<p>norcalguy:</p>
<p>If only obtuseness were limited to the Internet. We could escape it all if we just turned off our computers.</p>
<p>student14x:</p>
<p>I don’t know why you’re completely disinclined to listen to anything anyone useful here has to say. I’m starting to wonder why I even bothered to try helping you. I’m worried about you because even if you make it past all the weeding-out, being clueless is a recipe for disaster in medical school, let alone the rest of your career. Keep this up, and people are going to ignore you because you sound like a broken record.</p>
<p>Read and re-read what’s been posted here, and then grow up, get a life, and see something of the world. Apply for medical school if you feel like it. Remember to breathe - with all that hyperventilating, you must be light-headed by now.</p>
<p>I’m done here.</p>
<p>“I don’t know why you’re completely disinclined to listen to anything anyone useful here has to say.”</p>
<p>It depends on the advice I’m given. If I’m given facts then I certainly can’t argue. But if I’m given advice of a more subjective nature, then I’m free to choose. Thats the way I’m am. Moreover, if you been reading the past several posts, you will notice that no one is trying to help me, we’ve been arguing about admission factors. </p>
<p>“Keep this up, and people are going to ignore you because you sound like a broken record.”</p>
<p>It’s not like I have dissenting opinions all the time. I just voice them more frequently. If I were to agree with someone, what should I post? “I agree, noted, sounds good etc?” Why post such minute sentences? Also, if I agree then there would be nothing to talk about.</p>
<p>“Remember to breathe - with all that hyperventilating, you must be light-headed by now.”</p>
<p>You’re the one overreacting.</p>
<p>Shades: Your self-righteousness will serve you well…</p>
<p>If I were you, student14x, I would follow BDM’s and NCG’s advice. They are way more experienced and have gone through the process already.</p>
<p>In my HS, for example, the highest SAT scorers are NOT those who study the most for the SAT. They are NOT those who seem to care about the SAT. They are NOT those who took SAT practice tests since 8th grade.</p>
<p>They are those who have the greatest reading speed and fast reasoning skills, acquired over a long term of extensive reading and HS courses. Not SAT courses. This is the only long term preparation you will need for the SAT, just as undergrad courses (and outside reading) will be the only long term preparation for the MCAT.</p>
<p>Once you got those skills together, and only THEN, you can try to fuss around about the actual strategies for the test.</p>
<p>As you said, as people mature, they score better. I bet taking wide range of relevant courses and outside reading will make you mature better than reading through an MCAT prep book.</p>
<p>Student14x, you cannot come in here and start insulting the people that are not only trying to help you, but have years upon years more experience more than you do. They have gone through the process and know much more about it than you possibly could at this point in time. Stop arguing. You are only making yourself look ignorant and like a broken record. Get off your high horse.</p>
<p>Can I make a quick comment that I love the name: Watson&Crick. I somehow find that very clever, but perhaps it is the lateness of the hour.</p>
<p>Secondly, I agree that Student14x should listen to BDM and NCG’s advice. Although you may not see this now, I’m sure that when the time comes and you have had any sort of actual experience with the MCAT, you will see that they are right and that they always offer good advice because they have been there.</p>
<p>Lastly, and this is a mere suggestion, your desire for debate seems to suggest to me that perhaps law school might be a career consideration? Just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>“I agree that Student14x should listen to BDM and NCG’s advice.” </p>
<p>I agree with them on the majority of points. I just never say anything when I do. </p>
<p>“your desire for debate seems to suggest to me that perhaps law school might be a career consideration? Just my 2 cents.”</p>
<p>But I’m more in tune with the sciences though. I’ve never really liked judicial proceedings or politics. But you’re right, I do find normal non-argumentative conversations to be boring lol.</p>
<p>I haven’t read everything in this thread, but I personally don’t think it’s such a crime to debate over ideas. Especially when the advice is subjective, I think debate is healthy (it may appear rude or stubborn, though). Now if someone insults the other person then that crosses the line. Regardless, I do agree with NCG and BDM.</p>