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OUCH!! Just got raped by 6R.

12 PS
11 V
11 BS

I am very disappointed, I was expecting atleast 12's in both V and BS.

I think I'll go and resurrest my dead mother in the form of a hideous monster , polish her untill she sparkles, make sure she stars in a couple of movies wearing voom shoes, write a literary poem about her and make sure it gets criticed by a formalist critic, then we'll both go to a volcanic glacier in iceland and get married. We'll both spend the rest of our lives pondering over wether my nuts are an evolutionary remnant.
 
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PR1: 9P 10V 12B
PR2: 13P 10V 12B
PR3: 13P 11V 12B
AAMC 5R: 13P 12V 13B

Scary thing is, I have no idea when I take the test whether I'm doing well or not. I keep thinking I aced the PS and bombed the other two. Oh well, keep on going.
 
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Kaplan Diag 26 (12PS 5VR 9BS)
Kaplan Full #1 25 ( 8PS 7VR 10BS)
Kaplan Full #2 30 (11PS 9VR 10BS)
Kaplan Full #3 29 (11PS 9VR 9BS)
AAMC 3R 31 (10PS 9VR 12BS)
Kaplan Full #4 30 (11PS 8VR 11BS)
AAMC 4R 29 (12PS 7VR 10BS)
AAMC 5R 30 (11PS 8VR 11BS) (similar story 1 question short of 12 on both PS and BS)

It looks like I am stuck on 30 .. if I can just make that 9 on verbal and 12s on PS and BS .... I wouldn't have anything to complain about 😀

keep studying ppl ..... just a week and it will be all over (hopefully.... crossing fingers)

All the best
 
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Kaplan diag: PS 7, V 8, BS 7
Kaplan full 2: PS 10, V 12, BS 8
Kaplan full 4: PS 10, V 12, BS 10
Kaplan full 3: PS 12, V 12, BS 11 (took the week after #4)
Kaplan full 5: PS 9, V 12, BS 11
AAMC 5: PS 12, V 13, BS 13 (on question away from a 13 on PS, but close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades)

So judging by all this I tihnk that I'm looking at between a 32 and a 38...but that AAMC score feels a little wierd to me. I didn't feel like I had done that well on it.
 
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man, you just can't predict these wacky scores...

(last 3 diags)
TPR 4931: PS-9 VR-11 BS-11
AAMC 5R: PS-11 VR-12 BS-12
AAMC 6R: PS-13 VR-10 BS-11

unbelievable. i guess i don't much care that i went down a point (35-34) from 5R to 6R, but the distribution is unthinkable for me, as i suck at physics and managed a 13 somehow, and yet was appalled to get a 10 in verbal (the 11 in bio pissed me off too--i was getting 11's on TPR's A-D bio sections, which i thought were supposed to be hard 😡 ).

is anyone who is scoring well worried that their 'luck' will magically run out on april 17, and all of those princely good-guesses will turn into toadish wrong answers? i'm freakin'. hardcore.
 
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Update:

AAMC 3R: 11P, 12V, 10B => 33
AAMC 4R: 11P, 12V, 11B => 34
AAMC 5R: 11P, 11V, 12B => 34
AAMC 6R: 12P, 10V, 12B => 34

behold my dropping verbal scores... i've made 34s on the last three tests, so i figure ill end up somewhere around there on the real thing. my goal has been a 35; i think i can do it if i just concentrate on my timing a bit more, especially in verbal.

btw, i over the past two tests, i feel that i have been cutting down on my stupid errors in the science sections. this has resulted in me getting about 4-6 more questions right in each section, which improved those scaled scores by a point apeice.

taking AAMC 7 on tuesday....
 
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i remember somebody saying that 3R was called the confidence booster exam, so i thought i'd post my results to help you make up your own mind. besides, if it was so easy, the scale should help help normalize the scores.

3R PS-12, VR-11, BS-11
7: PS-12, VR-10, BS-11

for what it's worth, i thought the PS & BS sections on 7 were harder than 3R, but the scores tell the whole story. i missed 6 in a row in VR on practice test 7... asleep at the wheel i guess
 
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AAMC 3R: 36 - 12P 12V 12B
AAMC 4R: 35 - 11P 12V 12B
Kap Digital: 33 - 7P 13V 13B
AAMC 5R: 38 - 13P 12V 13B
AAMC 6R: 39 - 13P 13V 13B

I have this frightening sense that I'm just guessing right. 5R and 6R went very well, obviously, but I checked "Guess" on many, many questions. I suppose I have to consider taking 7R after going over the weak areas one more time.
 
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if you are have been freakishly guessing right on the past few tests, and you luck changes a bit, it wont lower your score to anything less than stellar anyway.
 
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Kaplan diagnostic: P 9 V 10 B 8
K 1 : P 8 V 8 B 8
K2: P9 V12 B9
took two practice exams out of order
K6: P 9 V 12 B 10
K7: P 10 V 12 B 9

K3: P 11 V 12 B 10 (33!!!!)
K4: (SUCKED) P 9 V 11 B 10
K5 (SUCKED WORSE) P 9 V 10 B 11

Exam Kracker's PS from 1g: 10.

I'm hoping crossing my fingers, etc for a 32-26 range score.

Does anyone know the correlation between Kaplan and the real thing? I'd be curious.
My friend had a 29 on her PTR final test (AMC 6) and got a 35. I'm hoping for that kind of love. 🙂
 
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My final update. Again, these were all at one sitting, starting ~ 9am unless otherwise indicated, strictly timed, etc. This is especially for those curious about AAMC VII. I found it very close to AAMC IV-VI except that the physics section had way more calculations that I expected. I screwed up on 3 questions because for some reason I don't know how to calculate molality. It's so easy to screw up these questions and the MCAT testmakers know it.
But for anyone who doesn't have time to do test VII, don't worry. It's not that much different from the later tests. I think AAMC V was a fluke in terms of my physics score. I'm still struggling with this section. It's the one area where I walk away feeling like a flunked it every time.

EK 1g: P9, V11, B9
EK 2f: P9, V9, B8 (taken very late at night)
AAMC I: P10, V11, B11
AAMC II: P9, V10, B11
AAMC III: P10, V9 B11 (Bio taken at a later time)
AAMC IV: P9, V12, B12
AAMC V: P12-13, V10, B11
AAMC VII: P10, V 11, B12
 
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I'm getting a bit anxious. I have now taken all the AAMC tests, and I have scored a 10 or an 11 on every single science section. Mostly 11s on physical science and 10s on biology. My verbal score is the only one that fluctuates, with a high of 14 and a low of 11.

It's frustrating, as understanding the material more doesn't equate to higher scores. Perhaps the increasing difficulty of the AAMC tests comes into play.
I just have this nagging sense that I haven't had time to nail my sciences yet. As others have said, I'm guessing too often. Most of that guessing is coming in orgo. I would say there are somewhat educated guesses, but I'm still stabbing into the dark--hit or miss. I'm also running very close on time.

Anyone else cutting it right to the buzzer? That's my number one concern, actually.

I haven't had any sciences for 3 years. Last took gen chem 5 years ago, orgo 4. It's frustrating as well in that little memorization items pop up and kill me every time. Things that definitely aren't in my PR book (or at least completely slipped my memory/comprehension). Things I might have known had I had the courses more recently.

Oh well. I will be perfectly happy with a 30, which is lower than any of my AAMC scores.

The best to all.
 
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Update:

AAMC 3R - 14P 11V 13B
AAMC 4R - 13P 10V 13B
AAMC 5R - 14P 10V 13B
AAMC 6R - 13P 10V 14B
AAMC 7 - 13P 9V 14B


Wow my brain crapped out on verbal and I couldn't think on verbal! I got 5 wrong on the first 2/3s of the exam and 13 wrong on the last 3rd of the test! I dunno why but I had to keep reading questions and crap over and over again. Lets just hope i dont crap out on the real exam.
 
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dfleis said:
Check this out.. after looking over my last few practice tests...

While grading it, I am very happy and think I'm about to nail a 12-14... and then, LITERALLY... in the last 10-12 questions of every BS and PS section I literally miss 8-10 of those 10-12 questions. You would think it is from burnout, right? Well, no.. because I usually skip around in the tests... For some reason I have problems with the last discretes and the last passages of every PS/BS section.. it makes no sense. For example... in Kap 2 PS that I just took.. I missed a total of 9 questions in the first 64 questions (on pace for a 12)... then from 65-77 I missed 9/13. BS I missed 7 in the first 50 (on pace for a 12). I suck.
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I feel that too. For example I was on a roll on the BS, then all of a sudden i began to misread the question and choices and got a few wrong on those
 
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thekegalman said:
I feel that too. For example I was on a roll on the BS, then all of a sudden i began to misread the question and choices and got a few wrong on those
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on verbal, i get most wrong on the middle third
 
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I took 7 today. Verb = 9, BS =10 and PS= 10. I thought that it is hardest of all AAMC sample tests. Maybe that's just me. But scaling was very generous for all sections. I missed around 18 questions on verb while I only missed 10 questions on 4R and 6R.

Make sure to practice it before next Saturday. It probably closest to the real test.
 
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I'm not wholly convinced the MCAT verbal sections are as well written as they should be. I generally do better on them than I do the sciences, but still, there are some nagging loose ends on every single one, it seems.

For instance, question 116 on 6R reads:

What assumption is implicit in the phrase, "as laws of evidence evolved?"

The correct answer choice is given as: A) Those who are unfamiliar with a case are better jurors than are those who give testimony.

I'm sorry, but this is not implicit in the given phrase. It may be the rational application of that phrase. It may be implicit if we are to assume that laws will evolve towards greater justice as defined by the rational underpinnings of a system of justice.

If you go back and read the passage, again, yes, this is a conclusion that you may reach. But it is not implicit in the given phrase. What is happening is that the MCAT writers are demanding that the test-taker make a value judgement (which frankly shouldn't be done in a test of logic).

The only way that something can be implicit is if it is capable of being understood from something. The only way we may understand something is through past example. Here, we have none. We are simply given a development and expected to make a value judgement of what is entailed in a "good" juror.

Yes, it's a minor quibble, but it is a quibble over a deceptive phrase that could have easily been fixed with the addition of a few words

(e.g. A) Those who were unfamiliar with a case were thought to be better jurors than are those who gave testimony.)

Anyone else agree?
 
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I would agree if the instructions weren't clear that the *best* answer from among those presented is the correct one. On the more difficult test items, it seems often to be the case that none of the answers are strongly right, but rather that one of them is less wrong than the rest. The key sentence for this question was, I believe:
"Jurors were not yet picked for their impartiality but because they were most likely to know the truth," which implies the correct answer.
 
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Kaplan Diag 26 (12PS 5VR 9BS)
Kaplan Full #1 25 ( 8PS 7VR 10BS)
Kaplan Full #2 30 (11PS 9VR 10BS)
Kaplan Full #3 29 (11PS 9VR 9BS)
AAMC 3R 31 (10PS 9VR 12BS)
Kaplan Full #4 30 (11PS 8VR 11BS)
AAMC 4R 29 (12PS 7VR 10BS)
AAMC 5R 30 (11PS 8VR 11BS)
Kaplan Full #5 32 (11PS 10VR 12BS)
AAMC 6R 32 (12PS 8VR 12BS)

Seems like I am stuck at 8 for verbal ..... even if I try to speed up, I still have to bubble in 1-1.5 passages (sometimes 2 🙁 ) .... do you guys think speeding up a little bit by doing some EK 101 will do the trick (I don't want more than 10.....will be satisfied with 9 on VR)
 
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CanIMakeIt said:
Kaplan Diag 26 (12PS 5VR 9BS)
Kaplan Full #1 25 ( 8PS 7VR 10BS)
Kaplan Full #2 30 (11PS 9VR 10BS)
Kaplan Full #3 29 (11PS 9VR 9BS)
AAMC 3R 31 (10PS 9VR 12BS)
Kaplan Full #4 30 (11PS 8VR 11BS)
AAMC 4R 29 (12PS 7VR 10BS)
AAMC 5R 30 (11PS 8VR 11BS)
Kaplan Full #5 32 (11PS 10VR 12BS)
AAMC 6R 32 (12PS 8VR 12BS)

Seems like I am stuck at 8 for verbal ..... even if I try to speed up, I still have to bubble in 1-1.5 passages (sometimes 2 🙁 ) .... do you guys think speeding up a little bit by doing some EK 101 will do the trick (I don't want more than 10.....will be satisfied with 9 on VR)
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i bet its not cuz ur reading too slow..its probably cuz ur not being efficient in answering the questions. in fact, maybe you should read SLOWER but only if you read for the main idea. after that, you'll find an increased ability to answer questions correctly and swiftly.
 
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Kaplan Diag 26 (12PS 5VR 9BS)
Kaplan Full #1 25 ( 8PS 7VR 10BS)
Kaplan Full #2 30 (11PS 9VR 10BS)
Kaplan Full #3 29 (11PS 9VR 9BS)
AAMC 3R 31 (10PS 9VR 12BS)
Kaplan Full #4 30 (11PS 8VR 11BS)
AAMC 4R 29 (12PS 7VR 10BS)
AAMC 5R 30 (11PS 8VR 11BS)
Kaplan Full #5 32 (11PS 10VR 11BS)
AAMC 6R 32 (12PS 8VR 12BS)
AAMC 7 32 (13PS 8VR 11BS)

(Kaplan proctered the exam from 12-8 and by 6:45 or so my brain just had it ... I think that contributed to some of the silly mistakes on the BS ...... VR is another story though 😕 )
 
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and my last update...

AAMC 3R: 11P, 12V, 10B => 33
AAMC 4R: 11P, 12V, 11B => 34
AAMC 5R: 11P, 11V, 12B => 34
AAMC 6R: 12P, 10V, 12B => 34
AAMC 7: 13P, 10V, 11B => 34

this leads me to two conclusions...

1) i will most likely score a 34 on the MCAT
2) it turns out that ive actually managed to become worse at critically analyzing data in the past month
 
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indyzx said:
and my last update...

AAMC 3R: 11P, 12V, 10B => 33
AAMC 4R: 11P, 12V, 11B => 34
AAMC 5R: 11P, 11V, 12B => 34
AAMC 6R: 12P, 10V, 12B => 34
AAMC 7: 13P, 10V, 11B => 34

this leads me to two conclusions...

1) i will most likely score a 34 on the MCAT
2) it turns out that ive actually managed to become worse at critically analyzing data in the past month
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by the same logic, I seem to be deading for a 32 but as Cerb said in other post ..... we will know on saturday (praying for no silly mistakes on exam day)
 
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I was bored this afternoon (don't want to study anymore). It seems that everybody complain Verb is unexpected (and hard) from last year's April and August MCAT feedback. So pay special attention to that and be ready this coming Saturday.

It is so easy to drop 2 to 3 points on verb. There was not much Biology and Physical difference between my 6R and 7. However, I drop two points on the verb, missread one paragraph. Oh well.
 
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wow, there are some great scores here. finished 6R last night. here's mine in the order i took them:

3R 12/11/11
7 12/10/11
6R 12/12/11

woohoo! finally got a verbal test without a bunch of passages about the trials and tribulations of music composers who have been dead for 500 years.

6R seemed to have a butt-load of organic chem, so if you think that is your weak spot, maybe that's a good one to try.
 
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Ooh ooh, just did the BS section of 6R, and got an 11!!!! I have been struggling with BS, frustration, and general burnout for weeks (as many of you know from my sad/venting posts), so yay!!! 😀 And I agree about there being a lot of OChem on it (booo)...at least the OChem was easier than what I've been encountering with the Kaplan tests.
 
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The way I figure it, practice, schmactice... It doesn't matter whether you hit a 28 or a 40 on the MCAT! It's all about the real deal!

5R --> 32
6R --> 34

Real Deal --> Who knows?! It's hit or miss... especially with verbal. Your score could fluctuate plus or minus 5 on ANY GIVEN SATURDAY! 😴
 
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