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The percentages from the AAMC FL are very arbitrary and hard to gauge. I would say just go with how you felt about the exam. If you felt good about it and did not struggle too much with time then you are ready. Based on anecdotal evidence from friends and myself, getting below a 70% on any category does not equate to a 508+ score. I never used any kaplan FL, but I did far better on the actual exam than I did on examkrackers' or princeton reviews'. Pretty much everyone that I know did better on the actual test than the practice exams. If you feel really bad (like didn't finish all the questions bad) then you can void your exam. However, I will say that almost everyone walks out feeling pretty depressed no matter how they actually did.
It's most certainly not arbitrary for the majority of people. A quick glance at the google docs with the compilation of scores suggest it's a good indicator...
OP you are lacking in major content knowledge. Study up, hit the books and if you can, postpone the test if you're trying to score above the mean.
It's most certainly not arbitrary for the majority of people. A quick glance at the google docs with the compilation of scores suggest it's a good indicator...
OP you are lacking in major content knowledge. Study up, hit the books and if you can, postpone the test if you're trying to score above the mean.
Thanks everyone for the replies!! I didn't check SDN after I posted this.......had a nervous breakdown and I postponed my exam to Aug 22 lol.
I have been consistently scoring above 75% in all the sections except Chem/Phys [EKs, Qpacks] so I think I need to go over some more content review. I dunno what happened to my Bio section today, I felt pretty confident after the section, but 59% is not good!
Anyways....is submitting secondaries around September too late?
Edited: to include testprep
Lucky you also got an August 22nd seat... I had someone else check if certain locations that I really prefer were available on those dates and they weren't but they were plentiful for September. Deciding hopefully by 10pm at the latest tonight whether or not I'm canceling and changing the date.
Another risk I might take is take the August 6th test and if it really feels like a test I really have to void, I will and then try to find a test date/location again on August 8th (2 days after the test date, I think this is AAMC policy to when you can sign up again for another test date).
I know! I was really surprised I got the Aug date! I had already missed the January mcat and passed the deadline to cancel it, so voiding it next week counts as two tries for a year. So I thought I'd be better off if I just cancel this.
Good luck with everything @Dreamstoo!!
I am applying MD/DO. Got my secondaries prewritten and now hoping and praying for the best!
Yeah that is correct, but I wanted to give myself 2 more chances this year Just in case......Hey dude I think it's 3 attempts per year AFTER April 2015 test.
https://www.aamc.org/students/download/63060/data/mcatessentials.pdf
p. 14-p. 15.
Yeah that is correct, but I wanted to give myself 2 more chances this year Just in case......
I don't think AAMC is planning to add more test dates for the year.
I hope they do add! Even if they don't, I think I needed the additional two weeks for more practice.
Are you still taking it next week?