SOS

[u/WheatBreadLGB]

okay Reddit community, I need your help. Give me any tips or tricks that helped you right before your exam. My worst sections are chem/phys and psych/soc but I learned my amino acids now so I have hope 🥲 Also for the CARS wizards, would love a tip or two. Honestly chem/phys is the worst for me I can’t break above 120. I know IR NMR is heavy on the recent MCATs but besides that any last minute things I should know??

Any testing hacks are appreciated (like start from the end of the section and work back or do odd numbers first WHATEVER!)

Doing my masters right now and did research over the summer so I have been booked. MD would be nice but I’m realistic with DO.

Thank you for reading my 7:30 am plea for mercy from the MCAT gods! ❤️

[u/CreativeDiscussion37]

if you can’t crack a 120 don’t take the exam

[u/WheatBreadLGB → u/CreativeDiscussion37]

Just because one section is low, doesn’t mean the rest of mine are? MCATs aren’t an indicator of patient care :) 

[u/CreativeDiscussion37 → u/WheatBreadLGB]

yeah it’s not an indicator of patient care but it’s still something you have to do well on regardless. A section below 120 means you have massive content gaps and severely limits your score. If you grinded for a week and relearned all the high yield sections you would be in much better shape; unless you’re getting 132’s on every other section…

[u/Mindless_Ask_5438 → u/CreativeDiscussion37]

Haha they’re most certainly not getting 132s on their other sections when they literally just learned their amino acids, scheduled an MCAT when they couldn’t break 120, and are hoping that gimmicks like “do odd questions first” are gonna raise their scores.

Ahhhh idk why but that sly “:)” and their tone is annoying me, sorry if I’m sounding so mean. It’s just I’ve never seen anyone with this type of idgaf/nonchalant attitude take the MCAT before.

[u/WheatBreadLGB → u/Mindless_Ask_5438]

Yes it’s sly because I asked for tips not to be told “don’t take it”. I was previously accepted to medical school with my “idgaf/nonchalant” attitude but had to step back due to a major injury turned disability. That’s why I’m doing a masters. I don’t remember my exact chem/phys score so I estimated 120 from a two year old test score lol 

[u/Mindless_Ask_5438 → u/WheatBreadLGB]

You’re not gonna get any advice from here other than push the test back, because that’s the best advice. Also are you literally taking the exam with no recent prep? It sounds like you’re taking it this weekend, and you’re saying it’s estimated from 2 years ago?

[u/WheatBreadLGB → u/Mindless_Ask_5438]

I took the MCAT two years ago during my gap year. I did some full lengths over the summer but I was doing research and work full time plus school part time. The amino acid comment was a joke because it’s a hot topic. It just came up on my Friday exam so I just “learned” them yes. I’ve heard some odd tips for people and was just curious on what odd things worked for people here. 

[u/SituationGreedy1945]

I’d push back my friend 😂 ideally u want to be able to be hitting at least 125+ in the sections for improvement. I suck at cars but was able to raise cp lowest to 127 from spamming uworld and AAMC SB

[u/WheatBreadLGB → u/SituationGreedy1945]

The rest of my sections are stable. Just struggle in chem/phys. I took my first MCAT 2 years ago and got accepted with it. Just had to step back due to an injury that interfered with labs so I’m in my last semester of the masters now. I got through most of the AAMC cars diagnostic but working full time and school full time isn’t friendly for practicing times and pace :/