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[turica]

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Hi guys,

I just bought the GS 10 online test package. I only did the science sections and I got:

Bio - 11, 36/52
Phy - 12, 42/52

I was wondering, aren't the scaled scores kind of high relative to the raw scores? Or is this because GS is known to be harder than the real MCAT?

I just don't want to put full faith in these scaled scores if I'm not really scoring that high

Thanks in advance

PS I posted in the GS section but nobody replied so I thought this section could be helpful.

 

[Jepstein30]

Hi guys,

I just bought the GS 10 online test package. I only did the science sections and I got:

Bio - 11, 36/52
Phy - 12, 42/52

I was wondering, aren't the scaled scores kind of high relative to the raw scores? Or is this because GS is known to be harder than the real MCAT?

I just don't want to put full faith in these scaled scores if I'm not really scoring that high

Thanks in advance

PS I posted in the GS section but nobody replied so I thought this section could be helpful.

There's very little point to try and use non-AAMC tests to predict your performance on the actual thing... and if you do wish to, definitely don't bother with the scaled scores.

Use non-AAMC tests to get more experience with the testing environment and increase your odds of uncovering a hidden weakness.. but don't worry much about the score itself. It's so hard for any company to really replicate MCAT style testing (some do a better job than others, sure.. but even then that's not the only thing in play here when designing a practice test) so the real use of this resource should bluntly be more opportunity to figure out what you don't know well enough yet.

AAMC tests are really the only thing out there with any predictive value and even then, because of the breadth of material on the MCAT, it's not a very strong indicator. People say you should score within 2 points of your AAMC average (a 4 point range is quite alot on the MCAT) because the AAMC exams cover a decent amount of material that the MCAT can test you on. You can always get the jackpot (all strengths) or unlucky test (all weaknesses) and your AAMC average is irrelevant.

So, to answer your question, don't put stock in it but go back and look at every single question (right or wrong) to figure out if you need to brush up further on that topic (PRACTICE PASSAGES).

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

Practice passages.
Do these Non-AAMC exams to get a feel of it.
Look over the exam broadly after finishing.
Once you start taking AAMC exams, that's where the predictive power of a practice test will lie.
Dissect each practice test thoroughly. I mean, understand how they MADE the questions, how they provided the answer amidst all the wrong ones, how they try to trick you into picking the wrong answer etc. This is where most of the score improvement will come from on in your future FL's and can have high potential to be translated to our real MCAT score.