Week Trip Right Before MCAT

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Would it be a bad idea to go on a week trip (during which I'd be able to study 3-4 hours/day and do maybe 1-2 AAMC FLs) that ends two days before my MCAT? Would this get me out of the MCAT groove or could it actually be beneficial?

Should I do the better FLs (e.g. AAMC 10 and 11) before the trip (when I could do the whole exam in 5 hours straight) and save AAMC 3 and 4 for the trip (during which I'd have to take half the FL at one time and the other half at a later time)- or is it always better that AAMCs 10 and 11 are the last ones you take before your MCAT?

 

[ssandy23]

it's 100% your call.

I know that roughly a week before mine I wanted to try and relax and get into "game mode" before my actual exam. If you think that a trip might relax you a little bit, I say go for it, since nerves are definitely an enemy during your MCAT. Also if you will still have the time to study and take FL I would definitely do so...at that point you shouldn't have any more content review to do and it should just be practice.

Take 10/11 the week of your trip and review very carefully the answers since this tests are extremely valuable for practice.