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I realize that the grading system for these two tests is not of any use, but how does the content of the two tests compare to the actual MCAT?
AAMC Practice Tests 1 and 2
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According to AAMC, MCAT Practice Test I contains questions not previously administered and that is why no scoring table is given for it. MCAT Practice Test II is an operational test from a previously administered MCAT but I question the validity of the scoring table provided with it.
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How similar are the questions on test I to the actual MCAT - I took practice test I last night and did quite well (as far as # correct is concerned) and am wondering how realistic the questions asked are
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I also took AAMC Practice Test I. I don't recommend you use that test to see what the real MCAT is like. I found that AAMC Test #1 to be easy. Test II would be more like a real MCAT because it has previous problems from the MCAT in the past. Your best bet to see the current MCAT would be to do AAMC practice test 4 or 5.
Good luck!!
Good luck!!
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Watch out for the AAMC practice tests. Tests 1-4 (the only ones that were available when I studied for the MCAT) were very different from the MCAT I took in August 2000. On the practice tests I would miss 1-3 questions on the verbal sections and would finish the sections with about 35 minutes to spare (giving me time to check all of my answers). On the real MCAT that I took, the passages and questions were much harder. I had to guess on many questions and filled in my final bubble just before the time was up. When I got my scores back (65 days later) I was relieved that I got an 11 (which was lower than any practice test I took - AAMC, Kaplan, Berkeley Review). The other major difference in the test that I took was that the organic chemistry questions seemed much more difficult than on any of the AAMC practice tests.
