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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Skim the questions in the reading comprehension section before looking for the answers in the articles. A lot of people don't finish the reading comp section. It's a long test...good luck!
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Not as long as it used to be.
When I taught for Kaplan, honestly the biggest thing that determined if students did as well as they were capable of was confidence. Go in to the test thinking "it's game time, I've done all the practice, now it's time to perform" and you'll do your best. Walk into the exam telling yourself "this is going to determine the rest of my life, I'm freaking out, I don't if I can do this" and you're going to be disappointed in about a month when scores come back.
Beyond that it's about staying focused - not getting rattled by a hard passage, keeping on track with your timing and making sure you answer all the questions, even if you have to guess.
With two weeks left, if you're getting burned out, don't be afraid to take two or three days off from MCAT prep. It might be refreshing and hopefully you'll come back with renewed energy. You should be focusing on your weak areas right now, but when you're about 6-8 days away from the exam, switch back to doing the subjects you're good at so you build confidence going into test day. No studying the day before, have a relaxing evening and do what you need to do to make sure you get a decent night's sleep (for me that was having a couple pitchers of beer and an early dinner with friends, was ready to fall asleep by 10pm).
Best of luck...as someone ready to graduate from med school in 7 weeks, I don't envy your position, but I think it's worth it.
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