Which princeton review tests to do?

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My MCAT is on 7/27 and I'm working through the AAMC tests right now, doing them approx every other day. However, there aren't enough tests to fill up the time until my exam, so I'm wondering which of the Princeton Review tests would be best to do (I just took the course, so I have their online materials). I've already taken TPR 1-5, and they've also given me 3 MCAT review series tests and 2 TPR Cracking the MCAT tests. Which would be the best to do? I've heard that the review series ones are really difficult and don't want to be freaking out about my terrible scores the week before my test, but I haven't heard anything about the Cracking the MCAT tests. Are those worth doing?

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Why do you feel the need to do so many practice tests?

I am only doing 4 or 5 practice tests(AAMC 3, 7, 9, 11, and maybe one other) for a few reasons.

If I need to retake, I want to have some good practice tests left(I only consider AAMC practice tests to be good. Anything else is just practice problems.)

Practice tests are good for building endurance and getting used to the format, but for learning content I use books of practice problems and my study books.

Aside from building endurance and getting familiar with the format of the MCAT, I see practice tests as mostly a way to gauge how well my studies have gone. Given that I do not expect to improve to any significant degree on a daily basis, I see no point in doing more than one practice test per week.
 
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