Take+Void, Take(real)= Good idea?

[rgatt2]

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For anyone who's taken 2 REAL MCATs within the SAME year, are there noticeable similarities? Or are the tests varying depending on time of yr, or even contain differently arranged questions within the same day?

Is it worth taking the real MCAT once and immediately voiding it, then taking it next time for real, just to understand the test and what I can improve on (i.e. what I had to guess on)?

Any advice helps.

 

[EgyptianDoc]

The AAMC released 8 official MCAT tests that you can take for practice. It's better to take an official exam timed, see where you stand, and then begin attacking your weaknesses than shelling out $225, going through the stress of the exam, voiding, and never knowing how you would have scored. Best of luck.

 

[bowlin123]

For anyone who's taken 2 REAL MCATs within the SAME year, are there noticeable similarities? Or are the tests varying depending on time of yr, or even contain differently arranged questions within the same day?

Is it worth taking the real MCAT once and immediately voiding it, then taking it next time for real, just to understand the test and what I can improve on (i.e. what I had to guess on)?

Any advice helps.

I have taken the MCAT 3 times already. Voided the first 2(March 28, Apr 18) and waiting for my score on the last one(01 May 09). I wouldn't recommend taking the MCAT to find noticeable similarities, because I did not find a lot. Although you are only allowed to take the MCAT up to 3 times a year, and, yes, voiding an exam does count toward one of the maximum 3 attempts you are allowed to take in any given year.

 

[rgatt2]

Wow.. So this means that AAMC 9 for example, only covers a sampling of the possible questions you could have had on your exam😳

 

[229141]

Wow.. So this means that AAMC 9 for example, only covers a sampling of the possible questions you could have had on your exam😳

Yes. You have to know, and expect, everything.

 

[Rubisco]

As the above poster said, you have to know everything. This is where your consistency in your practice scoring comes in. If you're getting a wide range of scores, then there are gaps in your knowledge and you could be getting lucky by getting topics you know very well (high end of your practice range) or vice versa (low end of your practice range). People who have really tight scores and consistency know mostly everything and don't vary that much within their range. Unless they had a bad day.

 

[BBender716]

As the above poster said, you have to know everything. This is where your consistency in your practice scoring comes in. If you're getting a wide range of scores, then there are gaps in your knowledge and you could be getting lucky by getting topics you know very well (high end of your practice range) or vice versa (low end of your practice range). People who have really tight scores and consistency know mostly everything and don't vary that much within their range. Unless they had a bad day.

unless they had a bad day, particularly on the day of the MCAT... like me 🙁

 

[quynhhuong]

is there a time line you have to wait before taking the next MCAT? is it 90 days? or something?

 

[dundunham]

burp~ what if you had like a good day but then it's a bad hair day? what then...