Practice MCAT score with no study!

[bonoz]

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So I took a practice MCAT on emcat.com just to see how I would do without any amount of studying, review, prep-courses, etc. The only knowledge I relied on was from the pre-med courses I have taken.

Basically, I got a 50% correct ratio on all the sections (Phsical, Verbal, Biological, etc.) and I was wondering if that is an acceptable score considering I have not learned anything about the material on the MCATs, no review or anything?

Thanks.

 

[cliquesh]

That's probably typical. You need to get around 80-85% to get into the low 30s, though.

 

[fattymangox03]

the first diagnostic i took without studying at all, i got a 19. i've been studying for 4 months with princeton and i got a 30 on my last practice exam. from what i've heard, a lot of ppl score under 20 on their first exam so dont worry too much. study hard and you will improve your score.

 

[ChubbyChaser]

My first was a 31!

 

[tylerh87]

do you want a cookie?

 

[ChubbyChaser]

do you want a cookie?

if you dont mind

 

[bodonid]

if you dont mind

It looks as if you have had quite enough cookies, if you don't mind my saying.

 

[smeagol]

Physical sciences and biological sciences can improve pretty easily. Verbal, however, is not so much a matter of knowing that but rather knowing how. This takes longer to improve on. Do some more verbal tests to see where you stand.

 

[metalgearHMN]

It looks as if you have had quite enough cookies, if you don't mind my saying.

Burn. I would say that's a 2nd Degree Burn.

 

[Nazra]

I scored a 14 on my first kaplan practice. I really didn't try hard in the PS.

 

[watsupdoc]

I scored a 14 on my first kaplan practice. I really didn't try hard in the PS.

what score did you get for the real MCAT?

 

[Nazra]

ooh I am taking an MCAT Kaplan class.... I know I will score much better. I will take the test in May.

 

[xrevision]

I took the Kaplan class, and I got a 23 on my first diagnostic. By the time the second one rolled around I got a 30. Ended up with a 35 on the real deal. I took the test a week and a half after the class ended, and was still working a full time job. (totally not recommended). I took an AAMC test every other day during that week and was scoring from 34-39.

 

[kin kid]

I took the Kaplan class, and I got a 23 on my first diagnostic. By the time the second one rolled around I got a 30. Ended up with a 35 on the real deal. I took the test a week and a half after the class ended, and was still working a full time job. (totally not recommended). I took an AAMC test every other day during that week and was scoring from 34-39.

I am working in a lab full-time this summer together with princeton 🙁 is it gonna be that bad??😕..I know I will have to work really hard (i.e. no outtings pr partying this summer at all....will that be enough??

 

[FSAP]

I got a 28. Ironically, I got 13 on the verbal and I barely speak English. On the real one I got 11. So, with all the studying, my verbal score actually declined by two points.

 

[xrevision]

ya kin, if you're dedicated I'm sure you will have no problem. Other than work I wasn't really distracted because all of my friends were studying for the MCAT or DAT too.

 

[AustinBum]

I got a 26 on my first TPR diagnostic.

The 6 on verbal was a good wake up call.

 

[bonoz]

ooh I am taking an MCAT Kaplan class.... I know I will score much better. I will take the test in May.

How do you like that KAPLAN course?

 

[Nazra]

How do you like that KAPLAN course?

I like it... but take advantage of all the study materials. I study everyday! I want a 40!!!!!

 

[tncekm]

I like it... but take advantage of all the study materials. I study everyday! I want a 40!!!!!

Everyone would love to be in the top 1/10,000th of a percentile 🙂 But, that's the right attitude.

 

[TheBoondocks]

Everyone would love to be in the top 1/10,000th of a percentile 🙂 But, that's the right attitude.

yes, but very few are willing to devote 600 plus hours to get it. If you read through the 30 plus page, you'll see most who got it studied 3 to 4 months, some 6 months, but all said they really dedicated themselves. HOw many people take 20 practice tests and go every every question in detail? 40 takes luck, but learning the science cold, maximizing test strategy, and if your practice tests are near there then barring unforeseen circumstances you should score within +/- 2 points of your practice range. Most people simply don't study enough to maximize their score.

 

[Vihsadas]

I got a 28. Ironically, I got 13 on the verbal and I barely speak English. On the real one I got 11. So, with all the studying, my verbal score actually declined by two points.

Haha. Similar story here:

VR went from 12 (Diag) to 11 (real exam).

I guess it's not really fair to leave it at that...my VR actually went up as I did practice tests and usually hovered around 13-15. I bombed it on the real thing comparatively.

 

[Raisins]

I raised mine 14 points from the first TPR diagnostic. Partly becomes that exam was hard, and partly because I studied a lot.

 

[Mandek]

Haha. Similar story here:

VR went from 12 (Diag) to 11 (real exam).

I guess it's not really fair to leave it at that...my VR actually went up as I did practice tests and usually hovered around 13-15. I bombed it on the real thing comparatively.

11 on VR is considered bombing?

 

[Vihsadas]

11 on VR is considered bombing?

No it's not. It's a good score. I'm ecstatic about my score. It was just not as good as my potential. I mean, I scored a 12 on the diag and was consistently in the 13-15. I should have been able to get that on the real test, but the VR on my real exam was a MONSTER. It was hard. Way harder than any official AAMC practice test. It freaked me out and I only managed to gain control of my bearings halfway through the section.

Now, don't think that every VR section on the real MCATs nowadays is going to be insanely hard. Some people had a much easier time than I did who took tests on different days. So some days are easier than others. Most of the people who I talked to that took the test on the same day as me felt the same about the VR section though. Be prepared for anything!

 

[supafield]

17 (6,8,3) on my TPR diagnostic... I knew nothing nor did I care

31 (11,11,9) on August 06' MCAT

Highest Diagnostic was AAMC 6 and I got a 33 (11,12,10)


So given good effort you can go from 10-15+ pts from a diagnostic to the real thing..

 

[trinitee22]

I just took my first diagnostic test without studying or anything and got a 27 (8,9,10). I swore I was going to get a 10 or something. I certainly surprised myself, I've been out of school for 2 years but I work in a lab so I haven't done stuff like physics etc in a while. I guess I haven't forgotten as much as I thought I did.

 

[tncekm]

yes, but very few are willing to devote 600 plus hours to get it. If you read through the 30 plus page, you'll see most who got it studied 3 to 4 months, some 6 months, but all said they really dedicated themselves. HOw many people take 20 practice tests and go every every question in detail? 40 takes luck, but learning the science cold, maximizing test strategy, and if your practice tests are near there then barring unforeseen circumstances you should score within +/- 2 points of your practice range. Most people simply don't study enough to maximize their score.

Can't disagree with any of that. But, the uncertainty associated with verbal alone makes a 40 quite the task. The difference between 35 (top 5th percentile) and 40 (top 0.0001 percentile) is probability either working for you or against you on the verbal section on any given MCAT 😀

 

[Vihsadas]

Can't disagree with any of that. But, the uncertainty associated with verbal alone makes a 40 quite the task. The difference between 35 (top 5th percentile) and 40 (top 0.0001 percentile) is probability either working for you or against you on the verbal section on any given MCAT 😀

I'd say that's more or less how I thought of my own MCAT. If I managed to get the 13 that I was usually getting on my practice tests in VR I would get the 40. The 13/14, 13/15 in BS/PS I thought was going to be pretty doable for me. Luckily I ended up getting the 14/15 BS/PS because I DIDN'T get my 13 on VR!!

It's true, the VR usually makes or breaks the 40. In reality, I would have much rather had a 14 13 13 than my 15 11 14, but really, I'm def not complaining. 😛

My opinion is that the highest score that you should realistically shoot for on any section is 13. Past that point you're getting into the 'luck' realm.

 

[tncekm]

My opinion is that the highest score that you should realistically shoot for on any section is 13. Past that point you're getting into the 'luck' realm.

Agreed. I feel pretty confident I'll do well on the PS/BS sections. But, there is always that element of luck, or lack thereof, that can play into missing or getting that extra point. Sometimes luck manifests itself as a good guess, other times a lack of luck manifests itself as those tricky little ocular devices we call eyeballs reporting incorrect information to your brain 😀 But, I think anybody who plans on getting a 100% hasn't come to terms with the reality of Murphys Law and how it relates to probability on a multiple choice test that you think you're solid on 😀

As far as verbal goes, I'm starting to average 1-2 wrong per TPR passage (around 70%, which I think is about a 9) so I'm honestly just hoping for a 10, lol. I've got until May 27th, so we'll see what goes down.