why is kaplan curve so unlike anything else?

[RySerr21]

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the curve for Kaplan VR is reaaaaaaaally steep compared to other tests like AAMC.

ive missed 12 on a AAMC test and still got a 9...i've missed 12 on a Kaplan test and received a 7......😕 the passages aren't that different for difficulty.

Its even worse for the PS section! I missed 23 questions on the Kaplan test and got a 10!!! I've never missed that many questions on the AAMC tests and have never gotten higher than an 8......

what should i be looking at to mark progress? the difference in physical science is huuuuge! is the curvev really going to that big?

 

[justpremed]

i think kaplan is supposed to be a lot harder than aamc. trust the aamc scores...

just mho though

 

[BloodySurgeon]

The curve in kaplan helps the rich and hurts the poor. You could miss a good amount of questions on kaplan and still get 14-15 while it would normally correlate to a 12 on AAMC. Also, if your talking about the diagnostic, the curve is really positively skewed so I wouldnt worry about it too much all the companies make the first test impossible to do well on. idk why but that seems to be the trend.

 

[RySerr21]

The curve in kaplan helps the rich and hurts the poor. You could miss a good amount of questions on kaplan and still get 14-15 while it would normally correlate to a 12 on AAMC. Also, if your talking about the diagnostic, the curve is really positively skewed so I wouldnt worry about it too much all the companies make the first test impossible to do well on. idk why but that seems to be the trend.

i bought a kaplan book that has two full length tests in it. i just did it for extra practice...i take the real deal on the 27th. im gonna take one more AAMC test and thats about it.

 

[iA-MD2013]

The curve in kaplan helps the rich and hurts the poor. You could miss a good amount of questions on kaplan and still get 14-15 while it would normally correlate to a 12 on AAMC. Also, if your talking about the diagnostic, the curve is really positively skewed so I wouldnt worry about it too much all the companies make the first test impossible to do well on. idk why but that seems to be the trend.

you know...i always thought that was the case. especially when i miss about 6 on the bs and still end up with a 13. But, i took an aamc the next day and ended up with really similar scores (in fact, aamc is higher) so maybe their scoring isnt complete crap. It could have been coincidental though...But bloody is right, it does help the rich and hurt the poor.

 

[rocuronium]

all the companies make the first test impossible to do well on. idk why but that seems to be the trend.

It's probably so that you are more motivated to buy their product. If you do well on their diagnostic, you might have little use for their products!

 

[Raryn]

That and Kaplan promises you a refund if you do worse on the actual MCAT than the diagnostic (assuming you actually attend class).

One can see why they would want you to do badly on the diagnostic.