Kaplan Practice MCAT

[benhc911]

I just wrote a practice MCAT with Kaplan, on site, for free. It was just the first three sections, and was about 3 hours long (a little shorter than the three sections on the real MCAT). I was wondering if any one knows how representative this test is of the real one (obviously with the exception of the WS).

 

The reason I ask is because I am currently very swamped with finals, but I am writing in May. I found the test pretty easy with the exception of bio, since my education in the field is relatively lacking (I am undergrad chem eng).

 

I scored a P 12, VR 11, Bio/organic 10 without having the chance to study, and with accidentally filling out a wrong answer or two (I compared the answer key to what i had circled on the copy I kept, and noticed I must have miss entered the answers)... I feel like this is a 'decent' score, but if the test is well known to be too easy, I will take the result less seriously... either way I need to do some more bio...

[dr_horrible]

That's funny, cause when I wrote the practice Kaplan tests, I found them harder than the practice AAMC tests, which are probably the most indicative of what the actual MCAT will be like.

 

Your score is good, which is a good sign! Have you tried writing any of the practice AAMC tests yet? They are a little pricey ($40 each, but test 3 is free!) but definitely worth it. They might give you a better idea of what kind of score you can expect. And as your test date approaches, writing practice tests is probably the best preparation you can do!

 

Good luck!

[kawalac]

I agree, I found the Kaplan tests to be more difficult than the AAMC ones. I wish I had that score without putting any specific practice in, nicely done.

[benhc911]

I havent tried any of the practice AAMC's yet... I was planning on taking the free one when I finish my exams, then using it and the kaplan to guide my studying. I also got some ones from EK... are they any good?

[kawalac]

I've never used the EK ones, but I've heard some good things about EK. I'll definitely be using their verbal book this summer. But sorry, can't help you with how the practice tests are.

[brendan cooper]

I mean, of course some practice tests should resembel the real thing, but the aim is to caover more material , so I guess its better off the hard way

try out testprep-online free test. its shorter, but is challenging, with no need for registration bla bla..