AAMC tests 1 and 2

[CdanceNS]

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I have paper copies of the old full length AAMC tests 1 and 2 and scored a 33 and a 35 on them. I didn't want to write any of the CBT AAMC's until closer to my test date and was planning on sticking to Kaplan until then. I was just wondering if any one else had written 1 and 2 and if your scores were comparable to later AAMC tests? Or are they not a good gauge since they are so outdated?

 

[Brick Walls]

AAMC test 1 and 2 are not outdated, but they are probably not the best comparison of the current MCAT. I would say AAMC 10 and on are much closer to the current MCAT.

 

[Frunkey]

I was under the impression that they were outdated. Supposedly, AAMC 10 is from 2003, and each of the lower numbers corresponds to those MCATs which came before. A 33 and a 35 are great, and it means you can probably score as well or better on the other tests. Good luck!

 

[utjsm08]

AAMC 10 is probably the closest practice test out there to the real thing...but don't be fooled....the real exam (I thought) was much tougher....be prepared to have longer verbal passages and time yourself accordingly...(this screwed me over)

 

[BerkReviewTeach]

I have paper copies of the old full length AAMC tests 1 and 2 and scored a 33 and a 35 on them. I didn't want to write any of the CBT AAMC's until closer to my test date and was planning on sticking to Kaplan until then. I was just wondering if any one else had written 1 and 2 and if your scores were comparable to later AAMC tests? Or are they not a good gauge since they are so outdated?

AAMC Test 2 is from the April 1991 administration of the MCAT. AAMC Test 1 was never actually given. It was the sample test released in Spring 1991 to asuage the test takers, because the people at AAMC made a drastic change to the MCAT starting 1991. Before then, there were no passages, although they did have a science problem section that usually had about three to four lines of experimental data and observations followed by about three to four questions. The MCAT also used to have five choices for most questions and an analytical reasoning section where you had to look at tables, graphs, and all sorts of charts.

So after all that rambling, I'd say that the exams are still useful despite their age. AAMC 1 has no true curve, but AAMC 2 does. And you'll notice that some of those same passage topics appear on current exams, so it would seem that test writers used them as a model over the years.

 

[Give me vicodin]

where did everyone get aamc test 1 and test 2 from.

 

[CdanceNS]

I got them as part of the Oxford Review course. Check out your school library for old paper full lengths too (mine has some).