Am I in trouble?

[VenusFlyTrap]

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Hello... I took my first practice bio subject exam and only got 18 right!! This happen to anyone else?! 🙁

 

[VenusFlyTrap]

No one huh?!

 

[tinman831]

An 18 is pretty decent for your first practice exam. Most people tend to do poorly on practice exams when compared to the real examination. You're definitely on the right track if you are starting off getting 18's. 🙂

 

[VenusFlyTrap]

Sorry for the confusion... I only got 18 right which would mean that my score would be 14 😡 🙁

 

[Atombomb]

I got 15, realized how much work i had in front of me, did the work and smoked bio on the real thing above 20 so just take it as a does of reality, but my highest bio practive score was somewhere between 17 and 19 but just study like its your job

 

[stosh]

Sorry for the confusion... I only got 18 right which would mean that my score would be 14 😡 🙁

what practice test did u use??? some are harder than the real test.....

 

[VenusFlyTrap]

what practice test did u use??? some are harder than the real test.....

I used the kaplan practice test

 

[DMD to Be]

I got a 15 on my first bio practice test. Got 22 on the real bio. You can do it. Just read through some old biology notes/books.

 

[bruinpredent]

your first test is not an indication of how you'll do on test day, but rather on how much studying you need to put in to get the scores you want. if you play your cards right and study like your life depends on it, most of your scores can go up by as many as 7-8 points (i speak from personal experience).


just relax and set realistic practice test score goals as your progress through your studying...aim at increasing a point or two with every practice test you take and try to take a practice test a week if you can (if you're using achiever, topscore, and kaplan you should have more than enough tests to be able to do this)

best of luck

 

[bs2dds]

this spring i got a 14 on bio in my waste of time kaplan course and when I took the DAT in aug. i got a 20++.... study study study.... but u can raise that score up if ur willing to put in the time

 

[bs2dds]

so no your not in trouble 😀

 

[How Sleepy??!!]

For your first practice test, that is nothing to be concerned about. In bio, a little but of studying will take you a long way - you will likely see your scores increase dramatically if you work hard. The real thing is not as bad as those practice tests from kaplan, and some of those questions are too eccentric. Stick to the basics of the kaplan review book, read over some old notes, and for a thorough review of biology questions I would recommend Destroyer. Using those sources, you should be just fine. Good luck!!