Studied from McGraw-Hill book, MCAT on 7/26

[GUH]

So I had been using the McGraw-Hill book to study for the MCAT, including the practice tests. I felt pretty good, but I worry that I might have made a mistake in just trusting the book without shopping around elsewhere. The McGraw-Hill book has timed tests, but they don't give you an actual score on the 45-scale and some folks say the questions aren't really similar to the real deal. I only found out about the shortcomings recently (in the past few days). If I could go back, I would have bought more of the AAMCAS practice tests a while back and used those to help study, but hindsight is 20/20!

My goal is to earn a 30+ on the exam, which I'm scheduled to take on Thursday (7/26/12).
Scored a 31 on the AAMCAS exam 3 (the free one) that I took this morning. That's the one and only practice test I've taken other than the ones from my book. I got a 1520 on the GRE a couple years back, for what that's worth.

Do I have a good shot at getting 30+ on my exam this Thursday?

(Applying to DO school)

Thanks

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[OCDOCDOCD]

Hard to say. Your data set has an n of 1. To get a good idea of where you are you'd want to have at least 3 practice test scores under your belt, ideally AAMC scores since they're the most predictive. Right now I think the best anyone can say is that your chances of getting 30+ aren't unrealistic.

For what it's worth, I had a friend who spent three months half-ass studying and took AAMC3 as his only practice test (over the course of a few days no less) and got a 33 on it shortly before his actual exam. His real score ended up being a 31.

 

[Nandrolone]

i would take AAMC 10 or 11 ASAP, since those tend to be the more indicative AAMC's.

 

[GUH]

Thanks! Will do.

I guess $35 is a drop in the bucket in the scheme of things. 🙂

 

[GUH]

Update:
Took exam 10, scored a 32... fingers crossed for tomorrow! Oh man

 

[Homp]

Does any one of you read Advanced Financial Accounting from McGraw-Hill/Irwin ? I would like to read that book, is it worth?

 

[GUH]

Does any one of you read Advanced Financial Accounting from McGraw-Hill/Irwin ? I would like to read that book, is it worth?

haha I forgot about this thread

No, I haven't read that book, Homp. You do realize that this is a forum for premedical students, right?

Also, update: Got a 33R on the actual 7/26 exam! 12 BS, 10 PS, and 11 V! 😀
Maybe the book wasn't as bad as some people made it out to be.

 

[jeffs office]

haha I forgot about this thread

No, I haven't read that book, Homp. You do realize that this is a forum for premedical students, right?

Also, update: Got a 33R on the actual 7/26 exam! 12 BS, 10 PS, and 11 V! 😀
Maybe the book wasn't as bad as some people made it out to be.

Wow, congrats!

 

[Moosepig]

haha I forgot about this thread

No, I haven't read that book, Homp. You do realize that this is a forum for premedical students, right?

Also, update: Got a 33R on the actual 7/26 exam! 12 BS, 10 PS, and 11 V! 😀
Maybe the book wasn't as bad as some people made it out to be.

Congratulations!