Advice for a retaker re: study materials

[yanks26dmb]

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So I took the test yesterday and am feeling terrible like a lot of you guys. My aamc average was 30, but I'm expecting a 23-25 and will obviously need a retake.

I've done a lot of questions from TBR, TPRH and obviously all the AAMC tests. Honestly, I found none of them, perhaps except AAMC 11 representative of BS. What should I do now? I'm hoping to retake in July and/or August and just want to knock out a ton of practice questions from now until then....what would you recommend?

 

[NextStepTutor_2]

In your situation, consistent practice with timed passages will be extremely helpful Find a good source for them like Hyperlearning. Practice questions outside the context of a passage won't help you with your timing or MCAT critical thinking skills. Along the way, you will identify content knowledge that needs to be remediated. Hit that immediately and continue with the passages. Continue to take full lengths at regular and appropriate intervals to track your performance. Since you've taken all the AAMCs, look to the websites for the major test prep companies. Most give you one for free online. Be incredibly reflective. When questions go wrong, know exactly why. Figure out your patterns and habits. Maintain the good ones. Fix the ones keeping you from your goal.

 

[Alucard6]

First off, chances are that you did not do as bad as you thought. Everyone has those feelings so do not go by them. One thing you should not do is schedule an exam before you even receive your scores.

Also those materials might not be reflective, but they help you understand where your weak areas are. Try to go through them and really sit down and analyze where your mistakes lie and where you can fix them.