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roziii68 said:
I just received an automated phone call from my prometric test center that the exam is cancelled due to technical issues (Toronto-Canada). I also received an email that i will be able to reschedule at no charge. I don't know how legit it is and I think it might be an scam! Have anyone ever experienced the same issue? the email address is [email protected]
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What!? No way. That's so weird. You must feel so stressed right now. Is there a number you can call or anything?
 
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I've been singing "I'm so antsy. You already kno-ow" irl all day. I think my friends and family are looking forward to me getting this over with more than I am so I can just shut up about it already.
 
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The MCAT: Now I stand, the lion before the lambs... and they do not fear.

The MCAT: They cannot fear...
 
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So didn't realize I still had one more page of discretes on the physical sciences section. Saw the passage 7 of 7 And thought it was the last page. Is this gonna kill my grade? Cause I'm not sure how many that means I left blank?
 
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So... That exam was... Painful.

Yay for retake time


But seriously, why was the bio section even called bio? It was half organic.
 
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Jotime said:
So didn't realize I still had one more page of discretes on the physical sciences section. Saw the passage 7 of 7 And thought it was the last page. Is this gonna kill my grade? Cause I'm not sure how many that means I left blank?
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Consider it akin to losing 3 or 5 points. Essentially you lost an entire score or two.
 
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serenade said:
Consider it akin to losing 3 or 5 points. Essentially you lost an entire score or two.
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Yeah I'm pretty down right now. I'm good at the discrete questions too. I can't believe I just threw away points like that. Anyone remember how many questions were on that last page?
 
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Almost voided cuz of bio. Then remembered how good I felt about PS. Verbal was aight. That clinical research passage tho...

BS: Went straight to the discretes and almost threw up. Made up my mind to void but decided to continue testing, just for practice sake. Started passages backward, as I progressed it got better. Had 5 minutes to look over whole test, and decided it wasn't too bad, given that the curve was probs nice. It was no where near as difficult as the one I took last year and got an 8 on. I wanted to do trial section, but after bio, was in no condition to answer a single more question. dk how I completed the 'testing survey'

letsee wat happens

Prediction :
PS : 11-12
Verbal: anything from 5-10
Bio: hopefully 10

Edit: Alot of orgo was a guessing game, after narrowing down to two. I still cant decide if i guessed correctly and I have the whole internet infront of me. Maybe I should have voided...ohwell

Signing for a retake probs...if I don't like my score, atleast I'll have another one underway
 
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Ended up voiding b/c of BS. Hopefully my original score can carry me to some acceptances this cycle.

PS: Surprisingly straight-forward. Seemed to test a lot of the same concepts...and definitely on-par to AAMC practices. Prediction: 11-13
VR: Again, pretty straight-forward. Passages were actually kinda interesting to read actually. Prediction: 10-12
BS: Oh my Lord lol. What?!?! This section made me click the "void" button. I went through EK 101 OChem, and had 0 idea what the 2 passages were talking about. Also, 2 of the 5 Biology Passages seemed pretty experimental, and I struggled pretty hard through this. Ended up not finishing 2 passages --> void. Honestly not worth the risk for me to score this one. Anything <8 would completely shoot down any MD chances for me. Prediction: anything between 5-10.

Disappointed to say the least, but at least I tried =)

Got my fingers crossed for the rest of y'all!
 
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Heplayer92 said:
Ended up voiding b/c of BS. Hopefully my original score can carry me to some acceptances this cycle.

PS: Surprisingly straight-forward. Seemed to test a lot of the same concepts...and definitely on-par to AAMC practices. Prediction: 11-13
VR: Again, pretty straight-forward. Passages were actually kinda interesting to read actually. Prediction: 10-12
BS: Oh my Lord lol. What?!?! This section made me click the "void" button. I went through EK 101 OChem, and had 0 idea what the 2 passages were talking about. Also, 2 of the 5 Biology Passages seemed pretty experimental, and I struggled pretty hard through this. Ended up not finishing 2 passages --> void. Honestly not worth the risk for me to score this one. Anything <8 would completely shoot down any MD chances for me. Prediction: anything between 5-10.

Disappointed to say the least, but at least I tried =)

Got my fingers crossed for the rest of y'all!
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Honestly I should have voided after bio. I legit couldn't comprehend or make sense of anything.

Verbal was fair.

Physics in my opinion had it's nuances. I personally found it hard as well.


Overall I made a mistake and didn't void. So god knows I'll be retaking in a month.
 
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Neuroglia said:
passage 6 on VR was brutal IMO
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I wish I had done it last. I ended up running low on time on 2.

Yah, why did I feel a miracle and think that not voiding would work?

But yah, I don't know I'm really somewhat dead after that test. I've never seen a biology section like that.
 
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Bio sucked was not expecting that much orgo, verbal I still feel uneasy about but PS went decent idk just hoping that some of bio was experimental....anyone know if all exams have experimental questions or just some on a given day?
 
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Damn roziii if thats the truth thats insane and Im sorry to hear that...


So guys...I have one word (if its even a word) "UGH"....idk, every time I think about it I keep saying "I just dont know" because I really dont...bio was rougher than usual and orgo was ridiculous, Im beast at orgo and got railed by a beast instead, sheesh.....how u guys feeling? Can anyone relate? Is this really how EVERYONE feels after the test?

Regardless....we are done folks, Im glad to have supported each other through here you guys are great.
 
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serenade said:
Honestly I should have voided after bio. I legit couldn't comprehend or make sense of anything.

Verbal was fair.

Physics in my opinion had it's nuances. I personally found it hard as well.


Overall I made a mistake and didn't void. So god knows I'll be retaking in a month.
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Ehh, no regrets my friend. Honestly if it was my first exam, I would not have voided. I voided because it was my re-take, and I told myself that I would give it a shot, and if I felt like it was a real possibility that I would do the same or worse, I would void. You will be fine. What's done is done. Don't let it consume your life for the next month. Smile =)
 
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I thought that bio was much more difficult than AAMC 9-11's bio.. Wasn't expecting it to be THAT orgo heavy. Almost tempted me to void but I felt decently about PS and VR. Maybe the bio raw score conversion will be more lenient than AAMC 9-11 conversion? From what I've heard, many people feel pretty destroyed after the exam but end up with scores that they are happy with. Now comes the brutal wait...
 
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Premixis said:
I thought that bio was much more difficult than AAMC 9-11's bio.. Wasn't expecting it to be THAT orgo heavy. Almost tempted me to void but I felt decently about PS and VR. Maybe the bio raw score conversion will be more lenient than AAMC 9-11 conversion? From what I've heard, many people feel pretty destroyed after the exam but end up with scores that they are happy with. Now comes the brutal wait...
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and oh so brutal it will be
 
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Premixis said:
I thought that bio was much more difficult than AAMC 9-11's bio.. Wasn't expecting it to be THAT orgo heavy. Almost tempted me to void but I felt decently about PS and VR. Maybe the bio raw score conversion will be more lenient than AAMC 9-11 conversion? From what I've heard, many people feel pretty destroyed after the exam but end up with scores that they are happy with. Now comes the brutal wait...
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lol I really hope so, no way to prepare really for bio and the orgo was so insane.
 
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Would you guys retake if you left the last page of physical science discreets blank? Any advice helpful
 
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Heplayer92 said:
Ehh, no regrets my friend. Honestly if it was my first exam, I would not have voided. I voided because it was my re-take, and I told myself that I would give it a shot, and if I felt like it was a real possibility that I would do the same or worse, I would void. You will be fine. What's done is done. Don't let it consume your life for the next month. Smile =)
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It was my retake which is the problem. I should have known better.

But oh well. One more I'll try again.
 
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Neuroglia said:
lol I really hope so, no way to prepare really for bio and the orgo was so insane.
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It's a possibility. I remember feeling quite awful after my first one and did decently in some of the sections.


But as the above said. That bio section wasn't something we could prepare for.

But honestly what pissed me off was the amount of aromatic chemistry on the exam. We were told out right that it's no longer on the exam and yet mysteriously two passages were all about it.

What gives?
 
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Man ..... that Bio was ridiculous. All downhill for me after the first orgo section. Kindve wished I voided but it was my first time and thought ps/verbal wasn't so bad. Trying to even interpret what was going on for the organic screwed up my timing for everything else. So i'll be signing up for another test =(
 
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dcnetsfan77 said:
so is everyone feeling "ehh"? about it
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Eh don't know how common this is, but saw nothing but blank stares and people crying in their cars after the exam. Everyone who started the exam before me left before I did, which meant they did not take the trial. Either they didn't want to, or they voided.

Honestly the BS section today felt nothing like AAMCs. The OChem passages were just really long...and so much information. Don't know how I could have prepared better for this to be honest lol...
 
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Heplayer92 said:
Eh don't know how common this is, but saw nothing but blank stares and people crying in their cars after the exam. Everyone who started the exam before me left before I did, which meant they did not take the trial. Either they didn't want to, or they voided.

Honestly the BS section today felt nothing like AAMCs. The OChem passages were just really long...and so much information. Don't know how I could have prepared better for this to be honest lol...
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I feel the same way preparedness wise as you....and WOW where did you take your exam? I feel really bad for those people but at the same time cant help but feel a little relief
 
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pretty much in line with everyone else...PS/VR seemed in line with the AAMC practice exams but BS was much, much more demanding than I expected....straight nutty
 
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Overall, the test was insane.....INSANE. Had to void this one. Verbal wasn't bad at all, but definitely was not anticipating seeing that much orgo. PS could have gone much better had I spent more time on a couple subject areas in particular.
 
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my post-test feelings:

PS: felt really good about it. Finished early and went over most of my marked answers and felt pretty good about them so couldn't have wished for a better start to the test
Post-test Prediction: 13-14

Verbal: pretty average. not too difficult, not too easy. If i get what i've been getting in AAMC I'll be happy
Prediction: 10-12

Biology:...W.T.F was that orgo passage. the bio passages weren't that bad, in line with other experimental passages but a little easier than the ebola passage on #11. The 2 orgo passages and the few of those orgo discretes were ridiculous....the second orgo passage was a little bit easier but still harder than anything on any of my practice exams
Prediction: 10-12 (based on hoping for a very lenient scale...36/52 is a 10 on AAMC #11 BS and this was soooo much harder than that)

Everyone enjoy the rest of your summers and don't think about it too much until July 22nd!!
 
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Can't even say how weirdly comforting it is that you guys felt the same way about BS, since everyone else I saw who was testing with me looked totally relaxed after finishing!
VR was on track, and PS was a little easier than I thought it'd be (still expecting an 8-9 though, because I feel like I made a couple little mistakes and didn't have time to go back over it). Bio though... This test had me questioning the most basic things.
Honestly it's hard to stress for me right now because I'm so thankful the beast is over, even if there's a part 2 in store later on in the year. I hope everyone who decided to score gets some great news in a month! It's over, guys. Treat yourself, even if you're hitting the books again tomorrow.
 
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I'm not sure what I'm allowed to propose and not propose about the test; but this was my retake for me.

PS was on the lighter side. Verbal was verbal. BS; holy mother of orgo batman.

They'll be pretty strict on the PS, probably semi lenient for verbal and generous for bio.

Predict:

7-9/10-13/8-10...or maybe a 2
 
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Post Test:

PS - Pretty straight forward, some tricky questions - but overall easier than what I expected

VR - Felt like it was doable - there were a few tough passages

BS - ... The first passage had me optimistic, but it went downhill from there.. I barely finished, and to say I "finished" is really an overstatement because I didnt know w.t.f I was bubbling for half the questions. The ochem was out of nowhere, and most of the bio passages were very specific on questions - it was hard to identify what topics they were trying to cover at times.. I hope the curve is generous..

The worst part was the guy next to me talked (mumbled) the WHOLE time - and the proctor eventually told him to quiet down - but he continued.. So it was hard to focus at time - and the headphones they give were uncomfortable if worn for too long
 
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PS: very easy. Finished with a lot of time left and feel good about it. A couple of weird questions for sure, but hopefully one or two of them were experimental.

VR: similar to AAMC. Verbal is always super iffy though. Feel decent.

BS: pretty tough. Don't really know how to feel but definitely expecting a nice curve. During the section I kept cognizant of the fact that it will prob be scaled nicely so that kept me calm and I was able to work through it pretty well. Still feel iffy about a bunch.

If I got really really lucky, maybe 15/12/14
But most likely, expecting 13-14/10/12 ish
 
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Wow that bio section was insane. Felt really good after vr and ps but now feel like a triain hit me. Praying for an 8 in bio.
 
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As someone who made an A in organic 1 and 2, the BS passages on organic raped me.
 
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SO......
That biology section was actually INHUMANE. This is coming from a girl who hasn't scored below a 35 on a single practice exam. I regret not voiding. PS and VR were easy. but I literally feel as if I got a 5 in bio. I can't believe the amount of orgo ..and not just any orgo, but insanely complex orgo passage experiments. I was so flustered and shocked by the amount of difficult and time consuming orgo that by the time I got to the bio passages towards the end I couldnt even think straight and became mentally numb. NOTHING COULD'VE PREPARED US FOR THOSE ORGO PASSAGES. I'm convinced they pull this crap on purpose so more people end up paying to retake the exam. I'm honestly insulted..upset...confused..don't know what to do...
 
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Is any of you a May 8th re-taker?!!

I was a May 8th MCATer & you guys STOP complaining!!! This test was WAY EASIER than May 8th ... in ALL section it was easier ... although we had only 1 passage of combined bio + orgo on May 8th but it was experimental and it was really HARD .. the lowest score in ALL of my practice in BS was an 8 but on the real one it was a 6 .. taking into consideration bio is my strength area as I was a bio major ...... anyways this test was MUCH EASIER than May 8th ... I hope I'll get a good score this time & be done with MCAT for the rest of my life!
 
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Jotime said:
So didn't realize I still had one more page of discretes on the physical sciences section. Saw the passage 7 of 7 And thought it was the last page. Is this gonna kill my grade? Cause I'm not sure how many that means I left blank?
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Did you not use the review page to make sure none of your questions were left incomplete?
 
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<---May 8ther.

They swapped the FUBARing section from PS to BS.

For us I suspect they bumped the PS up by 2 points for our PS. For our BS I think they had a -2 curve for us. Verbal might hae been +1.

This bio was rough. They're gonna been brutal with PS grading
 
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