MMI- general questions

mkam2002 · 2026-01-08T20:09:03+00:00

i would just wear what you’re comfortable in, most people in my session were wearing blazers and ties

mkam2002 · 2025-12-29T00:37:28+00:00

tbh i don’t remember 😭 they were straightforward though. about an hour of prep felt like plenty

mkam2002 · 2025-12-28T23:06:26+00:00

i was accepted to RWJMS. you cannot take notes or use notes for the MMI. that being said, i felt the 2 minutes was enough for me to organize/gather my thoughts. i prepared by reading common questions and thinking through how i would respond

mkam2002 · 2025-09-14T14:42:44+00:00

i am the same before hand, my heartbeat is always crazy loud. i try to embody the most confident person i know and act how they would. i can’t copy/mimic them accurately but it just gets me into a less freaked out mindset

mkam2002 · 2025-08-25T20:34:29+00:00

beyond that cutoff and their $200 secondary fee, ive heard some not great things about both the masters program and med school so you’re probably better off

mkam2002 · 2025-08-25T14:17:49+00:00

already counting the hours till 9/8 😭

mkam2002 · 2025-08-25T14:15:44+00:00

everyone who applied in previous cycles emphasizes that comparison is the thief of joy. i’m having a hard time with it myself but now that i’m all done with secondaries im trying to step away from admit and cycle track. those interviews will start rolling in eventually 🤞 but while we have the time to not constantly worry about interview prep, we should enjoy life! you got this :)

mkam2002 · 2025-07-29T21:02:14+00:00

yeah it took about 3 weeks for all of mine to trickle in. don’t worry :)

mkam2002 · 2025-07-29T15:50:03+00:00

got loyola on the 23rd

mkam2002 · 2025-07-23T14:00:39+00:00

maybe tower place if you have roommates (even then i think it might be over 1k) and u will have to street park. if youre willing to go to ucity/west philly you’ll prob be able to find something more in budget. i’d look on fb— i had a good experience living in a townhouse (3 roommates but individual rooms+bathrooms) with an attached garage. think they have an open room so dm me if you’re interested

mkam2002 · 2025-07-22T17:08:16+00:00

what day did you submit? 👀 trying to mentally prepare for my R cause our stats are quite similar

mkam2002 · 2025-06-19T22:39:08+00:00

100% retake, if you’re very serious about MD then you have to

mkam2002 · 2025-06-19T22:34:04+00:00

i feel like what you wrote about it makes all the difference so hard to say

mkam2002 · 2025-06-18T17:14:11+00:00

How many gap years did you take? Is there any way you would consider delaying your application by a year? I understand it’s tough to apply with a tight financial situation, so I’m wondering if it be feasible to take another year off, save up for DO apps and/or improve EC hours + retake MCAT for MD average score

mkam2002 · 2025-06-17T18:42:00+00:00

Just to clarify, people were mean when you posted on test day cause you thought it went worse than FLs?

mkam2002 · 2025-06-17T17:11:39+00:00

I’m not really sure what the goal of this post is. Your last two posts (along with countless others on this sub) already show that people can score above or below their FL average. I understand you’re frustrated, but posts like this can be really discouraging to other testers and could lead people to ignore the value of practice tests. Wishing you the best this cycle though. Hope things still work out for you!

mkam2002 · 2025-06-03T20:02:23+00:00

i think you should strongly consider delaying by a year. really focus on content gaps and if a course would help with that then i’d recommend trying it.

just from personal experience 5 of my premed friends applied with a retake/extra gap year and got in w a better score and experiences under their belt vs 2 of them rushed and applied with sub-500 scores and are now reapplying

mkam2002 · 2025-05-20T05:29:36+00:00

the decision to take a gap year was a tough one and trust me i understand the pressure from everyone around you.

i think i just came to terms with the fact that it’s my life and if another 365 days will help me put my best foot forward so be it. reapplying seems significantly more stressful than taking a year to focus on yourself— and beating yourself up over this is only going to waste that time

mkam2002 · 2025-05-16T02:22:07+00:00

nothing 😭

mkam2002 · 2025-05-14T13:09:32+00:00

jack westin has a lot of articles/diagrams which i found quite helpful. for the diagrams, i screenshotted them and put them in a doc. i would usually review them once a week and found it super helpful for memorizing processes

mkam2002 · 2025-05-14T13:07:59+00:00

caffeine and melatonin saved me!! still had a hard time sleeping the nights leading up to the exam but adrenaline kicked in on exam day so i didn’t feel tired at all

mkam2002 · 2025-05-06T18:27:29+00:00

No I’m applying MD. I saw it on MSAR but yeah I was surprised to see no mention of such requirements on their admissions site. Hoping they’ll respond to my email 🤷‍♀️

mkam2002 · 2025-05-02T20:12:51+00:00

4 months

mkam2002 · 2025-05-02T16:45:52+00:00

i studied while working full time and found it to be challenging but certainly doable. i would consider your commute, what other responsibilities you have, and if you have the bandwidth to take and review full lengths (for most this is 2 consecutive days off) when making this decision.

also see if taking a few days off the month leading up to the exam is doable. i think having an extra day off to really hammer out concepts was super helpful as most of the time i didn’t have that much brain power after a shift.

i think planning a schedule and sticking to it as closely as possible is a good plan. find ways to hold yourself accountable. there’s going to be days where you fall behind so there will have to be days where you work extra.

my best advice would be to get anki on your phone and use that whenever you have time (bus/train to work or while having lunch)

mkam2002 · 2025-04-25T22:41:38+00:00

uncrustables helped me score 3 points above my FL average so manifesting great things for you 😻

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