Hi hope everyone is doing well. I'm fairly new to SDN, but I've noticed that many people tend to troll and tell you the negative and downside of things and if you are someone that does that please don't bother replying to this thread because I need genuine advice that can lead me to my goal. I don't want to hear you're not Medical school worthy, you'll never pass USMLEs, or you'll never get you're score because I know I will!
I'm part of a program here in NY which is affiliated with NYCOM, so they require us to rush and take the MCAT since undergraduate is only three years. I have a high GPA at 3.7 and my science being around 3.59. I took my first MCAT in August 2017 and didn't horrible! I got a 489 with my breakdown at 123 - C/P 120 - Cars 123 - B/B 123-Psych. Yes I know my Cars is EXTREMELY LOW, but that's why I need advice from you all! My second exam that I'm registered to take is coming up in two weeks, but I most likely will void it because I'm scoring 494 range on AAMCs. Due to a lot of family difficulties this past semester I was unable to entirely focus on MCAT. I plan on retaking it in April/May, so I can apply for the following cycle and not go through the program since you need both a 3.5 GPA and a 504 MCAT to get admission with the binded program. If you don't get the MCAT you simply finish your credits as a Biology major (Or Life Sciences) and apply for the following cycle, the route I'll be taking! I just need advice from everyone here on how I can tackle this exam which books to use what strategies how to improve on each every section. If people with successful scores can provide me any information based on my current situation to improve all four of my scores I would greatly appreciate it. My target scores would be 126, 124, 126, 127 putting me at a 503 which is exactly around what they require since they are a DO school! Please provide a breakdown of each section and how to improve moving on forward. Also please respect the fact that I'm sharing such a devastating score with everyone here, so I really wouldn't appreciate all the negativity! Thank you!
P.S. My friend recommended going through Berkeley for the sciences! So I was planning on doing that. I need advice on Cars and Psych as well. How many passages should I practice a day. I know the test is 50% content 50% strategy, so all and any detailed advice would be appreciated.
I'm part of a program here in NY which is affiliated with NYCOM, so they require us to rush and take the MCAT since undergraduate is only three years. I have a high GPA at 3.7 and my science being around 3.59. I took my first MCAT in August 2017 and didn't horrible! I got a 489 with my breakdown at 123 - C/P 120 - Cars 123 - B/B 123-Psych. Yes I know my Cars is EXTREMELY LOW, but that's why I need advice from you all! My second exam that I'm registered to take is coming up in two weeks, but I most likely will void it because I'm scoring 494 range on AAMCs. Due to a lot of family difficulties this past semester I was unable to entirely focus on MCAT. I plan on retaking it in April/May, so I can apply for the following cycle and not go through the program since you need both a 3.5 GPA and a 504 MCAT to get admission with the binded program. If you don't get the MCAT you simply finish your credits as a Biology major (Or Life Sciences) and apply for the following cycle, the route I'll be taking! I just need advice from everyone here on how I can tackle this exam which books to use what strategies how to improve on each every section. If people with successful scores can provide me any information based on my current situation to improve all four of my scores I would greatly appreciate it. My target scores would be 126, 124, 126, 127 putting me at a 503 which is exactly around what they require since they are a DO school! Please provide a breakdown of each section and how to improve moving on forward. Also please respect the fact that I'm sharing such a devastating score with everyone here, so I really wouldn't appreciate all the negativity! Thank you!
P.S. My friend recommended going through Berkeley for the sciences! So I was planning on doing that. I need advice on Cars and Psych as well. How many passages should I practice a day. I know the test is 50% content 50% strategy, so all and any detailed advice would be appreciated.