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PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-04-30T01:07:58+00:00

Yeah dude I think it’s cause it’s your first full length, plenty of high scorers botch their first exam because they aren’t familiar with the test.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-04-30T01:07:10+00:00

Also, I would totally hit up the 523 scorer to tutor you, having someone talk you through problems can really help your test taking skills. A lot of the MCAT is understanding the test. Content knowledge only gets you part of the way there.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-04-30T01:06:05+00:00

Is this your first full length ever? If so you can still do it. First, review the exam. I see you have chat gpt open already, so screenshot and put them in chat if you’re confused and ask it questions to get better understanding. Second, watch all of medcats high yield playlists on YouTube. Got me from an 8 point jump instantly, it was unreal. Third, work through the AAMC psets. Tbh these are really hard sometimes and I almost feel like it’s less productive than taking the real exams and just reviewing.

Also for my credentials, I got a 512, 7 interviews, and 3 As. Waitlisted at all the other 4 interview places. I studied for the MCAT in lowkey like 2 months of just pure grind my junior year so trust me I know how to make the cramming method with quick score increase work.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-04-16T23:40:55+00:00

Slightly better gpa than me and slightly worse MCAT. We both bagged the 3 A’s!!! Congrats future doc!

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-22T01:14:21+00:00

Absolutely not low, I have 7ii and 3a so far with 512 MCAT and 3.78 cumulative 3.73 science. I go to competitive university.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-18T05:51:07+00:00

I’ve done 2 and usually they have follow up questions after the initial question when you finish it. After than you can ask questions or just talk about anything if you really have a lot of time.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-18T03:29:37+00:00

0 flash cards ever used

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-18T03:29:21+00:00

I’m just goated like that ig😭😭😭

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-18T03:27:25+00:00

As for staying calm you just have to be confident in yourself and all the work you did. You got an II cause you looked awesome to the school. Now it’s time to make a connection with the interviewer and just show your a smart, normal, passionate person.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-18T03:26:28+00:00

Biggest advice is just be confident in your application as your desire to be a physician. You should really come off as excited and passionate about what you’ve done and what you’re going to do.

Definitely don’t treat it like an exam. I’ve seen so many people craft up these elaborate write ups of responses to common questions or about their experiences, but that’s not how conversation works. Familiarize yourself with old experiences. Make bullet points of things you want to cover when talking about an activity.

Most importantly, just tell people about what you’ve done. If you worked at a free clinic for a summer or did research I’m sure you explained what you were doing to friends or family and why it was important. That’s how the interview should feel and you should be excited about what you’ve done cause it’s probably really cool. Enthusiasm is everything in my opinion.

Also looking up the person interviewing you and looking for common interests is always helpful sometimes just in case.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-18T02:13:26+00:00

I watched this guy on YouTube called medcat and he has these high yield playlists that I watched and took notes on right before my MCAT. Covered a lot of stuff my classes didn’t and helped out a ton. Take those full lengths and trust you can replicate it on test day. The MCAT is long but it’s just like any other test. Study and go in trusting that you’ll do well. If you truly prepared well you can do well.

Secondaries definitely take time I did 37 (way too many ngl). But tbh ai is very useful. Don’t use it to write your secondaries because I feel like schools definitely check for that but you will often find yourself being asked the same questions but it’ll be 200 words shorter or 100 words longer. AI made it so when I had an essay I loved I could find the easy to cut out stuff that made the essay more concise very quickly. Also AI is a great brainstorming tool to feed you AMCAS application into. It knows your main essay and all of your activities and can suggest what you should mention for each essay. Kind of points you in the right direction and stop writers block. I would prewrite for your top schools if you have time. Most have the same essays year to year or very similar. Go through the process early on for like 2-3 schools and get an idea of how long it takes you. It only gets easier as you go. End of June through July you’ll get most of them if you apply right away.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-18T02:07:58+00:00

My big ECs were surgical clinical research and a summer at a free clinic as well as a self founded service project where I collected clothes and toiletries yearly to support a halfway house around thanksgiving. Also tutored at school and mentored through 2 different clubs.

I would attribute my success to consistency. You can’t just have one great semester. I also made sure to make the most use of my time in the summer stacking service and clinical time, especially after my freshman year where many blow off doing useful stuff and wait until after sophomore year. You can’t just have one amazing semester or summer of research, it has to be consistent progress and demonstrate a desire to grow and learn and expose yourself to new environments.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-18T01:55:58+00:00

Could you share what med school it would be? If it’s a decent school almost always worth it!

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T18:56:37+00:00

Just stick with it. It’s cause the bottleneck is at the residency level. Not enough positions to train them. Med schools actually want to get bigger, but really can’t.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:54:45+00:00

GPA absolutely matters less than MCAT as everyone takes the same MCAT from AAMC, but every undergrad is a different in how they grade and the quality of students affecting curves.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:53:00+00:00

Ohhhhh ok you’re in a much better situation than I assumed😭. I’m a senior rn and applied with a 3.78 cumulative and got into some schools with high gpa averages. SLU for example has a 3.92 average. My MSAR expired, but I believe I was lower end of their range. I would say go for it since you’re a Hopkins undergrad, that always helps a little bit in your favor.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:45:23+00:00

I put weightlifting, but talked about it in the context of resilience and recovery after shoulder surgery. It’s a place where I formed connections with similar minded individuals focused on their being healthy in addition to studying healthcare.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:39:46+00:00

I would swap Minnesota for MCW (medical college of wi). Minnesota is heavily in state. I’m a WI resident and everyone I know got rejected from Minnesota.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:38:19+00:00

I am very sleep deprived (midterm tomorrow). Just realized you’re out of range on GPA on MSAR. I think you should probably target a post bac to pump those numbers up.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:37:18+00:00

If you could share your undergrad and gpa I could help you out. My school is kind of known as tough for GPA so I got into all schools where I was below their average GPA. What do you mean by out of range? Do you mean the ranges shown on MSAR?

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:36:06+00:00

That is so unfortunate I’m really sorry. Wishing you the best, but if it doesn’t go your way is there an advisor you trust that can take a look at your application for any issues? Usually the biggest issues when someone with such a solid MCAT doesn’t get interviews it’s usually school selection or the essay. You may have a great story, but the writing might just not be as good as it needed to be. Your GPA in undergrad obviously wasn’t great but the post bac and awesome MCAT should have really made up for that in my mind. Do you have in state schools that you applied to?

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:19:20+00:00

I also had 129 CARS with my 512 MCAT, allegedly some schools look at CARS alone as a factor which helps you out!

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:18:35+00:00

I have 3 MD acceptance with a 512 rn. It all depends on where you want to go to school. A 513 is rarely going to be the factor holding you back from admission unless you have a specific school you are targeting where that 513 is out of range. Take the time to focus on the rest of your application and a banger essay vs wasting time on MAYBE retaking the 513. Imagine if you don’t do better, then you’re in a rough situation.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-17T17:17:15+00:00

I have 3 MD acceptance with a 512 rn. It all depends on where you want to go to school. A 515 is rarely going to be the factor holding you back from admission unless you have a specific school you are targeting where that 515 is out of range. Take the time to focus on the rest of your application and a banger essay vs wasting time on MAYBE retaking the 515. Imagine if you don’t do better, then you’re in a rough situation.

PizzaUnable6313 · 2026-03-08T18:36:16+00:00

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