My friend told me they took 20+ practice tests to prepare for the MCAT. How many practice tests do I really need to take?

Answer 1

This is going to sound like a cop out, but as many as you need to understand how the passages work and how to decipher them as you read them. I took 3 full length practice tests and did a few hundred question bank questions from AAMC and Kaplan. It is really important that you be able to pick out what you think will be important from a CARS passage (or any other passage) as you read it. For me that was 3 practice tests, for others it may be more or less. The only way to get that feel for the style of the test is to practice.

Let me know if you want any formal tutoring, I'm always happy to help.