Need help prioritizing practice material

[osprey099]

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Hi guys, my MCAT is 9/1 and right now, I'm in sort of a dilemma as to what practice materials I should do and which ones I should let go.

Currently, I've done:
1) All of TBR Physics passages
2) All of TBR Gen Chem passages
3) All of TBR Bio book 1 passages
4) Almost half of TBR Bio book 2 passages
5) Half of TBR Orgo books 1 and 2 passages
6) 800/1000 questions in EK1001 Bio
7) All of EK101 Verbal
8) 6/16 EK mini-mcats
9) AAMC 3

These are the practice materials I have left:
1) The rest of TBR Bio book 2 passages
2) The rest of TBR Orgo passages
3) 200 questions in EK1001 Bio
4) 10 EK mini-mcats
5) TPRHL Verbal Workbook and TPRHL Science Workbook (getting from friend tomorrow)
6) passages in Kaplan MCAT45
7) all of the EK 30 minute exams
8) passages in TPR MCAT workout
9) 9 passages in EK Verbal (the strategy book)
10) 2 Kaplan FL's in the practice test book
11) 3 online GS FLs that I got with the textbook
12) AAMC Self-Assessment package
13) The rest of AAMC FLs

Obviously I don't have enough time to finish all the practice materials I have left and I'm definitely going to do all the AAMC self-assessment package and the AAMC Fl's. As for the rest of the materials, what do you guys think I should focus my time on since I only have a little more than a month left until my MCAT. Thanks!

 

[Charles Darwin]

What are your subscores looking like?

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

Definitely do the rest of the AAMC FLs. Those are going to be far more beneficial to you than more practice passages. I'd imagine that with that much studying you should have all the concepts down cold at this point, all that's left is to hone your test taking skills and timing.

If you're going to do more practice passages though (maybe inbetween FLs) then I would recommend working out of the TPRH SW and VW. They're all good passages. Not as hard as TBR, but supposedly more representative of the MCAT's style and difficulty (especially in the case of bio). I wouldn't bother with TBR Bio passages to be honest. They're way too hard and seem to focus more on knowledge than concepts which is, according to test takers on here, the exact opposite of what the MCAT does. From what I've heard on here the best preparation for MCAT bio is the official guide, Kaplan section tests, and the advanced bio passages in TPRH SW.

 

[osprey099]

What are your subscores looking like?

Well, so far I've only taken AAMC 3 and I got a 35 (12PS, 11V, 12BS). I've been getting average 12s in TBR Gen Chem, Physics, and Orgo and 8 in TBR Bio using their conversion scales.

 

[Charles Darwin]

Well, so far I've only taken AAMC 3 and I got a 35 (12PS, 11V, 12BS). I've been getting average 12s in TBR Gen Chem, Physics, and Orgo and 8 in TBR Bio using their conversion scales.

Solid. I only asked because you'd obviously want to focus on your weak areas these next few weeks, but apparently you don't have any. I would do all the FL exams you possibly can though.

 

[member232]

If you need to sacrifice FL's, choose not to do Kaplan