It was hard, it was easy but more importantly it’s done.I just finished as well, and I second wearing a breathable mask! (Info / ^Contact) Welcome to the new decade r/MCAT!. During this stressful time, you likely have many questions about registering for or rescheduling your MCAT exam and selecting the test date that works best for you. I did not use the Kaplan P/S book nor did I use the Kaplan CARS book. Scores are released by 5:00 p.m. I will ensure to list at least one school on the application, that way I am able to undergo the verification process and will add my other schools as soon as I receive my score. Do this in the last few weeks leading up to test day.Do very light study in the morning or just don't study at all. This will help you get used to waking up early, like you'll have to do on test day Take practice FLs as if they were the actual thing Don't let 3rd party test scores get you down Know your amino acids cold Stay calm on FLs. However, with rounding differences, this is really pretty negligible. "author liked the play but not the actor" For the vast majority, you should be able to answer question w/o going back to the text Pick the answer that the AUTHOR thinks is right Be wary of q's that use extreme language like always and neverPress J to jump to the feed. Trust the process, and trust the full lengths. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts please let us know how the mask wearing / Pearson Covid processes wereJust finished. If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in the other threads. Prepping for the MCAT is a true challenge. More on this below.Review each FL you take thoroughly. This is a long post and is meant to outline my study approach so that yall can ask more me more specific questions if you have any (even if this is months after I made this post. Kaplan full set is much cheaper now.Free Material: * P/S 300 page notes * Khan Academy videos (mainly for P/S) * reddit user ortho528's Anki notecards (search for it in subreddit or pm me for link)Practice Full Length Scores (in order of taking them): Kaplan FL 1 - 505 Kaplan FL 2 - 507 NS FL 1 - 511 Kaplan FL 3 - 511 NS FL 2 - 512 AAMC FL Unscored - ~517 NS FL 3 - 512 NS FL 4 - 509 AAMC FL 1 - 520 NS FL 5 - 513 AAMC FL 2 - 512 AAMC FL 3 - 524 Actual test - 520 I took a total of 12 practices tests (ended up not using NS FL #6). I'm just wondering if we will still get the 4 minute screenDo you mind answering how they inspected your mask? In this world, you may need to compromise. When MCAT testing resumes, there will be multiple health and safety measures in place at all test centers, including social distancing. Usually there will be a shorter/easier passage later that will help you catch up Notes on AAMC Material:Unscored- definitely easier than scored FLs, but still gives a good feel of how AAMC approaches questions FL1- in my opinion, easiest of the 3 scored FLs FL2- slightly harder than FL1.
The mid-day slots have filled up more quickly than the morning and evening slots, and some test-takers will need to take the exam at a time that’s more difficult for them.If this happens to you, making the following adjustments can help:While you won’t need the same stamina you needed for the longer exam, you will need to be prepared for the new format. This includes the dozen or so experimental questions that they typically include in their full-length exams (they don’t disclose the exact number of these “field test” questions) as well as questions from the scored pool.All three science sections will contain 12 discrete questions and 8 passages with 36 accompanying questions.