AAMC Question Packs and Section bank and advice!

[babbino]

Hey guys! I'm almost a week away from my test date and I really just want to get more practice in beforehand. I just took a Kaplan FL (the 2nd one) and got the following:

Chem/phys: 129
CARS: 124
Bio/Biochem: 130
Psych: 127
Total: 510

I was a bit disappointed with my psych score and very disappointed with the CARS. From here on out I'm planning to mostly do practice problems, complete the last 2 AAMC FLs, and brush up on material as needed. I'm wondering what problems I should focus on? Should I buy the AAMC question packs and section bank or take some extra practice tests (that are not AAMC), or are there other good sources of content. What would be the most accurate and most helpful? I got the AAMC CARS question pack, but it seemed a lot easier and I got most of them correct, so I'm not sure if its very accurate. (Also I'm not sure how much I'll have time for, so if choosing between the two, are the question packs or section banks more useful?)

Also if anyone has any tips (especially for the CARS) I would truly appreciate it. I was originally going for a 520, but now I'm just hoping to increase my score as much as possible with the time I have.

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[LXJ34]

I would say SB is #1 priority besides the FL.
Qpacks are great for content review so if you can squeeze them in then all the better.
But as for limited time...get off 3rd party stuff and get on AAMC SB and FL immediately. You need time to review.
As for CARS I would see how you do on a FL since you already went through the QPacks.


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[babbino]

I can still get the second section pack for CARS, would that be a useful way to practice (as I thought those were easier than the actual exam -- AAMC included). Are there any other good CARS practice sources?

 

[LXJ34]

Get the CARS Q Pack 2 and practice doing 9 passages at a time under timed conditions and see how you do.
One week away from your test, the only stuff that matters is AAMC especially for CARS.
Practice with the Qpack, take your FL and assess from there.
AAMC FL 2 , then FL 1, in that order are the most predictive. Always. Point blank. Period.



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