but only to find out a couple months later that they did pretty well? Do most students come out of the MCAT exam feeling like they just bombed it? How did you feel?
Why do students feel like they bombed the MCAT
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I did well on the test, but walking out that day I thought I did terrible. I can't explain why I felt that way. Maybe it was because I checked my answers immediately after doing a practice test so I had no time to reflect, so it seemed strange to have to wait so long. I was more nervous than with practice tests so I just wasn't as confident with the answers I chose. When I went home after the test all I could think about were the questions I spent a lot of time on and that just made me feel worse. Also the tests are curved so if you get a really hard physical section to curve will be adjusted so you will do better than you think.
I also developed a guilt complex after getting my scores, when I would talk to people who I knew studied like mad. Then I realized that there is no reason for me to feel guilty about doing well. I didn't do anything to hold my friends back -- nature did (or environment, or themselves, whatever).
Were you making lots of guesses?
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