Meaning of a practice AAMC score

[wittykid316]

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Hey guys, I have been taking the AAMC pratice tests and I was wondering what my scores might mean on the real thing. My latest test was AAMC 5 and I got a 36: 13PS 11VR 12BS. I simulated the real test by doing it online. Does anyone know what these scores might represent on the real test. Do I have to study a lot harder b/c the real thing will be a lot harder, or is this just about right. Thank you for your time.

 

[Evergrey]

Hey guys, I have been taking the AAMC pratice tests and I was wondering what my scores might mean on the real thing. My latest test was AAMC 5 and I got a 36: 13PS 11VR 12BS. I simulated the real test by doing it online. Does anyone know what these scores might represent on the real test. Do I have to study a lot harder b/c the real thing will be a lot harder, or is this just about right. Thank you for your time.

I found the real test significantly harder than my practice exams, but still performed within my range of practice exam scores (On AAMC practice exams I scored 34-39, average 37, and on the actual test I scored a 35). The scores are just that -- practice scores! I let my performance on practice exams give me false confidence and I faltered in the last two weeks of my study plan. Don't let the scores fool you into thinking you're ready yet. Each practice exam you take will cement those MCAT skills. My suggestion is to stick to your study plan, study hard and get ready to kick the MCAT's butt! Otherwise, if you don't do as well as you had hoped, you will end up thinking "what if?" to yourself.

 

[NickNaylor]

Most people say that averaging the scores of the AAMC 7-10 tests serves as a pretty accurate predictor of what you can expect to get on the real deal. One test isn't really enough to make an accurate prediction.

 

[The Gwalrus]

Impossible to tell. Most people say that your AAMC average is accurate enough (proved to be true for me, as well). I know people that scored 5 points less than their average, and people that scored 5 points more.

I would suggest that if you are averaging in the mid-30s, you know the information well enough to score in the mid-30s on the real test. At that point it's just a matter of being completely relaxed when taking the test, and crossing your fingers that you just don't get a test filled with the little things you didn't study.

 

[kautionwirez]

also depends on how to are on the actual test date. If you act as normally as u did while practicing AAMCs with your averages, you'd probably be around your average.

Some people I know had high AAMC averages and much lower on the FL CBT.

For me on the other hand, my averages were 5-8 points below my averages. I am pretty much an exception.

 

[CodeBlu]

Hey guys, I have been taking the AAMC pratice tests and I was wondering what my scores might mean on the real thing. My latest test was AAMC 5 and I got a 36: 13PS 11VR 12BS. I simulated the real test by doing it online. Does anyone know what these scores might represent on the real test. Do I have to study a lot harder b/c the real thing will be a lot harder, or is this just about right. Thank you for your time.

It means nothing. AAMC 5 is not representative of the current test. It's a great practice source. But, AAMC 10 and 11 are better "predictors" but even those are a bit different.

I think you're in a really great place though. Scoring 36 on practice tests should put you in the 34-37 range on the real thing. Keep up the good work. Continue reviewing, and do the later AAMC tests.

 

[Cinclus]

If you take a bunch, your average should be a pretty decent indicator of what you can expect to achieve on the real deal. I only took three: 3, 9, and 11. Number 3 was closest to my actual score (1-point difference), while number 11 was furthest (5-point difference). Despite only taking 3 tests, my average was spot-on.

 

[UnclePhil]

I scored betweeen 29 and 42 on my aamc practice exams. I think I averaged a 36, and I got a 35. Funny how that tends to somehow work out.

 

[CodeBlu]

I scored betweeen 29 and 42 on my aamc practice exams. I think I averaged a 36, and I got a 35. Funny how that tends to somehow work out.

Niiiiice. Yeah, it's weird. Cuz on the actual test, you feel like crap coming out usually.