure people have noticed that it seems like most people do extremely well and it can be intimidating. It would be interesting to look at a thread and see the percentage of people that post their score versus the people that posted overall in a specific MCAT date thread.

I'm not saying that people with lower scores don't report at all. It could just be a trend.

 

[dysFUNKxional]

On another note, I want to cry. Somebody entertain me to the point where I don't even think about my MCAT until grades are posted. K, thanks.

 

[deleted74029]

The problem is that most people who have a 6 or a 7 or a teen score or a low 20 score are not going to post. I was one of the few people that when I had a 24 way back few years ago was open about it and there are some with teen and low twenty scores who do tell the truth. But not everyone wants the world to know when they have a bad score. So they dont report it.

Makes me feel good to see another mid 20-er retaking after a couple of years. I took the MCAT two years ago and received a 25, I really don't know how I even managed to score that considering how academically immature I was at the time (sub 3.0 gpa and never studied at all in college).

I'm almost feel like a new person now and feel better about this retake, don't know how much better though.

As far as people lying about their scores on SDN, sure it happens. But I agree that this place attracts a different type of premed.

 

[Prateek]

Well doesn't look like an early release !

 

[godsdoc2b]

The MCAT Resource Center will be closed on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 from 2:45pm-5:00pm.

From the AAMC MCAT website.

 

[deleted74029]

The MCAT Resource Center will be closed on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 from 2:45pm-5:00pm.

From the AAMC MCAT website.

Not sure what to think about that, at this point our scores have to be ready. Hopefully someone will be there to click the release button.

 

[thestrokes14]

^ What the heck does that mean?

 

[Tin Man]

The MCAT Resource Center will be closed on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 from 2:45pm-5:00pm.

From the AAMC MCAT website.

Ew.

Whether or not the scores are released on time depends on how closed they are. If they are just closing their phone lines, but people are still in the office, scores should be released on time. Same situation if the scores are released automatically by the computer (which wouldn't surprise me).

Otherwise, they could be released earlier (less likely) or the following day (more likely). For all we know, they could be closing the center because of a problem with the MCAT scores.

I'll give them a call in the morning and post what I hear if someone else doesn't beat me to it.

 

[zachjm2]

The MCAT Resource Center will be closed on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 from 2:45pm-5:00pm.

From the AAMC MCAT website.

What does the Resource Center do?

 

[dan80]

Ew.

Whether or not the scores are released on time depends on how closed they are. If they are just closing their phone lines, but people are still in the office, scores should be released on time. Same situation if the scores are released automatically by the computer (which wouldn't surprise me).

Otherwise, they could be released earlier (less likely) or the following day (more likely). For all we know, they could be closing the center because of a problem with the MCAT scores.

I'll give them a call in the morning and post what I hear if someone else doesn't beat me to it.

Oh I hope someone can find out what that means??? Unless that means they are actually reevaluating the test for our day because it sucked so bad!! Maybe they're calculating a curve!!

 

[opti]

Oh I hope someone can find out what that means??? Unless that means they are actually reevaluating the test for our day because it sucked so bad!! Maybe they're calculating a curve!!

hahaha I think that's a bit optimistic. Pretty sure they would have had time to do that in the last 4 weeks....

 

[futuredocmc]

The MCAT Resource Center will be closed on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 from 2:45pm-5:00pm.

From the AAMC MCAT website.

Where can I find the link to these announcements, and release time

 

[Tin Man]

Where can I find the link to these announcements, and release time

MCAT main page, top right.

And the release time is approximately 30 days after the date of your test. Assuming you're an 8/13 tester, that would be tomorrow.

 

[dan80]

If you're anything like me (and you probably are because you're choosing the same profession)...don't look at the 8/12/10 thread. It will fill you with the added dread of wondering if you picked the wrong day to test because their passages feel like all of my strong points...while our passages were horrific nightmares.

I need to take Xanax and sleep until the 15th...when I can wake up and be assured that my scores are posted.

Ugh.

 

[Tin Man]

If you're anything like me (and you probably are because you're choosing the same profession)...don't look at the 8/12/10 thread. It will fill you with the added dread of wondering if you picked the wrong day to test because their passages feel like all of my strong points...while our passages were horrific nightmares.

It wouldn't make a difference. People are only scored against other people who took the same test. As long as we assume that people follow a regular y=mx+b graph when responding to a level of difficulty, then we are likely going to end up with similar scores to them. Which means similar scores to any MCAT testing session.

 

[deleted74029]

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