Well, not surprisingly I have procrastinated on the MCAT studying.
HOWEVER! I did take a practice MCAT and I got a 28, this is acceptable. Now, I just have to motivate myself in some other way than "Holy Crap! If I don't study, I'll get a 25!" Granted, not having that anxiety is nice. But I only have about 3 weeks of studying left. And that's not much when you work and have commitments every weekend until the test... And I *still* suck at organic chemistry to boot!
So, I have shifted my focus to trying to increase my verbal score. Because that is totally doable. That will take the pressure off of learning a lot of material in a short amount of time, and hopefully, significantly raise my test score.
So, in the spirit of studying, and ironically at the same time procastinating, here is a very interesting TED talk that I dearly love. http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html
Basically, the idea is that we need the motivation in our lives from within ourselves with autonomy to do it and master it. Sounds like the exact opposite of what my boss wants. Ugh.
Good luck with your studying! I think you might have forgotten to link the TED talk. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the last few weeks of studying. My best piece of advice (from someone who's had the pleasure of writing the MCAT) is to take at least a day off from studying before the exam. It's an absolutely exhausting exam, so it's best to go into it relaxed and well-rested. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice. When I took it, I scheduled a massage the day before the exam to loosen me up instead of studying. It seemed to do me good!
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