My progress so far and my CBT fears

[Banjo64dd]

Ok so far, here is my progress:

4R - 27
5R - 27
6R - 28 (off by a 29 by 1 question)

I have taken the paper exams (plus the old aamc tests, not the condensed ones) but I haven't taken the CBT test online (the 3R one). I've come a long way since my first MCAT scores were a 23 and then a 24 (at least I improved, and yes this is the 3rd time I will be retaking it). I'm just wondering if any people's scores have gone down because they had to read and answer the questions on a computer. I haven't taken the CBT version yet b/c I am scared for some reason that my score will go down b/c I am not used to it. Has anyone had this problem or am I being paranoid?

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[Kateb4]

Yeah, I'm a little concerned too. I did the free CBT online and had a really hard time focusing. Maybe because I was at home, but I also did a computer based reading experiment at school where we were all in a lab similar to the prometrics setup and it was still really hard to concentrate.

 

[msa786]

we've all taken hand written tests since elementary school this is a big change that too for a big test sucks for us i also find that i perform better on paper pencil exams

 

[kstreet]

That's funny, I find myself actually attracted to the idea of taking the CBT format. Different strokes

My recommendation: Dive right in to the CBT format. It really isn't that drastically different or drastically difficult.

 

[Banjo64dd]

It makes sense that we are used to written exams, but what concerns my is this:

The first two times I took the MCAT I was abiding by a faulty strategy for the verbal section, earning myself a 6 both times. Now that I have rectified that, i finally have a 9. It would be a cruel twist of fate if my score goes down simply because the test is computerized now. I know I'm just being paranoid, but I thought I'd just share my feelings with the SDN public.