physics self assessment difficulty

[echoyjeff222]

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Did anyone think that some of the topics in the self assessment were kind of odd / not covered in TBR? I just finished it and I definitely felt the most uncertain on the questions compared to the other self assessments ...

I had to use test taking skills for a lot of the questions to narrow things down since I didn't quite know how to do it the question the "correct" way with all the math etc

 

[leathersofa]

I did not read tbr but read ek. however, i still felt that the physics self assessment was accurate in its portrayal of the mcat coverage of topics and difficulty for the actual mcat

 

[TheAnonymous]

Did anyone think that some of the topics in the self assessment were kind of odd / not covered in TBR? I just finished it and I definitely felt the most uncertain on the questions compared to the other self assessments ...

I had to use test taking skills for a lot of the questions to narrow things down since I didn't quite know how to do it the question the "correct" way with all the math etc

^ I think that's what you should be doing.

I did TBR/TPR mix for physics and I think all the topics were covered. However, I still think Physics SA was a bit harder than what you see on AAMC FLs.

Make a list of the topics you need to review

 

[musicalfeet]

I think what annoyed me most about the SA was (this is probably EK's fault but anyway) the angular velocity/angular acceleration stuff in relation to the pendulum. Caught me off-guard as I was taking it so I couldn't recall the formula. Also what bothered me is their fluctuating definition of g. Hated that question because you could interpret g=-10m/s2 OR g= 10m/s2 and add in the negative as a direction if needed (physics SA used the former). Super thrown off by that question and missed it even though I probably could have solved it as a real physics problem with numbers.

I thought the physics questions in the FL AAMCs were more clearly written in that sense...

 

[echoyjeff222]

Lol, I'm reviewing my incorrect answers and they're all bunched up toward the end ... that mercury / ellipical orbit one screwed me up so badly haha, missed 4 in a row. LOL. That passage just confused the heck out of me.

 

[csx]

^ I think that's what you should be doing.

I did TBR/TPR mix for physics and I think all the topics were covered. However, I still think Physics SA was a bit harder than what you see on AAMC FLs.

Make a list of the topics you need to review

Which would you say is better? Was one better at one topic than the other? etc

 

[TheAnonymous]

Which would you say is better? Was one better at one topic than the other? etc

I think TPR does a great job overall in content review but I loved TBR's strategies and tricks (for example, for calculating pH, log, physics kinematics/projectile).

It's been a while since I read the books - I have summarized notes for both physics and gchem which I read last week (let me know if you need them). e

I've been scoring 13-14s consistently on the PS sections of the AAMCs and I can tell you that in my opinion, it's really 25% content, 75% how you actually approach the passages. Do not worry too much about content (specially if your test date is close) - go through the self-assessment very carefully, paying attention to the style of AAMC questions (for example, note how many questions can be answered just by reading the passage more carefully, really though, 90% of info is provided for you) and trying to come up with a list of topics that you feel like you need to review again and go from there.

Cheers

 

[echoyjeff222]

I think TPR does a great job overall in content review but I loved TBR's strategies and tricks (for example, for calculating pH, log, physics kinematics/projectile).

It's been a while since I read the books - I have summarized notes for both physics and gchem which I read last week (let me know if you need them). e

I've been scoring 13-14s consistently on the PS sections of the AAMCs and I can tell you that in my opinion, it's really 25% content, 75% how you actually approach the passages. Do not worry too much about content (specially if your test date is close) - go through the self-assessment very carefully, paying attention to the style of AAMC questions (for example, note how many questions can be answered just by reading the passage more carefully, really though, 90% of info is provided for you) and trying to come up with a list of topics that you feel like you need to review again and go from there.

Cheers

exactly what i thought. I went into it worried I would miss a ton because I forgot a formula, but that was definitely not the case. More comprehension rather than memorization. I'm happy about that! 🙂

what was your breakdown for the physical sciences if you don't mind me asking? just wondering where I stand in terms of score ... I got a 93 on the gen chem and 83 on the physics.

 

[TheAnonymous]

exactly what i thought. I went into it worried I would miss a ton because I forgot a formula, but that was definitely not the case. More comprehension rather than memorization. I'm happy about that! 🙂

what was your breakdown for the physical sciences if you don't mind me asking? just wondering where I stand in terms of score ... I got a 93 on the gen chem and 83 on the physics.

88% on physics and 92% on gchem (but I took them untimed and took mini breaks)