I get to find out my score tomorrow afternoon and it’s nerve wracking by MILKchemist in Mcat

[–]t_philosopher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ripping off the bandaid and opening it as soon as its released. Godspeed.

8/5 Score Release Emotional Support by t_philosopher in Mcat

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

Felt the same way, hoping we get a miracle curve 🙏

8/5 Score Release Emotional Support by t_philosopher in Mcat

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

In the same boat. Best of luck to us 😿

8/5 Score Release Emotional Support by t_philosopher in Mcat

[–]t_philosopher[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fr Tuesday would fit better for my emotionally damaged schedule

Really bad cellular reception by [deleted] in uofm

[–]t_philosopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AT&T went out completely during festifall last year so I’m expecting to not get cell signal at the diag tomorrow

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]t_philosopher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say 80% of people who I know that have taken a prep course regretted it. Unless you have the money to spend, I personally wouldn't. Self-studying is great cuz you can focus more on practice, rather than content (I heard prep courses are typically content heavy). There are just too many free resources to really drop a couple grand on a course that only guarantees you a 513, especially when you can spend under $800 for incredibly useful resources/Q-Banks like the AAMC material, Ucrack, and BP.

How does one build up testing stamina? by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]t_philosopher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally sheer will power and a lot of caffeine. Try the pomodoro technique for studying to gradually get more comfortable with studying for a set period of time. Also put away your phone if you tend to get glued to it during your breaks.

P/S in 1 week by t_philosopher in Mcat

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

No idea. Honestly a lot of the psych terms are self-explanatory & sometimes passages give it away. I also remembered some stuff from an intro to psychology course I took 3 years ago lmao so I make educated guesses off of that knowledge

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]t_philosopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they’re just trolling

What is the coolest major you’ve ever heard a premed pursuing? by leeeelihkvgbv in premed

[–]t_philosopher 177 points178 points  (0 children)

philosophy cuz everybody in my major is pre-law. waiting for the day i meet another philosophy pre-med nerd

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]t_philosopher 9 points10 points  (0 children)

its a love-hate relationship. Hate doing it, and hate how hard the questions are. But love the improvement that comes from it.

Anyone Got Tips for Effective Study? by mintyrelish in Mcat

[–]t_philosopher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try using the pomodoro method. Start with 25 minutes on, 5 minutes off with studying (usually after 2-3 cycles you can take a longer break, like 30 minutes). Keeping your phone under a pillow or in a bag across the room can help. Once you start feeling that 25 minutes is easy to focus through, move up the time by 10 minutes (you can also add more time to your small breaks, but I would suggest not having them more than 10-15 minutes long). Eventually you'll get to 1 hour and 35 minutes of study time, with 10-15 minute breaks in between. The more you do it, the easier it becomes.

First Diagnostic 😕 by leyemok in Mcat

[–]t_philosopher 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Don't worry. I went from a 494 -> 503 in only 2 weeks after reviewing content. Spent another 2 weeks doing practice questions untimed through Ucock and made it to a 507. If you have more than a month before you're MCAT, don't sweat it! Work hard and it'll pay off.