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How are you scoring now? If you did a good chunk of content, then try out AAMC 3 and see how you do. Almost 7 weeks is plenty of time to make an improvement, as long as you are already in the 26+ range on practice.
Spend your days now solely on working what is "cloudy" as you say. Really nail it down by looking at a variety of materials. Even for a simple topic, spend a couple hours to learn every detail you can so you'll ace it when it comes test time. If you are scoring less than 10 in PS and BS, then it means you need more content review.
Spend your days now solely on working what is "cloudy" as you say. Really nail it down by looking at a variety of materials. Even for a simple topic, spend a couple hours to learn every detail you can so you'll ace it when it comes test time. If you are scoring less than 10 in PS and BS, then it means you need more content review.
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Here's some advice:
You DEFINITELY have time to improve.
No one feels like they can just look back and recall all the information they've studied. The question is, will you recognize it when prompted.
Make a table on Excel to catalog all the questions you're getting wrong on practice tests. Include the Test # / Question #, type of question it was, and why you got it wrong. Question types that you keep getting wrong (i.e electrochemistry) are topics that you know you have to go back, re-read material on, and do practice questions for.
Do a TON of practice tests and review them in depth. You might be falling for the same tricks or categorical language that the MCAT re-uses to trip people up.
Do at least 2 Exams a week. It should take you just as long to review the test as it did for you to take it. Catalog the wrong answers. Spend the in-between days going over the wrong answers and reading relevant material.
Do AAMC exams. They are the closest you'll get to the actual thing.
You DEFINITELY have time to improve.
No one feels like they can just look back and recall all the information they've studied. The question is, will you recognize it when prompted.
Make a table on Excel to catalog all the questions you're getting wrong on practice tests. Include the Test # / Question #, type of question it was, and why you got it wrong. Question types that you keep getting wrong (i.e electrochemistry) are topics that you know you have to go back, re-read material on, and do practice questions for.
Do a TON of practice tests and review them in depth. You might be falling for the same tricks or categorical language that the MCAT re-uses to trip people up.
Do at least 2 Exams a week. It should take you just as long to review the test as it did for you to take it. Catalog the wrong answers. Spend the in-between days going over the wrong answers and reading relevant material.
Do AAMC exams. They are the closest you'll get to the actual thing.
48 days is plenty of time if you are dedicated. For sure.
Personally after my content review of TBR I bought the Self Assessment package and powered through those in one sitting each to suss out which areas I was struggling in and to get used to the AAMC format. For me, I study best by continually distilling the information down until I have a sheet of paper for each section hitting the major points. For this reason, I LOVE mcat-review.org. They have the AAMC lists of topics that will be tested on and explain each point succinctly. It's a bit long, but I used that to fill in any gaps (ie: TBR has NOTHING on evolution and population dynamics, which to my surprise comes up a lot, and of course I trashed that knowledge from the think tank after I finished my intro Ecology class). It has the O-Chem reactions diagrammed out. It runs through the important Physics equations.
Focus on getting used to AAMC style questions, do enough FLs that the timing is second nature, and after reviewing them do content review on the sections that you missed questions about.
Personally after my content review of TBR I bought the Self Assessment package and powered through those in one sitting each to suss out which areas I was struggling in and to get used to the AAMC format. For me, I study best by continually distilling the information down until I have a sheet of paper for each section hitting the major points. For this reason, I LOVE mcat-review.org. They have the AAMC lists of topics that will be tested on and explain each point succinctly. It's a bit long, but I used that to fill in any gaps (ie: TBR has NOTHING on evolution and population dynamics, which to my surprise comes up a lot, and of course I trashed that knowledge from the think tank after I finished my intro Ecology class). It has the O-Chem reactions diagrammed out. It runs through the important Physics equations.
Focus on getting used to AAMC style questions, do enough FLs that the timing is second nature, and after reviewing them do content review on the sections that you missed questions about.
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given the resources you've used to study for ur exam,
what sections in which resources did u feel was insufficient for the AAMC outline and how did u fix that?
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I also have Exam-krackers 1001 and most of the actual content review material. I use that to supplement TBR and get an overall picture of the chapter. It also helped me to focus on whats important.
I just purchased all of the available AAMC exams including the self assessment. Should I bother to use TBR passages or just focus solely on the AAMC material?
Also, I am having a hard time with solubility and ICE tables. How pertinent is that for the current MCAT?
Lastly, How would you use the AAMC material most effectively in my situation?
Thank you for all of your replies!
I just purchased all of the available AAMC exams including the self assessment. Should I bother to use TBR passages or just focus solely on the AAMC material?
Also, I am having a hard time with solubility and ICE tables. How pertinent is that for the current MCAT?
Lastly, How would you use the AAMC material most effectively in my situation?
Thank you for all of your replies!
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I used TBR , EK, and mcat-review.org mainly to fill in the gaps. I am currently going over optics, the last chapter in physics for TBR.
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I second this. ICE calculations are pretty common on the MCAT.
I also used TBR (for all but VR), EK VR and filled gaps with mcat-review.org.
My advice, you have 48 days left (which is a lot). If you are aware right now that you are struggling with a concept hammer it down. Deal with it. Cram it into your brain with any practice examples you can conjure up. Do not resign to the idea that it might not have much emphasis placed on it. You have time.
I didn't do all the practice exams (I did 4,8,9,10,11 because everyone on here said the later exams are more relevant) but I spaced them so I did one a week up until my last week where I wrote 10 and 11. If you have done all of TBR questions I'd say write the SAs, spend a week or two hammering in the topics you are weak on. After doing a FL plan your time accordingly to bone up on whatever you got wrong. Then repeat.
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When you say you wrote 10 and 11 and write SAs, what does this mean? I'm sorry I'm not familiar with the abbreviations
