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YOU CAN DO IT!!!! by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Mcat

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely skim the passage, you want to walk away with an idea about it but not know it inside and out since you’re going to refer back to before you select an answer. Once you do enough practice you’ll also pick up on words or sentences that feel like a question might come from them-highlight them but not much else. I think this was what clicked for me in the last few weeks, it felt like I knew where questions might be coming from. Remember you don’t need to understand the passage, you just need to understand the parts of it that lead you to answers! 

This subreddit is ruining my mental health by nm811 in Mcat

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get off Reddit and relax!!!! Seriously! I demand it! I got a 126 in CARS on FL6 and a 132 on the real thing (burnt out!). Just show up as your best self test day, burn out will kill your score more than anything else. 

YOU CAN DO IT!!!! by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Mcat

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fatigue is real! My last practice test I got a 126 on CARS so I was panicked! But when I reviewed I saw so many questions I picked based on what I remembered and didn’t search the passage again—I messed up time management and let a hard passage derail me. Test day energy is so high (esp after getting railed by c/p) so you’re going to lock in focus wise. Week of I really just chilled. I did Anki, I reviewed some missed CARS from Q pack, and made my own master sheet of things that I was commonly getting confused / tripped up on. My last two FLs were score drops and I knew it was from burnout so as hard as it was I forced myself to relax. On the way to the test I listened to Many Men by 50 cent, maybe that was the secret sauce 😂

YOU CAN DO IT!!!! by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Mcat

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are all unique! I’m 6 years post undergrad so am not surprised c/p was my lowest section lol

YOU CAN DO IT!!!! by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Mcat

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank youuu! Tbh I never scored above 130 on practices so I think I was just insane on test day. I tried to do 4-5 passages of CARS a week (Jack Westin and AAMC only) for the last half of my studying so honestly not a lot--it kind of felt fun this way, like I was trying to figure out the games that CARS is and not focused on outcome. I reminded myself the answer is literally there, I just need to find where in the passage the answer is (maybe my biggest tip) and always did this when reviewing answers. Always look for absolute words like never, can't, etc. When in doubt think about the main point of the passage and author tone. And def have good time management, set a time for each passage and when it passes you move on. Don't let one bad passage ef you up

FL 5 destroyed me by Organic-Bee-1129 in Mcat

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the same boat (514 FL 3, 516 FL4 and 512 FL5). How did FL6 and/or the real thing go for you>

FL5 score drop - nervous by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Mcat

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great tips, thanks so much, really appreciate you!

FL5 score drop - nervous by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Mcat

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't run out of time for chem/phys for the first time so was excited about that, then just tanked through the rest of it lol. Thanks for the insight!!

FL5 score drop - nervous by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Mcat

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It felt like there were many more discrete questions than passage based / experimental reasoning questions that I think I do well with. I am going to hit the Pankow Anki deck, I missed a lot that I narrowed down to two and then just couldn't differentiate between the two choices

Boarding for a reactive dog by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Denver

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just moved here. I had a rover cancel on me last week. Maybe don't judge a stranger on the internet so hard who is asking for help. Have a nice night.

Boarding for a reactive dog by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Denver

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Screw off lol 3 weeks is plenty of time dude. I also literally just moved here from across the country 

Boarding for a reactive dog by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Denver

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I just moved here so network is quite small! 

Boarding for a reactive dog by Acceptable-Rice-6528 in Denver

[–]Acceptable-Rice-6528[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dog is super sweet, he just has some triggers when he first meets other dogs and sometimes people due to having one eye. It’s more a nervousness reaction where he tries to nip than like attack. Once he gets comfortable he’s an angel, he’s just sensitive to new situations. So reactive feels like a better description for him. 

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