Are Practice Exams Good Indicators Even if you Don't Feel the Actual Test Went Well?

[koalabear]

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Hello! Everyone seems to think that scores on practice AAMC, Kaplan, etc tests are good indicators of what you will actually get on the test. I was averaging 30-32 on my practice tests but think the actual test was much harder and that I had to guess (blindly) a lot more. Are people saying that even if the actual test didn't appear to go as well that the curve generally puts you in your usual range or am I just a wishful thinker 🙂

 

[Bianca01]

Hello! Everyone seems to think that scores on practice AAMC, Kaplan, etc tests are good indicators of what you will actually get on the test. I was averaging 30-32 on my practice tests but think the actual test was much harder and that I had to guess (blindly) a lot more. Are people saying that even if the actual test didn't appear to go as well that the curve generally puts you in your usual range or am I just a wishful thinker 🙂

I would like to know the answer to this question myself. Are the Kaplan or AAMC practice tests good indicators of actual MCAT performance. I felt terrible after taking the actual test in April.

 

[junebuguf]

Yes, I only took 2 2/3 AAMC tests, and with every one I felt I had done really poorly. I ended up averaging VR 10, PS 12 BS 13. Unlike a lot of people, I felt fine about PS and better about VR, the same on BS. I never felt good about any practice test and did well, so I think you can extrapolate your practice tests scores to the real thing.

 

[Preeti09]

Hello! Everyone seems to think that scores on practice AAMC, Kaplan, etc tests are good indicators of what you will actually get on the test. I was averaging 30-32 on my practice tests but think the actual test was much harder and that I had to guess (blindly) a lot more. Are people saying that even if the actual test didn't appear to go as well that the curve generally puts you in your usual range or am I just a wishful thinker 🙂

I was pretty much in the exact same situation/had the same feelings...I hope that's true too...I guess we'll find out! Good luck to you!



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[jon0013]

i think practice tests...AAMC are great indicators especially 6-8...Kaplan PS is harder than the real deal....for me, i freak a lil on the practices but dont really care but on the real thing when ur life is dependent on it, its a lot more pressure and u probably second gues urself more...so really its prob not that harder...

 

[iwutitan]

Okay, this is what some professors in the pre med committee told me, don't know if it's true, or because they felt sorry for me after seeing how depressed I was after April 16. They said people who felt they did horrible often end up doing well, and people who thought the test was easy often bomb the test. A friend of mine thought she was getting a 23 ended up with a 36.... if this is true... please let me be one of these people who underestimate their scores...

 

[DrMike24]

Hello! Everyone seems to think that scores on practice AAMC, Kaplan, etc tests are good indicators of what you will actually get on the test. I was averaging 30-32 on my practice tests but think the actual test was much harder and that I had to guess (blindly) a lot more. Are people saying that even if the actual test didn't appear to go as well that the curve generally puts you in your usual range or am I just a wishful thinker 🙂

Im so glad more people feel like this! I totally feel the same way. I was averaging 32-33 on my kaplan practice tests, and felt pretty good going into the real thing. When i left though, it was another story. I felt like I had to guess on a bunch of the physics, and the bio was much harder than i was expecting. I really hope it turns out like my practice tests, I would be so happy with those scores! Lets hope its a good indicator...