How to review FLs???

[BrothaX]

How did you review your practice exams for the highest yield possible??

If possible, please be more specific than i looked at each question and really tried to understand it....

Also did anyone retake AAMC FLs after they were done??

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[NextStepTutor_2]

First break up mistakes into content vs critical thinking. If it is the former, remediate immediately with content books. If it is critical thinking, come up with a concrete strategy that will help you get the question right next time. Example: read carefully to see whether a charge is positive or negative before using RHR. Make a list of lessons learned and look through them often to internalize them. You'll find yourself more open to building MCAT-specific critical thinking skills this way. You do not need to retake the same test but after analysis, you should be comfortable that you would get 100% correct without any assistance.

 

[cafeverona]

I had a Word doc Notebook split into the PS/VB/BS section. For each question I got wrong (and even some I got right, if I took too long on them or guessed or whatever), I would write the general idea behind why I got that question wrong (Content, math error, made it more difficult...etc). Then, I would expand on that with maybe 5 sentences discussing what I was thinking in the moment and how I should be thinking in a different way to get the right answer. For me, writing things down like this really embeds in my mind. I plan on re-reading my notes on this before taking my next AAMC. For any incorrect questions due to content errors, I highlighted that topic, and re-read/focused on passages in TBR to supplement.

This took me almost all day yesterday to do the PS section. Granted, it was my first test that I was checking, and I should have gotten more right...regardless, I think taking more time to check is a learning process and can be more beneficial than just breezing through it and focusing on more passage work.

Hope that helps!