Best way to use AAMC bundle

Question

I'm about 6 weeks out from my exam. By this weekend I'll have done 6 Kaplan FL exams. I've done all the AAMC Qpacks (but 50% done with CARS 2). I'm 50% done with the Official Guide (finishing today). What is the best way to use the remaining AAMC bundle? Section banks first, then AAMC FLs?? Should the FLs be taken in a specific order???

Answer 1

Hi Rena! Like you, I did the QPacks as I went along. I personally used NextStep exams, but like you're doing with Kaplan I had finished all of them before I started the AAMC material. As for the order of the remaining materials, I did them in order. FL 1 -> FL2 -> FL3 -> Sample. I took the sample 3 days before my exam. It is supposedly easier than the other exams so it serves as a nice confident boost going in. The section banks I took in an practice exam setting. I took half of it in the normal allotted time for a section (90 min) and then took the remaining half on a different day. You can kind of create 2 new full length exams by splitting the section banks in half under timed conditions. My biggest piece of advice for using AAMC materials is to (with exception of QBanks) always approach their materials under timed, exam-like conditions. Their questions are invaluable so the more practice the better! Good luck and feel free to reach out with any other questions.