Just took an EK full length

[Calizboosted76]

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Hello everyone, I just took an EK full length and they only give you a raw score I guess. I was really banking on having my score scaled to see where I am at. I found a conversion table on reddit but its like from 3 years ago. Does anyone know how accurate something like that would be?

 

[Cornfed101]

No third party FL score can be taken as completely accurate, but a conversion is good enough for a starting point and to see where your weaknesses are.

 

[Calizboosted76]

No third party FL score can be taken as completely accurate, but a conversion is good enough for a starting point and to see where your weaknesses are.

Yea I know they cant be taken as completely accurate, I have heard that EK are harder than the actual test but I feel that is relative to the person. I am more or less curious of my estimate standing because I have taken other third parties and have been studying religiously for several months and my score increases almost every test. I read that people who scored 60-70% on EK exams get like a 508-510 on the actual exam.

 

[Cornfed101]

Yea I know they cant be taken as completely accurate, I have heard that EK are harder than the actual test but I feel that is relative to the person. I am more or less curious of my estimate standing because I have taken other third parties and have been studying religiously for several months and my score increases almost every test. I read that people who scored 60-70% on EK exams get like a 508-510 on the actual exam.

Yeah and that's reasonable. I did the same thing with Next Step and Kaplan exams. I got a 512 on Kaplan 2 and supposedly that meant I was on track for a 522 or something ridiculous. I am just saying that those conversions are not always predictive because they don't test you exactly the same way that the real MCAT tests you.

It is good for timing and to catch some areas for further study.

 

[Calizboosted76]

Yeah and that's reasonable. I did the same thing with Next Step and Kaplan exams. I got a 512 on Kaplan 2 and supposedly that meant I was on track for a 522 or something ridiculous. I am just saying that those conversions are not always predictive because they don't test you exactly the same way that the real MCAT tests you.

It is good for timing and to catch some areas for further study.

Yea, what did you end up getting on your MCAT? I scored terribly on the kaplan diagnostic, and like a 499 on the NS diagnostic. EEEKKKK

 

[Cornfed101]

516

 

[Cornfed101]

Yea, what did you end up getting on your MCAT? I scored terribly on the kaplan diagnostic, and like a 499 on the NS diagnostic. EEEKKKK

I got a 499 on the next step diagnostic too. And 7 weeks out from the test I got 507 on AAMC FL1

 

[Calizboosted76]

I guess all the matters is that I am improving.
Currently
C/P : (26/59) Having trouble with this section bad
CARS: (39/53)
B/BC: (31/59)
P/S: (39/59)

I found the Sciences harder then the other practice tests I have taken.

 

[Calizboosted76]

I got a 499 on the next step diagnostic too. And 7 weeks out from the test I got 507 on AAMC FL1

Another question, so I took AAMC 1 FL 1 month ago and got a 497 which corresponded to 142 (37%) problem correct. On this exam kracker exam i got 135 (59%) problems correct.

Should i be worried even though the EK exam felt harder? And why is there a discrepancy in the percentiles between the two tests? Just because they are different entities?

 

[Cornfed101]

The real exam was harder than any of the AAMC FLs (similar to SB difficulty), but the scores are equivalent. The percentile to score conversion is actually different between even between the 3 AAMC FLs, but in all cases it is simply predictive.

My last 3 practice exams were:
Kaplan 2: 512
AAMC FL2: 515
AAMC FL3: 513

So I actually did better than I had on any practice exam, which I was fine with

 

[Calizboosted76]

The real exam was harder than any of the AAMC FLs (similar to SB difficulty), but the scores are equivalent. The percentile to score conversion is actually different between even between the 3 AAMC FLs, but in all cases it is simply predictive.

My last 3 practice exams were:
Kaplan 2: 512
AAMC FL2: 515
AAMC FL3: 513

So I actually did better than I had on any practice exam, which I was fine with

So basically don’t really give a damn about my scores. Lol. How do i know when I’m ready then?

 

[Cornfed101]

So basically don’t really give a damn about my scores. Lol. How do i know when I’m ready then?

Haha well I didn’t say that. I was shooting for a 512 so I was happy with where my FLs were at. Keep studying until your practice exams are where you want them to be.

 

[Calizboosted76]

That’s the thing my EK practice test if the stuff i am reading online about EK FL is correct i am now close to my goal score.

 

[Calizboosted76]

So from what I read my score was around a 503, (per reddit), the. On here someone said that 60-70 percent on EK full length is 508-510, then another person said a 75% was a 515. Lol i know I am being a little neurotic.

 

[calipremed5768]

All third party tests (ek, Kaplan) give lower scores than aamc tests. It’s a trick to get you to buy their other content

 

[Calizboosted76]

All third party tests (ek, Kaplan) give lower scores than aamc tests. It’s a trick to get you to buy their other content

I know that. My issue is I dont know what to believe my score is. But I am just going to keep at it.

 

[calipremed5768]

It’s AAMC full length score +- 3 points imo

 

[Calizboosted76]

For further details
C/P = 44%
CARS = 76%
B/BC = 52%
P/S = 66%

 

[PlsLetMeIn21]

Hello everyone, I just took an EK full length and they only give you a raw score I guess. I was really banking on having my score scaled to see where I am at. I found a conversion table on reddit but its like from 3 years ago. Does anyone know how accurate something like that would be?

The reddit scale is what I used to convert, but in retrospect it seems harsh compared to how I actually did. Here are my scores for each practice exam I took. I mixed exams from three different source (TBR, EK, and Alt) for my non-AAMC exams and this was the best recommendation I ever got.

Test 1 (early June, before doing much review) AAMC sample: C/P 70%, CARS 68%, B/B 74%, P/S 80%
FL1 (8/1): TBR1 C/P 130, EK1 CARS 123 (ouch), Alt1 B/B 127, EK1 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL2 (8/7): TBR2 C/P 129, EK2 CARS 122 (starting to stress), TBR1 B/B 129, Alt1 P/S 129 = 509 total
FL3 (8/10): Alt1 C/P 131, Alt1 CARS 125, EK1 B/B 127, TBR1 P/S 128 = 511 total
FL4 (8/15): EK1 C/P 129, EK3 CARS 124, Alt2 B/B 128, EK2 P/S 129 = 510 total
FL5 (8/20): TBR3 C/P 131, Alt2 CARS 126, TBR2 B/B 129, Alt2 P/S 128 = 514 total
FL6 (8/23): AAMC 1 C/P 131, CARS 126, B/B 131, P/S 130 = 518 total
FL7 (8/30): AAMC 2 C/P 131, CARS 124, B/B 131, P/S 129 = 515 total
FL8 (9/5): EK3 C/P 127, Alt3 CARS 124, TBR3 B/B 129, Alt3 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL9 (9/13): AAMC 3 C/P 131, CARS 123, B/B 130, P/S 128 = 512 total
MCAT (9/18): C/P 132, CARS 122, B/B 132, P/S 130 = 516 total

I thought EK exams were excellent for B/B and very similar to the real deal. TBR exams were really good too. Nothing, including AAMC, will ever simulate your exam perfectly, but it's still important to do as many exams as you can in as realistic a setting as you can.

 

[Calizboosted76]

The reddit scale is what I used to convert, but in retrospect it seems harsh compared to how I actually did. Here are my scores for each practice exam I took. I mixed exams from three different source (TBR, EK, and Alt) for my non-AAMC exams and this was the best recommendation I ever got.

Test 1 (early June, before doing much review) AAMC sample: C/P 70%, CARS 68%, B/B 74%, P/S 80%
FL1 (8/1): TBR1 C/P 130, EK1 CARS 123 (ouch), Alt1 B/B 127, EK1 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL2 (8/7): TBR2 C/P 129, EK2 CARS 122 (starting to stress), TBR1 B/B 129, Alt1 P/S 129 = 509 total
FL3 (8/10): Alt1 C/P 131, Alt1 CARS 125, EK1 B/B 127, TBR1 P/S 128 = 511 total
FL4 (8/15): EK1 C/P 129, EK3 CARS 124, Alt2 B/B 128, EK2 P/S 129 = 510 total
FL5 (8/20): TBR3 C/P 131, Alt2 CARS 126, TBR2 B/B 129, Alt2 P/S 128 = 514 total
FL6 (8/23): AAMC 1 C/P 131, CARS 126, B/B 131, P/S 130 = 518 total
FL7 (8/30): AAMC 2 C/P 131, CARS 124, B/B 131, P/S 129 = 515 total
FL8 (9/5): EK3 C/P 127, Alt3 CARS 124, TBR3 B/B 129, Alt3 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL9 (9/13): AAMC 3 C/P 131, CARS 123, B/B 130, P/S 128 = 512 total
MCAT (9/18): C/P 132, CARS 122, B/B 132, P/S 130 = 516 total

I thought EK exams were excellent for B/B and very similar to the real deal. TBR exams were really good too. Nothing, including AAMC, will ever simulate your exam perfectly, but it's still important to do as many exams as you can in as realistic a setting as you can.

So with the reddit scale I would have scored around a 503, does that seem like a plausible increase from a 497 in a month of studying 6 days a week 10 hours a day?

 

[Calizboosted76]

The reddit scale is what I used to convert, but in retrospect it seems harsh compared to how I actually did. Here are my scores for each practice exam I took. I mixed exams from three different source (TBR, EK, and Alt) for my non-AAMC exams and this was the best recommendation I ever got.

Test 1 (early June, before doing much review) AAMC sample: C/P 70%, CARS 68%, B/B 74%, P/S 80%
FL1 (8/1): TBR1 C/P 130, EK1 CARS 123 (ouch), Alt1 B/B 127, EK1 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL2 (8/7): TBR2 C/P 129, EK2 CARS 122 (starting to stress), TBR1 B/B 129, Alt1 P/S 129 = 509 total
FL3 (8/10): Alt1 C/P 131, Alt1 CARS 125, EK1 B/B 127, TBR1 P/S 128 = 511 total
FL4 (8/15): EK1 C/P 129, EK3 CARS 124, Alt2 B/B 128, EK2 P/S 129 = 510 total
FL5 (8/20): TBR3 C/P 131, Alt2 CARS 126, TBR2 B/B 129, Alt2 P/S 128 = 514 total
FL6 (8/23): AAMC 1 C/P 131, CARS 126, B/B 131, P/S 130 = 518 total
FL7 (8/30): AAMC 2 C/P 131, CARS 124, B/B 131, P/S 129 = 515 total
FL8 (9/5): EK3 C/P 127, Alt3 CARS 124, TBR3 B/B 129, Alt3 P/S 128 = 508 total
FL9 (9/13): AAMC 3 C/P 131, CARS 123, B/B 130, P/S 128 = 512 total
MCAT (9/18): C/P 132, CARS 122, B/B 132, P/S 130 = 516 total

I thought EK exams were excellent for B/B and very similar to the real deal. TBR exams were really good too. Nothing, including AAMC, will ever simulate your exam perfectly, but it's still important to do as many exams as you can in as realistic a setting as you can.

And whooaaaa nice C/P score! Thats by far my weakest section.

 

[PlsLetMeIn21]

And whooaaaa nice C/P score! Thats by far my weakest section.

Thanks! 🙂 If only I didn't faceplant my CARS then it would have been the perfect day. I was totally freaked by C/P before I started, but have to give credit to the TBR tricks and tips that helped me get really good at going through questions systematically. You have to be almost robotic to do well on that section.

 

[Calizboosted76]

Thanks! 🙂 If only I didn't faceplant my CARS then it would have been the perfect day. I was totally freaked by C/P before I started, but have to give credit to the TBR tricks and tips that helped me get really good at going through questions systematically. You have to be almost robotic to do well on that section.

Yea I can totally see that all the other sections I am not to stressed out about but that one I am for sure. Per goro I need to score a 505 for DO and a 508-510 for my state MD. So I am just stressing a little lol.

 

[Calizboosted76]

@PlsLetMeIn21 @Cornfed101
I got in touch with a buddy that works at Exam Krackers as a tutor and he said that my score correlates to around a 501 (I know not to take this score seriously) I am thinking of taking another EK and if I do better take my 3rd AAMC FL and if I do well go from there. I am shooting for a 505-510 and I reviewed my EK and most the questions I got wrong were ones that I knew. SMH.