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Hey guys,
I am signed up for the August 22nd MCAT, so I have exactly 2 weeks left! Nervewracking!! I have taken, so far, AAMC 10 (as diagnostic... bad idea), TPR 1 (month into content review), AAMC 3 (halfway through content), 4, 5, and 7. I've also taken all of the AAMC Self-Assessments, except for verbal. I'm a bit unsure as to how to arrange my schedule from this point on.
I have three AAMC FLs left: 8, 9, and 11. I also have TPR 2-5, TBR 1-7, and a few others (MCAT Review Series, Gold Standard, etc.). I was planning on doing my last three AAMCs in the week or so preceding my test, but I'm not sure what to do until that point. I'm a little bit apprehensive about taking non-official FLs, because I feel like they will be really demoralizing as I've heard they are significantly harder than the real deal, and because I don't think that either TPR or TBR's questions are terribly similar to AAMC material.
I guess I'm just not sure if I should take several of these extra FLs over the next week and then hit the AAMC material again in 6 days, or if I should spend the next 6 days doing practice problems and reviewing my weaknesses. I know that retaking FLs is a bad idea to measure your score, but I could potentially retake AAMC 10 and AAMC 3 just to see if I've learned from my mistakes and continue working with AAMC material. Again, I know that this wouldn't provide me any useful metrics by which to measure my score by, but it might be a good exercise in mastering material and learning from mistakes. I don't know.
If it helps, these have been my scores:
AAMC 10 (again, start of content review): 27 (PS 7, VR 11, BS 9)
TPR 1 (a few weeks later): 22 (PS 5, VR 10, BS 7)
AAMC 3 (a few weeks later): 30 (PS 8, VR 12, BS 10)
AAMC 4 (5 days ago): 32 (PS 9, VR 12, BS 11)
AAMC 5 (3 days ago): 33 (PS 11, VR 11, BS 11)
AAMC 7 (yesterday): 33 (PS 10, VR 13, BS 10)
I'm aiming for a 35 on the real deal, and I feel like I am frustratingly close. At this point, I've been literally 2-3 questions away from a 35 on the past two exams. I just don't want to waste the precious time I have left, and I'm worried that more TPR/TBR tests will crush my spirits and not really give me any useful experiences. But I don't want to leave any stones unturned, so to speak, so I'm conflicted.
Thank you thank you!!
I am signed up for the August 22nd MCAT, so I have exactly 2 weeks left! Nervewracking!! I have taken, so far, AAMC 10 (as diagnostic... bad idea), TPR 1 (month into content review), AAMC 3 (halfway through content), 4, 5, and 7. I've also taken all of the AAMC Self-Assessments, except for verbal. I'm a bit unsure as to how to arrange my schedule from this point on.
I have three AAMC FLs left: 8, 9, and 11. I also have TPR 2-5, TBR 1-7, and a few others (MCAT Review Series, Gold Standard, etc.). I was planning on doing my last three AAMCs in the week or so preceding my test, but I'm not sure what to do until that point. I'm a little bit apprehensive about taking non-official FLs, because I feel like they will be really demoralizing as I've heard they are significantly harder than the real deal, and because I don't think that either TPR or TBR's questions are terribly similar to AAMC material.
I guess I'm just not sure if I should take several of these extra FLs over the next week and then hit the AAMC material again in 6 days, or if I should spend the next 6 days doing practice problems and reviewing my weaknesses. I know that retaking FLs is a bad idea to measure your score, but I could potentially retake AAMC 10 and AAMC 3 just to see if I've learned from my mistakes and continue working with AAMC material. Again, I know that this wouldn't provide me any useful metrics by which to measure my score by, but it might be a good exercise in mastering material and learning from mistakes. I don't know.
If it helps, these have been my scores:
AAMC 10 (again, start of content review): 27 (PS 7, VR 11, BS 9)
TPR 1 (a few weeks later): 22 (PS 5, VR 10, BS 7)
AAMC 3 (a few weeks later): 30 (PS 8, VR 12, BS 10)
AAMC 4 (5 days ago): 32 (PS 9, VR 12, BS 11)
AAMC 5 (3 days ago): 33 (PS 11, VR 11, BS 11)
AAMC 7 (yesterday): 33 (PS 10, VR 13, BS 10)
I'm aiming for a 35 on the real deal, and I feel like I am frustratingly close. At this point, I've been literally 2-3 questions away from a 35 on the past two exams. I just don't want to waste the precious time I have left, and I'm worried that more TPR/TBR tests will crush my spirits and not really give me any useful experiences. But I don't want to leave any stones unturned, so to speak, so I'm conflicted.
Thank you thank you!!