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Registration opens up sometime today so I thought I'd go ahead and make this thread. Anyone else taking it in August?
Amen to that. Good feelings must mean something!I just got back and had a little snack after taking it today. It was a retake for me (I sat in June but was not happy with my C/P score). I thought today went much more smoothly and the test seemed easier to read and more manageable.
C/P: More biochem than anything. Only a couple of straight organic questions (thankfully!) One diagram that I felt was a bit ambiguous and hard to understand. Much happier with my section this time around.
CARS: It really did seem like the passages were so damn long! I remember on my June test having a passage that was like 3 short paragraphs. These were 8-9 and wordy. I got a really interesting passage I loved and also that damn Frankenstein passage. Now I know what all the fuss was about! Plus my tummy was grumbling. Neutral on this section.
B/B: This felt like a cool breeze. For the most part this came easily, I have a pretty good background in human physiology and neurobiology that definitely helped me land a few points. Very happy with this section.
Psych/Socio: This was section was the polar opposite of my section for my June test. There weren't nearly as many ambiguous/similar terms to choose from (as answer choices) and it was just much more straightforward to work through. I am pretty confident I improved my score just from how much better this section went. Not as many direct "who is so-and-so" as I thought, more experimental based questions.
Soooooooo happy it is over with! That is the last time I ever have to worry about this damn test and it feels so good. I was not sure how I did after my first one, but this one leaves me feeling all warm on the inside. I hope my scores reflect my good feelings!
My life plans, goals, and aspirations don't abide by the result of one MCAT test.
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I was just at a McDonald's drive thru and they had all the little graphs on the wall that show increase in sales or accidents or whatever. My brain was immediately like
how can I interpret this data??
Took me a second to realize I was in a drive thru....
This is the MCAT, not your 3xxx level class.
You are giving him/her poor advice. He/She stated they have not taken biochemistry so their knowledge is zilch, they need to learn more general stuff not crack open a book and go straight to drawing metabolic pathways!!
Good practice for the McAT (****ty pun).
Took me sec
At first I thought you were saying I was going to end up at McDonalds if I don't do well on the MCAT🤣
(which I accept as a totally valid possibility)
SO GLAD TO BE DONE THOUGH!
Hey, I've worked at McDonald's😎 That's why I go there, I know how to custom order the good stuff, lolLol I think there was a guy on here who worked at McDonalds and it actually helped him in interviews! That's so ****ing Hollywood, right? From working at McDonalds to being a physician...American dream, baby.
Though I think some of us do the equivalent. You can just picture fast food worker to doc as so much more contrasting than like...lower level hospital worker to doc.
I liked, unliked, and then liked your post again.
That's how much I want that feeling.
Hey, I've worked at McDonald's😎 That's why I go there, I know how to custom order the good stuff, lol
haha, I mean it's no gourmet meal, but the crispy/grilled chicken isn't bad, and the wraps are decent. Though I personally have no problem with a full burger meal every so oftenMcDonalds has "good stuff?" News to me.
Oh it's great! Now I can take a nap and not feel bad about doing so!
I want to go pee and not feel like I'm wasting time 🤣Oh it's great! Now I can take a nap and not feel bad about doing so!
Same. I woke up at 3:30 last night in a deep despair because I want this feeling so much. Wrote a journal entry (that I don't even want to read now), had a good cry, and went back to sleep. I just need to be done with this test and done with my apps...That's how much I want that feeling.
haha, I mean it's no gourmet meal, but the crispy/grilled chicken isn't bad, and the wraps are decent. Though I personally have no problem with a full burger meal every so often
Same. I woke up at 3:30 last night in a deep despair because I want this feeling so much. Wrote a journal entry (that I don't even want to read now), had a good cry, and went back to sleep. I just need to be done with this test and done with my apps...
On the bright side I woke up motivated to take my first practice test today, which I've been afraid to take this whole time... will probably post for feedback later.
Same. I woke up at 3:30 last night in a deep despair because I want this feeling so much. Wrote a journal entry (that I don't even want to read now), had a good cry, and went back to sleep. I just need to be done with this test and done with my apps...
On the bright side I woke up motivated to take my first practice test today, which I've been afraid to take this whole time... will probably post about it later.
Oh it's great! Now I can take a nap and not feel bad about doing so!
Ah man I used to get the wraps all the time. Except now I just don't go. Mainly because I don't have the time/inclination/funds to do so.
Btw what's up with the consistently super-adorable avatars? I don't have a problem with it, I just....you know how some people have that running theme with their avatars? Like @Goro with the animals. I've actually seen people do that on a multiplicity of forums. Just interested if there is a story behind it.
Lol moments like that...."if they ever make a movie about me, this should be in it."
Eh, I just like Pusheen because he's so cute and kind of encompasses my life, lol. https://www.google.com/search?q=pus...X&ved=0CCkQsARqFQoTCKiUhLqilccCFcOagAodj-YLlw
I used to use him on fb messaging a lot.
Decided to void again.
Sigh, the CARs killed me. I didn't have time to even answer the last passage, quickly chose random answers in the past 3 minutes. Rushed the 2nd last passage too.
C/P- felt too easy at times. I actually thought I did well here but probably on par with my AAMC FL performance which wasn't great. Felt like it could have been anywhere from a 124 to 125.
CARS- felt confident with the first passage and then it got progressively worse for me. Passages felt WAYYY longer than the AAMC FL. Anywhere from a 122 to a 123.
B/B- ... I don't even want to talk about it. My performance felt like it was on par with the AAMC FL maybe even worse (and my B/B performance was equal to a 122-123 on mcatjelly scale)
Psych/Soc- I thought this was on par with TPR/AAMC. If I scored it, it felt like a ~125-126.
493-497, around ~495 if I scored (I'm really accurate on predicting scores, I was spot on for AAMC FL before I decided to score it in terms of how many I predicted wrong per section). ~23 on the old scale which would have been a retake for me anyway.
Felt A LOT better though then my voided MCAT this past January. I would have scored it, if I was as confident as I was with C/P and Psych/Soc but I for the first time in awhile had a lot of trouble understanding the passages/keeping up with the timing.
B/B- felt on par with the AAMC FL which didn't go well for me.
I've been told a September MCAT isn't too late for the DO cycle. I was told if I didn't feel ready (which honestly, I didn't in terms of B/B) I should just void the August test. Met someone else that voided today who was around my age. Decided to talk to them for a few minutes because they also seemed pretty down about it and also prepped for a long time. If you're reading this (that particular individual), stay positive!
I will have the chance to sign up again on August 8th. I honestly thought B/B was manageable if you knew all of your stuff.
Also know your AAs, there were a few questions on them that really threw me off but the majority of them are easy if you know the basic properties of them.
I'm also considering applying to entry level jobs and call it "quits" on pre med. See if I want to revisit it later.
Hey, I'm sorry it went kinda rough. I'm glad you were able to make the call of whether to void or not.Decided to void again.
Sigh, the CARs killed me. I didn't have time to even answer the last passage, quickly chose random answers in the past 3 minutes. Rushed the 2nd last passage too.
C/P- felt too easy at times. I actually thought I did well here but probably on par with my AAMC FL performance which wasn't great. Felt like it could have been anywhere from a 124 to 125.
CARS- felt confident with the first passage and then it got progressively worse for me. Passages felt WAYYY longer than the AAMC FL. Anywhere from a 122 to a 123.
B/B- ... I don't even want to talk about it. My performance felt like it was on par with the AAMC FL maybe even worse (and my B/B performance was equal to a 122-123 on mcatjelly scale)
Psych/Soc- I thought this was on par with TPR/AAMC. If I scored it, it felt like a ~125-126.
493-497, around ~495 if I scored (I'm really accurate on predicting scores, I was spot on for AAMC FL before I decided to score it in terms of how many I predicted wrong per section). ~23 on the old scale which would have been a retake for me anyway.
Felt A LOT better though then my voided MCAT this past January. I would have scored it, if I was as confident as I was with C/P and Psych/Soc but I for the first time in awhile had a lot of trouble understanding the passages/keeping up with the timing.
B/B- felt on par with the AAMC FL which didn't go well for me.
I've been told a September MCAT isn't too late for the DO cycle. I was told if I didn't feel ready (which honestly, I didn't in terms of B/B) I should just void the August test. Met someone else that voided today who was around my age. Decided to talk to them for a few minutes because they also seemed pretty down about it and also prepped for a long time. If you're reading this (that particular individual), stay positive!
I will have the chance to sign up again on August 8th. I honestly thought B/B was manageable if you knew all of your stuff.
Also know your AAs, there were a few questions on them that really threw me off but the majority of them are easy if you know the basic properties of them.
I'm also considering applying to entry level jobs and call it "quits" on pre med. See if I want to revisit it later.
I am so sad. I really do want to cry and cry and cry. I have been so stressed out about this exam. Just retook, took it last in june. Definitely didnt have enough time to study-two weeks cuz i had stuff going on. Anyways i marked about half of my questions and i didnt have time to go back. I am so disappointed probably because im usually good at tests, but this exam was the worst i have ever taken. I felt better the last time and i got below 500. i dont even continue the application process. It wasnt hard, i just didnt prepare enough i guess.
like a monthWait wait wait....you studied for two weeks, or am I misunderstanding your post? What was your study time for the initial examination?
like a month
no i didnt. I studied all day though.If this is your total combined study time, then you don't even know what you're capable of getting yet with a proper amount of studying. Now if you had done a solid 3-5 months @ 3-5hrs per day, then you should be concerned. You've even said you think you possibly didn't study enough. There's no reason to cry or be upset when all you did was get nailed by a test you didn't properly study for. Actually studying hard and then getting nailed is something different entirely. Below par performance should have been the assumption from the start, no?
Did you void?
Decided to void again.
Sigh, the CARs killed me. I didn't have time to even answer the last passage, quickly chose random answers in the past 3 minutes. Rushed the 2nd last passage too.
C/P- felt too easy at times. I actually thought I did well here but probably on par with my AAMC FL performance which wasn't great. Felt like it could have been anywhere from a 124 to 125.
CARS- felt confident with the first passage and then it got progressively worse for me. Passages felt WAYYY longer than the AAMC FL. Anywhere from a 122 to a 123.
B/B- ... I don't even want to talk about it. My performance felt like it was on par with the AAMC FL maybe even worse (and my B/B performance was equal to a 122-123 on mcatjelly scale)
Psych/Soc- I thought this was on par with TPR/AAMC. If I scored it, it felt like a ~125-126.
493-497, around ~495 if I scored (I'm really accurate on predicting scores, I was spot on for AAMC FL before I decided to score it in terms of how many I predicted wrong per section). ~23 on the old scale which would have been a retake for me anyway.
Felt A LOT better though then my voided MCAT this past January. I would have scored it, if I was as confident as I was with C/P and Psych/Soc but I for the first time in awhile had a lot of trouble understanding the passages/keeping up with the timing.
B/B- felt on par with the AAMC FL which didn't go well for me.
I've been told a September MCAT isn't too late for the DO cycle. I was told if I didn't feel ready (which honestly, I didn't in terms of B/B) I should just void the August test. Met someone else that voided today who was around my age. Decided to talk to them for a few minutes because they also seemed pretty down about it and also prepped for a long time. If you're reading this (that particular individual), stay positive!
I will have the chance to sign up again on August 8th. I honestly thought B/B was manageable if you knew all of your stuff.
Also know your AAs, there were a few questions on them that really threw me off but the majority of them are easy if you know the basic properties of them.
I'm also considering applying to entry level jobs and call it "quits" on pre med. See if I want to revisit it later.
I can't remember exactly. Maybe someone else can chime in? I think it goes to the next section intro page but I can't remember whether that has a timer?
There wasn't a visible timer but I'm prety sure there is an internal one. The screen just times out and all it shows is the general "cars" or " Biological sciences" etc. If you don't come back I'm sure it will time out at some point.
No I was saying that if you stayed too long during your break the screen would time out and take you to the general section page. The breaks AND the indivudal sections both had a timer on the top right of the screen.This is for the break periods, right? We do get a visible timer on the actual sections?
No I was saying that if you stayed too long during your break the screen would time out and take you to the general section page. The breaks AND the indivudal sections both had a timer on the top right of the screen.
thank you so much. I feel really stupid now. its nice to hear from you.Just want to say I know where Favour517 is coming from. I ended up only being able to study for about a week and a half to take the January test. In hindsight I should have voided or not taken it, but I was getting 30-33 on the AAMC FLs and felt like I *had* to try before they changed the test. The test was wildly and laughably harder than the practices and I ended up with a 27. Now I wish I could delete it from my record, because I have been working so hard for months this time. I'm also terrified all that work will mean nothing, but c'est la vie...
Favour517: now the real work begins. I went through the same thing because this was the first standardized test where I couldn't waltz in and get a 90%ile without trying. Study your content (my weakest point), learn the test, and try again when you're ready.
in 48 hoursdoes anyone know when we can register for the exam again if we voided it today?! PLEASE??!!!!!
sorry. its not a hard exam. you just have to prepare- be thorough. I thought the mcat would have more biochem so i focused more on that to my detriment. good luck.Oh man, reading post-exam reactions these last two days have compounded my nervousness
I appreciate you guys taking the time to post your thoughts=) hope it turns out well for you!sorry. its not a hard exam. you just have to prepare. good luck.