The Official 4/27/13 MCAT Thread

[brood910]

This might be considered a bit early, but full-time college students need to prepare ahead of time, especially when they are doing a research and volunteering, which requires them to spend at least 30-40 hours per week...

Let's share plans, strategies, schedules, and so on to help each other to crack this exam.

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[Albein]

hey so i tryed to switch from my april 4 date to either april 26/27 but now all the seats in NY are taken for these two dates. does anyone know if seats usually start opening as the test date arrives? Will i be able to get a seat for april 26/27? Thanks

im trying to do the same. there were seats available this morning, but as soon as i went to switch, someone swiped them.

 

[Endure]

Just did the chemistry portion of the AAMC self-assessment. If any of you haven't considered purchasing this, you definitely should – it's extremely helpful in identifying weaknesses.

 

[Trayshawn]

Hey guys.

I just took Kaplan FL Test 3. Never done this one before.

Got a 40. wtf?

Honestly, I didn't feel I did that well at all.
The Kaplan curve is ridiculous though. Anyone know whats up with that?

In any case, I'm surprisingly averaging a 40 on my 3 tests so far. Bittersweet.

 

[dejablue]

Hey guys.

I just took Kaplan FL Test 3. Never done this one before.

Got a 40. wtf?

Honestly, I didn't feel I did that well at all.
The Kaplan curve is ridiculous though. Anyone know whats up with that?

In any case, I'm surprisingly averaging a 40 on my 3 tests so far. Bittersweet.

I think we should all switch over to the 4/26 date. seems like all the geniuses are taking the 4/27 test...

screw the bellcurve 😳

 

[blacklabel]

is anyone else doing TBR for passages? the chem orgo and physics r great but not so sure about their bio passages. ANY feedback and recommendations would be great.

Im about half way done with all the passages and the Berkeley bio passages are mostly based on content/knowledge. The passages require minimal thinking and processing of any unfamiliar topics etc. Not sure if I should spend my time doing the passages if its not 'on par' with the real test. Any other thoughts, can any one relate to what im saying?

Solution: i am considering dropping TBR bio passages altogether and using AAMC 3-8 sectioned into halves. Basically, 3-8 is 6 exams and each will be halved = 12 sittings of AAMC biology passages of 35 minutes each. I also plan to do the EK bio 30 min in class exams. Is there any other material you all recommend or want to comment on my strategy?? I dont plan on doing AAMC 3-8 FL anyway so might as well section out the portions as stated. Any thoughts, comments, recomendations, humiliations are appreciated

 

[OneTwoThreeFour]

is anyone else doing TBR for passages? the chem orgo and physics r great but not so sure about their bio passages. ANY feedback and recommendations would be great.

Im about half way done with all the passages and the Berkeley bio passages are mostly based on content/knowledge. The passages require minimal thinking and processing of any unfamiliar topics etc. Not sure if I should spend my time doing the passages if its not 'on par' with the real test. Any other thoughts, can any one relate to what im saying?

Solution: i am considering dropping TBR bio passages altogether and using AAMC 3-8 sectioned into halves. Basically, 3-8 is 6 exams and each will be halved = 12 sittings of AAMC biology passages of 35 minutes each. I also plan to do the EK bio 30 min in class exams. Is there any other material you all recommend or want to comment on my strategy?? I dont plan on doing AAMC 3-8 FL anyway so might as well section out the portions as stated. Any thoughts, comments, recomendations, humiliations are appreciated

Wouldn't do the AAMC chop up thing. Those are too valuable as gauges for how you're scoring. BR is fine, as it makes sure you understand the material. For passages, I'd go TPR bio, as I've heard they have better passages. But again, don't chop up AAMC 3-8, or else you won't have as many FL's to do.

 

[Jr MD]

Wouldn't do the AAMC chop up thing. Those are too valuable as gauges for how you're scoring. BR is fine, as it makes sure you understand the material. For passages, I'd go TPR bio, as I've heard they have better passages. But again, don't chop up AAMC 3-8, or else you won't have as many FL's to do.

I agree as well. No chopping!

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[Trayshawn]

Just took the physics self assessment - 87%. **** was rough!!
How'd everyone else do on that one?

 

[Sub Rosa]

36 days left!

 

[blacklabel]

Wouldn't do the AAMC chop up thing. Those are too valuable as gauges for how you're scoring. BR is fine, as it makes sure you understand the material. For passages, I'd go TPR bio, as I've heard they have better passages. But again, don't chop up AAMC 3-8, or else you won't have as many FL's to do.

From word of mouth from friends who took the mcat and its prob stated numerous times somewhere in this forum, aamc 10 and 11 are most similar to the actual MCAT but even those 2 exams are not as tough as the real deal. Practicing with sub par passages wont cut it. If time permits, i plan to section out exams 3-8 as additional aamc prep

In terms of running out of FL's, i plan to do aamc 9-11, i bought the self assessment package which is 3 FL and change altogether. thats 6 FL of AAMC geared stuff, and i bought 5 berkeley FL. I plan to buy the princeton cracking mcat book soon which has 4 FL in it. thats a total of 6 AAMC FL + 5 berkeley FL + 4 Princeton FL=15 Full length exams.

does that clear it up a bit? You are def right about berkley passages for understanding the material. But i think its over investing time for understanding material. I followed sn2 method and did the re reads every week. If you ask me, the berkeley passages are essentially content review in test form. If it was content review i was going for, I would re read the chapters, which DID during the sn2 schedule lol!

do you think its a good/bad/mediocre idea with this info... thanks for the input though more feedback would be great! again looking to find on par bio passages with experimental data analysis type stuff. thats what the recent mcats are gearing at. i will look for TPR bio passages, any other alternatives and on par mcat bio passages?

 

[Trayshawn]

From word of mouth from friends who took the mcat and its prob stated numerous times somewhere in this forum, aamc 10 and 11 are most similar to the actual MCAT but even those 2 exams are not as tough as the real deal. Practicing with sub par passages wont cut it. If time permits, i plan to section out exams 3-8 as additional aamc prep

In terms of running out of FL's, i plan to do aamc 9-11, i bought the self assessment package which is 3 FL and change altogether. thats 6 FL of AAMC geared stuff, and i bought 5 berkeley FL. I plan to buy the princeton cracking mcat book soon which has 4 FL in it. thats a total of 6 AAMC FL + 5 berkeley FL + 4 Princeton FL=15 Full length exams.

does that clear it up a bit? You are def right about berkley passages for understanding the material. But i think its over investing time for understanding material. I followed sn2 method and did the re reads every week. If you ask me, the berkeley passages are essentially content review in test form. If it was content review i was going for, I would re read the chapters, which DID during the sn2 schedule lol!

do you think its a good/bad/mediocre idea with this info... thanks for the input though more feedback would be great! again looking to find on par bio passages with experimental data analysis type stuff. thats what the recent mcats are gearing at. i will look for TPR bio passages, any other alternatives and on par mcat bio passages?

no no no. I couldn't disagree more. I made that same mistake my first time around. Passages are a completely different ball game from content. You could know content backwards and forwards and still do miserably on the test. Passages require the ability to apply that content to unfamiliar scenarios and demand critical thinking. If you jump into full lengths without accompanying it with continual PASSAGE practice (not just paragraphs in a book, not even discretes...PASSAGES!) you'd be losing out on significant score increase opportunities.

As for experimental type bio passages - as you said, TPR bio is full of them. Also, Kaplan BS section tests are quite rewarding as well.

 

[OneTwoThreeFour]

From word of mouth from friends who took the mcat and its prob stated numerous times somewhere in this forum, aamc 10 and 11 are most similar to the actual MCAT but even those 2 exams are not as tough as the real deal. Practicing with sub par passages wont cut it. If time permits, i plan to section out exams 3-8 as additional aamc prep

In terms of running out of FL's, i plan to do aamc 9-11, i bought the self assessment package which is 3 FL and change altogether. thats 6 FL of AAMC geared stuff, and i bought 5 berkeley FL. I plan to buy the princeton cracking mcat book soon which has 4 FL in it. thats a total of 6 AAMC FL + 5 berkeley FL + 4 Princeton FL=15 Full length exams.

does that clear it up a bit? You are def right about berkley passages for understanding the material. But i think its over investing time for understanding material. I followed sn2 method and did the re reads every week. If you ask me, the berkeley passages are essentially content review in test form. If it was content review i was going for, I would re read the chapters, which DID during the sn2 schedule lol!

do you think its a good/bad/mediocre idea with this info... thanks for the input though more feedback would be great! again looking to find on par bio passages with experimental data analysis type stuff. thats what the recent mcats are gearing at. i will look for TPR bio passages, any other alternatives and on par mcat bio passages?

I mean, it looks like you're going to follow your plan regardless of what I say, but I was giving you my opinion. Only the AAMC's maintain any sort of validity as far as scoring, because they were official tests in the past. I don't know why you don't chop up the other full lengths, if you were going to use them diagnostically anyway.

Also, if you have the self-assessments, why not use them as the chopped up practice material? Isn't that what they are there for?

It seems silly to me to essentially waste the value of the best practice tests because you don't like the way one prep company presents their bio passages.

 

[blacklabel]

no no no. I couldn't disagree more. I made that same mistake my first time around. Passages are a completely different ball game from content. You could know content backwards and forwards and still do miserably on the test. Passages require the ability to apply that content to unfamiliar scenarios and demand critical thinking. If you jump into full lengths without accompanying it with continual PASSAGE practice (not just paragraphs in a book, not even discretes...PASSAGES!) you'd be losing out on significant score increase opportunities.

As for experimental type bio passages - as you said, TPR bio is full of them. Also, Kaplan BS section tests are quite rewarding as well.

I coudn't AGREE with you more about being able to work through passages with critical thinking! BUT, i feel that the berkeley biology passages DO NOT emphasize critical thinking to the degree needed for the MCAT. For example, i did 5 berkley passages from chapter 4 yesterday and scored 32/34. I got 2 questions wrong, but if i didn't read the passages and bubbled answers solely on knowledge, i might have gotten 5 wrong. Essentially, the passages were not geared at critically thinking about the text; rather it was if you knew the physiology from chapter 4 you did well.

are the TPR passages your referring to the hyperlearning workbook or is it something else? I will def try to get my hands on that ASAP. will look into the kaplan sections as well, theres mixed reviews about kaplan though, no?

@Ahstern, lol yeah my reply seems pretty stubborn as i just took ur advice and turned it around to keep on doing what i had planned haha! u make a valid point that i could chop up the prep companies tests and keep aamc for FL testing. I want to do the self assessment as FL because unfortunately you dont get to see the answers until you finish the entire section. Thus, the faster i finish it, the sooner i see the answers and can review it earlier to continue prep for other FL's etc.

 

[Trayshawn]

TBR Bio excluded. If thats what you were talking about, then yeah thats just content review. Thats why most people dislike it on this forum.

I was referring to TPRHL Science. And Kaplan Verbal Sucks. Most of its science is okay. But its BS Section Tests are excellent imo.

 

[osprey099]

31 on Kaplan 1 today (11PS, 10V, 10BS). Does anyone know if Kaplan 1 is the same as the diagnostic test that Kaplan makes you take at the start of the course? I'm enrolled in the online course so idk.

 

[Jr MD]

So how are y'all reviewing your practice tests? Anyone doing that post phrasing strategy??

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[Postictal Raiden]

So how are y'all reviewing your practice tests? Anyone doing that post phrasing strategy??

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I retake the entire test without timing myself. After the retake, I view the results and the solutions for the problems. I take notes of the concepts I missed.

 

[Jr MD]

I retake the entire test without timing myself. After the retake, I view the results and the solutions for the problems. I take notes of the concepts I missed.

Wow that's intense

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[TikiTorch]

Anyone else getting really burned out with content review? I was, so I took AAMC3 and it really helped motivate me. It's easy to lose sight of the goal when it's a daily battle to tackle the mountains of required reading, but seeing my estimated score and where I stack up compared to everyone else is always motivating. Good luck everyone.

 

[tealstar]

Anyone else getting really burned out with content review? I was, so I took AAMC3 and it really helped motivate me. It's easy to lose sight of the goal when it's a daily battle to tackle the mountains of required reading, but seeing my estimated score and where I stack up compared to everyone else is always motivating. Good luck everyone.

Yes, I feel totally burnt out with content review. I'm using TBR for everything (O-Chem, Bio, Physics, and Chem) and just doing verbal passages casually from the TBR book, but I'm barely finishing up half the material. There's just so much info in each book, especially TBR Bio book 2. I have yet to take a real FL exam.

 

[Trayshawn]

I thought Audio Osmosis was more than enough for content review. I was done with all of it in like a month. Could've been as quick as 2 weeks if I didn't have other things to do.

This likely had alot to do with the fact that I'd studied all of the stuff intensely the first time around (5+ months), but I still think people overstate the importance of content review. It would be much more fruitful, in my opinion, to get a good working understanding of every topic and then spend more time applying those topics to practice passages.

Just remember, you'll be met with passages on test day - not textbooks.

 

[Jr MD]

I thought Audio Osmosis was more than enough for content review. I was done with all of it in like a month. Could've been as quick as 2 weeks if I didn't have other things to do.

This likely had alot to do with the fact that I'd studied all of the stuff intensely the first time around (5+ months), but I still think people overstate the importance of content review. It would be much more fruitful, in my opinion, to get a good working understanding of every topic and then spend more time applying those topics to practice passages.

Just remember, you'll be met with passages on test day - not textbooks.

agree x10

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[stlrams22]

I think this is my first post on SDN. I'm wondering if anyone is in a similar situation as me. There are plenty of people on here posting scores 30+ or 35+.

Is there anyone around 25+ right now?

I took these tests so far:

AAMC #3 8/4/5 17
AAMC #4 8/7/7 22
AAMC #5 8/8/10 26


I'm not sure how I got a 10 for bio on #5, I'm using EK for BIO, but I'm taking Orgo I right now.

I hope I can pull my 26 up four more points before test day. I would be satisfied with a 28 on the real test. I'm optimistic I will lose two points on the real test compared to the average of my last three practice tests.

 

[Postictal Raiden]

I think this is my first post on SDN. I'm wondering if anyone is in a similar situation as me. There are plenty of people on here posting scores 30+ or 35+.

Is there anyone around 25+ right now?

I took these tests so far:

AAMC #3 8/4/5 17
AAMC #4 8/7/7 22
AAMC #5 8/8/10 26


I'm not sure how I got a 10 for bio on #5, I'm using EK for BIO, but I'm taking Orgo I right now.

I hope I can pull my 26 up four more points before test day. I would be satisfied with a 28 on the real test. I'm optimistic I will lose two points on the real test compared to the average of my last three practice tests.

I'm taking the test on the 26th, so I think I can relate to your situation.

I'm a retaker. I took the mcat last July and did horribly. I barely studied.

Now, I did two months of content review and have been doing passage practicing for a month so far. I took AAMC tests 3, 4, 5, and 7. I scored 26 on all but test 4 which I scored 31 on. Keep in mind that I have taken these tests 8 months ago when I was preparing for my first take, so my performance could be somewhat inflated, but not by much since I have forgotten 99% of the material covered on the tests.

I'm constantly scoring 10+ on the sciences but stationed at 6 in verbal. My goal is to maintain, if not improve, my performance on the sciences while raising my verbal score by at least another point. I still have a month till my test, so I hope that's enough time to meet my goals.

Your performance on the the AAMC FL's reflect a steady improvement. Hopefully, your next test will be augmented by another 3-4 points.

Good luck!

 

[tealstar]

I'm taking the test on the 26th, so I think I can relate to your situation.

I'm a retaker. I took the mcat last July and did horribly. I barely studied.

Now, I did two months of content review and have been doing passage practicing for a month so far. I took AAMC tests 3, 4, 5, and 7. I scored 26 on all but test 4 which I scored 31 on. Keep in mind that I have taken these tests 8 months ago when I was preparing for my first take, so my performance could be somewhat inflated, but not by much since I have forgotten 99% of the material covered on the tests.

I'm constantly scoring 10+ on the sciences but stationed at 6 in verbal. My goal is to maintain, if not improve, my performance on the sciences while raising my verbal score by at least another point. I still have a month till my test, so I hope that's enough time to meet my goals.

Your performance on the the AAMC FL's reflect a steady improvement. Hopefully, your next test will be augmented by another 3-4 points.

Good luck!

I haven't taken a full length exam yet, but I've been doing horribly on passages (with unlimited timing), so I think I would be in a similar situation if I started taking FLs. Just keep at it and hopefully, you'll improve.
It's nice to see that there are normal people on here who aren't scoring 35s all the time. I'm really hoping to finish content review soon and just start FLs. I'm trying to remain optimistic. Good luck and hopefully all of our scores will improve significantly in a months time!

 

[stlrams22]

I have done 5 of EK verbal 101 passages. I'm gong to start doing one about every two days. I hope that along with the AAMC practice tests will help me get at least an 8 on the real test.

EK 101: 6, 8, 10, 7, 7

I'm not sure why I haven't been able to get past a 7 the last two tests. I think the AAMC practice test verbal questions are a little more straight forward. Many of EK's questions are hard to understand.
(hard to understand question) + (hard passage) = GUESS
I can usually narrow it down to two choices, but often I choose the wrong one.

For my AAMC practice tests, I'm hoping to get at least 30 because I am taking organic I right now and many of the questions I don't know how to do. Each test gets a little better because we have covered more of the content. For the physical sciences section, I keep messing up questions I know how to do. Hopefully I can get 2 more points from PS section and at least maintain my BS score, although I think i can improve that by at least 1 more point before test day.

 

[Endure]

Yes, I feel totally burnt out with content review. I'm using TBR for everything (O-Chem, Bio, Physics, and Chem) and just doing verbal passages casually from the TBR book, but I'm barely finishing up half the material. There's just so much info in each book, especially TBR Bio book 2. I have yet to take a real FL exam.

I'm starting to feel the exact same way. My performance on practice passages is going down as well. As a baseline, I took AAMC 3 this past week and scored 11 PS, 10 VR and 10 BS, which really bummed me out since I'm averaging 13 on PS and 12 on BS (~10-11 on VR). I just found myself drifting off and lazily answering questions or reading passages, especially on BS.

I'm worried my scores won't go up, since everyone seems to agree that #3 is the east exam.

 

[Sub Rosa]

Just got my ass handed to me by an old TBR FL. *sigh*

 

[ukae]

Hi everyone
I need advice
I am a retaker and I scored 30 on my summer 2012 MCAT
My scores aren't improving
I'm getting like.... 30-33
I never go below 30 but I don't go significantly higher as well
And I've heard the MCAT has become longer and harder and I'm not confident
Should I give up and just apply with my 30?

 

[ukae]

Just scored 30 on AAMC 10 =_=

 

[AFLATPEG]

Hi everyone
I need advice
I am a retaker and I scored 30 on my summer 2012 MCAT
My scores aren't improving
I'm getting like.... 30-33
I never go below 30 but I don't go significantly higher as well
And I've heard the MCAT has become longer and harder and I'm not confident
Should I give up and just apply with my 30?

depends on your GPA? 30 isn't bad.

 

[TikiTorch]

Hi everyone
I need advice
I am a retaker and I scored 30 on my summer 2012 MCAT
My scores aren't improving
I'm getting like.... 30-33
I never go below 30 but I don't go significantly higher as well
And I've heard the MCAT has become longer and harder and I'm not confident
Should I give up and just apply with my 30?

With the removal of the writing section, the MCAT has actually gotten shorter. If you're really not that confident with retaking, apply with the 30. I got a 30Q and came pretty close to getting in, but if I had I wouldn't be in this thread.

 

[Trayshawn]

Yo guys.

How's it goin?

I was just thinking today. Its pretty freakin scary thinking back to how many verba passages I've done.
Just two more tests in EK 101
Just another 11 or so passages in TPRH
Another 20 in TPR ICC
And just 10 left from AAMC VR Practice Items.

Its just like...DAMN! ya know?
Inlcuding the few TBR, Kaplan and non-101 EK passages I've done as well, I think I've done well over 200 passages. And thats just for this retake! I DONT EVEN KNOW how much thatd come up to if I included passages from my first test.

I hope all of this practice has some actual application outside of MCAT VR.

 

[patelkc]

I think this is my first post on SDN. I'm wondering if anyone is in a similar situation as me. There are plenty of people on here posting scores 30+ or 35+.

Is there anyone around 25+ right now?

I took these tests so far:

AAMC #3 8/4/5 17
AAMC #4 8/7/7 22
AAMC #5 8/8/10 26


I'm not sure how I got a 10 for bio on #5, I'm using EK for BIO, but I'm taking Orgo I right now.

I hope I can pull my 26 up four more points before test day. I would be satisfied with a 28 on the real test. I'm optimistic I will lose two points on the real test compared to the average of my last three practice tests.

Dont worry I'm in a similar situation. I havent taken any AAMC's yet, only Kaplan 1, 2,3,4 with 23, 26, 28, 25 respectively. Im scheduled for the May 11th test, but definitely worried that I wont reach a 30 consistently on my practice tests, especially since Kaplan generally has inflated scores. 🙁

 

[Bru]

Just wrapped up my 2 months of prep/content via Sn2ed plan. In the final stretch of FLs with first one today.

AAMC3: 11p/11v/12b (34)

Might have done better on verbal but it got hella loud near me for like 20 mins and it threw me off.

Also, I need to work on test endurance. Felt crazy burnt after just two sections.

 

[ukae]

Just wrapped up my 2 months of prep/content via Sn2ed plan. In the final stretch of FLs with first one today.

AAMC3: 11p/11v/12b (34)

Might have done better on verbal but it got hella loud near me for like 20 mins and it threw me off.

Also, I need to work on test endurance. Felt crazy burnt after just two sections.

You're in great shape. Good job!

I'm starting to doubt my intelligence because of MCATs
Not that I ever considered myself smart or anything, but I feel like I try hard but I just can't get there.....

 

[OneTwoThreeFour]

You're in great shape. Good job!

I'm starting to doubt my intelligence because of MCATs
Not that I ever considered myself smart or anything, but I feel like I try hard but I just can't get there.....

Dude. Consider yourself smart. The gunners can smell doubt from a mile away!

 

[ukae]

Dude. Consider yourself smart. The gunners can smell doubt from a mile away!

T_T
I'm a demoralized premed

 

[Jr MD]

Don't think like that ukae...if there's one thing I've learned its that your attitude can take you a long way...stay up..don't let those negative thoughts consume you....this is what my coach used to tell me...all men are created equal...but some work harder in preseason..now I know there's some people on here that studied for a week and got a 35😕 but I believe it still applies to this quote...my physician took the MCAT 4 times! 😱 its all about perseverence...stay at it ..we're all in this together (I hate high school musical for the record lol)

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[Endure]

Postponed until the 18th. Good luck everyone!

 

[snipes2795]

Wow, we are getting down to it. I took AAMC 7 on saturday a had my score drop by 3 points 😱 11/8/11. Still working hard on verbal and reviewing missed concepts on the practice tests but was wondering what you guys are doing to do well on VR? How are you practicing and what tips and tricks do you have? Planning on finishing up all of the aamc practice tests before the 27th to hopefully get me ready. What are you guys working on in the final month to prepare?

Good luck everybody!

 

[drrao88]

I ordered the EM 101 passages, and I just ordered the AAMC self-assessments. I'm planning on doing the EK 30 minute exams to improve upon my weak areas as indicated by the AAMC score report.

My scores progressively went up since last December, 17, 23, 25, 28, until my last exam when I got a 25 again 🙁 ..I am seriously considering to push my exam back since I haven't even hit 30 yet and my goal is 34+ in < 3 weeks! (I also work full time) so its not easy for me to put as much time as I'd like to

 

[Bru]

AAMC #4

P12/V13/B11 (36)

I am liking the trend. I made some adjustments on my test-taking strategies and that worked out ok. I also found some content voids that need some help. Easy points there that I'm just dropping (I'm looking at your microbio!)

Just wrapped up my 2 months of prep/content via Sn2ed plan. In the final stretch of FLs with first one today.

AAMC3: 11p/11v/12b (34)

Might have done better on verbal but it got hella loud near me for like 20 mins and it threw me off.

Also, I need to work on test endurance. Felt crazy burnt after just two sections.

 

[captainuzair]

too smart people in this thread (scoring above 35) lol. Gotta change my date now.
I starting to think that a lot of people are faking there scores here. I been studying for 3 months and i can't break a 22. I wonder what those other people who are scoring 35+ doing to score that high...hhmmm

 

[stlrams22]

too smart people in this thread (scoring above 35) lol. Gotta change my date now.
I starting to think that a lot of people are faking there scores here. I been studying for 3 months and i can't break a 22. I wonder what those other people who are scoring 35+ doing to score that high...hhmmm

There are probably some people who make up scores, but I think overall most people are honest. Most likely, there is a tendency for people with higher scores to post. I'm not sure about the average MCAT score, but scoring 35+ is probably in the 90th percentile. I have gotten a 26, but the verbal reasoning is keeping my score down. I cannot do better than 8 (at least so far). The VR section is probably going to cause me to attend AUC or SGU (yes, I know its less convenient than staying in US), but I know that I can do the sciences (4.0 premed GPA) and my scores for the other two sections are usually around 8-10 and they have been improving too. Keep practicing and remember that taking tests isn't what helps the score improve (at least dramatically), it is going over the enormous volume of content and understanding. Good luck to you, I sure could use a few lucky guesses on the real MCAT, especially in VR section.

 

[captainuzair]

There are probably some people who make up scores, but I think overall most people are honest. Most likely, there is a tendency for people with higher scores to post. I'm not sure about the average MCAT score, but scoring 35+ is probably in the 90th percentile. I have gotten a 26, but the verbal reasoning is keeping my score down. I cannot do better than 8 (at least so far). The VR section is probably going to cause me to attend AUC or SGU (yes, I know its less convenient than staying in US), but I know that I can do the sciences (4.0 premed GPA) and my scores for the other two sections are usually around 8-10 and they have been improving too. Keep practicing and remember that taking tests isn't what helps the score improve (at least dramatically), it is going over the enormous volume of content and understanding. Good luck to you, I sure could use a few lucky guesses on the real MCAT, especially in VR section.

Well said. Thanks for the advise. 🙂
After doing all those Full lenghts (about 8). I realized I have to make my content and understanding better. This whole month I am spending on hardcore content and next 2 months back to full lengths. Good luck to you if you still taking the exam on 4/27 👍

 

[DJ2MD]

AAMC 3: 27 (9,10, 8)
AAMC 4: 29 (10, 10, 9)
AAMC 5: 28 (10, 9, 9)

I'm really discouraged. I'm considering pushing back but I want to take a couple more FLs before pushing it back. I've been doing really well on pre-req classes so this came as a surprise. I have done 3 months of content review (although on top of school work so it wasn't as thorough as I wanted it to be). I'm kind of lost.

 

[snipes2795]

DJ2MD Keep at it! Just stay focused and ramp up your studying for this last stretch. I've been finding that I am consistently missing the same concept on the practice exams so I'm spending these last couple of weeks to identify the knowledge gaps and perfect them, maybe worth a shot for you as well. Also I highly recommend the AAMC self assessment package. The tests are total beasts and extremely discouraging but at least you can identify where your weaknesses are work on them.

 

[drrao88]

How'd you guys do on your % over/under the average % correct for the diff subject self assesments? I'm only above the average by about 10% on each topic...definitely pushing it back

 

[OneTwoThreeFour]

Still pulling those 40's, Trayshawn?