pbear Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 How does freedom taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbear Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 this was my second time writing...maybe i should just give up...i found it really hard :S Two words: Bell Curve. Secondly, how'd you study? If your results aren't as high as you want them, change that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Afternoon.. difficult.....maybe it was just me but I really did not like that exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroBurgers Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 man, did anyone else find VR a little tricky? i suppose it was the lack of sleep.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebriz Posted August 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Ok well here are my thoughts... PS started confusing (first 2 questions) I was really scared but then it got decent. I think I did decent on this section.. VR started easy then got kinda confusing.. the passages were long tho and I had to rush the last two.. not sure how I did... (like all verbals) WS -- was ok I really don't know how I did though.. I did have an exact passage as a practice though but I was still confused when I wrote it. BS -- I feel it was the hardest bio I have ever had.. alot of orgo and really confusing questions.. This month is gonna suck waiting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medical15 Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 are all of you going into your graduating year?? what will you be doing afterwards if your MCAT marks are not as planned? I am so confused as to what to do next year after i graduate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 2PM Test ... PS - harder than any AAMC I've ever done. They threw in a random terribly easy question to humiliate me further but I think I fared decently. VR - Started easy, passages got longer and my time started chewing away. Finished with maybe 30 seconds to go, felt rushed! Not the worst I've done but I've definitely done better. BS - Felt really good about this one... felt like most questions were straightforward from either passage info or what I knew. I completely guessed on one Orgo question! The wordy may have been tricky for some questions. WS - Very good about this one too, never had much trouble with it anyway. One of my prompts was the exact same as one we had discussed in my Princeton WS class so it was breezy. Now to play the waiting game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangos Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 how were you guys scoring on your practic aamcs? and how do you think you're averages compared to your actual mcat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technicity Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Afternoon test here. PS and VR were fine, but wow was there a lot of organic chemistry or what?! Unfortunately that's my achilles heel, so we'll see if I get 10 or above in BS... If so I won't have to retake. Actually a 9 may even do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebriz Posted August 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Ya afternoon here too.. So much orgo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebriz Posted August 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Afternoon here too.. So much orgo! My aamc practice avg is 29. I feel like I did way worse then this but I will find out in a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technicity Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 I guess I can pray that the orgo passage (I guess I can't specify it, but I'm pretty sure you know the one I'm talking about) was experimental. Small hope. Also, did anybody notice the typo? "Gryase?" Maybe that indicates it's an experimental passage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkentuckyshark Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Afternoon here. I think that BS was...bs. I'm pretty sure I got like a 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technicity Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 I'll be elated with a 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 I'll cry with joy if I manage a 9/11/10 R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebriz Posted August 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 What happened to the days of tests 3-10. Those tests you could finish and feel happy. 11 and the real one... different story. this month is gonna suck. and they already know our score for 3 sections.. why cant they just release partial scores for now. AHHH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebriz Posted August 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 And I totally would suck at spear fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkentuckyshark Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Haha. I was in the middle of the next passage and then all of the sudden the answer popped into my head so I went back and changed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like_a_G6 Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Afternoon: Oh wow. Where do I start? High fives to all of you guys for being done! BIO: can you say experimental? seriously was not anticipating that. I remember specifically looking for a non-experimental--nope there were none! Discretes...even those were loaded. By far the HARDEST bio ever. PHYS: it was ok but way too many calculations! Each passage was jammed with these I had to guess some due to lack of time. VR: ok not too bad. then again, no one really ever knows how anyone did on verbal... =S Confession: came home and cried into my pillow. it is what it is. we are soldiers for trying at least. you win some, lose some. hope for the best and sometimes life surprises you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zunik Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 I've never understood why they don't just give you your scores for the multiple choice sections at the end of the exam. It's all pre-scaled anyways based on historical performances on the passages, so it's not as though it's scaled day-of. When you write the GRE's, you get your score right away. It's nice not to have to worry. AMCAS is evil. I thought the scale was based on your actual session Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebriz Posted August 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 What do you guys think are the chances of a bell-curve on this one? There will always be a bell curve due to the statistical nature.. I think. I thought the scale was based on your actual session I read a post somewhere that they also scale you against anyone who has ever taken the passage or discrete question as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubcMDhopeful Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 I thought the scale was based on your actual session Sberiz is right. I have also read in multiple places that they have consistent questions in multiple sessions to scale between sessions to ensure that the day you take the test has nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 What do you guys think are the chances of a bell-curve on this one? It will be standardized against the people that have done those questions/passages in the past. Essentially, our curve was pre-determined before we even went into the room. -.-" I just found out that I spent a LOT of time on the experimental passage in PS, and ended up guessing the answers to an actual passage, damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Well, at least I know I'm not the only one who felt like **** after that one...haha but man. I really did feel like crying coming out of that one. Pretty sure the only thing I did well on was the WS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zunik Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 It will be standardized against the people that have done those questions/passages in the past. Essentially, our curve was pre-determined before we even went into the room. -.-" I just found out that I spent a LOT of time on the experimental passage in PS, and ended up guessing the answers to an actual passage, damn. It seems its just luck with those exams. Every month or so, AAMC has to give a hard exam compared to other sessions. Although, I am sure the curve will work out fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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