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MCAT, caffeine, etc.
Aug. 14th, 2004 08:51 pmSo I took the MCAT today, and I think it actually went pretty well. I'll have to wait until I get my scores back, but I think even the writing sample, which I was pretty worried about, ended up going OK.
For that part at least, I think caffeine must be the secret... Because the only practice test where I thought my writing sample was even decent was the one where I had chai before I started AND some coffee after lunch, and that was what I did today. Even on practice tests when I had coffee right before the writing sample, which is right after lunch, but not in the morning, it didn't help, but I guess having caffeine twice does the trick--and I almost didn't get the coffee after lunch today, but I was glad I did. (By the way, the coffee bar at Wash. U. had this really great coffee thing called a Mayan Mocha that I wish we had at Swat. It was cappucino with chocolate and space, and it was REALLY good. Of course, the chai from Kohlberg is better than the chai ANYPLACE else, so I guess I can't complain. (And that's including Starbucks, where I tried the chai a couple times this summer, Oregon chai powder, which apparently is the brand that originally brought chai to the US, and the chai at Panera/St. Louis Bread Co., which I tried once and it was OK, but still not as good as Kohlberg.) I think I'm going to buy some of the brand that they use when I get back to school, but I have to buy it online, because I haven't seen it in stores. According to the Daily Gazette story last year, the mix they use for Kohlberg chai is Chai Amore East Indian spice flavor, if you're looking for it also. I can't believe they don't use this mix anyplace else, even at big chains like Starbucks or Panera that are known for being the best at that kind of stuff...)
But anyway, yeah. Caffeine is good for the MCAT writing sample (and it doesn't hurt for the rest of the test either). And it makes sense, considering how fast you have to go on there... ( What the MCAT writing sample is, and why I was so worried about it )
( On the rest of the test... )
Either way, woo hoo! It's over, and as far as I know I didn't screw anything up badly so hopefully I'll have a pretty good score, so I'm happy. Or at least, I was before--now, I think the caffeine's wearing off, so I'm a little bit too tired to really feel happy. But I'm planning on getting some sleep tonight...
For that part at least, I think caffeine must be the secret... Because the only practice test where I thought my writing sample was even decent was the one where I had chai before I started AND some coffee after lunch, and that was what I did today. Even on practice tests when I had coffee right before the writing sample, which is right after lunch, but not in the morning, it didn't help, but I guess having caffeine twice does the trick--and I almost didn't get the coffee after lunch today, but I was glad I did. (By the way, the coffee bar at Wash. U. had this really great coffee thing called a Mayan Mocha that I wish we had at Swat. It was cappucino with chocolate and space, and it was REALLY good. Of course, the chai from Kohlberg is better than the chai ANYPLACE else, so I guess I can't complain. (And that's including Starbucks, where I tried the chai a couple times this summer, Oregon chai powder, which apparently is the brand that originally brought chai to the US, and the chai at Panera/St. Louis Bread Co., which I tried once and it was OK, but still not as good as Kohlberg.) I think I'm going to buy some of the brand that they use when I get back to school, but I have to buy it online, because I haven't seen it in stores. According to the Daily Gazette story last year, the mix they use for Kohlberg chai is Chai Amore East Indian spice flavor, if you're looking for it also. I can't believe they don't use this mix anyplace else, even at big chains like Starbucks or Panera that are known for being the best at that kind of stuff...)
But anyway, yeah. Caffeine is good for the MCAT writing sample (and it doesn't hurt for the rest of the test either). And it makes sense, considering how fast you have to go on there... ( What the MCAT writing sample is, and why I was so worried about it )
( On the rest of the test... )
Either way, woo hoo! It's over, and as far as I know I didn't screw anything up badly so hopefully I'll have a pretty good score, so I'm happy. Or at least, I was before--now, I think the caffeine's wearing off, so I'm a little bit too tired to really feel happy. But I'm planning on getting some sleep tonight...
