Advice for last week of studying

[squids82]

Hey all,

For the past few weeks, I have taken 5 full lengths (listed below) and will take AAMC 3 this Tuesday. I was wondering if there was anything I could do aside from reading over the Psych 300 page document an checking over my questions with remaining section time to hopefully bump myself up to the 520 range by Saturday. Thanks!

(8/11) NS 2: 511 (129/127/127/128)
(8/18) NS 3: 511 (127/127/128/129)
(8/22) NS 4: 512 (128/126/129/129)
(7/23) AAMC 1: 512 (128/128/128/128)
(8/24) AAMC 2: 517 (129/131/129/128)

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[Davidfromcali]

Hey all,

For the past few weeks, I have taken 5 full lengths (listed below) and will take AAMC 3 this Tuesday. I was wondering if there was anything I could do aside from reading over the Psych 300 page document an checking over my questions with remaining section time to hopefully bump myself up to the 520 range by Saturday. Thanks!

(8/11) NS 2: 511 (129/127/127/128)
(8/18) NS 3: 511 (127/127/128/129)
(8/22) NS 4: 512 (128/126/129/129)
(7/23) AAMC 1: 512 (128/128/128/128)
(8/24) AAMC 2: 517 (129/131/129/128)

I’d try out some Khan Academy PS passages. Their pretty solid. 300 pg doc with some extra practice passages should push your PS score to 130.

 

[Blueprint MCAT Tutor]

Your score progression is amazing and that's definitely something to be proud of. At this point, don't tweak with any of your strategies or approaches too much since it's been working well. Just do a few practice passages a day to stay sharp with it. The biggest thing I can see that I think will most likely help you get into the 520 range is maxing out P/S. Make sure to memorize any definitions or theories you're having any difficulty with during this last week. I always advise students that during this last week, it's much harder to try and learn entire concepts than it is to work on memorizing the things you're weak at but are high-yield. Those things will make the biggest difference in the last week. Things like amino acids, biological pathways, physics equations, and P/S definitions. Those are things that are feasible to memorize and improve on in the last week and are most likely to make a difference on your exam if you improve upon them. I hope that helps! Your scores look spectacular and I think you are well on your way to an amazing score. Good luck and if you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to reach out!

 

[bdawg0426]

Cover all the material and practice practice practice. I started out with a 508 on my first MCAT full length at week 2, hit 518 twice on week 10, and scored 521 on the real test. Be sure to NOT study the day before and get a good nights sleep (as best you can but realize most of us don't do that well either the night before so get sleep 2-3 nights before so you can absorb a night of so so sleep just before the test). Worked for me.

 

[squids82]

Cover all the material and practice practice practice. I started out with a 508 on my first MCAT full length at week 2, hit 518 twice on week 10, and scored 521 on the real test. Be sure to NOT study the day before and get a good nights sleep (as best you can but realize most of us don't do that well either the night before so get sleep 2-3 nights before so you can absorb a night of so so sleep just before the test). Worked for me.

Thanks! I took FL 3 and got a 519 so I'm just finishing up with shaky stuff these next few days then

 

[bdawg0426]

You're going to crush it! Relax - the hard part is over!

 

[bdawg0426]

Just one more tid bit. I did flash cards at the end. Mostly the AAMC but also the Kaplan online flash cards I bought on Amazon for $20. It comes with the physical cards too but I used only the digital flash cards.