bpatient Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 I think it's time to pull out all your lucky charms and hope for the best on your next test, you can do it bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost&Found Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Hey Lexo, What are you practicing with? You should do the AAMC tests, if you haven't already. I haven't done many of them yet and I don't want to jinx it (*fingers and toes crossed*) but I'm not finding it as hard to break a 10 on AAMC as I am on TPR. Still need to score an 11 though. LOL bpatient, I've had my lucky charms out and ready since this entire thing started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 *Sigh*, got a 9 on AAMC 5 (28/40). I was doing really well for the first half, but then got bogged down on a tougher passage in the middle. Oh well, live and learn. I was expecting much worse in all honesty. I've realized throughout this process that it's completely impossible to predict how I did until I see the mark. I guess I'll be a nervous wreck for a month after my real test in 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 *Sigh*, got a 9 on AAMC 5 (28/40). I was doing really well for the first half, but then got bogged down on a tougher passage in the middle. Oh well, live and learn. I was expecting much worse in all honesty. I've realized throughout this process that it's completely impossible to predict how I did until I see the mark. I guess I'll be a nervous wreck for a month after my real test in 2 weeks that's not that bad man, you are only 4-5 more correct from hitting 11+ I am still getting 2 wrong per passage(if I'm lucky that is) and taking 9-10 minute per passage I have a question for you guys, When doing the FLs. do you review each passage after you have finished the passage? or review the whole thing at the end after the 7 passages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof.A.DumbleDore Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 that's not that bad man, you are only 4-5 more correct from hitting 11+ I am still getting 2 wrong per passage(if I'm lucky that is) and taking 9-10 minute per passage I have a question for you guys, When doing the FLs. do you review each passage after you have finished the passage? or review the whole thing at the end after the 7 passages? Review the entire thing after you complete it. Do not break it into segments. You want to develop a good sense of timing and rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecobeco Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Hey Lexo, What are you practicing with? You should do the AAMC tests, if you haven't already. I haven't done many of them yet and I don't want to jinx it (*fingers and toes crossed*) but I'm not finding it as hard to break a 10 on AAMC as I am on TPR. Still need to score an 11 though. LOL bpatient, I've had my lucky charms out and ready since this entire thing started That was the last of my EK101 passages. I only have AAMC verbal to practice now and I'll be doing AAMC 3 on Tuesday with an FL every 2 or 3 days. Most likely 2. I don't even know how I feel, I've gone through everythign but feel like nothing has really stuck in my mind, especially from PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost&Found Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 I hope you find AAMC better than EK! Ya I know what you mean. I'm still finishing off content review (fell behind -__-) but I feel like I've forgotten some of the stuff I've reviewed. I think I'll have four-ish weeks to practice and do AAMCs before my MCAT. I hope its enough. I'm getting majorly panicked now -__- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecobeco Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 For some reason I have the most trouble in general chem stuff like acids/bases Henderson equations, followed by electricity (capacitance and the like) and optics. Aghhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocelot Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Physics is definitely my problem.....have not taken even grade 12 physics I may have asked a bit too much of myself to do it on my own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrenchToast Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Physics is definitely my problem.....have not taken even grade 12 physics I may have asked a bit too much of myself to do it on my own Aw yes, me too. No grade 12 physics and doing it on my own . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocelot Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Aw yes, me too. No grade 12 physics and doing it on my own . When I say I haven't done any physics I mean, like basically starting from scratch lol. Last time I did any physics was 4+ years ago. You must tell me the secret to learning physics on your own haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzle Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I am writing on september 7th. I am starting VR practice today. I did the first two warm-up practice questions in the 2002 EK 101 and got 50% (so bad!). I am about to go to my first practice test from EK 101 and hope to get much better than those warm-ups! I will post my score later. edit: I got 7! Horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost&Found Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Hey guys, So after practicing fairly diligently for VR, I've noticed that I always get Specific Inference questions, Strengthen/Weaken questions, and New Info questions wrong most consistently. Especially the Specific Inference questions. Its super frustrating because if I can learn to nail the Inference questions, I'll be averaging 0-1 wrong per passage, which is exactly where I want to be. Have you guys noticed any such trends too? Any strategies you've come across? Pretty please with a cherry on top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzle Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'm starting to think VR is bull****. Anyway I got 8 today (7 yesterday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang92 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 I was initially confident since I got an 11 on AAMC10 (first practice exam) but I got a 9 on a TPR today and I consistently get 2 wrong per passage besides the odd perfect. Now I don't know how much more I should put into it/ if I should cut my losses and accept it as a variable. Edit: Exam's in a couple weeks, so I should be approaching to my final/consistent score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost&Found Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Is an 11 a 32/40 or a 33/40? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 It depends on the test. 33 is the cutoff for most of the AAMC FLs, but that means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrenchToast Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 I'm starting to think VR is bull****. Anyway I got 8 today (7 yesterday). Just starting to think that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost&Found Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 It depends on the test. 33 is the cutoff for most of the AAMC FLs, but that means nothing. What do you mean it means nothing? :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 What do you mean it means nothing? :s When I say it means nothing, I mean that you shouldn't think that 33 is the magic number. Every test has a different curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost&Found Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Ohhh right, yes I know. I still like having an idea though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGo1990 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 How did everybody do on TPR verbal test 1 from the verbal hyperlearning workbook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field87ven Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 How did everybody do on TPR verbal test 1 from the verbal hyperlearning workbook? I got a 9, but it would have been 11 if it wasn't for one passage, how did you do? I got near perfect on all the passages except that friggin philosophy passage, totally missed the main idea and got 1/7, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broom Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I got a 9, but it would have been 11 if it wasn't for one passage, how did you do? I got near perfect on all the passages except that friggin philosophy passage, totally missed the main idea and got 1/7, I have noticed a similar trend. For me it is usually 1 or 2 passages that bring me down, and on the rest I do pretty well. I am usually able to finish a passage within 7 minutes, except for 2-3 passages that take me 10 minutes. It also tends to be in topics I am not very familiar with — for example I never took anything in the classics/humanities nor been interested in it, so those passages are harder for me. However, in passages where I have a decent background (economics, psychology, philosophy, natural sciences etc.), I can do much better, and I read them much faster. I think it has to do with more familiarity and being able to draw upon my background in the topic as I am reading. I am really hoping that there are only a few passages in the classics on my MCAT. Has anyone experienced this trend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGo1990 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I got a 9, but it would have been 11 if it wasn't for one passage, how did you do? I got near perfect on all the passages except that friggin philosophy passage, totally missed the main idea and got 1/7, 10. the passage on puns messed me up. 2/5. I got 5/7 on the philo passage. Going to do test 2 sometime next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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