EK FL CARS vs AAMC Q Pack CARS

[frodo25]

I get around 80% of AAMC CARS but around 55% on EK CARS. Is EK that much harder?

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[letmein1992]

that's similar to what happened to me. I took the EK1 and 4, and got low 60% on both. However, I took the AAMC FL CARS, and scored an 85%!

 

[frodo25]

I feel like EK has much more detail oriented questions

 

[DanniD]

I feel like EK has much more detail oriented questions

I've heard the new MCAT CARS is also detailed oriented

 

[frodo25]

I've heard the new MCAT CARS is also detailed oriented

From where?

 

[mcatjelly]

I never scored higher than 80% on EK's FLs, but averaged 85%+ on Q packs, 88% on the FL, and 97% on the OG.

97th percentile on the real thing.

So yes, EK's CARS is wayyyy harder.

 

[galvanicpod]

I feel like EK CARS is more detail oriented compared to NS CARS. I am doing way better on NS CARS than EK's.... Anyone else agree?

 

[625233]

I never scored higher than 80% on EK's FLs, but averaged 85%+ on Q packs, 88% on the FL, and 97% on the OG.

97th percentile on the real thing.

So yes, EK's CARS is wayyyy harder.

how'd u do on TPR CARS? I et around 75-83 but then mess up on 1 every 3-4 and get a 40-50%

 

[mcatjelly]

how'd u do on TPR CARS? I et around 75-83 but then mess up on 1 every 3-4 and get a 40-50%

I never did TPR's CARS, sorry!

 

[TheRelevant]

My scores for EK101 vs. EK FLs vs. TPRH vs. AAMC verbal section tests:

EK101 Tests 1-8: 5, 10, 9, 11, 8, 10, 11, 9
TPRH average percentage (entire book): 72% (TPRH are by far the hardest)
AAMC 3-7: 10, 10, 11, 10, 10
EK FL 1 CARS: 74%

A caveat to this is I did my Aug 5th MCAT with minimal verbal practise (i think I'd only done the first 3 EK101 exams) and ended up getting an 125 (8 according to old scores) on the real thing. Quite a bit lower than what these practice tests have been revealing so far. By the same token however, this was before I did all these practice tests. Perhaps understanding the format of the test/practice has bumped up my verbal score a bit. Additionally, I think I partially screwed up on the real thing by mis-timing - so it may not have been representative of my true performance.