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Registration opens up sometime today so I thought I'd go ahead and make this thread. Anyone else taking it in August?
it sounds like we might see a bunch of surprises tomorrow... something some med students told me is that even if a passage really throws you off, don't let it throw you off for the rest of the test, just shake it off and don't lose your confidence.
How do you know what you got on the AAMC FL?I don't know how i feel... on the aamc fl online i got a 507 but after this test, i feel like i got <500 someone feeling the same way?
I feel the same. I got a 509-511 using the scale here. I hope I did better than I think I did.I don't know how i feel... on the aamc fl online i got a 507 but after this test, i feel like i got <500 someone feeling the same way?
Can you link please!converted the score using the conversion scale here on student doctor forum @tanishalanko
It really depends on you. If you've done well on P/S in practice tests (especially AAMC's), then maybe EK is enough for you. Most of it is interpreting data.For those that took the MCAT recently: Is Examkrackers psych/soc sufficient in terms of content review? I've never taken either class (i do know some basics) but I'm lost as to whether EK is good enough.
Also are EK tests good to go by in terms of similarity to the actual test??
I see. I did hear that the P/S section for EK is most similar and the actual test is much harder than AAMC so I'm not sure which to follow.It really depends on you. If you've done well on P/S in practice tests (especially AAMC's), then maybe EK is enough for you. Most of it is interpreting data.
Feels bad .I don't know how i feel... on the aamc fl online i got a 507 but after this test, i feel like i got <500 someone feeling the same way?
P.s there was a passage straight from the old berkley gen chem book.
No one really knows how the AAMC curves the MCAT except them. Your theory sounds good though. I've also heard that it's much more complicated - each question having its own curve.Aug 5 test taker here... best of luck to you guys today. kick ass, i pray you are rested and able to perform to your true ability. i was thinking about it, and if you look at where the test dates fall, there has been enough time between the tests for the AAMC to compare data between several administrations before the scores were released. while this has been beat to death, yes, the AAMC does not curve based on how those you sit with test....but since the test is so new, i am wondering if the AAMC does "adjust" or "equivalate" or whatever the test scores for the Aug 5/6 test dates with the Aug 21/22 test dates. they could have done with the other exams...
THEORETICALLY:
April scores were adjusted with May and vice versa
July scores were adjusted with August 5/6 scores
August 5/6 scores adjusted with Aug 21/22 scores ...
Sep 3/11/12 adjusted with Aug 21/22 scores, etc
Sep 22 adjusted with Sep 3/11/12
all combined with the previous mcat2015 data...so they can keep their precious bell curve.
No? What do you guys think? My reasoning and train of thought started because percentile ranks had fluctuated so much for the first several administrations for some people. the estimated percentile range were released before the next test was administered, but the real scores given afterwards. There have been numerous variables brought into this test that they had no data on (one huge one: length of time on a CBT) as well as the obvious: new material being tested as if it really counts and not a trial section. the 2015 cycle is giving them precious data on how to set the scale for years forward...
so while i wish no one to bad on the exam, i really hope there aren't a ton of crazy einstein's taking today and pulling 520's left and right.
maybe i'm thinking about this too much. not maybe, i definitely am. i took the old exam, and after an unsuccessful application for the 2014 cycle, and a lot of questioning, suffering and sacrifice since then, i am full force with the 2016 cycle. i just want this over and to move on with my life and actually start doing what i'm made to do. back to secondaries... (not meaning to have a sob story...everything about this test and process sucks so bad. )
After studying while full time work for 2.5 months, I got a 24: 8/8/8. Thought I was ready after a 31 on a practice test, but alas... can you say devastated? the practice test must have tested my strengths, and my real mcat played on my weaknesses. i obviously wasn't ready, in hindsight.No one really knows how the AAMC curves the MCAT except them. Your theory sounds good though. I've also heard that it's much more complicated - each question having its own curve.
What score did you get for 2014 cycle? How did you study differently? When you say "secondaries," you mean you're already doing secondary application this cycle?
Here was my reactions:
C/P: Well f#$%k
CARS: Pretty much what I expected and rather easy
Bio: Well f#$%k me again
Psych. Not to bad.
Mostly I'm just glad to be done with it. Hopefully this will be my only time taking it.
Just got home
p-Not too bad, lots of really easy and some kinda difficult ones.
V- long passages/doable
B- easy at first but it got super hard. Lots of biochem
Psych- i kinda zoned out the last 20 questions
congrats! What did you study with?Started @ 7:30, ended @ 1:40
P/C : Like only one physics question the whole time. Very heavy in analytical techniques. Almost every goddamn chem passage involved spectral analysis and knowledge of wavelengths. Medium in terms of calculations needed. Def. harder than any P/C from my practice tests. 6 min. left over.
CARS : Eh, middle of the road difficulty. Got easier about half-way through. Interesting and engaging topics. 15 min. left over.
B/B : Easiest bio section out of all my practice. Almost no biochem. Good bit of physiology with lots of procedural stuff. Plenty of stupidly easy discretes. Actually enjoyed this section. 10 min. left over.
P/S : Tricky as always. Moderately difficult with one or two topics I've never seen before. 20 min. left over.
Very pleased to be done with this. Aside from P/C, I feel confident I did well.
EK and NScongrats! What did you study with?
They printed mine.They don't email you a confirmation of completion after the test do they? (8/21 test taker)
C/P: more calculations than I was hoping for. I felt rushed for time, marked a bunch, started running out of time and had to make guesses. My worst section by far, it was harder than the aamc FL.
CARS: started out ok then I started running out of time and had to rush 2 passages and couldn't look over my answers. Don't feel good
B/B: started out easy and then got ridiculously difficult...don't feel good here either
P/S; typical PS and comparable to aamc FL
In hindsight I wish I voided...I feel like I will likely need a retake unfortunately
Just got done:
C/P: Just as most people have been saying, more calculations than expected. Was doable, but a little tougher than AAMC.
CARS: With the exception of about 2 or 3 passages, they were readable. I felt as if the questions an answers were written to make it hard to chose the BEST answer, but I guess that is what the AAMC does best. Scoring-wise, I feel this section could go either really well or poorly for me.
B/B: I honestly thought this was pretty difficult. The passages were sort of hard to understand and there were quite a few questions I didn't really have any idea about. Was definitely harder than the AAMC FL.
P/S: I honestly felt like this section was the easiest. It was a nice break compared to the other sections. There were some terms I didn't know about, but it was easy enough to pick the correct answer based off of the terms that I did know. It seems as if AAMC liked to make up terms for some of their answer choices as well.
Overall, I felt as if this exam were pretty tough, but managable. Definitely harder than the AAMC FL.
I think we had the same exam.
C/P has always been my "weak area" on FLs but today didn't seem too bad. Doable!
CARS: passages were easy but ended up completely guessing on the last passage. OPPS!
B/B was really difficult! It got easier towards the end (maybe the last three passages) but I ended up losing time because I spent a majority of my energy trying to understand the beginning passages.
P/S was the easiest in my opinion although there were a few tricky questions.
Only one instance. There was a passage with only 3 questions where about 1/2 of the passage was totally useless.Did anyone find with B/B that the passages were just so word heavy that you got completely lost in them? Maybe they were looking for us to extract pertinent information, but honestly after a while the words just seemed to all blur together.
I felt the same way... like the passage would be about the machanism of hormone x and the question would be like "why is the sky blue when the cats are litter trained under the theory of X"Did anyone find with B/B that the passages were just so word heavy that you got completely lost in them? Maybe they were looking for us to extract pertinent information, but honestly after a while the words just seemed to all blur together.
What do you guys think would have prepared you well for these types of experimental passages? Khan? Past AAMC? Nothing? lol.I felt the same way... like the passage would be about the machanism of hormone x and the question would be like "why is the sky blue when the cats are litter trained under the theory of X"
This echoes my own sentiment exactly. ****Holy ****. That is all I have to say about that test. It was not even close in terms of difficulty to the FL. FWIW, I felt I did well on the FL (83% C/P, 87% CARS, 85% B/B, 90% P/S) but what I just took was not even close in terms of difficulty. I never got less that 83% on any AAMC material but I will be shocked if I break 505 on this.
C/P - This was straight physics. I have never seen a section as difficult as that. Maybe one or two general chem questions thrown in. Calculation heavy. I knew the equations to use for a few of them and couldn't figure out the answer. I guessed on a few. The FL was not even close. It was harder than the EK FLs.
CARS - Not terrible, but slightly harder than the FL. I'd say it was on-par with some of the Q Packs.
B/B - This wasn't terrible. I would again say harder than the AAMC FL. Memorization heavy, very little reasoning.
P/S - I marked about half the questions. I memorized almost every card in my Kaplan flash cards deck. I watched all the Khan videos. There were terms on here that I did not know.
I should have voided, but I am so done with this test and generally disheartened that I just want to get my score and move on to something else.