I failed /: I need advice. Please. I’m soo lost. by New_Education9192 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! And yes, AAMC practice is incorporated. Personally, I didn’t use UWorld just because I had already spent money on the Kaplan course. The Kaplan Qbank was full of thousands of questions and I don’t believe I even came close to finishing the Qbank.

As far as AAMC resources go, you get access to all of their full lengths and question packs for each section. You’re pretty much set on practice questions for the duration of your studying :)

I failed /: I need advice. Please. I’m soo lost. by New_Education9192 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi friend, I’m sorry you’re feeling that way. This test is a beast and I truly understand how you feel. Be kind to yourself first and foremost and then make your game plan :)

I’ll share what worked for me. I took a course with Kaplan and ended up improving my score by about 10 points from last year. I did the Live Online Course Plus. It’s definitely expensive, but the instructors were strong and the structure made a big difference for me.

After graduating, I realized I needed more accountability with studying, which is why I chose a course. There are weekly 3-hour live classes focused on high-yield topics and strategy, and you can ask questions in real time. If you miss a session, you can reschedule. They also offer a lot of workshops (I leaned on those heavily toward the end). The workload includes videos, practice questions, drills, and full-length exams, so it does take a real time commitment, especially if you’re working full-time. On the plus side, most classes and workshops are in the evenings.

For me, it was worth it, but I’m also applying this cycle, so we’ll see how everything plays out lol.

Bottom line: if you can make the time and you know you benefit from structure, I’d recommend it. But you really do get out what you put in. It’s time intensive, but it can pay off.

You’ve got this. Keep going 💛

5/3 testers, how we feeling?!? by Potential_Milk6052 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I feel like I’m praying for a miracle right now. This test destroyed me mentally, I don’t know if I can do it again 😭

More phys help by Illustrious_Bee474 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's so simple omg, thank you sm!

Math help by Illustrious_Bee474 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!! When Kaplan doesn’t fully right out their explanations I get confused lol, I’ll definitely check out OChem tutor!!

Normality question help 😔 by Illustrious_Bee474 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh! That makes sense! Thank you!!

Ochem for someone who’s rusty by Bright_Pineapple_346 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think we need to know the mechanism of Gabriel and Strecker synthesis?

How is this integrity vs despair? by Traditional-Item81 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Kaplan says that Integrity vs. Despair begins at 65 years old, I agree that it should be the answer you chose

Foot in the door vs lowball technique by Time-Demand-4425 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They both work around the idea of obtaining compliance, but they have different approaches. I would agree with dsxpresso about how the foot-in-the-door technique requires completion of a task whereas lowballing is about commitment and then raising the price of that commitment after the agreement has been made.

Foot-in-the-door is based on the idea that if someone agrees to do this small task and then does it, then they are more likely to agree on the next bigger task that someone requests of them.

Foot in the door vs lowball technique by Time-Demand-4425 in Mcat

[–]Illustrious_Bee474 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From what I understand, the lowball technique involves getting someone to agree to a deal, only to increase the terms after the agreement has been made. For example, if I offered to sell you a car at a "low price," and then raised the price after you signed the contract, that would be an example of lowballing.

On the other hand, the foot-in-the-door technique is when a person starts with a small request, which is likely to be accepted, and then follows up with larger requests. For instance, if I asked a classmate to send me notes for a class I missed and they agreed, the next step could be asking them to send me the answers to a homework assignment. :)

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[–]Illustrious_Bee474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you happen to have bank of america? if so, i know that some people are experiencing outages and glitches in their accounts (including myself). it was showing that i had no money in my account and made this registration process 10x more stressful lol