<p>I just got my SAT result and got a 1900. I'm really disappointed with myself because I've never seemed to have any lucky with standardized testing. My question is, however, because I failed the SAT, does that bascially mean that I'm going to fail the MCAT as well? I tried a few practice problems and I got everything right on the stuff I've learned, but completely failed the rest. And remembering so much info will probably be tough for me, so is there any hope or should I give up my now seemingly unrealistic goal of becoming a neurosurgeon?</p>
<p>there are practicing neurosurgeons today who scored lowered than you on the SAT; standardized testing can be improved with proper preparation, your true motivation is the key. your attitude needs to be a bit more optimistic. I know someone who got an 1180 on the old SAT who made into medical school and is a successful critical care physician today.</p>
<p>If you are taking the SAT, you're in high school, so there's no way you will be able to judge how well you'll do on the MCAT. If you did well on the material you've already learned, then don't worry for at least another three years. The MCAT is tough, but you'll have plenty of time to study for it.</p>
<p>And a 1900 is not "failing," by any stretch of the imagination. Look at your percentile instead - it's probably something like 90%, right? That means you did better than 90% (I estimate) of the people taking the test, and the top 10% with you are not all planning to be doctors. Stop worrying and just focus on having a good time in high school and getting into a college you like.</p>
<p>The correlation between MCAT and SAT scores is modest at best.</p>
<p>Well if I went to the pre-med advisor at my school, she would say that there is a correlation. Your best bet of improving for the mcat is to READ A LOT over the next 3 years. Of course you need to learn the science material but the individuals who are the best readers and who can extract important information are the individuals who will do well. The more you read, the more reading analysis you do, the better off you will be.</p>
<p>at best, the sat is meant to measure intrinsic aptitude (though obviously it can be studied for), while the mcat is meant to measure specifically what you have learned-content based- so they are not very similar...</p>
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<p>This is very, very not true.</p>
<p>No, there is no hope for you. QUIT NOW. It will just be one less person to compete against if I decide to apply to med school after college...</p>
<p>seriously though how lame are you... you got a 1900 on the SAT, which is a good score, and you already want to give up? You just want to hear that 1900 is a good score, right? or maybe you want me to tell you about my friend who got a 1600/2400, did early decision to Columbia, had no hooks what so ever (besides killer essays) and still got accepted? (that's true btw)</p>
<p>well no you will get no comfort from me. Your SAT score is absolutely horrendous! TERRIBLE! I know a dog who took the SAT blindfolded and scored a 2000 and he must've been a dumb dog because I know this other dog who scored a 2300- blindfolded! Give up any hopes of getting into a top college that you may have had, as a matter of fact you won't get into any 4-year colleges. you will have to go to community college. Then if you get a 4.00 for 2 years at your community college you might be able to transfer into a 4 year school, maybe, if you get lucky.</p>
<p>1900 wont get you into Harvard, but I'm pretty sure that most doctors never went to a top 30 undergraduate school. It is also a solid score and very much so above average (which is 1500-1600). Now, if you got bellow 1500, I wouldn't want you to be my doctor ;).</p>
<p>funny person :D worry about getting into colleges first before med school O.O lol</p>
<p>Well, the 1900 probably hurts you when applying to most accelerated BS/MD programs, so the SAT score did affect med school admissions.</p>
<p>I agree with Datkid. Why do ppl do that? It's like another kid on this board who took a practice mcat in high school and got depressed. Boo hoo. "I expect to get a 45 on the mcats without taking orgo, chemistry, biology, or physics". It's easy to set the highest standard possible, anyone can do it, then cry about it when those standards arn't met and then look for comfort on the internet hoping for people to say "it's ok, your not retarded, your a genus, your definitely going to get your M.D. at Harvard"</p>
<p>I don't want to be rude, but it's just annoying to see these kind of posts when theres average people like me who don't complain despite being worse off. Hell, I had a 1600/2400 SAT and a 1.5 GPA in my freshmen year of high school (I bet that's what they want to hear).</p>
<p>dang when did 1900 become a bad score???? when did 1900 mean you were incapable???? If you didn't already know, the average new SAT score is a 1500. You are above average. Also, no one cares about your SAT scores once you start college (and the people who do care and brag about their SAT scores are hated).</p>
<p>He knows a 1900 is a good score. He just wants to hear other people say it. Telling people that a 1900 is mediocre makes them sound like a perfectionate genus, and besides it's a better way to announce to the world their accomplishments then by saying "yay I got a 1900!"</p>
<p>okay prism....no</p>
<p>lets get this straight. I know that 1900 means I'm above average, but quite frankly, above average doesn't cut it in today's society. Everyone basically needs to go to these elite schools in order to succeed in someone else's (ie employers, peers) eyes. And frankly, people who apply to ivies are normally self selecting, and I'm not competing against people who are average or even above average; I'm competing with the best from all over the world. And since I want to do something immensly competitive like medicine, and then wish to specialize, I'm going to have to get used to being at the top. Think about it, even if I'm 88%, that means about 120000 kids are smarter than me, which is more than enough to fill every elite school in the nation. Whether all this crap about ivy league schools is right or wrong is debatable. I actually believe that much of this is just hype and propaganda from media, and influential people in a student's life, but still the problem is that to the rest of the world it does matter.</p>
<p>So no, I'm far from some egotistical bastard who thinks he's smart because he's above average. So if you just want to ***** about me, please take it elsewhere.</p>
<p>You dont need to go to an Ivy league school to succeed in life...weirdo</p>
<p>Actually, it's an understandable misconception. See, people know that going to Duke is the key to happiness. And many of them think Duke is an Ivy League school. (They keep begging us to join, but we'd never taint ourselves with their inferior academic and athletic standards.)</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>first of all, i know what if feels like to get around a 1900 with classmates who are getting in the 2300's and parents who expect 2300's. I felt incapable and stupid. I retook (which you should do) it and did better. I'm just saying that once you go to college, you'll realize that one 3 hour exam doesn't mean you're smart or dumb or that you won't be a doctor. You seem like you really wanna be a doctor, so don't let one exam get in your way. As long as you are IN A COLLEGE (definitely doesn't have to be an ivy) and you are doing good in that college, you have a good chance. btw, in today's society, being above average (and hard working) is just what you need to succeed. trust me on this one. A super high IQ is both a blessing and a curse.</p>
<p>what Venkat89 said was true about bs/md programs. You'll probably miss the cu-off for most of them, but the vast majority of doctors don't come from pre-med schools. If your goal is to do undergrad for 4 years and then med school, an sat score shouldn't matter that much. There are plenty of good colleges you could get into with a 1900. Anyway, I don't think that the sat's is good measure of intelligence. If you work hard in college, who's to say you won't get a good gpa and mcat score.</p>
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<p>You did NOT fail the SATs. People pay thousands of dollars to get a score like yours (maybe just a bit higher) and that will not translate to how you perform on the MCATS, because after your years in college, which you have not gone through yet, you will have learned so much about pressure, tests, questions etc. that you will know what to expect.</p>
<p>*[edited out for Courtesy - Mod JEM]</p>