VR practice...is there even a point

[premedk]

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From what I've read on here, and after doing a good number of EK and kaplan passages, and I've noticed
1)the scores are erratic from aamc to EK tests to kaplan tests and even within those companies
2) score range from ~60-80+%; or scaled from 7-11. Which goes from ideal to essentially disqualifying my app.
3) seems like there is no way to know "where I'm at" anyway, nor can any practice test really tell how I'm going to do on the real thing
4)I feel like the ones I get wrong are essentially out of my control (strange interpretation of statements, which I try to convince myself why the 'MCAT way' is correct, or sometimes obscure, incomprehensible detail buried in the passage)

So, I have to ask is there any point in "studying/practicing" for this section? And most importantly, when do I know when "I'm ready" and is there a relatively good predictor practice test b/c the sdn "gold-standard" of EK have a different style of passage then others(including aamc,) and to me, are easier then the kaplans?

Basically there is little "inter-test reliability" nor do practice tests seem to have "predictive validity". But I ask, why???

 

[minimack0123]

I have been doing EK101 recently and have gone from a 6 to a consistent 10. I know what you mean when you say that there is a strange interpretation on questions, and sometimes I even feel like the answer I chose was better. The fact of the matter is that you are getting Verbal experience, not necessarily that the practice exams are predicting the score perfectly. I have learned how to answer Verbal questions, and know what answers to look for and to not look for. You also learn how to time yourself. I definitely think that verbal practice is worth it.