Sunday, October 25, 2009

Practice MCAT #1

Since I haven't been in school I have been reviewing as much as I can for the looming MCAT using mostly the Examkrackers Audio Osmosis and supplementing that with the good old Examkrackers review books. I've done very little practice problems, only subject review. I finally took the official free MCAT practice test to provide a baseline for myself and to know what I'm getting into.

Well, I'm half very proud of my score and half very worried that it was just a fluke. I got a 26, which is by no means an ace but the average DO score is 25 and the average score of UNECOM students is 27, so for a baseline I didn't do too bad!
My breakdown was:
Bio: 10
Physical: 6
Verbal: 10

WSCC has definitely prepared me for the bio section, except for the organic chemistry. In fact, I didn't even get halfway through the orgo review so I have no idea how I pulled off a 10. I knew Physical sciences would be my low point, and I plan on remedying it with extreme amounts of practice problems (examkrackers 1001 questions books!).

So, my studies are nowhere near done, there's plenty to review. The last thing I want to do is show up on test day and realize that my high practice scores were all flukes to guessing! I guessed a lot on this one, so I know I can't hope to be so lucky neck time. I also rushed through it, having about 10 minutes left after completing each section, and I didn't take any breaks. I can't wait till I take more practice exams, so I can plot out my progress.

Look out, DO school. I'm getting closer.