Retaking MCAT practice exams??

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I have taken four full lengths three out of four were retakes
NS1
May 2019 (498) ————-> January 2020 (500 126/122/126/126)


NS2 (not a retake)
February 2020 504 (125/125/126/128)


AAMC Sample
June 2019 (498) ——————> February 2020 (504) (127/124/126/127)


AAMC FL1
June 2019 (498 127/122/124/124) ——————> February 2020 (505) 128/125/125/127)

Are these inflation??? I don’t remember any answers especially psych since I didn’t even study for it first go around. I def remeber the topics but not any answers
 
While you may not consciously remember the answers, you probably did receive a bit of bump from your subconscious.

That being said, I think you can use the retakes to help increase your score. Find those areas that you missed on both the initial and the retake. Clearly, there's a gap in your knowledge of the subject or on when/how to apply the knowledge. Study those areas and you'll be in much better shape on the actual test.
 
The only full length scores you should care about are your AAMC scores. It's likely that the improvements you saw were in part due to having taken the tests previously, and in part due to a real improvement. Use the next 3 AAMC FL scores to gauge your real score, but take them in the last few weeks of your studying.

Kevin W, MCAT Tutor
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