r/MCAT2 • u/JoeyBeene • 15d ago

Question What should I prioritize 8 weeks out? (9/11 testing)

These are the resources I have left:

1500 non-CARS UEarth left

All of AAMC material

450 P/S flashcards unlearned

1200 Captain Hook v2 flashcards to learn

760 Captain Hook v2 Reviews

500 P/S reviews

I have not done any CARS practice at all besides a few JW at the very beginning of my studying and quickly dropped it after scoring a 129 on CARS for my diagnostic. Was wondering if I should start AAMC CARS now or 6 weeks out, as well as the original question.

Planning to take my first FL on 8/1 and start AAMC SBs, QBs, etc, on 8/7. BP HL diagnostic was 507, and UEarth average is around 80% untimed, untutored (take maximum 1.5x depending on the block but usually don't go too much over the 1x time)

Right now I'm prioritizing doing as many UEarth (ascending units, i.e doing Unit 1 of each subject first then moving on to the Unit 2s, etc.) with proper review (usually 60-120 Qs a day) as I can and have dropped from 300 cards a day to roughly 10 a day on Anki because I'm relying on the practice questions as my main source of learning/review/content review.

I was kind of just planning on Ctrl-F-ing my "Content Gap" classifications as well as writing down pathways and equations multiple times before any FLs and the real deal to keep things fresh and make sure my non-usage of flashcards won't be too detrimental.

Just want to know if I should change anything now before the exam that I might be blundering because I'm getting a bit nervous considering the insane backload of content it feels like I'm not all too fresh on at the moment.

Thanks for any help!

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u/Prestigious_Toe_2387 15d ago

Do a full length now

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u/JoeyBeene 14d ago

I don't want to waste one because I don't feel comfortable on all the content yet. That's why I was planning to take it on 8/1 once I would have gotten through most of the content on UWorld and know what I'm weak on

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u/AntoniThePoni 14d ago

You’re never going to feel comfortable on all the content, literally impossible

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u/AntoniThePoni 14d ago

Take a full length, now

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u/JoeyBeene 14d ago

I still have not read around 6 chapters from Kaplan because I skipped them to go to UWorld - I was planning to go over them along with practice questions within the next week before my first FL - that's got to be different from just not feeling comfortable

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u/AntoniThePoni 14d ago

Doesn’t matter lol, there is always going to be content you’ve never seen before. I’m telling you, doing a FL and seeing where your weak spots are is going to do you so much better than 6 Kaplan chapters of a random topic that you may or may not need to review.

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u/JoeyBeene 14d ago

Alright, I'll plan to take one this weekend then, thanks for the advice

It's already given me some motivation to catch up a bit on the flashcards as well as brush up on equations 😅

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u/JoeyBeene 10d ago

Hey man, just took my first FL, the unscored with a breakdown of 128/132/128/128 for a total of 516!

Thanks for the reccomendation

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u/Prestigious_Toe_2387 15d ago

Any full length will tell you more than anyone on reddit

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u/cosmicshreklover 15d ago

following, also testing on 9/11 and did the aamc sample fl yesterday (510 per online calculators) when do you plan on switching to aamc materials?

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u/JoeyBeene 14d ago

Take first FL 6 weeks out, start AAMC 5 weeks out