The Official August 28, 2013 MCAT Thread [8-28-13]

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Thought I'd create the thread for us :)

I'm on Day 17 of the Sn2ed study schedule. The schedule is tough and TBR can be pretty harsh but hopefully it pays off on August 28th :p

How are you guys studying?
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38% on the trial section lol I hope that isn't indicative of how I did on the actual test. Really glad I got the gift card, I didn't know anything and I was afraid I'd get denied
 
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Got trial section score today - 63% - top quarter!

Last trial section score was 44% and the actual score I got was somewhere in the 40th percentile so I'm hoping the 63% signals a big improvement :)
 
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75%! What up! Haha so weird!

texan2414, I'm hoping it's a good sign too!

I think we could all use the retail therapy right about now, am I right? :)
 
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81% on the Trial Section and in the Top Quarter (Psych + Sociology).

Now to just hope that the rest of the test went well...
 
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ElCapone said:
81% on the Trial Section and in the Top Quarter (Psych + Sociology).

Now to just hope that the rest of the test went well...
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Me too!! Also hoping this was a good indication :)

59% on my first trial section take, 94% this time!
 
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IL Pre Med said:
38% on the trial section lol I hope that isn't indicative of how I did on the actual test. Really glad I got the gift card, I didn't know anything and I was afraid I'd get denied
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Oh don't worry about it indicating anything about your real score. I got a 34%. Could I have done better if I didn't randomly guess without reading any passages? Sure... Did I want to really spend time reading more passages after taking the actual test? Not one bit.

I'm just happy I got the gift card lol. I wasn't so sure I was going to get it and technically I should have only gotten a 25% from random guessing so that's a positive !
 
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I didn't get an email yesterday either. I was pretty burned out at that point and am not familiar at all with psychology so figured I didn't do great.

Does anyone know if they send the emails out in waves, or if we didn't get one yesterday can we assume it's not coming?
 
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Got the email too! I'm surprised i did so well on the trial section lol. They can keep their $30 if that would make them release the scores earlier!!
 
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Sik965 said:
Got the email too! I'm surprised i did so well on the trial section lol. They can keep their $30 if that would make them release the scores earlier!!
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haha I'm with you on that. Is anyone here applying this cycle?
 
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ElCapone said:
I have a feeling that our subsection scores might end up looking the same.... ;)

Well, Maybeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee assuming I didn't get slaughtered on it :scared:
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Or maybe you did get the same!! Would be total beast mode :)
 
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@Etyan, I'm not applying this cycle, but still hoping to get this thing done once and for all! I'm looking at applying (hopefully) for entry in Fall 2015.

9 days or so guys! I'm getting more and more nervous/ excited/ terrified as the days go by. Haha I wake up one morning feeling good, the next I wake up thinking I bombed!
 
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premeddreamer said:
@Etyan, I'm not applying this cycle, but still hoping to get this thing done once and for all! I'm looking at applying (hopefully) for entry in Fall 2015.

9 days or so guys! I'm getting more and more nervous/ excited/ terrified as the days go by. Haha I wake up one morning feeling good, the next I wake up thinking I bombed!
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Yeah... the closer it gets, the more I fret!

The more I fret, the harder I work on secondaries, and the better my secondaries, the better I feel ... for at least a few hours. Then the cycle starts anew!

Any better coping strategies out there? :laugh:
 
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Etyan said:
Yeah... the closer it gets, the more I fret!

The more I fret, the harder I work on secondaries, and the better my secondaries, the better I feel ... for at least a few hours. Then the cycle starts anew!

Any better coping strategies out there? :laugh:
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You still haven'tttt sent in your secondaries?????
 
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It's unreal that I spent this entire summer studying for this test. TBR please be worth it lol...
 
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kgibran said:
It's unreal that I spent this entire summer studying for this test. TBR please be worth it lol...
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I used TBR too! Good luck to both of us :scared::luck::luck::luck:

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inebriated and it don't feel so good .......
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Starting your celebrations early? At least you still found your way back to SDN! :smuggrin:
 
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Yeah lol........Nightmare (ssssss) about verbal. and the freakishly hard bio........ Not settling well with me.
 
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texan2414 said:
Yeah lol........Nightmare (ssssss) about verbal. and the freakishly hard bio........ Not settling well with me.
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Definitely getting nervous here, too. Probably need to stop prowling SDN and go into hiding! Wishing us all good luck :luck::luck:
 
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I can't even bring myself to read them; if people didn't do as well as they hoped, I'm going to think that I did too... if people did super well, I'm going to start thinking that they prepared more than I did and I should have done more!

Either way, I know I'm just going to psych myself out even more than I already am!
 
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premeddreamer said:
I can't even bring myself to read them; if people didn't do as well as they hoped, I'm going to think is that I did too... if people did super well, I'm going to start thinking that they prepared more than I did and I should have done more!

Either way, I know I'm just going to psych myself out even more than I already am!
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Yea...... I just went through and read the 8/22 thread. I probably should have thought that one through. I may spontaneously throw up anytime from now to when scores are released.
 
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8/22er here :) for me, the last week went by quick, but the day of score release took years. But the feeling of having a score you're happy with makes it all worth it!

Also, there are lots of people in my thread who took the test for a second time and rocked it, even though they weren't happy with their first scores. If you end up with a score you aren't thrilled with, check those posts out.

Good luck you guys! The wait will soon be over :)
 
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sunflower18 said:
8/22er here :) for me, the last week went by quick, but the day of score release took years. But the feeling of having a score you're happy with makes it all worth it!

Also, there are lots of people in my thread who took the test for a second time and rocked it, even though they weren't happy with their first scores. If you end up with a score you aren't thrilled with, check those posts out.

Good luck you guys! The wait will soon be over :)
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You are so sweet, thanks for the advice and the kind words! :) Congrats on being done with this thing by the way! All the best!
 
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The other day I had a sudden rush because I thought the scores were released for some odd reason. Almost there!
 
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