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Just took AAMC 11, 7ps,8vr,6bs. MCAT date july 6th. My other AAMCs were 29-31. Take MCAT later?
AAMC 11....omg
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This is a big drop off. I suggest postponing. I also don't understand how you have such a big drop. I know people say aamc 11 is hard and closer to the MCAT then the other exams but it's still weird.
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My score on AAMC 11 was 2 points higher than my score on AAMC 10. How you dropped 9 is beyond me. Do you feel that additional time would be helpful? When I took the real thing, I was at the point where I knew another month or twelve would be useless...I felt as comfortable with the info as I ever would. If you're at that point, take it. If you think you have more to learn, postpone.
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i feel real comfortable thats my dilemma, you said it perfect a month or 12 would be useless. maybe i should just review what i missed (since its like 60 someting questions) and concentrate on what i missed?
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I know the BS was tricky b/c you needed to understand the passages more and rely less on your outside knowledge. This is definitely what the MCAT BS section will be like. You need to be able to understand their diagrams and acquire the necessary information from them. If you find this difficult then you need to postpone. If you feel like this test was a fluke and your sufficiently prepared then you should take it. Otherwise postpone.
Edit: Like you said you've missed a good chunk of questions which entails a wide area of sections. Review the test and see if you made careless mistakes or you simply didn't know the material. Perhaps you were just burnt out from studying too much; this happens often.
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reviewing it looks like i had the right answer on many of them, and then changed my answer. And some of them i just brain farted looks like. coulda been the caffeine i had before? i usually don't drink caffeine alot so i was jittery.
Doesn't matter at this point because you can't change your test date anymore. Your only option if you don't want to test would be to not go or to void, so you're stuck. Just make sure you're calm before the exam and try to do your best. If test day feels anything like AAMC 11 then you should void.
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I honestly have no clue what to tell you. You need to look objectively at the test and how you feel in terms of being prepared. If you think your ready and more time won't change your score then go for it.
Edit: The problem is that almost everyone feels terrible after the actual test. I know I did. Therefore, you never really know whether you should void or not.
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I know I'll be figuratively crucified for saying this, but I'd suggest that, IF you haven't reviewed AAMC 11 heavily to study what you have missed, that you take it again. Yes, I know, obviously, there will be some score inflation as the questions are not brand new to you. But if you haven't reviewed heavily what you got wrong, I would take it again and see if you jump up 2 points, or 10. If it was some fluke, that you were somehow incredibly off that day but you really are ready for the real thing, you should do much better. However, if it did give an accurate representation of where you're at, then even light review of what you got wrong the first time through won't jump your score up more than 2-3 points I'd think.
Anyway, bring on the criticism and personal insults, but I would suggest retaking AAMC 11 to give you a clearer picture of where you actually are.
Anyway, bring on the criticism and personal insults, but I would suggest retaking AAMC 11 to give you a clearer picture of where you actually are.
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I'm assuming he has reviewed/ looked at least some of the wrong questions and therefore his grade is going to be severely inflated. Normally I don't think retaking practice tests months after first taking them is a bad idea. Even though the passages may seem familiar you won't remember the answers so the test will still be helpful.
Not if he looked at the answers. I don't consider myself a braniac and I know that if I took a test today and reviewed the answers, I would literally get every question right that I reviewed even if I waited for another 3 days to retake it.
This ability served me well in using old exams professors uploaded to study for pre-reqs 👍 and I'm sure everyone is the same.
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I agree, i remember the questions real well, if i took it again id get a real good score inflated of course. I think im just gonna take it july 6th, without any stimulants, these next 4 days are gonna be hell reviewing. anyother suggestions or comments are welcome, thank your for all your guys help it was real helpful.
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It just depends on how he reviewed the test afterwards. I, personally, did not really review practice tests until the day after. When I took it and saw my score, I'd go back through it and see what I missed, not looking to see why missed it necessarily, but just to see what questions in general I missed.
Also, I highly doubt that you would get a 45 on practice tests you have taken previously. There are so many questions, that the answer choices you chose the first time will begin to run together with the correct answer choices of questions you missed previously. You'll ask "is this answer choice familiar because it's what I chose last time, or is it familiar because I missed this last time and this is the real correct answer?" Anyway, my point was simply that IF he had not really reviewed the practice test yet, that it could still be of some benefit to him in determining where he stands.
Edit: Just saw HK35's latest post. Because of that, I would not recommend retaking AAMC 11.
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I'm personally going to relax b/c I feel like I know the majority of the material well. So I'm going to focus on just a few problem areas and look over formulas. I think it's important to not feel burnt out on the real thing, which I was definitely feeling the first time.
Edit: I would never get a 45 b/c verbal will always keep me down. But I agree with you.
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Well what were the circumstances? I mean 4 days before I took the 5/26 MCAT I scored a lot lower on my last practice test (4 points) than my practice test average, although it was number 3. I attribute this to being nearly burnt out and also having a really poor attitude taking the test. By poor attitude, I mean I didn't really focus and put the solid effort in like I usually do because of people claiming how easy this one was compared to the other AAMCs. If your mentally checked out, you could score a lot lower (9 points lower may be a red flag for most though). BUT if all your other tests are in that range of ~30 than I say take it. Also, I thought AAMC 10 was very similar to the 5/26 MCAT so if you got a 30 on that you should be fine. Not to dis anyone here on SDN but our advice doesn't really matter, its your call. Good luck and know that you will destroy the test!🙂
I just finished taking AAMC 11. I felt the style of the PS and BS were very different from the past practice exams. I didn't think the PS was harder in difficulty, but it tested topics in a different way. It seemed more like a test I would see in one of my pre-req classes. The BS was definitely very physio/biochem heavy which was very weird! I was expecting to see a lot more orgo. Either way, I scored higher on AAMC 11(37) than I did on all of my past practice exams.
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I think my attitude was similar, i had a 5 hour energy right before and was real jittery the whole time i took the test, and when i went back through the test it looked like i didnt even read some of the questions! im about to take my last aamc right now number 5 just to see what happens. haha thanks i hope i destroy it
Flamen- thats good man!
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I agree with this. If you have been pretty consistant with the other ones, you might as well go for it.
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AAMC 11 is definitely more like the live MCAT...
This being said... going through your post game analysis, you should find yourself saying... Oh I knew that, that was a stupid mistake etc.
But I think you need to step up your game on practice tests. If you want to score 30+... you should not be getting questions you "knew" wrong.
This being said... going through your post game analysis, you should find yourself saying... Oh I knew that, that was a stupid mistake etc.
But I think you need to step up your game on practice tests. If you want to score 30+... you should not be getting questions you "knew" wrong.
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Wow, what do you think happened?
You did pretty darn good on the other AAMCs (Which is no easy task) so I'm pretty surprised this happened to you.
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Where can I get some TBR fls??
I honestly have no idea..... i felt like the bio was a lot easier on the other FL besides 11, and on the real thing verbal was a lot longer and bio was like verbal. so idk.
I honestly have no idea..... i felt like the bio was a lot easier on the other FL besides 11, and on the real thing verbal was a lot longer and bio was like verbal. so idk.
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I see. Good luck man. If you got such high practice test scores I bet you know your stuff. I'm sure if you keep studying you'll do great on the retake.
I am getting my Practice AAMCs in the mid 20's and got a 7/7/5 on AAMC 10. (Taking the test on Friday). I may end up being in the same boat as you.... I used up all the AAMCs except 7.
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my advice to you is to think carefully..... very carefully. I swallowed my pride and went for it thinking it could just be a fluke, and I paid for it. extra review and getting those scores up could be very beneficial. then again i mighta been just screwed by the uly 6th mcat because my friend was averaging 35 on his aamcs and ended up with a 27 on the same day as me.
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Thanks for the advice. I'll definitely try to look over my AAMC 10 tomorrow as carefully as possible. (I have a thick head so I'm not sure if I want to void)
Not sure what score I'll be "satisfied" with yet either but definitely not like my AAMC 10. I'm talking to my pre-med adviser soon so we'll see.
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i took this test last week, first aamc 11 9 10... lol test in 2 weeks now
I srly think i bombed the bio...to the point i was just to tired and tried to sped thru it..those passages will F you up. the physical science i thought was not that hard, also the verbal was pretty tricky as always..
I srly think i bombed the bio...to the point i was just to tired and tried to sped thru it..those passages will F you up. the physical science i thought was not that hard, also the verbal was pretty tricky as always..
Dude, I would not have my test scored. There is clearly a lack of fundamental science principles or a gaping hole in content knowledge. Not trying to put you down or anything, but I wouldn't be hoping for some miracle on test day.
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Not hoping for a miracle. Hoping for a 27 or so (A point above my average).
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Sounds pretty good. maybe you could switch 10 and 11. good luck!
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And maybe change your avatar too? lol that effing frog almost gives me epileptic attacks every time I see it. 😡
Hoping for a 27 on the real test with a 19 on AAMC #10 is hoping for a miracle. Even hoping for a score above your average is absurb. These days, most people are scoring 2-3 points below their AAMC average.
Nonetheless, good luck to you, and I genuinely hope you acheive the score you want.
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Most likely not going to happen considering the actual exam is way harder than the AAMC exams and most importantly nerves...... you seriously need to sit down and do a lot of content review. With the score you posted for AAMC #10 man you are missing something. AAMC 10 and 11 were most indicative of my exam. I scored a 28 on AAMC 10 and ended up scoring a 29 on my actual exam. However, my AAMC practice exam average was a 31ish so I scored 2 points below my average and in the same range as AAMC 10 and 11.
Just wanted to chime in here to reiterate what was already said
yes, the bio section is a lot harder than other AAMC exams (10 is close too). This IS INDEED how it is on the actual thing (actually is slightly tougher). It relies a lot less on outside knowledge. I am almost positive a person who knew minimal info in BS could pull off a great score if they read the passages efficiently, thoroughly, but quickly.
One of the greatest practice passages in it is the one about the rats and vectors and whatnot (I think it was midway through like passage 6). If you can understand that passage clearly, you should be able to do okay on the real thing - THAT is how the passages are on the real thing. You have to pick up the right information quickly or you just won't do well on the section (and yes the small details DO matter. I don't recommend you skip right to the questions). it has almost become a pseudo verbal section.
The PS on aamc 11 was also great. It was analogous to the MCAT I took - as in the types of questions and how the questions would be approached. Of course the real thing was slightly harder, but the PS does indeed match up somewhat well.
Verbal is verbal. It was good as well (perhaps a bit on the easier side).
For what its worth, I ended up with a 37 on aamc 11 (14 PS, 10 verbal, 13 BS). I was surprised when I did better on the real thing. But please, if you have not taken this test yet, make sure you save it for when you really need it. It is probably the best practice test emulating what the real thing is like.
yes, the bio section is a lot harder than other AAMC exams (10 is close too). This IS INDEED how it is on the actual thing (actually is slightly tougher). It relies a lot less on outside knowledge. I am almost positive a person who knew minimal info in BS could pull off a great score if they read the passages efficiently, thoroughly, but quickly.
One of the greatest practice passages in it is the one about the rats and vectors and whatnot (I think it was midway through like passage 6). If you can understand that passage clearly, you should be able to do okay on the real thing - THAT is how the passages are on the real thing. You have to pick up the right information quickly or you just won't do well on the section (and yes the small details DO matter. I don't recommend you skip right to the questions). it has almost become a pseudo verbal section.
The PS on aamc 11 was also great. It was analogous to the MCAT I took - as in the types of questions and how the questions would be approached. Of course the real thing was slightly harder, but the PS does indeed match up somewhat well.
Verbal is verbal. It was good as well (perhaps a bit on the easier side).
For what its worth, I ended up with a 37 on aamc 11 (14 PS, 10 verbal, 13 BS). I was surprised when I did better on the real thing. But please, if you have not taken this test yet, make sure you save it for when you really need it. It is probably the best practice test emulating what the real thing is like.
