Kaplan mcat practice test difficulty
Do the AAMC FL for sure and official guide questions, that will tell you better where you're at. I went over each test thoroughly and took notes on things I didn't already know to go over later on. Kaplan FLs are frusteratingly hard, but helpful for stamina, practice, etc. I used the qbank a little bit, but eventually just chose to do the AAMC question packs instead because they are much more helpful for identifying weak content areas and won't make you feel like a failure. Nothing is that convoluted, so don't let it get to you like I did (so many mental breakdowns.) It helps identify the topics you need to focus more on, but the questions are worded weirdly sometimes and the explanations often don't make sense. The PBQs are VERY difficult and not representative of the actual exam.
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It was an insane amount of work but I really felt confident with the details which translated into a good understanding of the big picture concepts that the MCAT actually tests. I read through every book again, highlighted, took notes, made notecards of concepts/equations I didn't already have down pat. That is just me, mind you, many people study much less than that depending on how recently they took biochem, ochem, etc. In total, that's about 600 hours from when I started the class. Anyway, I decided to take the summer to study and put in about 8-10+ hours per day every day May-July 17th. (Don't let these scores get you down, they are so far off as you can tell from my Kaplan average of about 504 the month before the test and my 516 actual score). I also took 2 Kaplan FL practice tests and did terrible, like a 489 and a 494 so I was crushed. I did not feel confident at all after the class was over, it helped me learn strategies and timing, but I ended up realizing I needed to kick my content review into overdrive. So I did all the assigned readings and PBQs each week which ended up being about 10 hours a week including the 3 hour class on Sunday. I had originally planned on taking the MCAT in April so I took a Kaplan in person prep class that rand Nov-Mar every sunday for 3 hours.
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I answered a question someone asked me about Kaplan scores and such in a conversation but figured it would be helpful to post here. (subbed with some Khan, a TPR FL, and ALL aamc materials for the new test) Hey guys, I'm a july test taker and prepped with Kaplan class and books.