mcatprepvibes

Felt extremely underprepared for the C/P section. I couldn’t even bring myself to attempt solving most problems that required time.

CARS and BB were like usual, not too bad.

studying hard but not smart enough

Before and after.

I started studying for the MCAT in june 2024 so that means that for the first test, I’ll have studied for ~8 months on and off (much less actually if you analyze it to the details).

This is what I revised yesterday for the BP practice test that I will be taking today.

Although my bare minimum standard for revision for this exam was to review all chem phys equations, I did not accomplish that.

However, I decided to continue with my plan to take the practice test today because it is nearly impossible to fit in this PE in any other time slot in the next two weeks.

I’m expecting to get a score in the 502-505 range.

Today I wrote down some equations on the big whiteboard in my university. This activity was more like a play than a planned study session. Weirdly, whiteboards feel less risky to write on than notebooks. I was suprised to find out that I knew more than I expected to know in terms of the equations.

This is because:

• I believe I will get anywhere from 500-515 on the real test.

• I have the time for a retest and won’t have to study for college when prepping for the retest, which guarantees better prep and scores imo.

• I’m looking forward to being done with college and studying for the mcat primarily. I’ll have two January weeks to do this. 

For example, today I decided not to take FL exam because I wanted to prepare for it beforehand. Then I got a feedback from one of my professors on a college paper indicating that I wil need to significantly edit and improve the paper.

This stressed me out because I had planned my days with the assumption that I was done with this paper. This led me to completely ignore the prep for the FL practice exam and focus on my college assignments.

However, I also did not make much progress on my college assignments yet. When stress gets too high, I literally don’t accomplish anything. I wonder if it’s because my mind is working in the background, trying to make a new plan.

I’ve heard that taking as many practice tests as possible and reviewing them is the single best way to score really high on the mcat.

Currently I am more focused on taking the practice exams and less on reviewing them. I wonder if this still helps as much. Something is better than nothing, I guess. My blueprint practice exams expire in january and I haven’t used most of them.