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How's the studying going? (I feel like I'm alone in taking this test date)
These figures are from Kaplan, and I even called them on the phone to verify their accuracy.
They should be as good a predictor as we're going to get.
Do you know something I don't?
nah its just tht upon viewing this scale, i got excited bcuz it looks awesome! but then i got scared cuz after all, this is the mcat![]()
That seems like a reasonable scale. HOWEVER, it's not that lenient when you consider that 4 - 5 questions may be thrown out b/c they're experimental.I gotcha. Yeah, those are standard for Kaplans practice tests. On the phone, they said that they try to make them as accurate as possible. They wouldn't sell very many classes if people were getting higher than average scores, I wouldn't think... so it seems that they wouldn't have a reason to inflate the scores.
Not to induce paranoia, but apparently people are right when they say the Biological Science section really hasn't changed that much from previous years, if at all. Apparently, our bio and verbal section were administered on a previous mcat exam from over 4 years ago. I would post the link to that exam thread, but I don't want the AAMC coming after me, since it could possibly be considered the same as me posting the actual exam topics. But yeah, people in that thread had the exact same verbal section and BS section as we did. From what I could tell, it seems that, as I guessed, the verbal section was curved the same as the real aamc practice exams, or slightly harsher. Pretty much everyone in that thread got their average verbal score from the aamc practice exams or lower. The bio section seemed to have a more favorable curve. Everyone seemed to get their aamc exam average or slightly higher. They didn't seem to have the same PS section as us though. Just thought I would share that to help people feel better. Anyway, if you're curious just do an sdn search. If you search for the right terms in the right way, you will find this thread. The key to opening this lock, lies within our thread and that's all I'm going to say about that. I will not be responding to pm's or any other questions related to this. I don't want my score invalidated (or so I think....).
I know I can't do anything about it now and it's no good to think about it, but can anyone that got to every verbal passage tell me which one they thought was the most difficult (1-7 without giving too much away on the topic of the passage bc I know we aren't supposed to go over specifics). I know, you all thought this section was very easy, but I have difficulty completing 7 passages in 60 minutes and the PS gave me a migraine that sort of carried over to verbal.
For reference, I skipped the 2nd (i think) passage. I think it was something related to literature (or a literary review)? Was that passage very easy?
I thought the first four passages of verbal were significantly more difficult than the last three. I spent about 42 minutes just doing the first four, and had 18 minutes for the final three.I know I can't do anything about it now and it's no good to think about it, but can anyone that got to every verbal passage tell me which one they thought was the most difficult (1-7 without giving too much away on the topic of the passage bc I know we aren't supposed to go over specifics). I know, you all thought this section was very easy, but I have difficulty completing 7 passages in 60 minutes and the PS gave me a migraine that sort of carried over to verbal.
For reference, I skipped the 2nd (i think) passage. I think it was something related to literature (or a literary review)? Was that passage very easy?
Is anybody else religiously watching football?I'm glad I signed up for a $25 buy in league. I am sure it will keep my mind off this test for a while.
Is anybody else religiously watching football?I'm glad I signed up for a $25 buy in league. I am sure it will keep my mind off this test for a while.
I really need to find something to take my mind off this test. I have become obssessive. I just located our Physical Science section from a test from 4+ years ago. It is a different test from the one that had our Verbal and Biological Science Section. I will be reporting my findings soon.
Ok so I think some of PS was experimental. This test date had some overlapping passages with ours, but also some different ones. Post-test many seemed to think it was not too bad 🙂().
Haha yep. Winning my matchup so far but Megatron ain't getting me as many points as I thought he would 🙁
I really need to find something to take my mind off this test. I have become obssessive. I just located our Physical Science section from a test from 4+ years ago. It is a different test from the one that had our Verbal and Biological Science Section. I will be reporting my findings soon.
Ok so I think some of PS was experimental. This test date had some overlapping passages with ours, but also some different ones. Post-test many seemed to think it was not too bad 🙂().
Not to induce paranoia, but apparently people are right when they say the Biological Science section really hasn't changed that much from previous years, if at all. Apparently, our bio and verbal section were administered on a previous mcat exam from over 4 years ago. I would post the link to that exam thread, but I don't want the AAMC coming after me, since it could possibly be considered the same as me posting the actual exam topics. But yeah, people in that thread had the exact same verbal section and BS section as we did. From what I could tell, it seems that, as I guessed, the verbal section was curved the same as the real aamc practice exams, or slightly harsher. Pretty much everyone in that thread got their average verbal score from the aamc practice exams or lower (there was one person however that was averaging a 6 VR in practice that got a 10 on test day, so there is hope). The bio section seemed to have a more favorable curve. Everyone seemed to get their aamc exam average or slightly higher. They didn't seem to have the same PS section as us though. Just thought I would share that to help people feel better. Anyway, if you're curious just do an sdn search. If you search for the right terms in the right way, you will find this thread. The key to opening this lock, lies within our thread and that's all I'm going to say about that. I will not be responding to pm's or any other questions related to this. I don't want my score invalidated (or so I think....).
I'm currently winning my match-up too, but Brees ain't playing his best! Although he is not doing horribly point wise.
EDIT: TD pass by Brees!!!! yee
Is it just me? or taking a small break after the exam is not as enjoyable as the breaks I had while studying :/
I am still in study mode and feel guilty for not studying -__-
I really need to find something to take my mind off this test. I have become obssessive. I just located our Physical Science section from a test from 4+ years ago. It is a different test from the one that had our Verbal and Biological Science Section. I will be reporting my findings soon.
Ok so I think some of PS was experimental. This test date had some overlapping passages with ours, but also some different ones. Post-test many seemed to think it was not too bad 🙂().
I'm also continuing to study for the Jan MCAT. My brain fried towards the Bio section and it still hasn't recovered (sorry if my grammar is horrible). Feels like I got ran over by a truck and beaten to guacamole. The verbal-ish bio passages should have been easy to process if that was the first section but I just could not process the info anymore..🙁 I remember I still tackled the bio section easily on my first MCAT (was not brain dead at all after the test was over, was actually confident about the bio since I finish the section with 10 minutes left to spare wtf) but only made an 8. Now being brain dead and still feeling brain dead, I am sure my score is crap. I am so frustrated with my performance this past Friday, not sure what the hell happened.
Good call. I picked up Megatron first round. He fell short of his projected points for this week but I think he was a good pick.
I'm also continuing to study for the Jan MCAT. My brain fried towards the Bio section and it still hasn't recovered (sorry if my grammar is horrible). Feels like I got ran over by a truck and beaten to guacamole. The verbal-ish bio passages should have been easy to process if that was the first section but I just could not process the info anymore..🙁 I remember I still tackled the bio section easily on my first MCAT (was not brain dead at all after the test was over, was actually confident about the bio since I finish the section with 10 minutes left to spare wtf) but only made an 8. Now being brain dead and still feeling brain dead, I am sure my score is crap. I am so frustrated with my performance this past Friday, not sure what the hell happened.
He is definitely a good choice. He may not have done that well for you this week, but he is a safe pick and is also a hell of a good player.
Just to bump what I had asked you previously, In spending 14 minutes on the oxygen passage from PS, did you have to guess on a lot of the questions in the oxygen passage? Or did you feel you nailed down the answers solid due to the greater time/effort allocated?
I really need to find something to take my mind off this test. I have become obssessive. I just located our Physical Science section from a test from 4+ years ago. It is a different test from the one that had our Verbal and Biological Science Section. I will be reporting my findings soon.
Ok so I think some of PS was experimental. This test date had some overlapping passages with ours, but also some different ones. Post-test many seemed to think it was not too bad 🙂().
I feel like I got run over by the truck in the first PS passage 😛
The PS section was a killer for sure. It's my first time taking the MCAT, so the timing threw me off despite my brain constantly reminding me not to spend too much time on that damn electrochemistry passage. I had to guess on pretty much everything on the last passage, and I would've voided if it were possible to just void a single section.
I finished VR 22 minutes early, and felt pretty confident in my answers too. I spent 5 minutes meditating before going over my answers, and revised my some of my answers after spotting traps, but I think my performance on the VR might redeem my piss-poor PS performance.
The writing section was absolutely terrible. I had no good examples whatsoever, so in my third task for both prompts, I pointed out how ****ty my counterexample was in an attempt to support my thesis.
The BS section wasn't bad at all; I'd been taking tons of paper-dependent courses in my final year of undergrad, and I'm pretty glad I did a minor in chem. Here's to hoping I get a decent score :/
Everything will be okay. I was pretty nervous and anxious during the first passage of the PS section. I wasted a good 2-3 minutes just calming myself down. Also, be prepared to see questions you haven't before, but learn to cope with them - don't let them dictate how you will do on the exam. What I mean is that you should not dwell on a difficult question and keep telling yourself "o ****..... o ****. I never saw this before." Just calm down a bit and use your intuitionSo guys, anything you wish you had studied or knowing prior to taking the test?
Maybe this is because I've only had enough time to take Kaplan FLs, but how on Earth did you in 38 minutes finish Verbal? I spend at least 20 minutes reading the passages.
The PS section was a killer for sure. It's my first time taking the MCAT, so the timing threw me off despite my brain constantly reminding me not to spend too much time on that damn electrochemistry passage. I had to guess on pretty much everything on the last passage, and I would've voided if it were possible to just void a single section.
I finished VR 22 minutes early, and felt pretty confident in my answers too. I spent 5 minutes meditating before going over my answers, and revised my some of my answers after spotting traps, but I think my performance on the VR might redeem my piss-poor PS performance.
The writing section was absolutely terrible. I had no good examples whatsoever, so in my third task for both prompts, I pointed out how ****ty my counterexample was in an attempt to support my thesis.
The BS section wasn't bad at all; I'd been taking tons of paper-dependent courses in my final year of undergrad, and I'm pretty glad I did a minor in chem. Here's to hoping I get a decent score :/
I actually think that the BS section I wrote this September was way easier than the one I wrote last July. The passages were even worse, and there was 2 or 3 ochem passages as well.
Maybe this is because I've only had enough time to take Kaplan FLs, but how on Earth did you in 38 minutes finish Verbal? I spend at least 20 minutes reading the passages.
Yes and there I sat with two passages left and 25 seconds...What is your strategy??😛
Was going to apply this cycle but feel extremely depress over my mcat that I decided to withdraw. Now I predict I made less than a 20..I could not remember the questions on BS and the unknown is killing me.
I too predict low...BLAH! I hate this exam. I am a slow and calculated test taker and perfectionist. The MCAT is a joke...we have to calculate ridiculous problems with no calculator in seconds. Complete a verbal section that only gives you enough time to actually read five passages thoroughly. And, interpret BIO passages that most people with Phd's would find confusing.![]()
I have a question for you... what's with the "trauma" in your username? What's it mean?
I pm'd you...
Everytime I think about it my perception of how I did goes down. I left the exam feeling pretty good about it, like 32+. Now I'm sure I didn't get better than a 23....
This waiting game is killing me.