Should I take AAMC FL 10 and 11 now?

[lavacake]

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Hi all, I'm signed up for the August 10th MCAT and am currently (attempting) to follow Sn2ed's study plan. On the most part, I've been able to keep on schedule, and I will be taking aamc 8 today.
PS-VR-BS
#3 13-10-11
#4 12-13-13
#5 12-12-12
#7 11-11-13

I guess I'm pretty content with my scores since they all seem to be within the mid 30s range, but I kept reading on the forums that 10 and 11 were the best indicators of how I'll do on the actual exam. I guess I was wondering if I should perhaps take them earlier than designated on the study schedule to get a better idea of where I stand? I guess I'm beginning to feel nervous and anxious... I mean initially the scores were a good confidence boost since prior to the FLs, I thought that I might be aiming too high for myself (35).

I guess another concern I had was that the TBR passages seemed to involve a lot of questions involving recall beyond the information given in the passage (for PS, it often seemed like having a formula memorized would determine the score), whereas the FLs I've taken so far doesn't really seem to have a heavy emphasis on memorization. I'm just worried that I'll be blindsided on the actual exam...

 

[shaboobly]

why are you nervous when you score in the 85+ percentile?

 

[lavacake]

I guess I was worried that if the FLs I've taken were easier than #10 and #11, and if 10 and 11 were better indicators, that I wouldn't actually be in a 35 range

#7
13-11-11

 

[PanRoasted]

Everyone says that #10 and #11 are "harder" or the best indicator of your actual score, but if you take a look around the forums, most people score around the same on #10 and #11 as compared to the rest of their AAMC FLs, regardless of what order they took the tests. I'm skeptical of how different those last two exams really are....