TPR vs. AAMC Exams

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Govols22

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So I have taken a few TPR practice exams and one AAMC practice exam and I noticed that the TPR was significantly more difficult than the AAMC practice one. On the AAMC exam I scored about a 508, but on the TPR I cannot break past 500. I understand that TPR is known to be very difficult, but if I can't break over 500 on TPR am I in big trouble for the real thing?
 
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TPR is hard and unrepresentative. Which doesn't mean it's bad practice, but don't let it get you down 🙂 I think you need to be able to break 500 on TPR and shoot for the 505-510 range *and* feel comfortable about your approach to each section. That's what is most important so keep at it.
 
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theonlytycrane said:
TPR is hard and unrepresentative. Which doesn't mean it's bad practice, but don't let it get you down 🙂 I think you need to be able to break 500 on TPR and shoot for the 505-510 range *and* feel comfortable about your approach to each section. That's what is most important so keep at it.
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Agree. I should mention that a practice test is a practice test; much of this exam is about training yourself to work under the timed conditions. Any test prep company will do that well.
 
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Thanks guys. Does anyone know where I can find a list of AAMC exams? On their website I bought the pack with tall the study questions and the two exams, but I was wondering if they had more?
 
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theonlytycrane said:
TPR is hard and unrepresentative. Which doesn't mean it's bad practice, but don't let it get you down 🙂 I think you need to be able to break 500 on TPR and shoot for the 505-510 range *and* feel comfortable about your approach to each section. That's what is most important so keep at it.
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Would you be able to elaborate on this? I also haven't broken the 500 mark on TPR exams yet, but my scores have been relatively stable (+/- 1 point total). Any suggestion on how to get to that 500 mark on practice FL?
 
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