r/Mcat

i’m really type B but also really anxious and i’ve been so focused on studying for the past 3 months that i haven’t asked a single question about the test day process itself

wearing sweatpants and a loose longsleeve shirt

bringing 2 protein bars and some pretzels

getting there 30 minutes early, at least.

wearing contacts to avoid the glasses inspection

anything else i need to know???

from what i’ve read you get a whiteboard for scratch work?

can someone also explain the ten minute tutorial? i’ve seen ppl talk about “how to use the tutorial time”

Brutal C/P. Virgin passage in PS made me laugh tho.

I've been scoring consistent 131-132 on C/P on the past 4 FL's. I've never run out of time, but on the real exam I did. I had to answer the last 10 questions without really having enough time to process the passage/question much, I answered each question in like 30 sec each. I'm sure I got at least 3-4 questions wrong just from that. I felt uncertain on a lot of the questions but honestly the fact that I don't remember the questions makes it worse. I just feel like I knew so much content but none of that mattered because I ran out of time.

What makes it worse is that I know I fucked up bad on CARS, I had to completely guess on the last 9 questions because I didn't have time to read the passages. Usually on the FL's I guess on the last passage and get a 127, I think the best case scenario is getting a 126 today. My strategy was to make up for my shit CARS score by completely acing the other sections.

Sorry if this sounds insensitive to anyone, but I was really aiming for at least a 518 because my FL average was 519 but I think I'll be lucky to score a 514 now. I feel good about B/B and P/S because I didn't run out of time.

The fact that I performed so badly after spending so much money and 7+ months of time on this exam makes me feel really depressed. I feel so ashamed and embarrassed.

Has anyone scored 518+ after fucking up the way I did? I even considered voiding my exam but ultimately I know I most likely scored 510+ so it would be crazy to void and delay applying for 1 yr.

Anxiety is killing me 😭

I swear my eyes nearly gave out today. I needed blue light glasses more than I needed to study. Bloodshot af i look deranged. Im gonna blame not getting a 528 on the abrasive blue light from that stupid screen. Maybe i can sue the aamc❤️

Highkirkenuinely i was seeing nothing at all

I’m freaking out and need advice.

I’m trying to reschedule my MCAT from April 24 to May 2, but all the slots are booked right now. I really need that later date, and I’ll be out of the U.S. after May 6, so my flexibility is basically nonexistent.

Has anyone been in this situation before? Do spots realistically open up as the date gets closer from people dropping/rescheduling, or should I assume May 2 is gone? What would you do in my position?

I’m checking constantly, but I’m honestly panicking a bit. Any advice or experience would help.

I always use a password generator lol so I'm ngl i don't remember mine.....

https://preview.redd.it/u3k4jhcqkdug1.png?width=1416&format=png&auto=webp&s=ce8dad89aff31fca703f9220374d104968f976e8

Genuinely had no idea where this passage was going because this is all just word salad featuring random info from physics 1 and 2... and there was not a single question about the lenses or pendulums lol 💀

If yiu find yourself in a position where you have to retake or you do well on the older FLs but struggle on the newer ones, it can be very hard to gauge where you actually stand because you end up having to redo tests and you don't how inflated your score is from that.

Chem/Phys cooked me tbh 😅

Just got out of my test. Haven’t smoked since starting this study process and can’t WAIT for the j I have waiting at home

Cp sucked cars was okay bio sucked p/s was okay. Hbu?

Let's ride

So what should I do now? Anki, CARS practice, or just chill till I get my score?

I had at least 7 questions I straight up did not know, pretty low yield stuff tbh, and of those 7 I just looked up and I got at least 5 wrong (my 50/50s went the other way), so yikes, but see y'all on may 12.