AAMC test versus conversion charts - help?

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I've been doing practice tests from AAMC and I'm running into a problem. On the practice test there are 52 questions on the PS and BS sections and 40 questions on the VR.

However the score conversion charts (http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=221456) say the PS, VR, and BS sections have 77, 60, and 77 questions respectively.

Can someone explain to me how this works?

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I've been doing practice tests from AAMC and I'm running into a problem. On the practice test there are 52 questions on the PS and BS sections and 40 questions on the VR.

However the score conversion charts (http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=221456) say the PS, VR, and BS sections have 77, 60, and 77 questions respectively.

Can someone explain to me how this works?



Why are you doing the paper versions?


I would recommend practicing online to better simulate your actual exam conditions. It feels a little different when you first start taking them online and it's worth getting used to before the exam.
 
This is the scale from AAMC CBT #10, it should serve as a good reference point.


PS VR BS
15 52-52 40-40 51-52
14 50-51 39-39 50-50
13 49-49 38-38 47-49
12 46-48 37-37 46-46
11 44-45 34-36 43-45
10 41-43 31-33 39-42
9 38-40 29-30 35-38
8 33-37 27-28 32-34
7 28-32 24-26 29-31
6 23-27 21-23 26-28
5 19-22 19-20 23-25
4 15-18 15-18 20-22
3 11-14 12-14 16-19
2 8-10 9-11 14-15
1 0-7 0-8 0-13
 
Dangit, I got 39/52 (75%) correct on BS and it was only a 9! Arg :thumbdown: What do I have to do to get raw scores in the mid 40's?
 
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