I'm scheduled to take the MCAT on 9/19. I have been getting ready this summer by going over content in the Kaplan books and making flashcards for each chapter and book, except the CARS book. Last summer without any prep, I scored a 497 on the free Princeton MCAT test. Today I took the Kaplan test 1 and also got 497. I felt kind of bumbed that I got the same score as last year even though, I did go over the material more or less.
My question is what should I do now? My plan is to review the MCAT exam and focus on the areas that I got wrong/guessed throughout the week. I think I can comfortably divide each section of the exam into four different days to not overwhelm myself. Also, since I made the effort to make my own flashcards I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to try to cover 1 chapter from 3 subjects per day and answer the questions at the end of the chapter. I have Princeton, Kaplan, and EK subject books that I can use. And of course, at the end of each study week take a practice exam.
I also heard that Kaplan exams are more difficult than the actual MCAT but again I don't really want to use that as an excuse because when I took the practice Kaplan exam I actually felt pretty confident. I know that I only took two practice exams and didn't do enough studying but I would greatly appreciate any advice in terms of formulating a good exam practice strategy for the remaining days I have left.
Currently I own:
2 Kaplan exams
5 Next Step exams
2 AAMC exams
Since I heard that Kaplan exams are more rigorous, I decided to take it first so that it would encourage me to study more Then I was thinking about taking the Next Step Exams, and 2-3 AAMC exams respectively. I heard that NS exams are more similar to the real thing, and AAMC exams are even better. Does this seem like a viable strategy? Any flaws or things that I misunderstood?
Again thank you advance for any helpful advice,
NK
My question is what should I do now? My plan is to review the MCAT exam and focus on the areas that I got wrong/guessed throughout the week. I think I can comfortably divide each section of the exam into four different days to not overwhelm myself. Also, since I made the effort to make my own flashcards I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to try to cover 1 chapter from 3 subjects per day and answer the questions at the end of the chapter. I have Princeton, Kaplan, and EK subject books that I can use. And of course, at the end of each study week take a practice exam.
I also heard that Kaplan exams are more difficult than the actual MCAT but again I don't really want to use that as an excuse because when I took the practice Kaplan exam I actually felt pretty confident. I know that I only took two practice exams and didn't do enough studying but I would greatly appreciate any advice in terms of formulating a good exam practice strategy for the remaining days I have left.
Currently I own:
2 Kaplan exams
5 Next Step exams
2 AAMC exams
Since I heard that Kaplan exams are more rigorous, I decided to take it first so that it would encourage me to study more Then I was thinking about taking the Next Step Exams, and 2-3 AAMC exams respectively. I heard that NS exams are more similar to the real thing, and AAMC exams are even better. Does this seem like a viable strategy? Any flaws or things that I misunderstood?
Again thank you advance for any helpful advice,
NK