Diagnostic MCAT score

[IndigoBoy0]

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How concerned should I be with a low diagnotic score? I haven't reviewed physics or general chem for almost 10 years but managed to get a 6-7 on these sections cold. With study I'm presuming this will have to go up?

 

[IndigoBoy0]

This was the test from the AMCAS site. I only got two wrong in verbal in the first five passages and then went to "review answers" to see how many Qs I had left an dmistakenly clicked on end section so it wasn't scored. Anyone else have this exeperience?

 

[scottyT]

How concerned should I be with a low diagnotic score? I haven't reviewed physics or general chem for almost 10 years but managed to get a 6-7 on these sections cold. With study I'm presuming this will have to go up?

Don't worry about the diagnostic scores. People routinely get 10 point improvement on the test by the time they take it. You might want to start really practicing your verbal though as that is the hardest score to shift. I'd recommend getting a verbal workbook (like the examkrackers one) and doing a practice verbal test every day or two.

Make sure you are doing well on the practice tests before you take the MCAT though. It's better to cancel the test and reschedule than it is to bomb it and have to retake.

 

[scottyT]

This was the test from the AMCAS site. I only got two wrong in verbal in the first five passages and then went to "review answers" to see how many Qs I had left an dmistakenly clicked on end section so it wasn't scored. Anyone else have this exeperience?

Make sure you select "test mode" and not "review mode" when you start the test. You won't make that mistake again.

 

[MeowMix]

assume nothing with the MCAT. The diagnostic tests are shorter, low-pressure, and the whole situation is different. You need to be consistently scoring in your minimum target range on ALL sections on FULL-LENGTH, timed practice tests before convincing me that you are going to get your target score. Do not underestimate the test-day freakout factor. Also, you could easily end up getting tested on your weakest content areas in PS and BS, which would drop your score.

A 6-7 is woefully inadequate, and there are students who have to work very hard to get up to a 9-10 on every section. We can't tell if you're going to have an easy time or not. In my experience teaching MCAT, there is nothing "routine" about a 10-point improvement. For most people, it is possible but it takes work.

good luck