Section bank layout and Question Pack

[deleted421268]

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When I bought section bank and question packs 1 and 2 for CARS now why is the layout different than what it is like in test day meaning passage on left side of screen and questions on right is what it should be like right?

 

[pms_testosterone]

The interface for the Questions Packs and Section Bank was changed a few years ago, and now it does not resemble the real MCAT at all! It's rather annoying.

The interface of the AAMC Practice Exams still matches the real MCAT's.

 

[PlsLetMeIn21]

This! ^^^

It was super annoying that they didn't use the same format as the exams. But I'm really glad the practice exams were the same format. That's more important anyway.

 

[deleted421268]

What do you guys think of using CARS question packs to make full length cars exams out of em like doing 9 passages timed in a row.

 

[Cornfed101]

What do you guys think of using CARS question packs to make full length cars exams out of em like doing 9 passages timed in a row.

I don't think there is any need to. The main benefit of taking full-length exams is for timing and stamina. Besides timing and stamina, it is also important to just learn the strategy behind CARS, which is why working just a few passages at a time in the CARS q packs works just fine. That was my experience at least. If you feel that your biggest issue is stamina then you can definitely make a full length CARS exam.

 

[Blueprint MCAT Tutor]

What do you guys think of using CARS question packs to make full length cars exams out of em like doing 9 passages timed in a row.

I think it's better to take a few at a time because then you can have more learning opportunities. For example, if you do 3 passages and then you learn about a specific mistake you were making, you can have several more passages to work the correction to that mistake into your strategy. Whereas, if you do 9 passages at once and then you find your mistake, you've already finished half the Qpack before being able to practice your solution. Doing fewer passages at a time gives you more opportunity to hone and tweak your strategy. You can then use that strategy and work on stamina during the full-length exams. Definitely, time your individual passages with the timing strategy you use as well to make sure you are on track with timing. However, I think 4 AAMC exams + whatever 3rd party practice exams you took are enough to build up stamina for the exam! Let me know if you have any other questions!