Done with the MCAT finally!!!!

So, I have totally been on a hiatus from blogging due to the fact that I committed myself to dominating the MCAT. I had not really struggled throughout undergrad and with my decent grades, I thought gaining acceptance into medical school wouldn't be too hard. My biggest obstacle, however, became the MCAT. The MCAT or Medical College Admission Test is a 5 hour long test consisting of 4 sections, Physical Sciences, Verbal Reasoning, a Writing Section, and finally Biological Sciences. I have sat for this exam a total of 3 times, 2 times too many. It tests your knowledge of organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biology, and physics, everyones' favorite classes :)! Well, the first time I took it, I studied on my own and obtained a 26, which was a good enough score to get me into a D.O. school in Pomona, California. However, I deferred the acceptance, being weary of moving to California all by myself to complete medical school. The second time I took it, I felt very confident coming out only to receive a 27. At the end of my senior year, I had one acceptance and was on the waiting list at Indiana University School of Medicine. It was a long summer in which I eagerly checked the mailbox daily in hopes of seeing a crimson and cream letter. At the beginning of the summer, I was feeling quite low. However, I knew that if medicine was what I wanted to do, then I would commit myself to it.

The summer after I graduated, I spent my summer days inside, behind a desk doing practice problem over practice problem over practice passages. I took a MCAT prep class, which broke my piggy bank, and in the end, took around 15 full-length MCATs. All of my hard work finally paid off, I received a 31 on my MCAT!!!!!!! When I heard the good news, I cried, jumped up for joy, and did shots with my parents.

Currently, I await news from Indiana University School of Medicine, which I have already interviewed at and also from Midwestern University and Rush Medical College. The future looks bright.

For anyone having trouble with this exam, DON'T GIVE UP!! Don't let it shoot down your dreams of becoming a physician. If you want this life and to have a rewarding career, look at all of your options too!

More to come,

Alexandra Marie