How did you know you were ready?

[windz]

How did you guys know that you were ready before taking the actual MCAT? Did you wait until you can pretty much get perfect in a practice MCAT test or straight away after you finished the prep course/preparation and hope for the best?

[supafield]

Your practice scores will tell you... you generally score in +/- 1 on each section compared to your practice attempts on the AAMC tests.

 

So you know what Western and Queen's will have roughly for a cutoff. You would hope to scoring in that range on the practice tests before taking the real thing.

[Coach]

How did you guys know that you were ready before taking the actual MCAT? Did you wait until you can pretty much get perfect in a practice MCAT test or straight away after you finished the prep course/preparation and hope for the best?

 

Set yourself a realistic goal for the practice questions and when you consistently hit that mark, you are ready. I don't think it's wise to wait for a "perfect" score because most of us couldn't ever hit a perfect score (assuming perfect = full marks).

[thatonekid]

I didn't. lol. But I had my test date picked out and I just tried to prepare myself as best as I could. I gave myself a few months of studying and had taken all the content classes in university. So, I knew that I had mastered the material. It was just a matter of spending those 3 months perfecting my test taking skills.

[Octavius]

Scores on the practice AAMCs are the best predictors...You best be cracking 30+ two weeks out hahah.