▲ 5 r/Mcat
learning all the concepts
without taking the classes, how would u learn all the concepts for free?
u/tonyStark_123 — 3 hours ago
r/Mcat
▲ 5 r/Mcat
boi what the hell
Bruh, what happened to my c/p score. I maybe cooked. Testing soon.
u/Isaac_Ruin9187 — 13 hours ago
▲ 5 r/Mcat
MCAT
Hi guys! I test on August 22nd. I took my first AAMC Unscored Full-Length and scored around a 485.
I did the worst in Psych/Soc (18/59) and the best in CARS (33/53). I also missed about 11 questions in Chem/Phys because I ran out of time.
I wanted to ask if it’s realistic to reach a 508–510 by test day if I: Take about one full-length exam each week
Complete the AAMC Section Banks and Question Packs in between, Start doing Anki every day (I’ve never used Anki before)
Do you think a 508–510 is achievable?
u/khankhan900 — 18 hours ago
▲ 27 r/Mcat
FUCK CARS I OWN THAT BITCH 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I genuinely thought I did worse on this section this time srdkgnhrsokhgnsoeig (for reference I went from 123 on FL1 to 129 now)
My science sections are at least solid though thank god
u/NoNinja5338 — 19 hours ago
▲ 19 r/Mcat
extremely discouraged. testing 7/11
I started studying in April. not sure how effective it was. I took my first FL about a month ago but I was so anxious that i just blew through it without much thinking. practically guessed. got a 481. i continued studying after but didn’t take another FL because i didn’t want to feel stumped like how i did the first time. now my exam is basically 5 days away. i don’t know if it’s the nervousness or what, but i feel like i haven’t learned anything. these last few days ive tried to just focus on high yield things but im in such a state of sheer panic that i can’t focus nor retain anything. i am not naturally a good test taker. i need at least a 500. any advice is appreciated!
u/Full-Reality7711 — 18 hours ago
▲ 19 r/Mcat
Testing 7/31. Any tips on CARS?
Hi everyone! I am testing on 7/31 and I’m very happy with my score but can’t seem to consistently do well on CARS. I am in Canada so I need a 129+. I’ve been scoring between 128-129 on all the FLs but want to try and get to 130 if possible. Any advice for CARS would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
u/burned__popcorn — 21 hours ago
508-> 517 in 7 days????
Looking for help interpreting these scores. I did zero studying between these two FLs… everyone here says Kaplan maybe mildly deflates but I’m confused about this jump. Hard to believe the 517 is a fluke. Thoughts???
Both tests I followed timing to a T, took my breaks exactly as meant to, and ate/had coffee only at the right times. Only difference was that the first one I started around noon and the second one around 10am. Not testing til September but ??? Wondering what to think 🧐🧐🧐
EDIT TO ADD: I bought the 6 aamc tests, taking it in sept, and also bought the cheapest Kaplan package (I think 12 FL and 3000PQ). I’d be totally happy with a 517 on the real thing. Should I just take another real aamc now or wait til beginning of august as I was planning? Not that I would stop studying, but just to take some pressure off? Also I’ll add that I’m currently taking both physics with lab so I’m in class 18ish hours/week plus an hour commute there and back every day so I’m not really getting much real PQ practice in outside of FLs
u/Enough_Papaya_1030 — 17 hours ago
▲ 2 r/Mcat
Where to go from here
I am testing aug 21/22 and just look the unscored fl and am pretty happy with my score i converted it on the med school coach thing giving a 130/129/129/131 519. This is the only aamc material i have touched apart from cars (79% diagnostic and 53% on q pack 1 through 3 passages ik brutal) im 79% completion on uworld at 83% accuracy.
That said i feel like the cars score is a fluke/inflated. Im wondering what the best course of action is from here with 7 weeks and a goal of 520 or more. Should i do the rest of uworld to improve my bb and ps or start the section banks?
u/Ambitious_Injury_602 — 17 hours ago
Anyone else scaried to get their scores back?
Title. Took the mcat on 6/13 and scared as hell to get that score back next Tuesday. Chem/Phys was the hardest thing I've ever encountered but felt good about everything else. Idk I hope I'm overthinking it, but now that it's creeping up I'm getting nervous. Anyone else feel the same way?
EDIT: Grammatical and spelling errors.
u/Typical-Bad219 — 18 hours ago
BP 1-4 + HL Scores; How does this map AAMC? 522+ by Aug 21 Possible?
I’ve taken 5 Blueprint tests (4 FL and 1 HL) so far and I’m trying to get a realistic idea of where I might be at on AAMC.
| FL | C/P | B/B | CARS | P/S | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HL Diag. | 128 | 128 | 125 | 131 | 512 |
| 1 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 128 | 511 |
| 2 | 129 | 128 | 124 | 130 | 511 |
| 3 | 129 | 128 | 127 | 129 | 513 |
| 4 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 130 | 513 |
For people who took Blueprint and then AAMC FLs, how did your scores compare by section?
I'm aware CARS may not exactly map so I got a 77% CARS diagnostic and 80% correct on UWorld. Both were done timed and testing conditions.
I'm shooting for a 522+ on August 21st but at this point I feel kind of stagnant and defeated.
u/chimbli — 21 hours ago
▲ 2 r/Mcat
Think I’m cooked.
So basically I have been studying for my MCAT this summer and started in May 16 while also taking some summer classes that ended June 18 (probably a big mistake as this took a good amount of time away from studying). My baseline was a 493 and I spent most May and June doing content review. I just took my first full length yesterday and got railed with a 489. I don’t know how but it genuinely felt worse than my first attempt, I constantly ran out of time in every section except P/S. Additionally every section score went down except for P/S which only went up two points. I test August 20th and am really just kind of in limbo in how I should carry on studying. I have the Kaplan course and I’m now in the “application phase” where they have me applying what I learned previously, but I wonder if I should just focus from here on out just doing Anki , AAMC practice questions, and then practice exams. Also I plan to do the khan academy and 100 page document for P/S and finish that in hopefully like a week.
TL;DR: baseline was 493 and first full length was 489. Need advice on if I should just do Anki, AAMC practice questions and tests or stick to my Kaplan plan.
u/steviebuddy — 20 hours ago
MCAT Advice:
Just took my second FL( AAMC FL2), after 3 months of studying. Scored a 493, from a 490(Diagnostic score). Here’s my score breakdown: C/P:125 CARS: 121 B/B: 124 P/S: 123. My test date is August 21st. What should I be doing to bring my score up? For the past 3 weeks, have been doing Uwhirl(50 questions/day, but reviewing 10 question a day). Have also been doing Pankow Anki, and a Anki set I’ve created of missed concepts. And also how much time should I set apart to reviewing the FL? FYI I’m super slow at reviewing questions, like 10 questions takes me 3 hours 😭 Any advice is appreciated.
u/Great-Work-9142 — 20 hours ago
2.5 weeks out…need advice
hi premeds ☺️ i need a bit of advice. i test july 24, and did kaplan FL2 a few days ago which yielded the score shown here. at the beginning of my mcat journey, i thought it was 515+ or nothing, but i have truly been humbled by this exam. i wanted to know if anyone thinks it’s possible to score at least a 510 on Test Day.
my main issue is chem/phys, i cannot score above a low 120 for my life. does anyone have advice on quick points or strategies that would boost me to high 120s at least?
id love to hear some success stories about last minute point increases. i know other peoples experiences wont relate to my own, but its always nice to hear from people that have been in the same boat :)
thank you all
u/idkman1098 — 23 hours ago
▲ 2 r/Mcat
How are yall reviewing FLs?
I use a spreadsheet but legit it took me like 6 hours to just go through chem and physics + cars alone 😭 idk if there’s a faster method or what.
What worked for u guys/was more efficient?
u/SituationGreedy1945 — 17 hours ago
▲ 1 r/Mcat
Late August Void into early Sept reschedule
Context is that I'm retaking with a section split where everything except CARS was great.
I'm thinking I'll book my exam for like Aug 22 and if I don't feel good about CARS again I can void + reschedule for any September date I can scramble and find.
Has anyone pulled this off + what to do to maximize my chances?
u/CauliflowerTop3190 — 21 hours ago
▲ 10 r/Mcat
Testing in January; took half-length Blueprint diagnostic today. Where to go next?
I am quite surprised with my score because the only content review I've done so far is like 20% of gen chem and biology, but I did absolutely get lucky on some sections. Even more so having B/B be my lowest is pretty shocking to me considering I haven't taken a chemistry course in several semesters, and I literally took biochemistry/cell biology last semester. My hope is to get as close to 528 as possible, but obviously there's no way to actually confirm I will score that.
I am quite good at memorization but I am a very slow reader; I almost ran out of time across C/P, CARS, and B/B. Does anyone have tips on getting better at this? I have 6 months until the test so I am not sure how much I can improve my speed-reading, but it is the MCAT so I'm pretty sure you're supposed to feel exhausted at the end. Nevertheless, my brain was pretty fried and it was only a half-length so I would appreciate any tips I could get.
I'm confident I can get P/S up with Anki because I haven't taken a psychology class in 5 semesters; does anyone recommend an Anki deck to score a 132, and are there other resources I should utilize? Obviously UWorld but with 6 months to go I'm not sure I should burn through it just yet, especially before any meaningful content review.
I got very lucky with C/P as it only contained basic physics and gen chem stuff that I covered more recently. I daresay that my C/P score would have been more like my B/B score if I simply had worse luck with the questions. Any tips for these two sections beyond just content review w/ Anki, and UWorld?
u/Awes567 — 23 hours ago
▲ 10 r/Mcat
TRIUMPH!! And a progress story
Just took AAMC unscored today. I took a look at the section banks a few days ago, actually freaked out and erased all my progress there because of how bad I was struggling on C/P. Thought I was in a rougher place after that. I am so freaking happy rn. I know that I was anxiously looking on this subreddit to understand how scores correlate so here is the context that got me to this point in hopes that it helps someone somehow:
05/28 BP Diagnostic 509 (126/128126/129)
06/08 BPFL1 513 (129/128/127/129)
06/13 BPFL2 516 (129/128/130/129)
06/22 BPFL3 514 (130/128/127/129)
Today AAMC Unscored ~ 523 (130/130/132/131) via Med school coach conversion 😭 The resources I've used are Kaplan books starting March, Anking deck, most of UW, the exams above, and now onto AAMC. Any further advice to fine tune this is appreciated, and I am happy to explain how I clawed my way up here lol. Ty <3
u/spicy_snowmonkey — 21 hours ago
▲ 2 r/Mcat
Which AAMC resources are REALLY worth it?
It's a given to buy the SB's and practice FL's, but should just buy those alone ($265) or get the entire online prep bundle ($323)? Is the other stuff altogether really worth the extra $70?
u/ArtHistorical6613 — 21 hours ago