The 5/2/09 MCAT Club

[Simran1031]

So I officially signed up for the beast yesterday! I am not sure if this group is already created but I thought of starting one! I have started intense content review. and hoping to finish content review by end of feb. then march april i am just going to be working on practice tests! best of luck to everyone out there =)

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[teenmachinery1]

OK

first mcat 27m. VR 8, PS 9, BS 10 = 56-62%

5/2/09 30n. 11, 8, 11 = 75.3-80.4%

IS THIS REALLY BETTER AT ALL ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG??????

 

[Sharka]

PS 10
VR 12
BS 11
N
=33N

my PS was usually around a 14 which was pretty disappointing, but at least i don't have to retake!

 

[GodisGood12]

First time poster, long time viewer

AAMC Average
PS: 13
VR: 11
BS: 12

Expected:
PS: 12
VR:11
BS:13

ACTUAL:
PS: 12
VR:12
BS:14
WR: Q

38Q..... I'm obviously super happy and thankful since its 2 points higher than my average!!! I felt good coming out but as time went along I really felt terrible and got paranoid. Thank you God.

 

[muhali3]

Could you 30+ people please post your study habits in the 30+ study habits thread? Pay it forward.

 

[VanBrown]

OK

first mcat 27m. VR 8, PS 9, BS 10 = 56-62%

5/2/09 30n. 11, 8, 11 = 75.3-80.4%

IS THIS REALLY BETTER AT ALL ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG??????

30 is the magic number man

 

[jackson1]

Practice:

PS-8-9
VR-10-12
BS-9-10

Expected after test:
PS-8
VR-9
BS-9

7/11/08- 7-10-9 =26M

5/2/09- PS-10, VR-11, BS-10 =31P


I'm so happy!! I went up in every category hooray!!!:-D

 

[Destro96]

June 2008: 29Q (9PS 11VR 9BS)

May 2009:
33S (10PS 13VR 10BS)

Woot, there it is!

 

[BigEast55]

11/12/11/R = 34R:-D

so happy so happy

 

[teenmachinery1]

30 is the magic number man

Is 30 REALLY the magic number. I'm going to have to test this theory....



(I got waitlisted at USC with my 27 so this'll get me in, right?)

 

[ilubse7en]

june 13, 2008, vb 7, ps 8, bs 9, 24 composite
may 2, 2009, vb 7, ps 9, bs 13, 29 composite

overall increase.... can you go to med school with 29??????
i once heard that you can keep the highest score, if i get maybe 10 on bs the next time and maybe 12 on ps and 10 on vb can i still keep 13 on bs????
it would be awesome.than i could have like 35
i am satisfied. heehee

 

[GirlAnachronism]

Highest prior to MCAT:
12 PS
10 VS
13 BS

For May 2:
12 PS
11 VS
11 BS
Writing: S
Comp: 34 S

I AM SO F'N HAPPY. I seriously thought I bombed that test! The PS was SO HARD and verbal was HORRIBLE but apparantly something happened and it all turned out alright!

YAY! I might be able to get into a US school now!!! MWAHAHAHAHA.

 

[ouLUSH]

Anybody retaking?? If so, when are you doing it???? I'm thinking about July 2....I need to raise my score by 1 point in every section to hit a 30. Anyone else thinking of doing the same thing?

 

[OneMCATAway]

here we go.. i was scared of this:

AAMC avg 32
Kaplan avg 32

old mcat 23P (VR4/PS10/BS9)

may 2nd mcat 28R (VR6/PS11/BS11)

apparently i can write but i cant read, i was really hoping to hit my avg and get over 30 but verbal screwed me once again!! no re-taking for me!!

 

[OneMCATAway]

june 13, 2008, vb 7, ps 8, bs 9, 24 composite
may 2, 2009, vb 7, ps 9, bs 13, 29 composite

overall increase.... can you go to med school with 29??????
i once heard that you can keep the highest score, if i get maybe 10 on bs the next time and maybe 12 on ps and 10 on vb can i still keep 13 on bs????
it would be awesome.than i could have like 35
i am satisfied. heehee

u also took june 13th last year?!!! we're mcat twins and i also improved 5 pts from then ahhh not enough..

nice BS score

 

[spacedog]

long time lurker, first time poster.

AAMC practice tests (my TPR tests were much lower and i didn't bother to take the last few)

#3: 32 total, 10PS, 10V, 12B, didn't get the essays scored, taken on 1/10/09
#4: 34 total, 11PS, 10V, 13B, again, essays not scored, taken on 2/28/09
#5: 33 total, 10PS, 12V, 11B, no essays scored, taken on 3/14/09
#6: 36S total, 11PS, 13V, 12B, taken on 4/14/09
#7: 38R total, 13PS, 13V, 12B, taken on 4/22/09
#8: 37S total, 12PS, 11V, 14B, taken on 4/26/09
#9: 36Q total, 12PS, 11V, 13B, taken on 4/28/09
#10: 40S total, 14PS, 11V, 15B, taken on 4/30/09

My ACTUAL score: 40S, 14PS, 11V, 15B EXACT same breakdown as AAMC #10. I guess everything I heard about the last few AAMC tests being best predictors was right.

My score is all the more amazing considering that I had a recurring pinched nerve in my neck that meant I couldn't study from mid january until mid march because I was in so much pain I couldn't sit up for more than 10-15 minutes at a time. But I did have extra time after that because I was laid off from my job in Dec, so I was able to make up the lost time due to my injury. I'll post more the the +30 thread. I'm just relieved because I'm a NT and I know how much lower of a chance we have of getting in, so every little bit helps my application.

 

[OneMCATAway]

this forum is soon going to explode

lets start predicting our score i am thinking PS 10-12/ VR 6-8/ BS 10-12

i can pretty much bet on it..

if i get any lower i will shoot myself and anything higher i will jump for joyyyy

ahh i cant wait for nxt tuesday..

Right on with my prediction!! but i still feel like shooting myself for verbal

 

[ilubse7en]

u also took june 13th last year?!!! we're mcat twins and i also improved 5 pts from then ahhh not enough..

nice BS score

omg, that is so cool!!!
hey, i know you are a little disappointed, i am too, but i am still happy that i got 9 on ps when i practically guessed on half of them yay and i got 13 on bs, who would have expected????
well, anyways, i am going for the third time, hopefully i can raise my verbal...i am excited

 

[maybee]

I was at work when the score came out, so I had my boyfriend check my score then text to me. I kinda pushed the stress on to him.. haha...

AAMC Average
PS: 12
VR: 9
BS: 13
Total: 34

Expected:
PS: 12
VR:9
BS:13
Total:33

ACTUAL:
PS: 12
VR:10
BS:15
WR: O
Total: 37O

At first I thought I got a 0 on writing.. lol.
15 on BS is like.. wow how did that happen. 10 on verbal is the ideal for me, can't imagine anything better. 12 on PS is just in line with my avg aamc practice so no complains.

Party time~

 

[texahn]

i got a 15 too on BS. I thought that was impossible because I missed some ochem questions for sure.

 

[maybee]

i got a 15 too on BS. I thought that was impossible because I missed some ochem questions for sure.

I pretty sure i missed some questions too, but sometimes you can still get 15 if you missed a couple questions.

Oh well. I know VanBrown got 15 on BS as well. *high five*

 

[WaryWildcat]

PS 14
VR 13
BS 12
Writing S
Composite 39S

I am so happy!

 

[Bleen]

Finally, what a relief.
35N - 11 PS / 12 VR / 12 BS

AAMC Practice Test Scores: PS / VR / BS / Composite

AAMC 08 3/29/2009 14/12/10 36
AAMC 07 4/7/2009 13/11/12 36
AAMC 06 4/12/2009 11/14/11 36
AAMC 05 4/14/2009 10/11/11 32
AAMC 04 4/24/2009 10/12/10 32
AAMC 03 4/25/2009 11/12/13 36
AAMC 09 4/30/2009 11/11/13 35
Average: 35

 

[OneMCATAway]

damn everyone's scoring high 30's! congrats ya'll!!

i probably have the lowest scores in this thread

 

[PermanentWaves]

My worst nightmare has been realized. I am exactly where I did not want to be:

AAMC Averages:
PS: 11
VR: 12.5
BS: 12

Actual:
PS: 14
VR: 15
BS: 10
WS: T

So, 39T, seems awesome right? No, I am actually completely screwed. I am a Canadian, and the cut-off for the BS section is 11 at one of the two schools that strongly use the MCAT (the other has a 9, but I digress). This means that I will not get an interview at this school, unless I re-write. My chances at other schools are pretty much shot as they are extremely GPA heavy.

I have no idea how that happened in BS. It was easily the section I was most confident about. EASILY. Ugh. I guess I will be re-writing in August (earliest date I could get, and I want to make SURE this time).

It's times like these where I wish swapping MCAT scores was possible. I would gladly flip my score to an American for a 11 BS, 10 VR, 9 PS and R.

 

[rocketbooster]

Hahaha sorry to bring the bearer of bad news buuttt...I seriously scored 7 pts lower than my practice tests!

Aamc:
Ps:12
Vr: 9
Bs: 11

Mcat today:
Ps: 8
Vr: 8
Bs: 10

The BS and VR are pretty close. I have no explanation for the PS. It felt fine when I took it. I was seriously raping the AAMC PS...

I have a 28 overall based on my state school, so hopefully that'll do for ED.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

38q!!

Awesome!

I'm goin to medschool

PS:11 VR:13 BS: 10 WS:Q

Good luck team.

Congrats, especially on that VR.

YES!!!! 31M lol... i dont even care about low M score!

10 Verbal

9 Physics (thought i bombed this)

12 Bio

M on writing. i only wrote maybe 15-20 sentences on each prompt.

i was averaging 10/10/10 on AAMC 3-10

The 12 is out of the park, and you're right to not care about the M lol

AAMC average: P:10 V:10 B:10

Real MCAT: P:11 V:10 B:10

SO flipping happy, idk wat to do right now. Good luck and a big thank you to everyone!

Good job!!

I'm trying to bulk these together since I missed the majority of you all posting. As always, PM me if you need personal advice/don't wanna post here.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

my predictions:

Actual:
PS: 10
VR: 10
BS: 12
Writing: q

32q

Nice job!

35S

Congrats! YOu guys have some amazing high scores!

10/11/10/R

Not great, but I'll take it.

I think that's great. Go celebrate!

Total: 38 O

Anyways I am off to medschool in the fall at Alabama so good luck to you guys!

It's good enough to keep you in the C/O 2013! Best of luck next year.

VR: 12
BS: 15
PS: 12
WS: S

39 S yay

Woah! Awesome.

8PS 12VR Q 10BS
Do I need to retake this mother to overcome a 3.5 gpa?!

Eh, what's your state of residency/etc? Apply broadly and early. 30ish is still average, so knock em dead on an early app and you may be ok.

PS:11
VR:13
BS:10

Good job!!

I got 34Q.. I'll take it....

Great!

I'm talking there are some HIGH scores going on here!

 

[olemissbabydoc]

Actual:

P 12
V 10
B 12
Writing R


OLD SCORE:
P 9
V 6
B 11
Writing S

I"M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!

Congrats! I love seeing retake success stories!

Total: 35R

Perfectly happy with this score! Really similar to my practice tests.

!

33p

woooooooooo hooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

SECOND ATTEMPT (May 2):
PS: 13
V: 11
BS: 11
Writing: T
35T

It was one point for two in PS. You should be ok

38Q, percentiles: 98.5%-99.2%

Congrats!

Actual 37R

Good luck to everyone getting their scores / applying

retake....

2008:
6VR
11PS
12BS

May 2:
8VR
10PS
13BS


I am also re-apping this cycle.....anyone think I will be better off and have a better chance this time?

YES! The VR will make a difference. Apply EARLY!

yes!! 40R!

Woah! Awesome!

ahahahaahha suck it mcat
total: 35O

Good job!

Total: 34R

Past MCATs (this was my 3rd time taking it.. imagine the pressure!!!O_O):
1st MCAT: 28R
2nd MCAT: 26R

I just wanted to say that, for those of you who are not happy with your score, there is still hope!

Good encouragement cupcake, and congratulations. It took me three times too, but it was totally worth it!

 

[olemissbabydoc]

i need advice!

2nd mcat 5/2009
29 Q

PS:8
VR:9
BS:12

cGPA 3.6 from a UC. I have three years of both clinical and research, and one publication, another just submitted. I'll have good LOR from my non-science prof, research prof, and a doctor. Should I retake or should I go ahead and apply? 29 was my worst fear. The earliest I can submit my app is mid-June. Thanks.

I'd say go for it - ASAP. Your BS improvement is amazing. And I know, from personal experience and others' stories - they do let people in with 29s

 

[olemissbabydoc]

OK

first mcat 27m. VR 8, PS 9, BS 10 = 56-62%

5/2/09 30n. 11, 8, 11 = 75.3-80.4%

IS THIS REALLY BETTER AT ALL ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG??????

Yes! The verbal improvement is good, the BS is positive. Apply early!

 

[olemissbabydoc]

june 13, 2008, vb 7, ps 8, bs 9, 24 composite
may 2, 2009, vb 7, ps 9, bs 13, 29 composite

overall increase.... can you go to med school with 29??????
i once heard that you can keep the highest score, if i get maybe 10 on bs the next time and maybe 12 on ps and 10 on vb can i still keep 13 on bs????
it would be awesome.than i could have like 35
i am satisfied. heehee

Yes yes yes! You can go with a 29. Your improvement is SIGNIFICANT. I'd apply this year (early, of course) and see what happens. Only retake if absolutely necessary.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

here we go.. i was scared of this:

AAMC avg 32
Kaplan avg 32

old mcat 23P (VR4/PS10/BS9)

may 2nd mcat 28R (VR6/PS11/BS11)

apparently i can write but i cant read, i was really hoping to hit my avg and get over 30 but verbal screwed me once again!! no re-taking for me!!

You improved every section, and by five points total. I think some ADCOMs may take well to that. Apply now, and best of luck! You can do it!

 

[olemissbabydoc]

damn everyone's scoring high 30's! congrats ya'll!!

i probably have the lowest scores in this thread

Do NOT be ashamed of your score. There are PLENTY of people who get in with a lower score every year. Remember, the AVERAGE is 30ish. So that means for every 40+ that gets in, someone with a 25-27 does too. Hang in there.

 

[anxiousteen]

...

 

[canjosh]

AAMC Average: 30

Expected after test: PS 7 VR 10 BS 8

Actual: PS 11 VR 12 BS 11 34P

 

[garenbravo]

35R, I am the happiest person ever

 

[Art8718]

TPR Diag 1 - 22
TPR Diag 2 - 20
AAMC 3 - B8/V10/P10 - 28N
AAMC 4 - B10/V10/P9 - 29N
AAMC 5 - B10/V9/P10 - 29P
AAMC 6 - B10/V10/P11 - 31P
AAMC 7 - B9/V8/P10 - 27P
AAMC 8 - B12/V10/P11 - 33P
AAMC 9 - B10/V10/P8 - 27N
AAMC 10 - B13/V9/P10 - 32P

Actual - B12/V10/P12 - 34Q

Really happy, I felt awful during the test. What saved me, I think, is that on Thursday I took a full length, Friday I took a full length, and then I walked in on Saturday an MCAT zombie and just went through the motions. No nerve. I was honestly expecting a 29 though, I couldn't be happier.

 

[kia ora]

wow, there are some good-looking scores on this thread - congrats y'all! I'll add mine anyway...

people of Earth, I present to you the most unbalanced scores in the history of the mcat: 7 PS, 13 VR, 10 BS = 30R.

so this was a retake, first go-round was 8 PS, 10 VR, 8 BS = 26 R. maybe some schools will consider my 8 in PS? not that an 8 doesn't suck, but it sucks slightly less than a 7. man, I hate physics. that was my weakest area at the outset (I'm pretty good with chemistry but May 2 was physics and calculation heavy, as I recall). I should have studied it the most, but since I despise it with every fiber of my being I studied it the least. clearly not a successful strategy! also, during the PS section my computer died and it was iffy for a while whether the proctor was going to be able to recuscitate it and restore my test. I don't mean to make excuses, but it kind of harshed my mellow...

hope everyone is enjoying their celebratory beverage of choice this evening!

 

[lucky730]

I thought I did so much worse than the AAMC practice tests, but it turned out to be approximately the same.
I'm very happy that I was able to improve 6 points from my first MCAT.

AAMC Average:
PS 11-12
VR 4-7
BS 11-13

First MCAT in Jan 2008.
PS 8
VR 6
BS 10

May 2009 MCAT
PS 12
VR 6
BS 12
WR N

30N Improved 6 pts.

I'm very satisfied with this score, considering English was my second language, and so the verbal part had always been my weeeeaakkness
Now there is finally some hope in my life. =D
I'm applying to DO schools, hopefully with my current MCAT score and a 3.65 GPA, I can get into the DO schools in California, where I live.

Good job everyone!

 

[IndigoBoy0]

damn everyone's scoring high 30's! congrats ya'll!!

i probably have the lowest scores in this thread

Nope... beat you on that one.

 

[ftrflyr29]

.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

Yay guys! more awesome scores!

 

[LoveWalk]

My worst nightmare has been realized. I am exactly where I did not want to be:

AAMC Averages:
PS: 11
VR: 12.5
BS: 12

Actual:
PS: 14
VR: 15
BS: 10
WS: T

So, 39T, seems awesome right? No, I am actually completely screwed. I am a Canadian, and the cut-off for the BS section is 11 at one of the two schools that strongly use the MCAT (the other has a 9, but I digress). This means that I will not get an interview at this school, unless I re-write. My chances at other schools are pretty much shot as they are extremely GPA heavy.

I have no idea how that happened in BS. It was easily the section I was most confident about. EASILY. Ugh. I guess I will be re-writing in August (earliest date I could get, and I want to make SURE this time).

It's times like these where I wish swapping MCAT scores was possible. I would gladly flip my score to an American for a 11 BS, 10 VR, 9 PS and R.

This sucks so royally

Go to the US of A

Or go to UBC, where I'm hoping to go...they don't have a cutoff of 11 for sure

Vancouver is the 'ish

 

[kia ora]

longtime lurker, mostly non-poster

AAMC Average:
PS 8-10
VR 9-11
BS 8-10

First MCAT, the dreaded 13 June 2008.
PS 8
VR 8
BS 6
22N

Second MCAT, Sept 2008
PS 8
VR 9
BS 8
25O

Third and FINAL MCAT, 02 May 2009
PS 9
VR 11
BS 10
30O

YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!

props to all the May 2-ers, but I thought ftrflyr29 (I so wanted to type fruitfly...) deserved a special shout-out...nice persistence, mate!

 

[amikhchi]

some amazing scores so far, good job guys and good luck to the rest of you that haven't tackled the beast yet

 

[jd1031]

Been lurking on the forum for the past days. Here's my stats

Only 1 MCAT (may 2nd)

28Q
PS:9
VR:10
BS:9

Retake? Apply MD? DO? cGPA 3.62 from a UC. Lots of questions in the air....advice would be much appreciated. Not "stressed-out," just anxious to make my next move.

i need advice!

1st mcat 2007
26 R

PS:9
VR:9
BS:8

2nd mcat 5/2009
29 Q

PS:8
VR:9
BS:12

cGPA 3.6 from a UC. I have three years of both clinical and research, and one publication, another just submitted. I'll have good LOR from my non-science prof, research prof, and a doctor. Should I retake or should I go ahead and apply? 29 was my worst fear. The earliest I can submit my app is mid-June. Thanks.

I go to a UC. I have a friend who had a 3.7, 29 on his MCATs. Research, no publications, no clinically-related volunteer experience (but worked at a doctors office), and he got into an MD medical school. I say go for it, but it doesnt hurt taking other advice too cause, frankly, i'm basically in the same situation. Hope this helps.

 

[texahn]

I posted my scores earlier but didn't have time to comment.

PS: 12
VR: 12
BS: 15
WS: S
Total: 39S

I was actually scared after the PS and even seriously considered voiding the exam. Good thing I didn't.

This was my second time taking it (32S 10/10/12) the first time jan. 31st, 2009.

i basically retook the aamc 9 and the aamc 10.
the aamc 9 i got a 38 and aamc 10 i got a 39.
i expected 39 - 4 = 35 ish scores for this test and walking out i had a feeling i did 33+ so i didn't void.

anyway best of luck to everyone and congrats to all who reach their goals

 

[ftrflyr29]

props to all the May 2-ers, but I thought ftrflyr29 (I so wanted to type fruitfly...) deserved a special shout-out...nice persistence, mate!

Thanks a lot.

For those who are struggling, just know--It CAN be done!

 

[garenbravo]

If my breakdown is 15Bio, 12 PHy, 8 verbal, writing: R. My gpa is 3.922, I have tons of volunteer, community, and clinicical experience. Do I have a shot at a medical school?

 

[VanBrown]

If my breakdown is 15Bio, 12 PHy, 8 verbal, writing: R. My gpa is 3.922, I have tons of volunteer, community, and clinicical experience. Do I have a shot at a medical school?

Yes. Of course your MCAT is really unbalanced so don't let the 35 go to your head. Apply broadly and don't expect much love from the Ivys or the UCs. Are you a non-native speaker?

You should be able to get in somewhere.