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What is the hardest part of the exam itself?

2007-04-24 09:58:10 · 3 answers · asked by Sa-sha 1 in Education & Reference Higher Education (University +)

I know the exam is HARD its not meant to be easy for a reason, but I want to know what section/ portion people found most difficult.

2007-04-24 10:22:27 · update #1

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I literally cramped during the essay portion. I took the tests in 2001 and 2005, when it was a paper exam. I usually write slowly because I am extremely careful with my penmanship. However, when prepping for the MCAT, my verbal/essay instructor suggested I throw that out the window and focus on writing faster. I did. And my arm cramped. It's analogous to having a charley horse while running a marathon.

As for many people I know, they attest that the verbal section was hardest because it was a lot of dense reading in a short chunk of time. Many people I knew didn't make it to the last reading passage. But for whatever reason, I did just fine and finished with plenty of time to spare.

Bio sci is generally the easiest for folks to do, but the hardest to score really highly. Most pre-meds have a strong background in biology, so they do well on the exam. However, the exam is CURVED. So if thousands upon thousands of students do well, then you need to do REALLY well to score ahead of everyone else.

The whole experience was rough. At the end, I could no longer form syllables. I just babbled and slurred. My brain and body were exhausted. I went home and got really drunk.

2007-04-24 12:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by Gumdrop Girl 7 · 0 0

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2016-09-05 22:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

the whole thing sweety! get a tutor!

2007-04-24 10:07:07 · answer #3 · answered by runwaythreads 1 · 0 0

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