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The Official MCAT® Self-Assessment
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They've ranged from 33 to my most recent 39 on AAMC 9. PS, BS scores have been right around 13s consistently but I just need to have a good day on verbal on Friday
Whoops, missed the quote the first time. They've ranged from 33 to my most recent 39 on AAMC 9. PS, BS scores have been right around 13s consistently but I just need to have a good day on verbal on Friday
Do you guys recommend getting the whole bundle? Or just the Verbal?
EDIT: nvm just read OCDOCDOCD's post. Thanks!
EDIT: nvm just read OCDOCDOCD's post. Thanks!
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wish I had this back when I was prepping, nothing is as representative as the material released by the AAMC. Though I haven't seen it my initial action would be to purchase this ASAP and use it, remember that perfect practice makes perfect
Is the entire bundle possible to finish within 2 days? My exam is in 10 days, and I don't want to rush through it and not be able to review afterwards. Also, in comparison to actual AAMC Full Length questions, how does the difficulty rank?
So I did the sciences
Physics-86% :/
Chemistry-94% =]
Ochem-93% =]
Biology-87% :/
Physics-86% :/
Chemistry-94% =]
Ochem-93% =]
Biology-87% :/
I wanted to split up the verbal assessment over the course of a few days but this is really annoying that I won't be able to review my answers until after I'm done (which would be.. a day before my MCAT).
anyone figure out a way around this? I had opened up two windows and just submitted random answers on one but then I wasn't able to proceed to later passages, I got locked out. Emailed AAMC and they reset the test for me..
anyone figure out a way around this? I had opened up two windows and just submitted random answers on one but then I wasn't able to proceed to later passages, I got locked out. Emailed AAMC and they reset the test for me..
Okay, print it out (take it as a written form) and then do it online (you can) and just guess on everything.
The n do them on paper and for answers go online and review it
The n do them on paper and for answers go online and review it
So it will allow you to print it first and then take it online?
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Yes, it will show solutions like the AAMC exams.
If you watch the video tutorials on their website, it will show screenshots of the assessment results.
Chem 94%
O Chem 93%
Bio 88%
Physics 88%
Verbal 76%
The scores (especially the Bio, Physics, and Verbal) are skewed a bit low because of fatigue of the 500+ questions taking a pretty serious toll. (I.E. only missed 1 of the first 54 Chem Qs but then missed 5 of the last 50 because it was tough to focus) I used BR/TPRH Bio to prep and take my first FL in a couple days.
O Chem 93%
Bio 88%
Physics 88%
Verbal 76%
The scores (especially the Bio, Physics, and Verbal) are skewed a bit low because of fatigue of the 500+ questions taking a pretty serious toll. (I.E. only missed 1 of the first 54 Chem Qs but then missed 5 of the last 50 because it was tough to focus) I used BR/TPRH Bio to prep and take my first FL in a couple days.
Hey everyone I just bought this a couple days ago and I don't like how you cannot see how you did until after your done the entire test..I was wondering if there is a pdf version of the test so I can take that and submit my online test to get the answers and compare??
^ I would not recommend you do all of it in one day. I mean there are 200 BS questions, 200 PS questions, and 120 VR questions to do
Not a good idea. The assessments are arguably more exhausting than the practice FLs because you don't get a nice assortment of all the different subjects. It's just a laser focus on one subject and each assessment has only slightly fewer questions than an entire FL. Each one may only take a few hours, but those are a long 2-3 hours. I would, at most, recommend taking only two per day, and that's assuming you're going to dedicate a whole day to studying.
I'm going to guess, but I think there are around 20 or so passages.
Dam.. just got a 77% in the bio self assessment package. It seems like the bio section is becoming more verbal like because a lot of those questions I probably could've done without knowing and bio at all. Unfortunately, critical thinking/logic is my weakest area 🙁
I just got my MCAT score back, and I see I totally bombed verbal. I'm interested in purchasing the entire package but more excited about the verbal.
Are all 120 verbal questions passage-based? How many passages are there? Do they all differ from the ones on the FL's? How hard are they? How closely do they resemble the real Sh_t?
Are all 120 verbal questions passage-based? How many passages are there? Do they all differ from the ones on the FL's? How hard are they? How closely do they resemble the real Sh_t?
here's what I vaguely remember from sifting through a bunch of posts using the search function a while back:
yes
22 psgs (might be off)
from old fls that aren't 3-5, 7-11. mostly 1, 2, 6, maybe some of the r problems.
people say it's good practice. most posters score around 70-75% and have scored similarly to their official mcat guide scores.
Does anyone else find it curious that this MCAT self-assessment was put out after the announcement of the revised 2015 test? Is this really meant as practice for pre-'15 takers , or is the data just being analyzed to help develop the revamped 2015 test?
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The majority (if not all) of the assessment questions come from retired practice tests (specifically 1, 2, and 6). So if AAMC wanted to data mine the assessments it would be pretty weird since they should already have a very nice data pool for the years those tests were being used for actual test administrations and then all the years they were used for practice tests. It would be even weirder too considering that the stuff AAMC wants to test are the questions for the new biochem and social science sections.
In other words, no, the AAMC isn't using the assessments to develop the new MCAT. The stuff they'll be using for that will all be in the experimental section on the 2013 and 2014 MCAT.
Probably a dumb question but about to plop down the $104 for the self-assessment. I see in the website videos that it gives you your score breakdown by content topic, and allows you to rate your confidence as you finish a section.
Does this mean that the biology section, for example, is broken down into individual content areas? Ie all the reproductive system questions are together, and are separate from the cellular respiration one, and so the 200 or so bio questions are broken into 10-12 discrete content units that you can work one at a time? If so, would you folks advise that I complete the self-assessment in chunks, ie completing the cellular respiration unit on the AAMC bio self-assessment immediately after reviewing it in EK bio for example, then completing the unit on microbiology immediately after reviewing bacteria/viruses and feeling good about it? Or would you guys recommend waiting until my content review is finished next week before doing the entire self-assessment over 2-3 days?
Or maybe I totally misinterpreted what you guys were saying, and that while the AAMC bio hits all the biology topics, the passages and free-standing are not neatly organized by topic while completing the self-assessment. If that's the case, I'd better wait till I'm done.
Thanks.
Does this mean that the biology section, for example, is broken down into individual content areas? Ie all the reproductive system questions are together, and are separate from the cellular respiration one, and so the 200 or so bio questions are broken into 10-12 discrete content units that you can work one at a time? If so, would you folks advise that I complete the self-assessment in chunks, ie completing the cellular respiration unit on the AAMC bio self-assessment immediately after reviewing it in EK bio for example, then completing the unit on microbiology immediately after reviewing bacteria/viruses and feeling good about it? Or would you guys recommend waiting until my content review is finished next week before doing the entire self-assessment over 2-3 days?
Or maybe I totally misinterpreted what you guys were saying, and that while the AAMC bio hits all the biology topics, the passages and free-standing are not neatly organized by topic while completing the self-assessment. If that's the case, I'd better wait till I'm done.
Thanks.
