***Official Practice Score Thread August 2006***

[UMP]

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Might as well start things rolling, I know there are a few of you that backed out of April's test that can post here too 😉
Post any AAMC, Kaplan, PR or EK full length test scores here, let's see how we progress: (PS,VR,BS)


Let's get the August excitement rolling!

 

[surag]

have u guys noticed this or is it just me.... i slow down cuz i get stuck on very few questions and spend a lot of time on them. And when I look back after the test I see that I missed a few words or phrases that would have made the question a lot easier and would have taken a lot less time. Is that just my stupid carelessness or is that something you guys noticed and had problems with too?....after I started making up for those deficiencies...basically i forced my self to reread the question everytime i felt like guessing or spending forever on it, my P and B improved like crazy.....

here's the breakdown
8 (really hard) 10 P, 13 V, 12 B
9 easier(but i think its also cuz i did the above stuff) 14P, 13 V, 14 B

 

[Noeljan]

hey guys
I took my first full length ever yesterday, a Kaplan one and I got a 33🙁 I did the best on the bio section 13, the verbal I got a 10 which I was ok with but one more question right and I would have had an 11. PS was my worst🙁 I felt like I couldnt even do some of the equations. Bio I finished really really early though I had like 38 minutes left. I am sad seeing some of your scores and wish I had more time to study. Do you think I should give up? well thanks.

 

[specialflava]

give up? no way! 33 for a first ever score isn't bad at all, and you've got a little more than a month left before the actual test. of course i haven't actually taken the real thing yet, but i would imagine 4+ weeks is enough to turn that 33 into a 36+ on the real thing. you should probably take an aamc practice test (i've heard they're the most accurate, and some of the kaplan/tpr tests are harder than the real thing).

4R: 12P/13V/10B (a month ago)
5R: 13P/12V/13B (last week)
6R: 13P/12V/13B (today)

i think i've hit a plateau...granted i'd be overjoyed to get a 38 on the real thing, but it's kind of sad to see an additional week of studying translate into zero improvement. how does everyone else study from their mistakes on prior practice exams?

 

[estairella]

hey guys
I took my first full length ever yesterday, a Kaplan one and I got a 33🙁 I did the best on the bio section 13, the verbal I got a 10 which I was ok with but one more question right and I would have had an 11. PS was my worst🙁 I felt like I couldnt even do some of the equations. Bio I finished really really early though I had like 38 minutes left. I am sad seeing some of your scores and wish I had more time to study. Do you think I should give up? well thanks.

Kaplan PS requires a lot more calculation than AAMC, so I wouldn't stress too much about it (that's why their scaled scores for PS are so lax).

I don't think you should give up.. it depends on what you're aiming for, but when I started studying, my goal was to score 35+ from a diag of 30. You still have a month left, and full lengths get easier the more you do (I barely get tired by them anymore, so I make less silly distracted mistakes). So two-three points improvement is definitely possible.

And to be honest, if I got 33 on the real deal, hell I would keep it. No way would I put myself through this for another summer. 😱

 

[superwillis]

I've gotten 13's twice on AAMC PS sections one point away from a 14, and only three points away from a 15... and they were mostly mis-read or discrete type recall errors that were too specific for me to recognize...

but when you go in to the upper 30's, I really think a score of 36-39 carries about the same weight... they are way above the norm and it is almost impossible to distinguish one MCAT score from the other... 40+ is just a huge subconscious "WOW!" for an adcom though...

BTW superwillis... are you applying this year or next year ?

I'm a rising Junior, so I'll be applying fall of 2007. Haha, still have to do orgo II and orgo lab before I can apply.

Yea, a 40 would be excellent. Although I don't wanna push my luck - I'll take anything 36+.

 

[superwillis]

sorry for double post.

 

[DrBowtie]

Here's my scores so far:
Kaplan 1 11, 12, 10 = 33
AAMC 3R 12, 13, 11 = 36
AAMC 4R 10, 9, 11 = 30

Kaplan 2 11,10,10 = 31
Kaplan 3 10,11,8 = 29 😡
AAMC 5 13,11,11 = 35

 

[alesdu1]

Has anyone been taking the A-D TPR tests?

Anyone know how they compare in difficulty to the real thing?

4911 25 7 8 10
4921 23 7 6 10
TPR "A" 27 8 11 8

 

[BXP]

I heard A and B are not too bad. C and D are supposed to be off-the-wall ridiculous. So much so that taking them a week or two before the test might make you cry and want to give up. Or so I've been told. LoL. 😀

Anyone else trying for 40+? I'm really hoping to get 14/15 P, 12 V, 14/15 B

It's just so hard to not make a few careless mistakes in the sciences, and there is so very little leeway for mistakes if its a 15 that you are shooting for.

Anyways...

7/15/06 - AAMC 4951 - 13/10/13

 

[estairella]

Anyone else trying for 40+? I'm really hoping to get 14/15 P, 12 V, 14/15 B

It's just so hard to not make a few careless mistakes in the sciences, and there is so very little leeway for mistakes if its a 15 that you are shooting for.

And that's exactly why I'm not trying for a 40+ And for a 15, most of the time there is no leeway in either PS or VR (for the AAMC MCATs), so you should expect to get perfect in those sections.

The only time I've achieved perfect on ANY MCAT-related test was a 30 min EK inclass (lecture 4 of Orgo 😛).

 

[Kikaku21]

Ok--
Here is the line up:

Kaplan 1: 29
Kaplan 3: 32
Kaplan 5: 33
AAMC 3r: 31
AAMC 6r: 37 (13 PS, 11 VR, 13 BS)

Hope this increase isn't temporary..... 🙄

 

[H and D]

Wow! all I can say for all you guys scoring in the 36+ range is wow!
I took 6R this weekend and got the following:
9PS, 12V, 10BS ==31
I was pretty excited since it is the first test I broke 30 on.
I struggle alot in physics so my goal is to get a 10 in that section which I am hoping is not too far away. I would also like to move my BS in to the 11-12 range which may be possible in the next month. I felt 6R had a ton of o chem I was not prepared for and it really killed me.
My realistic goal is to get a 30-33 since my gpa is fairly good (3.78).
Now I am spending the day reviewing all my wrong answers, so much fun!

 

[UMP]

I heard A and B are not too bad. C and D are supposed to be off-the-wall ridiculous. So much so that taking them a week or two before the test might make you cry and want to give up. Or so I've been told. LoL. 😀

Anyone else trying for 40+? I'm really hoping to get 14/15 P, 12 V, 14/15 B

It's just so hard to not make a few careless mistakes in the sciences, and there is so very little leeway for mistakes if its a 15 that you are shooting for.

Anyways...

7/15/06 - AAMC 4951 - 13/10/13

I don't think you "try" for a 40, you shoot for high 30s and wait for the planets to align and your lucky rabbit's foot to kick in... when you get up that high it's impossible to differentiate between scores...

 

[whateva07]

wow all of you ppl in the 30s tell the rest of us your secret. You're going to get into med school easily so why not. I swear is everyone on this thread some kind of freakin genius, but seriously help the rest of us out. 🙂

 

[tik-tik-clock]

wow all of you ppl in the 30s tell the rest of us your secret. You're going to get into med school easily so why not. I swear is everyone on this thread some kind of freakin genius, but seriously help the rest of us out. 🙂

we need your help 😳

 

[BXP]

I don't think you "try" for a 40, you shoot for high 30s and wait for the planets to align and your lucky rabbit's foot to kick in... when you get up that high it's impossible to differentiate between scores...

Thank goodness I have 10 dioramas hanging above my bed and 100 rabbit feet in my bed!

 

[UMP]

Thank goodness I have 10 dioramas hanging above my bed and 100 rabbit feet in my bed!

I didn't think of the dioramas, good call, I'll have to get on that ASAP 👍

 

[Dr.D-man]

Kaplan diagnostic..........21 (6 PS, 7 VR, 8 BS)
AAMC 3R.....................30 (8 PS, 11 VR, 11 BS)
Kaplan 1......................27 (9 PS, 7 VR, 11 BS) VR-WTF? Felt good when I took it

AAMC 4R.....................27 (10 PS, 8 VR, 9 BS)

I realized I cut myself short on time on both the PS and VR due to a brain-fart while setting the timer (twice). I thought I was being rushed during those those sections, but didn't figure it out till I was setting the time for the last one. Maybe the extra time would have produced a few more points... but maybe not.

 

[estairella]

Thank goodness I have 10 dioramas hanging above my bed and 100 rabbit feet in my bed!

I know the MCAT is important, but dammit that's just blatant cheating!

 

[Shejeboshease]

hi, i was just wondering if there is any way any of you could pm me the score conversion charts for kaplan full lenghts 1-10. it would be a great help. thanks
i'm desperate...can't figure out how i am doing without the chart!!

 

[premed machine3]

I have been getting solid 45's on each of the four practice tests I have taken in preparation for a possible re-take in August. If AAMC refuses to change my erroneous score report, I will practice the exam full-time for the next month. Things are just bunk with them right now.

 

[BXP]

I have been getting solid 45's on each of the four practice tests I have taken in preparation for a possible re-take in August. If AAMC refuses to change my erroneous score report, I will practice the exam full-time for the next month. Things are just bunk with them right now.

I'm not 100% sure what you are saying... You got what you think is an undeserved score on the April MCATs and you are preparing for a 45 on the August one?

I'm absolutely serious in my questions by the way. Absolutely no sarcasm. I really am a bit confused...

 

[Mr. Tee]

I'm not 100% sure what you are saying... You got what you think is an undeserved score on the April MCATs and you are preparing for a 45 on the August one?

I'm absolutely serious in my questions by the way. Absolutely no sarcasm. I really am a bit confused...

He's just joking. In all parts..

 

[AWhitehair]

Wow! all I can say for all you guys scoring in the 36+ range is wow!
I took 6R this weekend and got the following:
9PS, 12V, 10BS ==31
I was pretty excited since it is the first test I broke 30 on. I struggle alot in physics so my goal is to get a 10 in that section which I am hoping is not too far away. I would also like to move my BS in to the 11-12 range which may be possible in the next month. I felt 6R had a ton of o chem I was not prepared for and it really killed me.
My realistic goal is to get a 30-33 since my gpa is fairly good (3.78).
Now I am spending the day reviewing all my wrong answers, so much fun!

Good Job H and D!

 

[UMP]

Wow! all I can say for all you guys scoring in the 36+ range is wow!
I took 6R this weekend and got the following:
9PS, 12V, 10BS ==31
I was pretty excited since it is the first test I broke 30 on.
I struggle alot in physics so my goal is to get a 10 in that section which I am hoping is not too far away. I would also like to move my BS in to the 11-12 range which may be possible in the next month. I felt 6R had a ton of o chem I was not prepared for and it really killed me.
My realistic goal is to get a 30-33 since my gpa is fairly good (3.78).
Now I am spending the day reviewing all my wrong answers, so much fun!

always love seeing improvement from fellow forumites 👍 the 12 on the VR is very very impressive

 

[lakerlovin]

I just took my 3rd full length and am a little disappointed in my score:

7/3 Kaplan #5 PS 11 VR 10 BS 8 29
7/11 Kaplan #8 PS 10 VR 10 BS 10 30
7/18 (today) Kaplan #6 PS 10 VR 10 BS 9 29

I guess it's just frustrating because I spent the entire week concentrating on PS, and was really hoping for at least an 11. The 9 in BS was half expected because I haven't looked at bio or organic since my previous test. I've heard from a few people that the PS on kaplan 6 is one of the hardest PS sections on any kaplan test, has anybody else felt the same way? How do people think Kaplan scores compare to the real thing/AAMC tests? My target score is a 33. One more month to go, i'm really hoping to see a jump once I start taking the AAMC exams, but still have a lot of work to go. Everyone else seems to be progressing nicely!

 

[mongmong]

Hi everyone!

'Til now a lurker but have been finding this site very helpful so far in terms of information and seeing encouragement amongst forum members. It is also keeping me motivated as I see people study hard and progress on their MCAT studies. I would love to get a 10 on Verbal (this is my weak area).

Kaplan Diag- 23 (P8, V8, B7) (end of May)
Kaplan FL #1- 28 (P10, V8, B10) 7/9
AAMC 3R - 30 (P12, V8, B10) 7/15
Kaplan FL #6 33 (P11, V11, B11) 7/17

I'll be taking FL #7 tomorrow. Good luck studying everyone!
All practice tests were done under time constraint.

I had been scoring 10-12s on Kaplan Verbal Strategy and Practice (then I stopped after doing 5 of them) and have done 6 of EK 101 so far, and have scored 9,9,11,9,8,9. I don't know why I'm not able to improve. I go over the wrong ones thoroughly after each exam. I really hope I can just get a 10 on Verbal on the test day. =(

I must say for the past month, going through EK 1001(especially bio), EK review books (lecture qs, 30 min in-class exams), Kaplan topical tests have helped tremendously on physical and biological sections. I've been going to Kaplan class and although some find it unnecessary, it gives me an opportunity to review what I studied. I've done 8 out of 16 EK Mini-Mcats so far and plan to do all the AAMC, 3 EK and Kaplan FL (minus 10, 11) before the actual exam.

I agree w/a lot of people on this forum. EK Biology study guide is awesome (Kaplan review notes has way too many information and it's not written in a clear manner and doesn't highlight what you need to know for MCAT). I find that the EK physics and chem lack some examples and details, but if you go through EK 1001 (like every other question and get a LOT wrong but learn at the same time) it helps you to reinforce the more in-depth concepts and I supplement with Kaplan review note examples.

 

[BXP]

Hi everyone!
I had been scoring 10-12s on Kaplan Verbal Strategy and Practice (then I stopped after doing 5 of them) and have done 6 of EK 101 so far, and have scored 9,9,11,9,8,9. I don't know why I'm not able to improve. I go over the wrong ones thoroughly after each exam. I really hope I can just get a 10 on Verbal on the test day. =(

I agree w/a lot of people on this forum. EK Biology study guide is awesome (Kaplan review notes has way too many information and it's not written in a clear manner and doesn't highlight what you need to know for MCAT). I find that the EK physics and chem lack some examples and details, but if you go through EK 1001 (like every other question and get a LOT wrong but learn at the same time) it helps you to reinforce the more in-depth concepts and I supplement with Kaplan review note examples.

I know how you feel about the EK verbal. I took TPR, and I did well on the TPR passages, but my score fluctuates wildly between 9 and 11 on the EK 101. I think the answers are a LOT more vague, and some I just downright don't agree with.

And I agree with you about the 1001 question books, very helpful.

 

[RisingSun]

Took my first timed AAMC test today, 5R. Got 10, 8, 11 (29). Was only one point away from the next higher score in PS and verbal, so I am happy with that. The verbal is owning me, though. I've done so many EK and practice Kaplan tests and on every one of them I get an 8 or a 9 (usually). I always end up having to chose C for at least one whole passage, sometimes two (like in 5R). But I find that if I try and read faster or move through the questions quicker that my overall score drops. I guess I need to mull over questions to get them right. Any ideas?

RisingSun

 

[mongmong]

Kaplan Diag- 23 (P8, V8, B7) (end of May)
Kaplan FL #1- 28 (P10, V8, B10) 7/9
AAMC 3R - 30 (P12, V8, B10) 7/15
Kaplan FL #6 33 (P11, V11, B11) 7/17
Kaplan FL #7 30 (P11, V8, B11) 7/19

I 'm so discouraged by verbal. Just like the previous poster, I've gone through so many EK and Kaplan practice passages and it seems like I'll always linger around 8 and 9s on verbal for the most part. I don't have a finishing the test on time(usually finish about 3 minutes before), but I just get the questions wrong. I guess my score will really just depend on what passages I get and how I lucky I am on the actual test day.

 

[whateva07]

on all sections i have been scoring 7-9s on my kaplan tests, and i cant seem to hit the double digits. I feel like I'm missing something. Anyone have suggestions...or anyone who was scoring in that range that moved up to the 10s and 11s can suggest what was the extra umph that got you there? Please. I feel frustrated and feel like I just cant get over the bump. 😕

 

[jsol]

To the above post, be sure you know all the content inside and out for the sciences, it really helps everything out a lot.

So I took AAMC 4r today - 12ps, 9v, 12 bs

Personal best so far. Im glad I still have one month to push for the 35 I want. I am going to go through all the EK books again after I finish them this week and hopefully that will help.

 

[estairella]

Week 11 - AAMC MCAT #8 (14PS, 12VR, 13BS = 39) yay!
Week 12 - Kaplan MCAT #5 (13PS, 11VR, 13BS = 37) bleh..

Just finished the Kaplan one a few minutes ago. I have looked over the VR for it, and it was SO tricky imo - some of the answers were just "wtf"-inducing. 😕

I'm pretty happy about the AAMC 8 of course, I hope that is a good gauge of my progress, but the PS was particularly easy for me because it didn't have many questions on topics I was weak in.

In any case, if I can stabilize around 37-38 going into the MCAT, I'll be a happy man.

Started going through TPR's comprehensive book, it seems to be a much easier read than EK so far, but that's probably because it's mostly review now. Gonna do AAMC 5R on Friday.

ETA: I also started on EK1001:Bio.. man a lot of the questions in there are tricky, especially the discretes. A lot of the times, the justification for the correct answer is "X is correct because X is the correct fact", even though the fact never shows up in the EK bio book. 👎

 

[whateva07]

To the above post, be sure you know all the content inside and out for the sciences, it really helps everything out a lot.

So I took AAMC 4r today - 12ps, 9v, 12 bs

Personal best so far. Im glad I still have one month to push for the 35 I want. I am going to go through all the EK books again after I finish them this week and hopefully that will help.

So you think it really is knowing the content moreso versus knowing how to take this test??

 

[Noeljan]

So you think it really is knowing the content moreso versus knowing how to take this test??

I sure agree is it (knowing content). I know personally I have no trouble with passages if I know the content. I think a big mistake people make is thinking the content is not important, thus skipping it. Then thinking by just taking practice tests they will suddenly know all the material. Anyways, that is my opinion. For example, I know biology and organic very well. On the full length I took, as well as on an AAMC biological science section I got 13's. The physics on the other hand, I dont know all the content.

 

[WestTexasRambler]

Week 11 - AAMC MCAT #8 (14PS, 12VR, 13BS = 39) yay!
Week 12 - Kaplan MCAT #5 (13PS, 11VR, 13BS = 37) bleh..

Just finished the Kaplan one a few minutes ago. I have looked over the VR for it, and it was SO tricky imo - some of the answers were just "wtf"-inducing. 😕

I'm pretty happy about the AAMC 8 of course, I hope that is a good gauge of my progress, but the PS was particularly easy for me because it didn't have many questions on topics I was weak in.

In any case, if I can stabilize around 37-38 going into the MCAT, I'll be a happy man.

Started going through TPR's comprehensive book, it seems to be a much easier read than EK so far, but that's probably because it's mostly review now. Gonna do AAMC 5R on Friday.

ETA: I also started on EK1001:Bio.. man a lot of the questions in there are tricky, especially the discretes. A lot of the times, the justification for the correct answer is "X is correct because X is the correct fact", even though the fact never shows up in the EK bio book. 👎

Interestingly enough I have found this to be the case as well. Good job on the score increases, I felt that AAMC 8 was the most difficult of 7,8 or 9 but as you said it could have been content related. Looks like you are on course to get the score you are wanting.

 

[rs76]

I am taking the 1001 verbal Exams and man I suck

Verbal #1 = 6
Verbla #2= 5
Verbal #3= 5 😡

I thought I ripped the verbal 3 i took today but i got rocked. I was so excited to grade it after taking it caus ei thought i did so well. I guess confidence is not the key to answering most of the questions. I always to better when I think I did worse and worse wehn I think I did better.

 

[doublehh03]

I am taking the 1001 verbal Exams and man I suck

Verbal #1 = 6
Verbla #2= 5
Verbal #3= 5 😡

I thought I ripped the verbal 3 i took today but i got rocked. I was so excited to grade it after taking it caus ei thought i did so well. I guess confidence is not the key to answering most of the questions. I always to better when I think I did worse and worse wehn I think I did better.

yea i took 3 so far and i got 9, 7, 9.

it seems like there will be 1-2 passages that will really hurt you (like 4 wrongs).

but i improved on the 3rd test in the # of wrongs i guess.

i think what helped me is that read teh question closely (according to the passage - explicit or is it implicit then anything directly is wrong, stuff liek that)

but it seems like i go back to the passage alot and ran ouf tiem on one test

 

[BXP]

Week 11 - AAMC MCAT #8 (14PS, 12VR, 13BS = 39) yay!
Week 12 - Kaplan MCAT #5 (13PS, 11VR, 13BS = 37) bleh..

Just finished the Kaplan one a few minutes ago. I have looked over the VR for it, and it was SO tricky imo - some of the answers were just "wtf"-inducing. 😕

I'm pretty happy about the AAMC 8 of course, I hope that is a good gauge of my progress, but the PS was particularly easy for me because it didn't have many questions on topics I was weak in.

In any case, if I can stabilize around 37-38 going into the MCAT, I'll be a happy man.

Started going through TPR's comprehensive book, it seems to be a much easier read than EK so far, but that's probably because it's mostly review now. Gonna do AAMC 5R on Friday.

ETA: I also started on EK1001:Bio.. man a lot of the questions in there are tricky, especially the discretes. A lot of the times, the justification for the correct answer is "X is correct because X is the correct fact", even though the fact never shows up in the EK bio book. 👎

Awesome scores, I'm taking another practice exam this sunday, hopefully will get 38

Agree with EK Bio about the questions being tricky. Boy are they tricky!

 

[Polodog21]

So you think it really is knowing the content moreso versus knowing how to take this test??

i took the test this past april and in my opinion "knowing the content" isnt everything. yes, if you are a human textbook you will have an edge on people, however, many many questions on the test are reasoning questions that cannot simply be memorized. i know people who worried solely about knowing the content prior to the test and didn't do as hot as they wanted. my advice would be to take as many practice tests as possible and learn how to take the test and at the same time go over problems you missed to brush up on the content. Remember, the answer is always right in front of your face!

 

[jsol]

There has to be a balance between content and practice tests. For the reasoning questions it helps to know the background of the situation they are talking about it that way you can best predict the result. Without knowing the content you would be in the dark. Do both tests and content.

 

[pslee]

never felt so miserable.

6/2/06 3R 13/10/12 35
mid june 4R 13/??/11 didn't do verbal getting lazy
7/13/06 5R 13/11/11 35!! my score didn't even budge 🙁

Bit of a surprise that my score didn't move. I thought I would do better in BS, but I let myself down again. Verbal was much smoother than 3R, although it seems like I need more improvement in time management. PS, although I started strong for about first 40 questions (none wrong), I got all 6 of them wrong by stupid mistakes at the end of the test. I just don't know how to make improvements from now on.
Target score on August 19th: 15/12/15

7/21/06 6R 13/xx/12....
again, slightttt improvement on the raw score. I never thought raising score from 13 and 12 would be this hard. One point away from 14 and 13 for ps and bs. I think ps was much harder than 5R, but the scale was same. 7,8,9 has better curves at the top, so i think i will get a point or two increase when i get to do 7-9. Just got hungry after finishing science sections, so vr will conquered tomorrow! 🙂

 

[Mah]

Exact 30 on AAMC 4... arghhhhhh how do i go upppp??????????? 😡

 

[Mah]

For Superwilis and UMP--

Sorry, I missed ur post earlier. Anyway when I say that the real August MCAT last year was more comparative to the Kaplan ones, I meant the difficulty level... not the calculations part but just the tricks etc. I remember that I only solved 4-5 questions in PS, those were the only ones which included REAL calculations, others were just tricky.

There are some Kaplan exams like 10R in specific that seems like a roller coaster ride, that's how I felt taking that August MCAT 😡 I had an average score on PS and verbal, almost what I was getting in Kaplan.

 

[mongmong]

Kaplan Diag- 23 (P8, V8, B7) (end of May)
Kaplan FL #1- 28 (P10, V8, B10) 7/9
AAMC 3R - 30 (P12, V8, B10) 7/15
Kaplan FL #6 33 (P11, V11, B11) 7/17
Kaplan FL #7 30 (P11, V8, B11) 7/19
Kaplan FL #8 31 (P11, V10, B10) 7/21

I'm finding that the #8 scale was rather generous. I can't imagine getting so many wrong and still be able to get decent scores for each section on the real test. Is there anything I can do do improve my physical and biological section? I feel like I'm leveling off at about 10-11 for these sections.

One thing I've improved on is timing. I actually had finished 10 minutes early for the physical section, 5 mins early for verbal. At least I'm making an improvement on something. 🙂

 

[pslee]

Kaplan Diag- 23 (P8, V8, B7) (end of May)
Kaplan FL #1- 28 (P10, V8, B10) 7/9
AAMC 3R - 30 (P12, V8, B10) 7/15
Kaplan FL #6 33 (P11, V11, B11) 7/17
Kaplan FL #7 30 (P11, V8, B11) 7/19
Kaplan FL #8 31 (P11, V10, B10) 7/21

I'm finding that the #8 scale was rather generous. I can't imagine getting so many wrong and still be able to get decent scores for each section on the real test. Is there anything I can do do improve my physical and biological section? I feel like I'm leveling off at about 10-11 for these sections.

One thing I've improved on is timing. I actually had finished 10 minutes early for the physical section, 5 mins early for verbal. At least I'm making an improvement on something. 🙂

kaplan questions are just crazy hard, nothing like the aamc exams. I get 4-5 wrongs in aamc ps sections, but i got 15-20 wrong in kaplan ps sections. No wonder the curve is generous.

 

[DrCurious]

I figured I would post my scores as well

TPR 4911 9PS/ 8VR / 10BS = 27
AAMC 3R 12PS/ 7VR/ 11BS = 30
AAMC 4R Tomorrow (7/21/06)

I am struggling with verbal alot. I do well on the EK101 passages and get destroyed by the aamc ones. I average about a 43/60 on the EK verbals, which according to their scale is an upper 9. I think its that the EK passages are interesting so I have an easier time focusing, but I'm not too sure. Anyone have any opinions on what I should try as far as the aamc's go? Especially if you have had a similar problem, although any input would be appreciated.

 

[TauPathology]

I figured I would post my scores as well

TPR 4911 9PS/ 8VR / 10BS = 27
AAMC 3R 12PS/ 7VR/ 11BS = 30
AAMC 4R Tomorrow (7/21/06)

I am struggling with verbal alot. I do well on the EK101 passages and get destroyed by the aamc ones. I average about a 43/60 on the EK verbals, which according to their scale is an upper 9. I think its that the EK passages are interesting so I have an easier time focusing, but I'm not too sure. Anyone have any opinions on what I should try as far as the aamc's go? Especially if you have had a similar problem, although any input would be appreciated.

Dr. Curious, after you do 4R, don't get discouraged. Its a hard section with a very hard curve. As for getting ready for verbal passages, read Socrates.

 

[TauPathology]

Time for my update!

5/29/06 3R PS 8, VR 12, BS 11
7/02/06 4R PS 11, VR10, BS 12
7/20/06 5R PS 12, VR 12, BS 12


I am very happy with the 36 on 5R, I was worried my verbal was going to become an issue. Finishing the kaplan review, doing all 1001 problems in gen chem, and practice problems everyday is working!

 

[pslee]

3R 13/10/12 35
4R 13/xx/11
5R 13/11/11 35
6R 13/11/12 36 (one point away from the next score in all 3 sections, finally seeing some improvements!!)

target score:15/12/15 👍
Keep up everyone!!