60% on CARS Q Pack 1...what next?

[Chromatic543]

So I have been doing Jack Westin passages (daily), EK 101 Verbal Reasoning passages, and NextStep passages.

I recently finished CARS Q Pack 1 over several days, and under timed conditions (10 minutes per passage)

I managed to get a 72/120 (60%) with this breakdown:

1-59 (33/60) = 55%
60-120 (39/60) = 65%

What should I do at this point? I'm aiming for a 128 on the CARS section of the MCAT, and I feel a little bit demoralized here. What scores should I be aiming for on these question packs?

Materials I still have
I still have daily Jack Westin CARS, three "tests" on EK 101 Verbal Reasoning, the whole NextStep 108 CARS book, and AAMC CARS question pack 2.


UPDATE: I just started CARS Q packs 2, and am currently running at 24/32.

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[frosted2]

Just out of curiosity, what do you think changed between yesterday and today?

I always found that when CARS was slaughtering me, I would approach each question as a "new question" and with confidence... if that makes sense haha 🙂

 

[Chromatic543]

Just out of curiosity, what do you think changed between yesterday and today?

I always found that when CARS was slaughtering me, I would approach each question as a "new question" and with confidence... if that makes sense haha 🙂

What do you mean?

I just finished the first sixty questions of CARS Q Pack 2 and scored a 45/60 (75%)...

ONE PASSAGE I score a 2/5, which KEPT me from an 80%!!!!!

 

[frosted2]

It seems like there was a huge jump between the CARS 1 and CARS 2 packs. I was just curious as to if you switched anything between the two packs.

 

[Chromatic543]

It seems like there was a huge jump between the CARS 1 and CARS 2 packs. I was just curious as to if you switched anything between the two packs.

I think the topics have just been easier to understand...I haven't changed anything.

Topics such as art history always THROW me off

 

[Chromatic543]

Well, I was doing well on CARS pack 2, and then I took a big dip, and then started doing better and ended up finishing

88/120 = 73%.

I don't know what kind of score this is, but I am so frustrated and I feel like I have exhausted all my practice materials...I don't like practicing very much off of non-AAMC materials. What should I do?