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Hey so I know a lot of us were posting on June MCAT'ers unite, but I want to get to know the progress of all of us 6/21'ers in particular. Let's do it.
This reminds me, I was going to ask what you guys planned to eat for breakfast the morning of.What snacks are y'all taking?
I don't care if you are scoring 40s on your practice tests, if you claim 35 is a low score and you wouldn't legitimately be ok with a 35, then you should get off of this forum. I got a 23 on my first test guys. I threw my phone at the wall. Just sayin. Good job dudewheresmymd, amazing work 😀
This reminds me, I was going to ask what you guys planned to eat for breakfast the morning of.
I'll probably just bring a granola bar or popcorn, water, and whatever fruit I have lying around. I tend to be a light snacker.
For breakfast, I think I'm going with egg white omelet and some oatmeal.
anyone else taking kaplan tests? they are so inflated. took kaplan 5 today, 41 (13, 13, 15) but missed quite a few. typical kaplan style
what are you guys doing after the mcat for the rest of the summer??
Just took AAMC 11 38 (14-10-14) SO STOKED!!!! lol
Scary looking scores from the May 17th crowd... Getting worried now!
How's everyone feeling four days before the test?
Truthfully, I feel like I know all of my concepts pretty well...there are only a few topics I'm a little shaky on, but nothing major. I know if I eliminated stupid errors (not even rushed, just not reading fully) I could score 32-33. My practices are averaging 29-30 with AAMC 11 left.
I'm feeling positive and think if I can rise to the occasion I could pull a 31 on test day... hows everyone else feel?!
Just took AAMC 11 38 (14-10-14) SO STOKED!!!! lol
I'm really nervous for the test, but wanting for it to be done at the same time. I'm worried about my physics/gen chem content because that's where I've been scoring the lowest plus all the horror stories from the recent tests. I'm just hoping my nerves don't wreck me on Saturday. The highest I've gotten is a 30, but I see no reason I shouldn't get a 28-30. If I can keep calm and do what I know how to do, I'll be okay.
Overall, still super nervous. I'm taking AAMC 11 on Thursday morning with the entire routine the same for test day. Hopefully that will give me a good feel and the score will raise my confidence.
I've heard a lot about people drinking energy drinks etc before the test or during breaks. What opinions does the thread have on that?
I tried my test with a Red Bull today and though I was definitely a little more focused. But try it on a practice test before drinking anything the day of!
Yes! I can't decide if it's worth the risk of skewing my final FL practice though...
I tried my test with a Red Bull today and though I was definitely a little more focused. But try it on a practice test before drinking anything the day of!
Thanks!! Mind if I ask what you got on the MCAT last year? I dont really expect to get this on the real deal though but its definetely a major confidence boostthats exactly the breakdown I got on my AAMC # 11 last year! I'm gonna take it again for the second time tomorrow so we'll see how I do but congrats!!
I took GS #4 PS and BS today with AAMC#7 verbal to simulate a test and got 34 (12,11,11)
How does everyone feel about the "none of the above"/"need more information to answer this question" choices? I did a BR passage this year where the book said specifically to never pick this option if you see it but its been the correct answer for some on the GS tests multiple times :/
Do people rule it out immediately after seeing it?
Thanks!! Mind if I ask what you got on the MCAT last year? I dont really expect to get this on the real deal though but its definetely a major confidence boost
that's my biggest fear! i need to make sure I don't let a tough passage or question shake meI was averaging around 34-35 with on my practice AAMC with a 38 being my highest on #11 but got a 31 (12,9,10) on the real thing. I remember freaking myself out cause I missed an easy question on physics and I think that messed me up for verbal and then verbal not going well maybe have thrown me off my game for bio...at least that how I justify it for myself haha.
Not that a 31 is a bad score but I was expecting higher so I'm retaking. Anyways, moral is don't freak yourself out cause almost everyone else I know has gotten scores close to their averages!
Oh my thats scaring me.. im trying to reassure myself that scoring 35s with that 38 ensures I get atleast 34+ but damm Ill try not to panic and same goes for you!I was averaging around 34-35 with on my practice AAMC with a 38 being my highest on #11 but got a 31 (12,9,10) on the real thing. I remember freaking myself out cause I missed an easy question on physics and I think that messed me up for verbal and then verbal not going well maybe have thrown me off my game for bio...at least that how I justify it for myself haha.
Not that a 31 is a bad score but I was expecting higher so I'm retaking. Anyways, moral is don't freak yourself out cause almost everyone else I know has gotten scores close to their averages!
Im sure there will be some of that but there will always be some easy questions in those hard passages youll be able to answer. For me usually skipping that hard passage and coming back gives me that " oh ya thats what it means" moment and the passage becomes easierI just don't want to run into a passage that makes no sense to me, because even if the questions are straightforward, I know my panicking ruins any chance of sorting through it logically. I've been doing my last bit of TBRs, and ran into a few toughies that honestly weren't that complicated, had I just taken a minute to use some common sense and not let the superfluous info blind me. I figure that might be the case for a lot of the "hard" questions on the MCAT: dense passages with convoluted questions that are actually quite simple if you break it down.
I'm really nervous for the test, but wanting for it to be done at the same time. I'm worried about my physics/gen chem content because that's where I've been scoring the lowest plus all the horror stories from the recent tests. I'm just hoping my nerves don't wreck me on Saturday. The highest I've gotten is a 30, but I see no reason I shouldn't get a 28-30. If I can keep calm and do what I know how to do, I'll be okay.
Overall, still super nervous. I'm taking AAMC 11 on Thursday morning with the entire routine the same for test day. Hopefully that will give me a good feel and the score will raise my confidence.
I've heard a lot about people drinking energy drinks etc before the test or during breaks. What opinions does the thread have on that?
A friend of mine and I are at the downsview location. Best of luck 🙂Sooo is anyone writing at 2 Bloor st. in Toronto or am I the only Canadian :|
5 hour drive from Lancaster to Erie.Anyone else taking a roadtrip to get to their MCAT? I'm taking a 6 hour drive
5 hour drive from Lancaster to Erie.
Gotta do what works for you.
Personally before every practice test I take 2 advil, half a Klonopin (anti-anxiety) and half a 10mg Adderall. I get into this weird zen state of calm, but intense focus...seems to keep me leveled because I've suffered from serious exam anxiety in the past that has been debilitating.
I might be reiterating something already said, the only thing about energy drinks/stuff you need to watch out for is how they move your uhh..system.
Personally, I've been waking up at 5 everyday slamming my combo of 5hour+ADD meds (diagnosed of course) and then eat breakfast.
I prefer the 5 hour over coffee mainly because it seems to observe less bathroom urges (ADH INBHITORz!!)
By 7, everything seems gtg. Warm up with practicing my equation sheet, then read and answer a few verbal passages from my 101 book (not keeping score).
By 8 I pick a random lecture exam from my EK book and go at it, score, ten minute break, repeat with a different section.
For snacks I'm leaning towards taking a revive vitamin water, meal replacement bar, candy bar, possibly a 5hour, and of course some smaller tag-ons for the home stretch. I'm considering taking some l-theanine with me since I've had success combining it with caffeine in the past.
"On a steady diet of; soda pop and ritalin"
AAMC 11 done raped me. 26 9/8/9. Verbal didn't seem bad though.... but I knew PS was bad, it was basically "PS featuring Saxappeal's worst areas of physics" ugh and BS was one of the hardest Ive ever taken yeesh
I dont know if its too late but i really think everyone should do AAMC self assessments and review. Ive been scoring 34-35s and after doing them and clearing up weaknesses I felt a lot more confident having worked on weak areas and got a 38 on supposedly the hardest AAMC!! lol.