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The Official September 18, 2014 MCAT Thread
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? I just started Sn2ed's 4 month schedule (customized with some extra Kaplan material).
Retaking! First attempt was on July 12th. Ready to kill it this time! Or at least improve.
I am not sure what to do. I have a really strong upward trend in my exams except today and yesterday. Aamc 9 I got a 30. 10 I got a 27 because I was super tired and took it yesterday. Today I took 11 and got a 25. I think I scored that because I'm burnt out. Haven't even had a chance to review 11 FL. What do you guys think I should do?
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Definitely feel your pain as a fellow Canadian that also had to rewrite due to VR. I wish you the best of luck on Sept. 18 and that you will get some straightforward science sections like I did on the morning of Sept 10. Verbal is honestly a toss up no matter what imo.
It makes me so sad I have to re-write. I was going to apply to U of S, U of M and U of C but with that VR it is out the window and unless I get a 10 in VR i'm essentially done except for U of T. Since I don't have a graduate degree, even with like a 3.9 GPA I'll be screened out. So demoralizing - especially since this past month I studied physics thinking I bombed it and now I don't even know if I'm in the right mindset to do VR. Thank you for your kinds words though.
It's actually 3.5 below my average and 4 below my AAMC 9-11 average. If I had gottena 10/10/11 it would've still been better than that. As a Canadian applicant anything below a 10 VR and you are done except for a few schools, so to me that's a bomb. Being a Canadian and wanting to do medicine is RIDICULOUS. Someone with a 3.9 cGPA and a 32 MCAT can gain admission no where depending on the VR mark.
If you are burning out then you need to relax and ensure you are fully focused on the real thing.
What do you think I should do now for the 18th exam? Should I not review 11?
That's tough. I think you should review because it is very helpful, but, you also need to not be burnt out on Thursday. You should do what you think will ensure that you have clarity of thought on test day.
Yes, the self-assessments are good for practice. I believe the questions are pulled from AAMC 6 and maybe some other official source.
The self assessment was pretty difficult and accurate. I definitely recommend it.
Here is your motivational speech for the night. It sounds cheesy and cliche but these are my true thoughts and I hope you can feel the same way.
Every time I thought about giving up because I have no chance after failing last time, I remember that this is just a test. It's a number. A very very important and expensive number, but it is never the end of the world. There are far worse things happening out there and I'm not going to let a number ruin my day, week, or life. I know my academic abilities and maybe I was too busy these past few months to study hardcore and achieve optimal performance, but I can and will get a decent score one day. If I bomb again this time (which is possible) I'll be crushed, but I'll realize again that I just have to keep trying. If you want medicine that bad, you'll find the motivation to keep moving forward.
I'm retaking after two months, so your two years off is a little different. Even so, you're two years out, not 20 years out. If it doesn't go well again (I'm hoping it does though), you still have time.
Careful about posting specific MCAT topics...I don't know how strict/specific they are with the limitations, but just a warning!
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Retaking after doing awful (damn VR) on th 8/1 test.
I've intensely gone over all the AAMC FL's so many times that my brain hurts 😛
Planning on going over some easy general content stuff tomorrow during the day and relaxing at night.
Anyone putting in a little bit of studying tomorrow?
I've intensely gone over all the AAMC FL's so many times that my brain hurts 😛
Planning on going over some easy general content stuff tomorrow during the day and relaxing at night.
Anyone putting in a little bit of studying tomorrow?
Retaking! First attempt was on July 12th. Ready to kill it this time! Or at least improve.
I'm going to put in some studying by probably taking a verbal sectional. I'm actually worried about the exam only because of the verbal section. I have a tendency to feel good about that section, but end up with a low score.
Verbal sectional from where?
I'm going to reward myself with one game of league since I studied all day. 😀 night night!
nah... I'll probably reward myself after I manhandle this exam. Until then, BEAST MODE ACTIVATED!!!!!!!!!
after my AAMC 10 verbal score, im going to do atleast 9 AAMC verbal passages and then go over all of the AAMC's ive taken and flashcards, im skipping classes I've got the whole day... and going to exercise to try to wear myself out so i can fall asleep because thats been hard for me the last few days.
Right now I'm in the break before Biological Sciences on AAMC 11..smh. Its literally 12:30am right now, im super tired, but i just would hate to take an AAMC the day before the exam so doing it now
finally done AAMC 11, that bio was pretty rough my gosh, and the ebola passage wasnt that bad it was the wording of certain questions on random passages that got me. glad to see verbal went up to 9, hopefully one more day of AAMC verbal practice helps. I just want a 30 at this point. going to take the night off and review AAMC 10/11 tmw, feeling bad about not taking a lot of the FL's but figure if this goes bad i can atleast have fresh AAMC material to use, probably going to try and stay off here till the test is over. Good luck everyone 😛
AAMC 3: 30 9/10/11
AAMC 4: 30 11:10:9
AAMC 9: 28; 10/9/9
AAMC 10: 33; 12/8/13
AAMC 11: 31: 11/9/11
Avg: 30
AAMC 3: 30 9/10/11
AAMC 4: 30 11:10:9
AAMC 9: 28; 10/9/9
AAMC 10: 33; 12/8/13
AAMC 11: 31: 11/9/11
Avg: 30
Today I am going to do some review and look over equations. Stop around 6-7 pm and probably watch a movie and get to bed around 11:30pm. Got a great night of sleep last night (9M hours). Some interesting dreams. Went to sleep listening to my favorite playlist in bed, definitely felt comforting. Likely voiding and taking it in January. Despite doing well on my first practice AAMC (30+), it progressively got worse.
It's one of those more subjective questions, but the introductory paragraph references a mushroom cloud while the Siberia description uses a Hydrogen bomb as a description. The other choices have less reference and plausibility, so B was the best choice.
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In the author's view, a prototype is the most typical instance of something--so a prototype of a fruit would be an apple or orange, compared to a tomato, which is indeed a fruit, but isn't what you think about when you think about fruit.
This is one of those 'refer back to the passage' type questions.
Think of it this way: What is a prototype of a fruit? Most people would readily say "Apple" as their first choice. So now, we are comparing all fruits to the "Apple" prototype. Is a pear a fruit? It resembles an apple, so sure. What about a strawberry? It's red like an apple, so yes. What about eggplant? It doesn't seem like an apple, so people would hesitate more to label it as a fruit, BUT it IS indeed a fruit!
Now look at the choices. Which analogy compares best to items that fall on a spectrum of resemblance to an original item? Only D fits this. You have one ancestor and many descendants. Depending on how close the descendants resemble the ancestor, they're more likely to be closer related (less diverged in terms of evolution) to the ancestor.
Same. Just trying to review content and I'm starting to forget things and mix myself up..
Did anyone get a call from prometric to remind them that their MCAT is tomorrow at 1pm?
I have taken the MCAT before and have never gotten a reminder.
I have taken the MCAT before and have never gotten a reminder.
Yep, I got a call. Not sure why they didn't just email
Yeah it was odd. She was like you can come in at 9am if you want and register. Then come back at 1pm to take the exam. Why in the world would I go there twice?
Today:
I am completely calm. I think I am so over this exam that I don't even care anymore.
Lol, I got a similar call but the guy sounded super young and just said come in around 12-12:30 for the 1pm exam. Sounded super nice.
Yeah she tried to tell me to come before 12:30. I said that's not gonna happen. I'll be there at 12:30 at the earliest.
Yeah, I told him I would be there around 12:30 maybe a little earlier.
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I'm not planning on getting there early because if I start early, people will still be coming in and it will be a headache to try to focus.
I'm getting bored today doing some more practice problems ... feels like back in high school senior year when I had senioritis ... sigh.
I'm getting bored today doing some more practice problems ... feels like back in high school senior year when I had senioritis ... sigh.
I don't think so; they provide a pencil and paper.
Exactly how I feel. I don't even feel nervous anymore!
