<p>hahah..sorry about the slang unclear ques of "What are yalls?'
yes that certainly meant the scores... </p>
<p>ok, well i got the point...i should not be stressed about MCAT right now as a senior..</p>
<p>right quick..
what are some MD/PHD or MD/BS or MD/MBA programs that i can apply to as of a freshman in college..i have passed the deadlines for these programs, but looking forward to transfer to one of these, so that i could have the advantage of a seat in med school, without having to take the MCAT</p>
<p>stop trying to play the system and just try to learn as much as u can and do ur best. Good MD/BS programs are usually REALLY hard to get into....as for MD/PhD and MD/MBA those are grad schools, they dont accept freshmen in college and arent even that particularly fond of most college juniors who apply. </p>
<p>where are you going to college btw dell2006?</p>
<p>In a way, I feel that you guys are putting down dell2006 way too much for his ungrammatical English. It's understandable, if you're foreign or English isn't your first language, you'll make mistakes like assuming that you can say "advices" instead of "some advice". But maybe he really should work on the grammar...And studying for the MCATs as a high school senior...well it does sound ridiculous, but I've heard worse, like kids who start studying for the SATs in elementary school, etc...</p>
<p>"Studying hard is one thing. Studying in such grossly excessive proportions that you are clearly trying to manipulate the system is another entirely."</p>
<p>I really don't see anything wrong if dell2006 wants to study his life away like that. Getting into med school is somewhat systematic when speaking of test scores; if he feels that it is necessary to study in excessive amounts to be on par with the rest of the field, it's his choice.</p>
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<p>What is wrong is that he is trying to exploit a loophole in the system - no medical school would actually admit a candidate who spent three years studying only to score a 30, if they knew!</p>
<p>Second, the difficulties we have understanding dell are not just about his English - if he's using words incorrectly or whatnot. It's also that his train of thought is incredibly difficult to follow, mostly because the ellipses make it hard to understand what is related and what isn't. His most recent post was much clearer because he used line breaks ("enters") to separate his thoughts.</p>
<p>I'm not going to make fun of him for misspelling a word - but if I can't understand what he's saying, I am not going to be able to answer anything he might be discussing or asking.</p>
<p>PS: Even in most BS/MD programs, you will have to take the MCAT.</p>
<p>okay okay ..i understand that all you guys are having a difficult time reading my post replies because they are cut off by ellipsis...</p>
<p>anyways, i am considering UIUC for my undergrad. However, it will cost me 30k, as of now, i haven't heard anything about the financial aid, since i filed FAFSA in too late. </p>
<p>will it prepare me well for MCAT?</p>
<p>also, i have gotten accepted to UIS honors college and University of Mississippi. However, I do not know what college to matriculate in since I am not sure which one would prepare me well for MCAT...</p>
<p>To Hung: It may seem like criticism but most of the posters here are trying to be helpful.</p>
<p>It is neither healthy nor necessary to study 3 years in advance for the MCAT. Students who do this typically tend to be lacking in other areas (social skills comes to mind).</p>
<p>If you are this uptight about your MCAT scores, what happens when it comes time for the interviews? Those play just as much of a role in getting into medical school. Will he prep 4 years in advance for those?</p>
<p>And I'll ask you this: During an interview, is it possible to not come across as a douchebag if you're the type of person who studies three years in advance for an exam?</p>
<p>There's a fine line between well-prepared and neurotic. The general consensus is that studying 3 years for an exam crosses into the latter.</p>
<p>To Dell: Any undergrad school should prep you for the MCAT. Take 2/3 years of college classes. Dedicate an entire summer to prepping for the MCAT. (That's 2-3 months and not 2-3 years) Take a Kaplan-type MCAT prep course during that summer. Sit down for the August administration and ace that exam!</p>
<p>"There's a fine line between well-prepared and neurotic"</p>
<p>LOL, I had to laugh at that one. And yes, I would agree with all of you that studying for a test 3 years in advance is a little neurotic, so to dell2006, i think the general consensus is you chill out a little and not go headstrong into studying right now.</p>
<p>And to answer your question: "m i passed the age of improvement since reading skills develop from an early age??"..</p>
<p>Having just taken an intro class to linguistics, I can tell you that: your critical period for acquiring grammar is roughly at 3-4 years of age. Once past the age of 7, it will be very difficult to correctly acquire the grammar of a new language, and past puberty (age 16ish) it is virtually impossible to fully acquire the grammar and syntax of a language. However, that doesn't mean you won't know the meaning of words (semantics). You can always 'try' to get better, but just know that the return of investment may be small.</p>
<p>I understand why you are worried about MCAT so early. My advice is that you read about 20 - 25 minutes for about 5 days a week with the intention of improving your reading and your writing rather than just a 10 or an 11 on the MCAT Verbal. All the stuff that you need to know for MCAT is taught in your first 2 years of college (if you take appropriate classes) so instead of STUDYING for the MCAT, STUDY for those classes, again, with an intention of really knowing the stuff rather than just an A or an A+ in the class because the same stuff is going to be on MCAT. All the people who have said that their friends or themselves studying for MCAT for about 2 to 3 months DO NOT MEAN STUDYING NEW STUFF (I hope not) instead REVIEWING OLD STUFF. Medical School admission process is extremely competitive and you want to show them that you just didnt studied 3 days before the test and got an A on the test rather study for certain number of hours daily and that will make A BIG DIFFERENCE.</p>