first practice exam score ..?!

[Tabicakes]

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Heyyy people
I just finished the free AAMC mcat test and I scored a 28
PS = 10
V = 8
BS = 10

I've taken my basics (chem, bio, physics), organic 1 & 2, and I haven't studied for the Mcat at all yet; I plan on prepping hardcore this summer and taking the Real Deal in August.

With that said is 28 a bad/average/good score for my first go at it?😕

I'd almost be happy with that on the real deal haha, but hopefully it will go up at least a few points !?!🙄

Tabitha

 

[WashMe]

Heyyy people
I just finished the free AAMC mcat test and I scored a 28
PS = 10
V = 8
BS = 10

I've taken my basics (chem, bio, physics), organic 1 & 2, and I haven't studied for the Mcat at all yet; I plan on prepping hardcore this summer and taking the Real Deal in August.

With that said is 28 a bad/average/good score for my first go at it?😕

I'd almost be happy with that on the real deal haha, but hopefully it will go up at least a few points !?!🙄Tabitha

Not bad at all 🙂 When I was in a similar situation (taken classes but had not studied for MCAT) I scored a 32 (12, 9, 11), then I ended up getting a 39 (13, 13, 13) on the real thing after studying ~75 hrs + taking 3 more practice tests. You'll do fine, just work hard and your score will keep rising.

 

[rockaction]

I'd say you're in a great place. After you really start hitting the books, you'll see great results with the AAMC tests. A 28 on your first test cold is better than you'd think. I'd suggest burning through a couple tests by third parties (Kaplan, TPR, etc) before you keep going through the AAMC tests.

Be glad that you are where you are, and study study study and you will get a great score.

 

[AdemTD]

Not bad at all 🙂 When I was in a similar situation (taken classes but had not studied for MCAT) I scored a 32 (12, 9, 11), then I ended up getting a 39 (13, 13, 13) on the real thing after studying ~75 hrs + taking 3 more practice tests. You'll do fine, just work hard and your score will keep rising.

When I took my first practice MCAT it was a Kaplan diagnostic and I scored a 17 on it. The real MCAT after a few weeks of content review and practice exams yielded a 31. Granted it is much easier to go from a 17 to 31 than improving 14 points on an already pretty good score, it can be done.

 

[DrDre2001]

A 28 is great for a "diagnostic"/before content review test.

I had a 18 or something. Most others in my Kaplan test scores in the high teens. I ended up raising it by 10+ points and so did many of the other kids in my class.

 

[229141]

You said you haven't studied, yet you took all the subjects covered on it. Hmmm...assuming you did well in those classes that absolutely does count as some MCAT studying- making it reasonable for you to get that score. I got over a 30 on that without studying from just paying attention in class

BEWARE because aamc is not representative at all I heard

 

[WashMe]

You said you haven't studied, yet you took all the subjects covered on it. Hmmm...assuming you did well in those classes that absolutely does count as some MCAT studying- making it reasonable for you to get that score. I got over a 30 on that without studying from just paying attention in class

BEWARE because aamc is not representative at all I heard

I disagree about aamc not being representative...

My practice tests were 32 (before studying), 37, 37, 37.

My ranges on each section over the 4 practice tests were:

PS 12-14
VR 9-13
BS 11-13

I expected to score ~ 37 given my practice tests, and I had a theoretical max of 40 (14,13,13) if I performed at the max of my practice tests.

AAMC tests are representative, and are the best tool to prepare for the real thing if they are used correctly.

 

[muhali3]

Whether the score is good is subjective. You only seem to be aiming for a 30-32, so 28 is definitely a good score. You just need to get used to the MCAT format through practice tests and maybe brush up on some subjects and then your score should increase by a few points.