Steve-0 Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 To anyone that wrote the MCAT today (Sept. 5), how did you guys find it? I thought that the physics was quite a bit harder than any of the AAMC practice tests, and I ran short on time. Nerves may have played a role as well though. Verbal was better than the AAMC tests in my opinion, as there were a lot of science/social science passages which I find easier. Writing prompts were pretty good, nothing too difficult. Biology was a little bit harder than the AAMC tests but not to the point where I think I did badly. What did the rest of you think of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystery_chick Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 I agree. Physics was quite a bit harder and I was pretty much forced to just randomly click on an answer on some calculations questions just so that I can move on (although nerves was also a factor for me because I had some problems checking in and started late) There wasn't nearly as much general chem as I had expected (didn't really reflect the AAMC practice test ratios I thought) Verbal wasn't that bad, there were a few iffy questions but generally ok. Writing prompts were straight forward. Bio was nice because there was only one orgo passage although there were a good number of tricky questions on the immune system (more than I thought there would be.. booo) and in general the questions were very passage based. Overall, not too bad as long as everyone else found physics hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebecrunner Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 I've found physics hard! so we are at least 3. I didint had time to finish one of the passage in VR, but i think it was fair. Well, after some thinking, it was a great experience, i just hope i will not have to do it again. But if i had to do so, i will take some english courses before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Remember guys, it`s marked on a curve... so don`t fret if the physics was hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantaloons Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Interesting. The above sentiments about PS on Sept 5 match what people said about PS on the August 26th MCAT. I wonder if this points to a longer-term trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan10 Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 struggled on PS and felt it did not reflect the AAMC material as already stated. i was doing extremely well on PS from the practice tests, so controlling the nerves was something i struggled with when confronted with some of those questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale.of.a.time Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Ugh, PS was really hard. This is my second MCAT in two months and the PS was much tougher this time. Not very much general chem at all. Verbal and WS were easy enough. Nice break after PS. I thought the BS section was a bit rough too, just because there wasn't much diversity. A lot of the questions had the same principles behind them instead of jumping around like on the practice tests. Anyway, at least it's over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md2be Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 ME TOO! I felt the physical sciences was TERRIBLE compared to the AAMC practice tests. I had no trouble keeping up with the practice tests, and could easily get 10-12's, but on Friday it went terribly. I found myself running out of time, and randomly choosing answers for calculation questions I also thought verbal was pretty straight forward. Bio was tricky! It's usually a breeze, but I found the wording almost like a verbal passage. I'm so glad there was only one Orgo passage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr2013 Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Hi I wrote on Sept 6 and I felt that things did not go as well as I would have liked or hoped. I lost my cool on PS and ended up guessing at too many questions Was soooo mad at myself!! BS was hard as well but VR I found very good as well as the WS. Good luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6jn4 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 PS was tricky. VR was ok, similar to AAMC's WS was good. BS had very little orgo, I can't remember if we had a passage devoted to orgo. I think there were a couple of discretes on it. There was LOTS of genetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalia Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 i'm thinking i missed a passage. did ppl get these 7 passages in verbal? gosh, i'm starting to second guess myself. i hate not knowing the scores and then applying blindly, gosh. criminals and conformity authors and comparison to past regarding the quality of writing Native Americans Psychology passage about Dreams CO2 Fossils science methodology and how everything shouldn't be so procedural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md2be Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 criminals and conformity authors and comparison to past regarding the quality of writing Native Americans Psychology passage about Dreams CO2 Fossils science methodology and how everything shouldn't be so procedural I had: 1. Detective fiction & stereotypes 2. Poets and comparison to the past 3. Native American Culture 4. Freudian theories (dreams) 5. Fossils ... and for some reason I can't remember the rest (blocked it out of my memory...lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redribbon Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 was there anybody else who wasn't completely sure of their verbal answers? or am i the only one? i had to rewrite for verbal a 3rd time and it's brutal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md2be Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I rewrote because of verbal (and yes, it was my 3rd time too). I found verbal pretty straightforward...but who knows. I thought the physics was ROUGH! Anyone else freaking out daily about getting their scores????? I can't stand this suspense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redribbon Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I thought the bio and physical were particularly rough, and I have absolutely no idea how I scored on verbal. My predictions are anywhere from high 20s on bad days, to low 30s on good days, so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md2be Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 me neither! They were tough. I was surprised by how difficult the physics was...and I can't remember any of the passages (except the first and last ones) anymore, which really bothers me! Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qamber Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Physics :eek: was 100 times harder than that on an average AAMC sample test Verbal: I was sucking at the AAMC tests anyways in verbal, but i felt i did better, although i only finished 5.5 passages. Writing: Was not that bad, has some good example on both prompts. On one I think I had Macintosh and Coca-Cola as my examples. Cant remember the prompt though. Biology: I thought i did really well but now that i have read some comments i am freaking out a little bit. Overall, Physics got me worried from the beginning and i think that kinda screwed up verbal for me. Rest of the stuff was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md2be Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Writing: Was not that bad, has some good example on both prompts. On one I think I had Macintosh and Coca-Cola as my examples. Cant remember the prompt though. The prompts were something like: (because I have gone over this *$*#*%& test a billion times in my head!) 1. In times of national crisis, the media should support government policy. 2. In business, product image is more important than the product itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Are you trying to say the Macintosh image is more important than the product itself? Cuz OSX PWNS Vista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qamber Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Are you trying to say the Macintosh image is more important than the product itself? Cuz OSX PWNS Vista ooohh yeah i remembered i didn't use macintosh i used PC..and showed that image of there product is nothing to them...only the quality of their products like windows and office is important to them and they are trying to improve that every year or so. anyways i don't care anymore..i am just happy i am done with this ****.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futuremedstudent? Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 I'm glad everyone found the PS section tricky. I found it brutal compared to the practice tests. I think every other section was fine. I used red bull and pharmaceuticals as my examples for that prompt about business. I was pretty stoked about how easy it was to write. The national crisis one I had a little trickier time thinking of examples but I think I did okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md2be Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Does anyone else feel like it's been ages since we wrote? I just want to know my scores!! AHHH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan10 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 ^yeah it definitely feels like's it been forever since i wrote the thing, i just want my marks and be done with the speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale.of.a.time Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Gimme my marks! Next week though...I almost don't want to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futuremedstudent? Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I want my scores now!! I need to know them to decide whether or not to bother applying to Manitoba and Calgary. I have to apply to both those schools by the 8th since I'm going away for Thanksgiving weekend so I will either be super busy on the 7th or sad..... Anybody else in my boat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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