How ready is "ready"?

[Lilith]

I heard some people say, "don't take the MCAT if you are not ready." I am just wondering what are your definition of being ready for the August test.

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[TTSD]

When your eyes are continuously red, your chest burns and you'll be DAMNED if you have to do it again.

 

[Charlotte York]

You're not "ready" if you continually have to ask people if you are sufficiently "ready."

 

[MeowMix]

If you are consistently scoring 10 points less than your minimum target MCAT score, on Kaplan/TPR/BR/EK *and* AAMC tests (this is the most important criterion), then you are not ready.

 

[zinjanthropus]

i would probably narrow that down to 4 points. 4 points is out of the expected range of error using practice tests as predictive diagnostic tools (assuming a +/-3 point window, on average). If you are consistenly out of your window, then you are very likely to end up with a lower score then you expected.

You are certainly not ready for the actual test if you don't have a target score and really good sense of whether or not that score is achievable based on practice test history.