Guest ChrisJones Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 How does one deal with pressure they are facing when the MCAT is 2 weeks away? i.e. how do you build confidence and eliminate the fear of having to write again? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darlaa Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I've been talking with friends who have written it and succeeded. The one who did the best just gave up. He treated every section as if he could void it at any time. He didn't, but could have. I haven't reached that level of complacency yet though Re. building confidence, I keep remembering the folks in my psych physiology class who didn't know where the cerebellum was at the end of the semester, and smile at the fact that this is a percentile thing. They will be there padding the bottom for us. I know that I'm doing everything I can. I know that the practice exam marks do not reflect how I may actually perform (previously mentioned friend jumped 8 points from practice to real). I'm still freaking out, but not nearly as much as I was last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richmond604 Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 i think i'll lose more sleep as the DAY approaches :eek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avenir001 Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I'm most nervous about VR...I hate VR...at least the other sections can be engaging as I work through them...VR bores me to death and is my weakest section. It sure would be nice to improve on VR by 8 points on the real MCAT though :b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest daryn Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 I hate WS the most. I'm not confident at all because this is what is making me take the MCAT again even though my other scores are fine. 13 days guys. 13 days. count them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richmond604 Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 how important is the essay score...an O is OKAY right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfette Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 An O is very borderline. Most schools that have hard WS cutoffs, have an O or a P. That might go up with the double cohort in Ontario this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryn Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 6 Days guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolynM Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 I'm trying to study this week like I have lots more time - this way I won't get panicky and start trying to cram as much as possible into my head. If I don't get something, I just pick away at it for as long as it takes. I'm trying not to think about the probably sizable body of info that I don't know. Also, I'm finding it helpful to remember that I can void at the end, and that it's good practice for the next exam, should I need to take it. Plus, I'm somewhat comforted by the fact that if I do badly, I can rewrite in January (the new CBT = more dates), so that awful number won't scar my application for too long! Most of all, it's nice to know that there are god-knows-how-many people out there feeling just like I am. I keep telling myself that the format of the test - the ridiculous length and scary tables and all - is specifically designed to weed out people who let it overwhelm them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroObsessed Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Just think of it as a test... you've written hundreds of them before and you can totally ace this one! Good luck everybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterflies85 Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Semi-hyperventilating here.. I wrote the MCAT last year and got 8 VR 11 BS 12 PS Q My VR mark isn't the greatest.. I'm writing again on Saturday...there's just this worry in me that I will do worse this time around...on the practice tests I've been getting 11's and 12's in BS and PS, and mostly 9's in verbal with the occasional 8. My only concern is that if my verbal mark stays an 8 and the other 2 are 11s, my total will go down by one mark... ...Sigh....I guess I could always void it if I'm not satisfied..but then again, there's really no way of knowing how you did by the end of the MCAT My GPA is 3.97 (omsas), and I've done research for 2 summers ...I guess I have a shot at U of T with my existing scores, but definitely not Western or Queens or even some schools outside of Ontario....but I really wish these schools would just look at whatever MCAT I decided to submit!! Oh well..I've been studying for the whole summer..I might as well risk it right? Sorry I had to rant Good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darla Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Butterflies-I'm sure this one will be a charm It's definately worth writing if you've put this much effort in. Kick some AAMC butt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babypop Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 wow butterflies, we are in the exactly the same boat. good luck on saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuantum Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Good luck guys, I'm writing for the first time on Saturday. I'm kind of getting nervous too because I've been getting 9/10/11 on VR and I want to get at least a 10 so I still have a chance at Queen's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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