Hello Everyone,
I would love to get some insight on what I should focus on and how I should go about preparing towards my next MCAT attempt. Unfortunately I have taken it twice and scored a 488 on my first and a 491 on my second. Rather than remain in a slump I would like to change my habits and preparation on all fronts and need some advice. For my first attempt I studied using EK materials and only AAMC FL 1 and 2. I scored a 501 and 503 on them. For my second attempt I studied for three months and used EK books, U-World and AANKI @premed95 P/S. I was averaging a 513 on AAMC FLs 1-3 with my highest being a 515. On exam day I felt anxious during CARS and P/S and those were my two lowest sections despite averaging a 127 on CARS and 129 on P/S during practice. I dropped in my C/P and B/B secttions as well where I was usualy around 128-130. I did not feel confident on CARS at all coming out of the exam (9/13). Should I look into a private tutor? If yes, are there any reccomendations for the best ones? Or should I use the 100-day MCAT Study schedule using Berkeley for content review and following their schedule to the T. Or is there another schedule with berkeley review anyone can recommend. A little bit about me and how I learn is, better in a small group of 2-3 or one on one. I studied alone both attempts so I think a change there might help. I appreciate everyone's input. I plan on re-taking on 4/24/2020. My goal is a 515, and I want to put in my absolute best for this third attempt. I plan on beginning studying December 1st as I feel like I need a bit of a break after this second attempt in September.
I would love to get some insight on what I should focus on and how I should go about preparing towards my next MCAT attempt. Unfortunately I have taken it twice and scored a 488 on my first and a 491 on my second. Rather than remain in a slump I would like to change my habits and preparation on all fronts and need some advice. For my first attempt I studied using EK materials and only AAMC FL 1 and 2. I scored a 501 and 503 on them. For my second attempt I studied for three months and used EK books, U-World and AANKI @premed95 P/S. I was averaging a 513 on AAMC FLs 1-3 with my highest being a 515. On exam day I felt anxious during CARS and P/S and those were my two lowest sections despite averaging a 127 on CARS and 129 on P/S during practice. I dropped in my C/P and B/B secttions as well where I was usualy around 128-130. I did not feel confident on CARS at all coming out of the exam (9/13). Should I look into a private tutor? If yes, are there any reccomendations for the best ones? Or should I use the 100-day MCAT Study schedule using Berkeley for content review and following their schedule to the T. Or is there another schedule with berkeley review anyone can recommend. A little bit about me and how I learn is, better in a small group of 2-3 or one on one. I studied alone both attempts so I think a change there might help. I appreciate everyone's input. I plan on re-taking on 4/24/2020. My goal is a 515, and I want to put in my absolute best for this third attempt. I plan on beginning studying December 1st as I feel like I need a bit of a break after this second attempt in September.
