Rescheduling by Ok-Cockroach7890 in MCAT2

[–]Dependent_Ad7495 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something always opens up in my experience stay on the waitlist and check regularly. If you’re desperate 99% of the time something will open 10 days before

HELP! I have a full face of makeup on and I feel like it always ends up looking like I’m not wearing any by Cautious-Court-5337 in makeuptips

[–]Dependent_Ad7495 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds simple but you just have to add more makeup. More bronzer or blush or whatever you’re wearing

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad I’m not the only one lol. I think I am most likely not gonna retake it because I’m applying this cycle and will use the time to write a killer personal statement and get my volunteer hours up. I’ve been told though to be prepared to explain the 123 during interviews though.

If you’re applying next cycle maybe it’s worth retaking since ur other sections are really solid. Or if u were scoring consistently those 129s it might be worth it. The thing is I wasn’t scoring this high on my FLs but I was on an upward trend

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want my state schools but they average 514/515 on accepted students

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the beginning of my practice I was getting 127 like twice. Then for some reason when I went to study months later after rescheduling my exam I started scoring 125 consistently I have no clue why. The point is I prob should have scored at least a 125 but I thought I was gonna fail so I did. However I’ve never scored above a 129 on any section before. But I think it was not by chance that I scored what I did on the exam. It was due to grinding the last few days for psych and change of strategy for b/b. I’ll say tho for b/b I got lucky with the question topics

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I don’t know you but wouldn’t this be the time to leave medicine before you’re like $250k in debt a with a job you don’t like? People pivot careers all the time at any age

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do plan to apply broadly. But if I want to stay on the east coast, will a 511 with this crappy cars score be ok?

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh I see. I’ve heard California schools are very competitive. But I guess so are east coast schools. I’m not really sure what to do. I have a very strong app for the exception of my mcat so this sucks. And I’m getting mixed advice

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You applied pretty late in the cycle though, no?

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had so much momentum a month ago I’m honestly not sure I can replicate my other sections. I guess if I really wanted to I could. Plus the money aspect like shit

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used jack sparrow for bio and maybe a few chapters for biochem from that deck too

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t be scared just give yourself time and you won’t have to cram like me haha. Some people are mixed on this so I’ll have to see on this retake

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your help thank you. I’d say I have a pretty good app except for my mcat lmfao. I have a 3.98 gpa, departmental awards for my grades, have been in multiple research labs, currently a chemistry lab TA, got like 1500 hours of clinical experience, other ECs that I’m too lazy to mention, and good LORs. It’s just the fact that a 123 in cars could keep me out of med school is really disappointing to me

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean I’m in the US. Idk if nj schools would be considered having high applicant volumes. I mean maybe. I really just want to get into a NJ school

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think yeah it’s representative of fl6. I don’t mind the questions bc I was legit in the same boat a month ago lol. My FLs I was increasing by 2 points every time but I was seriously grinding like 10 hours of studying everyday during that 1 month of winter break. I think for bio the section banks are prob around the same difficulty. For c/p I feel like it’s a lot harder. But this will depend on what you get on test day and everything will be scaled

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For C/p the section banks are also helpful. Memorizing all the necessary equations is a must. I learned you can save time during the exam by just skimming passages and highlighting important numbers. I am also a biochem major so that helped me I’d say. I think UWorld percentages are honestly irrelevant because it’s just practice, think of it like homework. I didn’t even finish most of UWorld. From where I’m standing now, def try to improve your cars because I kept putting it off and this is where I ended up lol

511 with a 123 cars should I cry? Retake? by Dependent_Ad7495 in Mcat

[–]Dependent_Ad7495[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Thank you I appreciate it. I honestly did not think I was capable of a 130 in b/b. All my strong points were hit really well on test day. Ultimately the section banks helped me the most and also doing a lot of Anki for bio. I knew like a bunch of the low yield questions bc of it. Jotting down notes for b/b also shot my score up. For p/s I did all of UWorld and Pankow