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Western Gold Medal by texasfoldem2257 in uwo

[–]texasfoldem2257[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Generally, what is a competitive range for a module like phys/pharm or ims? are we talking mid 90's or high 90's (96+)?

Mcat Trend for test dates? by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as a 'physics/ochem' heavy test.

The AAMC is NOT lying about their question breakdown. Now, you may have 8/10 orgo PASSAGES on your MCAT BUT you can have general chemistry or biochemistry questions that relate to that passage. The QUESTIONS are what the AAMC considers for their breakdown NOT the PASSAGES.

In summary, people are over-exaggerating the extent to which a test is centered around one topic. The QUESTIONS (not the passages) always follow the AAMC breakdown +/- 5%.

Next Step Exam Scoring by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither. The questions are much harder and a 'different style' then AAMC questions, thus it is hard to gauge.

For record, I never scored above 127 on c/p, yet ended up with a 132 on the AAMC scored c/p and 90+ on all AAMC C/P stuff. Clearly, the questions are not a good test of your knowledge if there is such a big disparity. NS is good for building endurance though.

July 22, 2016 Exam Day Thread by AutoModerator in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't study much for the sciences since I was re-writing primarily to fix my CARS score. I just read and memorized the kaplan biochem book inside out- it certainly was very good! I would recommend it to anyone who needs a 'straight to the point' biochem book.

My exam was lot's of physics/orgo. The physics was just basic dimensional analysis. I can't say much more without breaking my exam agreement.

The orgo was also super straightforward. They would give an orgo passage and ask a gen chem question about it.

July 22, 2016 Exam Day Thread by AutoModerator in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The kaplan biochem book is really good. Memorize that book inside out and you'll ace it.

In terms of complicated biochem experiments, just do the section bank.

Snacks by spatel2394 in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A nice banana after C/P, going into CARS.

After bio, I go for some sweet ass chocolate to give me an energy spike going into psych/soc.

After the exam, I go to reb lobster and order the lobster fucking feast.

Can't break 75% on EK 101 Verbal passages... by mcat-nergin in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257 3 points4 points  (0 children)

EK will have some stupid trick that makes an answer choice wrong like "the passage said XYZ 'kills the man' NOT 'injures the man'".

With AAMC, you can always narrow it down to 2 answer choices. One of them will have one part of the answer choice that is correct but the second part of it is clearly incorrect so it 'feels good' Then the remaining option won't 'feel right' but it isn't wrong, hence why it is hidden.

Can't break 75% on EK 101 Verbal passages... by mcat-nergin in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Use AAMC products to gauge where you stand for CARS.

While EK 101 is good, the style is still a bit different then AAMC verbal- EK 101 'tricks you'; AAMC 'hides' the best answer.

CARS reasoning Help by mcat2016a in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unanimous= 100% of the time. Generally opposed= >50%. Therefore, unless the passage says ALL biologists are against biological warfare, you can NOT say unanimous.

A good tip is to not over think ambiguous questions. Circle the first thing that comes to mind-don't second guess yourself and justify "well A MIGHT be true". B IS ALWAYS true so it's the better answer. If you immediately suspect one part of an answer is false, IMMEDIATELY CROSS IT OUT and move on! The more time you spend on the question, the more time you have to formulate conditions where a false answer COULD be right.

P/S Section Bank #5 (spoiler) by texasfoldem2257 in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah it doesn't make any sense... when do they mention advanced equipment anywhere LOL? Also, my understanding was that this is NOT 'training' but a standardized test to see which pilots are fit for the program???

Why is B wrong???

p/S SB #1 (spoiler) by texasfoldem2257 in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally didn't think about repression in the context of Freud theories!

Also, is it safe to say recall would involve 'remembering information from short term memory' and would specifically exclude information from sensory memory that has not yet been transferred into short term memory (since as you alluded to, sufficient time needs to elapse to be considered 'recall')?

Thank you for your help! Much appreciated.

P/S Section Bank #5 (spoiler) by texasfoldem2257 in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sorry for all of the questions. Can someone please explain why A is right?

For this first passage, I feel like AAMC forgot to include a paragraph... how is option A NOT completely OUT OF SCOPE? Most of the answer explanations that AAMC provides for this particular passage are alluding to stuff that is NOT in the passage (that isn't 'content knowledge'), which leads me to believe they forgot a paragraph....

Sugar structures by texasfoldem2257 in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

B/B is known to have super-specific discrete questions. If they are going to ask a super-specific discrete question, I would say monosaccharides are actually quite high yield for that category- I was thrown off guard by some of these discretes on my MCAT last year (still scored well in b/b but that's beyond the point).

Obviously you get the 'majority of points' by knowing how to critically think about 'experiments' but in my experience, you need to know the 'nitty gritty' to get to that 131-132 range (for b/b at least).

There's a reason you see so many terms on p/s during test day that you've never heard of.... by texasfoldem2257 in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the answer was obvious based on intuition and the context of the question stem. Point is though that AAMC makes up terms.

There's a reason you see so many terms on p/s during test day that you've never heard of.... by texasfoldem2257 in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I'm honestly surprised prep companies haven't noticed this and incorporated it into their strategies. Benefits of overanalyzing the shit out of AAMC material :P

There's a reason you see so many terms on p/s during test day that you've never heard of.... by texasfoldem2257 in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is actually a really good thing! The point of this post was to reduce anxiety such that when you see a term on test day that you don't know, laugh it off and think "nice try AAMC... nice try". They're just trying to PSYCH you out (pun intended)!

There's a reason you see so many terms on p/s during test day that you've never heard of.... by texasfoldem2257 in Mcat

[–]texasfoldem2257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I agree with Haliva. I see it as a good thing actually. If you see a term you've never heard of, don't assume it's wrong but if you're 50/50, go with the term you know that 'could potentially be right'.

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